Joseph Gallo was one of the most famous and feared mobsters in New York during the mid twentieth century. Born into a family of crime, Joey and his two brothers started into the business of organized crime at a very young age. Joey was a very determined young man and did whatever he could to gain power within the mafia, not letting anything or anyone stand in his way. He’s better known by his nickname, “Crazy Joey” after he was declared a schizophrenic in a New York Hospital after an arrest in the 1950’s. “He’s vicious, he’s a psychopath, and he scared the heck out of everybody.”1 Joey was a very successful organized crime figure due to his ability to enforce fear upon others. He enjoyed portraying himself as crazy for this reason, and also
