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Constantino Paul Castellano was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, on June 26, 1915.His parents, Giuseppe and Concetta Castellano (née Cassata), were both Italian immigrants; his father was a butcher and an early member of the Mangano crime family, the forerunner of the Gambino crime family.
In 2004, New York Magazine gave it the award of the Best Places to eat in New York City. [9] In 2005, New York Magazine – Adam Platt's – Where to Eat. [10] In 2005, GQ Magazine voted Sparks Steak House in the top 10 Restaurants That Still Matter. [11] In 2007, Sparks Steak House is voted The Greatest Steakhouse in Manhattan by Yahoo. [12]
The dinner meeting was set for Sparks Steak House in Midtown Manhattan. [8] Just before 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 16, Castellano and Bilotti were shot to death while exiting their Lincoln Town Car outside of Sparks Steak House. [9] [10] [11] [12]
Castellano and his driver were gunned down outside Sparks Steak House in Midtown as they arrived for a scheduled dinner with five fellow mobsters, including the one who set him up.
Rampino was a backup shooter in the assassination of Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano and his underboss Tommy Bilotti, who were each shot dead by a team of hitmen outside Sparks Steak House in Midtown Manhattan on December 16, 1985. According to a source "[Rampino's] job was to kill anyone, civilians or cops, who followed the hit team".
Two upstate New York properties connected to the notorious Gambino crime family are now being searched for human remains – days after 10 alleged mob members and associates were busted in a ...
Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti (March 23, 1940 – December 16, 1985) was an American mobster who briefly served as underboss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.It was his promotion that helped trigger the 1985 assassination of Gambino boss Paul Castellano; Bilotti would end up killed as well as part of the assassination.
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