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He’s the P.T. Barnum of the New York mob world.

Angelo Spata Jr., a reputed Colombo family associate awaiting trial on racketeering charges, also runs an amusement business that provides the carousels, Kite Flyers and Loop-O-Plane carnival rides for some of New York’s biggest street festivals, including Little Italy’s annual Feast of San Gennaro.

Now Spata, who’s out on bail, is asking a Manhattan federal judge for permission to attend the “carny” world’s national conference in Florida next month.

Spata’s current trouble with the feds stems from his allegedly mixing the amusement-ride business with the Mafia’s illicit activities.

Officials contend that New York’s mob families muscle their way into the city’s street festivals, running concessions and helping themselves to lucrative cuts of the cash they generate.

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