In the 1950s-1960s, homosexual acts were banned by most state laws and city ordinances. He is known best for his control of Manhatten’s Times Square and 42nd Street Combat Zone of peep shows, strip clubs, and gay bars. The Genovese man who oversaw the segment of Mob business was Matty the Horse Ianiello.
has released a dramatic and shocking account, The Mafia and the Gays, showing how the New York Mafia and the Chicago Outfit used the societal fear and loathing of to earn money. Genovese Capo Matty the Horse Ianiello and Gay BarsĪuthor Phillip Crawford Jr.
