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| c. 1980 |
Edward 'Blackie' D'Agosta was a Soldier in the DeCavalcante Family.
Born January 25, 1924 in Brooklyn to Domenico (35y) and Carmela Rosiello (28y). Family from Agropoli comune of Salerno, Campania.
The D'Agostas resided at 885 4th Ave in the Sunset Park neighborhood.
By 1940 Edward was incarcerated at a juvenile facility in Greenburgh, New York.
Born January 25, 1924 in Brooklyn to Domenico (35y) and Carmela Rosiello (28y). Family from Agropoli comune of Salerno, Campania.
The D'Agostas resided at 885 4th Ave in the Sunset Park neighborhood.
By 1940 Edward was incarcerated at a juvenile facility in Greenburgh, New York.
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| 1951 (Press) |
In the early morning hours of September 16, 1951, D'Agosta and Frank Mangano (26y) were arrested on charges of felonious assault and disorderly conduct following the beating of an NYPD patrolman in Coney Island. The New York Daily News reported: "[D'Agosta and Mangano] were engaged with three others in a free-for-all in front of a hot dog stand [when] Patrolman Raduazzo stepped in and tried to stop it. D'Agosta assertedly grabbed the cop's nightstick after the five turned on the cop, and beat Raduazzo on the head with it. When the cop went down, one of the five snatched his gun and tossed it behind the stand. Raduazzo got back on his feet, recovered his gun and went after D'Agosta and Mangano. Other cops had arrived by then and helped him collar the pair a block away." The defendants were arraigned before Felony Court Magistrate Thomas H. Cullen and D'Agosta was released on $32,000 bail. (Mangano was born circa 1925 and resided at 372 Douglass St in Park Slope.)
By the mid-1970s D'Agosta was an associate of the DeCavalcante Family under Captain 'Big Frank' Cocchiaro.
Cocchiaro crew associates at the time included Frank's younger brother Carmelo 'Melio' Cocchiaro, Edward 'Blackie' D'Agosta, Rudolph 'Rudy' Farone, Angelo Gallo, Umberto 'Verdu' Gallo, Vito Montemarano and Vincent 'Jimmy' Rotondo.
In 1975 D'Agosta married Vincenza Russo in Brooklyn.
The following year the New York - New Jersey Families opened their books for membership.
Several Cocchiaro crew members, including D'Agosta, Rudolph Farone and Vincent Rotondo, were inducted.
By the mid-1970s D'Agosta was an associate of the DeCavalcante Family under Captain 'Big Frank' Cocchiaro.
Cocchiaro crew associates at the time included Frank's younger brother Carmelo 'Melio' Cocchiaro, Edward 'Blackie' D'Agosta, Rudolph 'Rudy' Farone, Angelo Gallo, Umberto 'Verdu' Gallo, Vito Montemarano and Vincent 'Jimmy' Rotondo.
In 1975 D'Agosta married Vincenza Russo in Brooklyn.
The following year the New York - New Jersey Families opened their books for membership.
Several Cocchiaro crew members, including D'Agosta, Rudolph Farone and Vincent Rotondo, were inducted.
By Summer 1978 Vincent Rotondo had been promoted to Captain over a newly formed crew.
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| V. Rotondo (1980s) |
Made members under Rotondo included Edward D'Agosta, Michael 'Mickey' DePietro, Vincent 'Vinny Ocean' Palermo, Paul 'Paulie Doyle' SanFilippo and Louis Telese.
Associates included Joseph Collina, Anthony 'Marshmallow' Mannarino, Bernard NiCastro, Vincent's son Anthony Rotondo and Charles Stango.
In early June 1982 D'Agosta attended the ceremony where Anthony Rotondo and two others were inducted.
The ceremony, presided over by Acting Boss John Riggi, was held in the basement of Rudolph Farone's residence in Mill Basin, Brooklyn.
On the 12th of the same month D'Agosta died in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
He was waked from Louis DeLuca & Sons Mayflower Funeral Home located in Mapleton and buried in Greenwood Heights, both in Brooklyn.
Associates included Joseph Collina, Anthony 'Marshmallow' Mannarino, Bernard NiCastro, Vincent's son Anthony Rotondo and Charles Stango.
In early June 1982 D'Agosta attended the ceremony where Anthony Rotondo and two others were inducted.
The ceremony, presided over by Acting Boss John Riggi, was held in the basement of Rudolph Farone's residence in Mill Basin, Brooklyn.
On the 12th of the same month D'Agosta died in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
He was waked from Louis DeLuca & Sons Mayflower Funeral Home located in Mapleton and buried in Greenwood Heights, both in Brooklyn.
