In 1943 he was accepted as district leader for lower Greenwich Village .
DeSapio was first elected a district captain in 1939 , but was rejected by the leadership in the struggle between Irish and Italian interests for control of the organization .
In 1943 DeSapio was accepted as district leader for lower Greenwich Village .
DeSapio was first elected a district captain in 1939 , but was rejected by the leadership in the struggle between Irish and Italian interests for control of the organization .