Ravenite Social Club
 | |
| Former names | Alto Knights Social Club (1926-1957) |
|---|---|
| Address | 247 Mulberry Street |
| Location | Little Italy, New York City, New York, USA |
| Coordinates | 40°43′23″N 73°59′46″W / 40.723069°N 73.996172°W |
| Owner | Carlo Gambino (1957-1960s) Aniello Dellacroce (1960s-1980s) |
| Type | Social club |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Closed | c. 1990s |
The Ravenite Social Club was an
Italian American heritage club at 247 Mulberry Street, in Little Italy, New York City. It was used as a mob hangout and the storefront later became a shoe store, and as of 2022 is a men's clothing store.[1][2]
History
The club was founded in 1926 first as the Alto Knights Social Club (after an old street gang during
Charlie Luciano and others. The Alto Knights name was derived from the Order of Saint James of Altopascio. In 1957 when Carlo Gambino took over, he renamed the club "The Ravenite" in honor of his favorite poem by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven". But Gambino stopped habituating the club when he discovered police had a growing interest in surveillance of the club. It then became under the management of Aniello Dellacroce.[3]
It was frequented and used as the headquarters of the
union officials outside the Ravenite, helping the FBI in connecting the boss of the Gambino crime family to the city's labor unions.[4][5][6]
References
- ISBN 9781741041927.
- ^ "Little Italy | Italy". Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-415-99030-1. Archivedfrom the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. (June 24, 1992). "Gotti Sentenced to Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ Raab, Selwyn (November 12, 1991). "U.S. Says Top Gotti Aide Will Testify Against Boss". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ "Quick Facts". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011.
 | This New York City–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |