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The Buffalo crime family, also known as the Magaddino crime family, the Todaro crime family, the New York State crime family, the Buffalo Mafia, the Upstate New York Mafia, and the Arm, [5] is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Buffalo, New York.
John C. Montana (born Giovanni Montana; July 1, 1893 – March 18, 1964) was a Buffalo, New York labor racketeer, political fixer, and elected politician who eventually became the underboss and/or consigliere of the Buffalo crime family.
Joseph E. Todaro (September 18, 1923 – December 26, 2012), sometimes known by the nicknames "Leadpipe Joe" or "Papa Joe" was a prominent Buffalo, New York businessman, and the Mafia boss of the Buffalo crime family. [1] He was usually referred to as Joseph Todaro Sr. to distinguish him from his son Joseph Todaro Jr. [2]
Joseph A. "Big Joe" Todaro Jr. (born 1945 or 1946) [1] is an American businessman and the son of Joseph Todaro Sr. [2] Todaro is best known as the owner of La Nova Pizzeria, a popular pizzeria chain in Buffalo, New York and the Western New York region that was founded by his father.
In 1902, Magaddino arrived in New York and became a powerful member of the Castellammarese clan. [3] Magaddino married Carmella and the couple had four children. His son Peter A. Magaddino, born on February 25, 1917, became a made member of the Buffalo mafia family and married the niece of Buffalo mobster Charles Montana.
The gang was established in 2000 by Efrain “Cheko” Hidalgo after he got his friends and family to participate in the illegal drug trade in Buffalo, he called this clique "Cheko's Crew". He joined in a coalition with the local 7th Street Gang after being able to prove himself a formidable force in the drug trade.
Joseph Mario Barbara [1] [2] (/ b ɑː r ˈ b ɛər ə /; [3] born Giuseppe Maria Barbara, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe maˈriːa barˈbaːra]; August 9, 1905 – June 17, 1959), also known as "Joe the Barber", was an Italian-American mobster who became caporegime of the Southern New York Tier territory of the Buffalo crime family, and hosted the abortive Apalachin meeting in 1957.
The gang was originally established in the Fruit Belt area during the 1960's and 1970's during the rise of the African American community inside that neighborhood. [3] The gang instituted violence in the area and perpetuated it heavily in the coming years of the 1980's and 1990's and started gaining infamy in that time. [3]