Crooked Numbers

NYC’s COLOMBO FAMILY WARS, 1960-1993
This coffee table book explores parallels between organized crime and baseball in New York City. Both have shaped the city’s identity, each rooted in strategy, loyalty, and a drive for power. I focused on the infamous Colombo Family Wars, a time when mobsters treated the city like their ballpark, with every move calculated like a well-placed pitch. By drawing visual cues from both the mafia and baseball, I wove their stories together to create a bold, cinematic look at NYC’s power struggles.









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