Cassandros Bonasera – “Brooklyn Public Enemy”

This feared devout hoodlum and “black hand-style” mob terrorist for the most part held key sections of Brooklyn under his rule! Well known for his mayhem and terror tactics, few would come to challenge him.

Cassandros (Tony the Chief) Bonasera – aka “Anthony Bonasera” and “Tony Bonasera” – was born 1897 in Vallelunga, Sicily. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1906 and resided and operated all his life at 1117 83rd Street in the Bensonhurst neighborhood in Brooklyn. He was also known to frequent the Upstate New York/Buffalo area.