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Joseph Mario Barbara (/ b ɑː r ˈ b ɛər ə /; born Giuseppe Maria Barbara, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe maˈriːa barˈbaːra]; August 9, 1905 – June 17, 1959), also known as "Joe the Barber", was an Italian-American mobster who became caporegime of the Southern New York Tier territory of the Buffalo crime family, and hosted the abortive ...
The Apalachin meeting (/ ˌ æ p ə ˈ l eɪ k ɪ n / AP-ə-LAY-kin) was a historic summit of the American Mafia held at the home of mobster Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara, at 625 McFall Road in Apalachin, New York, on November 14, 1957.
The upstate New York home of Joseph Barbara where leaders of Mafia crime families met on November 14, 1957. Bettman / Getty Images. New York State Troopers guessed something fishy was afoot...
Dec 12, 2019 · In the fall of 1957, Joseph “The Barber” Barbara was given an order: Host 96 organized-crime kingpins at his home. He was smart enough to say yes. In the new movie “Mob Town,” out Friday,...
Joseph Barbara Sr., the host of the infamous 1957 Apalachin Mafia Meeting, was the undisputed capo over a small regime based in Binghamton, New York, and the towns of Pittston-Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He ran his regime for decades as a virtual unknown.
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Nov 14, 2017 · A chapter of Tioga County history, the Mafia raid of Nov. 14, 1957, put Apalachin, N.Y. on the map 60 years ago. Often referred to as the “Apalachin Meeting,” the event made Joseph “Joe the Barber” Barbara a household name, along with several other crime figures.
Aug 18, 2021 · The site chosen was the rural estate of his friend, Joseph “Joe the Barber” Barbara, in Apalachin, New York, 200 miles northwest of New York City and the prying eyes of police. In response to the summons, bosses and top figures from each of New York’s Five Families and Mafia clans from as far away as California, Florida, and Cuba barreled ...
