Judge Charles DeFazio – Hoboken: Circus Maximus At All Times
Judge Charles DeFazio, Jr. (1905-1996) was an attorney and self-described “political gadfly,” whose recollections include stories about his family’s journey from Italy to Hoboken, the city’s role as one of the ports of embarkation for troops during World War I, Prohibition, the McFeely administration, Mayor Thomas Vezzetti, and the deadly fires of the late 1970s and early 1980s.