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In the midst of a bloody internal war tearing apart the Colombo crime family, Nicholas 'Nicky Black' Grancio, a 62-year-old male captain, met a violent end on a Brooklyn street corner on January 7, 1992. Grancio, a loyalist to the faction led by acting boss Victor 'Little Vic' Orena, was behind the wheel of his Toyota Land Cruiser at the intersection of Avenue U and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend when the attack occurred. The brutal slaying was a pivotal moment in the vicious power struggle betwee ...Read More
Victim Details

Nicholas “Nicky Black” Grancio

Male

Other Race

Brooklyn

NY

1992-01-07

62

Nicholas

Nicky Black Grancio

01/13/2026