The Five Families are the five original Italian American Mafia crime families which have dominated organized crime in the United States since 1931. The Five Families in New York City are the powerhouse of the Italian Mafia in the United States.
The families are: Lucchese, Bonanno, Gambino, Luciano/Genovese, and Profaci/Colombo.
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