New York has a rich history with organized crime and some of the mob's most legendary figures are buried in this New York cemetery. 

When you think of the Mafia New York is probably one of the first places that comes to mind. New York City, for years, has been the center of organized crime and the infamous Five Families were all based out of there.

Yes the Mafia also has ties to many other places like Chicago, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas, but New York is the most well known.

For years the five families ran their operation from the Empire state. Those families are of course, the Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese families. We know that to this day many of them are still operating, but just not at the same level as when organized crime really took shape during the 1920s and 30s.

Being part of organized crime means that you are also walking a very close path with death and when some of these infamous mobsters needed a final resting place they found that in Queens, NY at St. John's Cemetery.

The list of former Mafia member buried in this cemetery is vast and it includes:

  • Paul Vario
  • Lucky Luciano
  • Jon Gotti
  • Carlo Gambino
  • Joe Colombo
  • "Sonny" Franzese
  • Roy DeMeo

The list goes on, and you can see the full details on everyone buried in St. John's here.

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I have always had a fascination with the mob and its history. Being Italian and also from New York you can't help but wonder if someone in your family, maybe not even that long ago, could have had some sort of ties to the Mafia. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't tell you because of the "omerta" or code of silence.

St. John's is officially on my bucket list of places to visit to see some of these historic graves of some of New York's most notorious criminals.

New York Mob Boss John Gotti's Abandoned Mansion with Secret Room Discovered!

WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property.

NY mob boss John Gotti's mansion sits abandoned in Old Westbury with many possessions still inside. The Gotti compound boasts a main house, a pool/guest house, a garage, a horse stable with an unfinished in-law apartment, an overgrown basketball court, and a triple-level hot tub/pool/swim-up bar. This was the mansion that Gotti's daughter Victoria called home with her 3 sons John, Carmine, and Frank. They filmed the reality show "Growing Up Gotti" here for 3 seasons in 2004 and 2005. After the feds raided the mansion in 2016, it has laid dormant with a lot of possessions left behind. What trespassers found was something no one expected. A hidden room behind a built-in bookshelf. Check it out!

Gallery Credit: YouTube-Kyle McGran

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