Legendary Locals
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Ron Lopez writes up legendary mobster Joey Gallo:
Today I learned from a very old friend that mobster Joey Gallo was actually a Kensington resident who grew up on East Fourth Street between Ditmas and Cortelyou Road. In fact Gallo once walked the same halls as I did at PS 179, and probably bought a “bullet bar” from Morris our ice cream man too. Gallo’s father owned a coffee shop where Walgreen’s is now back in the 40’s and 50’s, and Joey was a fixture on McDonald Avenue and Church for quite some time.
The full story, and more, on Ron’s blog – Kensington Stories.
3 Responses to “Legendary Locals”
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Wishful thinking says:
Those were the days!
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juli says:
Thanks for this story. I am always wondering how Kensington was like a few decades ago.
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MRS says:
So many gangsters died at Umberto’s, one wonders why they kept eating there!
