Crime in New York City Southern Italian emigration. Lucky Luciano established Cosa Nostra in Manhattan, forming alliances with other criminal enterprises, including the Jewish mob, led by Meyer Lansky, the leading Jewish gangster of that period. from 1920 to 1933, Prohibition helped create a thriving black market in liquor, upon which the Mafia was quick to capitalize. Since 1990, crime in Manhattan has plummeted in all categories tracked by the CompStat profile. A borough that saw 503 murders in 1990 has seen a drop of nearly 88% to 62 in 2008. Robbery and burglary are down by more than 80% during the period, and auto
Meyer Burger The company renamed into Meyer Burger Technology AG, which is their name till today, and relocated their headquarters to Baar, Switzerland. In November 2007 they had their initial public offering at the SWX Swiss Exchange. Meyer Burger had the groundbreaking ceremony of new headquarters building in Thun, Switzerland in 2011, which was finished one year later in 2012 and they moved in the same year. Meyer Burger Meyer Burger Technology AG is a worldwide operating mechanical engineering company based in Thun, Switzerland, with a focus on solar technologies. The company was founded in 1953 as a producer of watch jewel