“New York’s Finest” Pt. 1: Joseph Petrosino

In the mid-1880s, immigrant Joseph Petrosino joined the NYPD as one of the few Italians on the force. Over the next two decades, he proved himself to be one of the most famous detectives in the city. But at the dawn of the 1900s, Petrosino would find himself up against a new kind of threat...called the “Black Hand.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices