Originally hailing from the gritty Greenpoint section of North Brooklyn, Philip (Rusty) Rastelli would rise up from a common street hoodlum and gunman to eventually reach the very pinnacle of organized crime in New York City.
He would become Boss over one of Cosa Nostra’s infamous Five Families.
This is his story!
From city to city and state to state, Button Guys of The New York Mafia breaks down the history of organized crime in America. Through deep-dive biographies and snapshots of mobsters to in-depth stories about mafia regimes and crews, you’ll uncover an underworld you might never have known existed – maybe even in your own hometown!
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