Daniel Rizzo a. k. a. "Danny" (July 3, 1919 Brownsville, Brooklyn- October 11, 1987 New York, New York was an Italian-American Lucchese crime family gangster from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and blood relative of Jilly Rizzo and related to Gambino crime family sidewalk soldier John Rizzo and his son John Rizzo Jr. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brownsville also known as Bville and The hill is a low-income residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship The Lucchese crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, USA, within For other uses see Gangsta. A gangster is a criminal who is or at some point almost invariably becomes a member of a persistent violent Bensonhurst is a neighborhood located in the south-central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Kinship terminology refers to the words used in a specific culture to describe a specific system of familial relationships Ermenigildo Rizzo ( May 6, 1917 &ndash May 6, 1992) nicknamed Jilly, was an American restaurateur and entertainer The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States
Daniel Rizzo is an Italian-American crime family. Daniel became an associate for the Lucchese crime family who worked under the powerful caporegime Paul Vario. Paul Vario ( July 9, 1914 – November 22, 1988) was a member of the U Daniel was a close friend of Thomas DeSimone, Angelo Sepe, Anthony Stabile, Jimmy Burke and Henry Hill. Thomas Anthony "Two-Gun Tommy" DeSimone ( May 24, 1950 – January 14, 1979 Angelo John Sepe aka " Angie " ( January 14 1941 South Ozone Park Queens &ndash July 18 1984 Anthony Stabile ( December 27, 1944 - 1985 was a New York mobster who belonged to the Gambino crime family and participated in several Hijackings James Burke, also known as "Jimmy the Gent" "The Big Irishman" and "The Irish Guinea" ( July 5, 1931 New York City New Henry Hill (born June 11, 1943) is a former American Mobster, Lucchese crime family associate and FBI Informant Daniel was skilled in hijacking and fenced stolen jewelry through his relative, Gambino crime family mobster John Rizzo who operated a jewelry store and would fence the stolen jewelry with Sammy Gravano. The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) was a high ranking member of the Gambino crime family. Daniel was known to have a violent temper and spend hours bragging about his favorite mob executions to fellow members of the Vario Crew. The Vario Crew was a group operating in metropolitan New York City area in the Lucchese crime family, run by Caporegime Paul Vario from the Daniel was not convicted by the testimony of Henry Hill in 1985 and his whereabouts or happenings are unknown. In 1978 Jimmy Burke sent Daniel and Thomas DeSimone beat up Frank Menna in an attempt to extort Martin Krugman of his hair salon-bookmaking operation that was running out of the "Just For Men" hair salon in Ridgewood, Queens. Frank D (Dominick Menna ( July 29, 1922 Brooklyn New York - November 28, 1995 Riverside California was an Italian-American Martin "Marty" Krugman (born December 30, 1919 Passaic New Jersey; disappeared January 4, 1979 Jamaica A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountant, is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and depending on the nature Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, that borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and He is a paternal relative of Alexander Santoro Rizzo who was a veteran Patriarca crime family organized crime family in Revere, Massachusetts. The Patriarca crime family is a criminal organization based in New England, specifically Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. He attended the now notorious Guild Street La Cosa Nostra initiation ceremony in 1989. He was convicted of RICO in 1995 and spent three years in a federal prison before he was released in 1998. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (commonly referred to as RICO Act or RICO) is a United States federal law that provides for extended Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) His whereabouts and happenings are unknown at this time.
One evening, Vario ordered Rizzo, Hill, Burke, DeSimone, and two carloads of Lucchese soldiers to beat up the waiters and kitchen staff at Don Pepe's Vesuvio Restaurant in South Ozone Park, Queens. South Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens. Earlier in the evening, Vario and his wife Phyllis had been dining at the restaurant. A waiter spilled a drink on Phyllis and then made the mistake of trying to blot up the drink with a towel on the front of dress. Enraged at the waiter's actions, Vario sent his men to the restaurant as it was closing at 11:00 pm. Rizzo assisted in beating the employees with an inch of lead pipe as they left the restaurant Some employees fled in their cars, so Daniel and others chased them around the neighborhood late into the night.