▁mob ▁stayed ▁out ▁of ▁Hell ' s ▁K itchen ▁while ▁Sp ill ane ▁was ▁the ▁b oss . ▁O ften , ▁Sp ill ane ▁would ▁kid nap ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁M af ia ▁and ▁hold ▁them ▁for ▁r ans om ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁his ▁operations . ▁Although ▁he ▁ran ▁the ▁ra ckets ▁such ▁as ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁lo ans h ark ing , ▁he ▁never ▁allowed ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁Sp ill ane ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁Italian ▁mob sters ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ra ckets ▁in ▁ ▁Hell ’ s ▁K itchen ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Manh attan ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁down fall . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Jacob ▁K . ▁J av its ▁Convention ▁Center ▁was ▁being ▁built ▁on ▁Sp ill ane ' s ▁west side . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁the ▁new ▁convention ▁center ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁generate ▁was ▁enorm ous . ▁Cou ple d ▁with ▁the ▁amount ▁Sp ill ane ▁was ▁already ▁generating ▁from ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden , ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁water front ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁un ions ▁and ▁Sp ill ane ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁powerful ▁enough ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁So ▁began ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁Irish - Ital ian ▁M ob ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Irish - Ital ian ▁M ob ▁War ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁under ▁Sp ill ane , ▁the