There is a small district of New York called Hoboken which is only famous for being the birth place of probably the most famous singer from the era of the great American Songbook - Frank Sinatra. A poor area it was a major centre for the Italian immigrant who were really at the bottom of the social ladder, perhaps just one step up from black people in the 'pecking order'. Sinatra was renowned for his alleged involvement with 'The Wiseguys' The Italian Mafia. But- born in exactly the same street, More...