50 Stories: Covering Organized Crime In New York

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- In this week's 50 Stories podcast, Wayne digs into the history of organized crime in New York over the five decades of all news on WCBS.

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This picture taken 24 January 1990 in New York shows Gambino crime family boss John Gotti during a break in his trial. It has been reported 10 June 2002 that Gotti has died in Missouri from complications from cancer. (Photo credit: MARK CARDWELL/AFP/Getty Images)

Wayne is joined by longtime court reporter Irene Cornell who waxes poetic about figures like Crazy Joe Gallo, Big Paulie Castellano and of course John Gotti.

Irene Cornell