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An account of the founding and history of the Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese, Bonanno and Colombo families -- also known as the famed five crime families of New York.

An account of the founding and history of the Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese, Bonanno and Colombo families -- also known as the famed five crime families of New York.
How a more aggressive commitment by law enforcement to eradicate the mafia forces the families to find creative ways to stay in business and out of jail; it's not as easy as it's been in the past and some are willing to throw it all away.
Focusing on the conflict between the families' old guard and a new generation of younger, American-born, mobsters willing to defy the authority of the bosses and the long-established rules in order to fulfill their own ambitions.