Gaspar Milazzo, known as "The Peacemaker" because of his ability as a councilor and mediator, and Stefano Magaddino, known as "The Undertaker", were two of the earliest Castellammarese Clan leaders to settle in the Brooklyn area where they maintained a great deal of influence within the local Mafia and the various activities their group controlled such as gambling, the Italian lottery, loansharking, extortion and various legitimate business interests. The Mafia crew based in Brooklyn led by Milazzo and Magaddino soon found itself opposed by the members of the Buccellato clan who had also settled in Brooklyn and were involved within the Italian underworld.