La Stella Restaurant

La Stella Restaurant was an Italian restaurant in Forest Hills, Queens.[1]

La Stella was opened by Joe and Jack Taliercio in 1970.[2] It closed in 1992.[3]

Tony Talierico later opened a location in Sunrise, Florida.[4]

on the morning of June 2, 1970, a pipe bomb exploded outside the restaurant knocking in the front door, smashing in the front window and starting a small fire.[5]

Organized crime

On September 22, 1966, Queens County District Attorney Nat Hentel organized the arrest of 13 Mafia leaders.[1] Those arrested included Carlo Gambino, Joseph Colombo, Carlos Marcello,[6] Santo Trafficante Jr.,[7] Aniello Dellacroce,[8] Michele Miranda and Anthony Carollo. It was called “Little Apalachin” after the 1957 arrests.[1] Other reports say it happened on September 30[9] and 15 were arrested.[10]

No-one was charged with any crimes but they were held as material witnesses on $100,000 bail each for a grand jury investigation which resulted in no indictments.[11]

References
  1. Marzlock, Ron (December 31, 2009). "Queens Boulevard power lunch — mob style". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. "The Star of Forest Hills". Gangsters Inc. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. DeStefano, Anthony M. (July 2015). Gangland New York: The Places and Faces of Mob History. Globe Pequot / Lyons Press. ISBN 978-1-4930-0600-7. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. "LA STELLA SOUTH/SUNRISE". South Florida Sun Sentinel. August 29, 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. "Pipe Bomb Is Exploded Near Queens Restaurant". The New York Times. June 3, 1970. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. Jones, Thomas L. "Carlos Marcello: Big Daddy In The Big Easy". Crime Library. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. "Carlos Marcello". jfkassassination.net. December 23, 2011. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  8. "Toppling Carlo Gambino on 1966 La Stella Meeting Agenda?". La Cosa Nostra News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  9. "The Mafia Guide To Dining Out". The Insatiable Critic. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  10. "ON THIS DAY IN 1966 15 ARE ARRESTED AT LA STELLA". National Crime Syndicate. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  11. Hevesi, Dennis (February 13, 2007). "Nat H. Hentel, 87, Former Judge and Prosecutor, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2023.


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