The Five Families are the five Italian American Mafia crime families operating in New York City, organized in 1931 by Salvatore Maranzano after the Castellammarese War. They are the Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese families, each with demarcated territory and hierarchy, reporting to the Commission. They have been publicly known since the Valachi hearings in 1963.
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