The
Irish Mob in New York City has been based out of the Hell’s Kitchen
neighborhood since the Irish in the city began centering there after moving out
of Five Points to make way for the Italians and Jews. Most of the street gangs in Manhattan, and
some in other boroughs, merged as the Gopher Gang around 1890, partially as a
counterweight to the newcomers, partly to gain independence from the political
bosses. From Spillane’s accession
through the arrest of Radonjich, they were known as the Westies, and had a
reputation for extreme violence.
The
following are lists of the leaders of both organizations in order of
succession.
Gopher Gang
(organized in
1890 from Irish street gangs)
Marty Brennan
Owney Madden (went to prison until 1923)
One-Lung Curran
Happy Jack Mulraney
Irish Mob
Irish Mob
(based out of
Hell’s Kitchen)
Like most of the
organizations of the National Combination, the Irish Mob started during
Prohibition, building upon the remnants of the former Gopher Gang, plus new
blood
1919-1920 – George Shevlin
1920–1925 – Bill Dwyer
1925-1934 — Owney Madden
1934–1949 — Eddie McGrath
1949-1959 – Hughie Mulligan
1959–1973 — Mickey
Spillane (Westies)
1973–1986 — James Coonan (Westies)
1986–1988 — Kevin Kelly
(Westies)
1988–1999 — Bosko
Radonjich (Westies)
1999-2012 – John Bokun
2012-present – Little Jackie Coonan
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