It’s been 40 years since Carmine “The Cigar” Galante’s final stogie was extinguished — with lead. His ultimo pasto was a midday bite with buddies and bodyguards on the patio at Joe and Mary’s, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The Cigar: Carmine Galante, Mafia Terror” by Frank Dimatteo and Michael Benson; Citadel (288 pages, $27) This gangster was no ...

On this day, July 12, 1979, Galante/”>Carmine “The Cigar” Galante was slain at a Brooklyn restaurant in one of the most notorious mob hits in New York history. Three killed, 14 injured in a shooting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This gangster was no goodfella. Other Mafioso lived by a code. There were certain things a man did not do. Carmine Galante did ...