The chairman of the City Council’s Italian-American caucus, Tony Avella of Queens, is raising a ruckus over a new magazine scheduled to hit newsstands later this month, Mob Candy.

The magazine, which, judging by its Web site, appears to be a Maxim-style publication with a “Godfather” twist, puts Italian-Americans in a negative light, Mr. Avella said, and reinforces stereotypes about their involvement in organized crime. He is planning to denounce the publication on the steps of City Hall Friday.

“This publisher is going to come out with a magazine dedicated to organized crime and, once again from what I’ve seen, reinforce an old stereotype that all Italians are connected with organized crime,” he said. The Bayside Democrat said he is particularly galled that the magazine is “glorifying criminals.”

The publisher of Mob Candy, Frank DiMatteo, said the Manhattan-based magazine not only focuses on Italian gangsters but also on Jewish and Irish mobsters. He said it features book reviews, a food section, and information about liquor, wine, nightclubs, cigars, and clothing.

Mr. DiMatteo, who grew up in Brooklyn and once published pornographic magazines, said he did not understand why there would be an objection.

“I’m Italian,” he said. “It’s strictly meant as an entertainment magazine.”