Murder of 'Crazy Joe' Gallo at Umberto's Clam House

Joseph 'Crazy Joe' Gallo, a Colombo family mobster who had long been involved in New York organized crime, was shot while dining at Umberto's Clam House on April 7, 1972. The attack occurred inside the restaurant in Little Italy and is a noted event in New York mob lore. The killing heightened public and law enforcement attention on Mafia violence in the city. Umberto's Clam House at 129 Mulberry Street became synonymous with the assassination in subsequent accounts of organized crime.