Most families died because NY put a freeze on induct new members I dont think to Chicago or Detroit but philly,decavalcante or what remains of Buffalo must ask and send the possible men names to NY ?

Thanks Billy so only philly and the devastante must ask due the proximity ?
Sounds good but until the 80s NY rules except on chicago and detroit.
So in the 2016 the 5 families had too much problems to think to the other families ?

I think that is pretty much the case..

I think there is a lot of cooperation between the east coast families these days, like we can see in that recent case and that one in 2011 with 127 arrests in one day that had members of all the 5 families plus New England and DeCavs. That is basically the American Mafia today, those 8 east coast families.

Chicago is more or less an island in the world of LCN these days, never heard anything of cooperation between them and east coast families since the 2000's, other than some Bonanno soldier running a strip club in Chicago or something. I don't really remember.

I wonder if Chicago and New York still come together to discuss rules and policy for La Cosa Nostra or that Chicago has completely broken off..

You pretty much summed it up above. The main reason for contact between the NY families and the Outfit in the past was 3 of the "Big 4" unions and open territories like Vegas. Those unions aren't controlled on a national level anymore and there's little mob presence out west so there's not much reason for interaction between New York and Chicago anymore.

As to the original question, New York had influence over who got made in New Jersey and Philadelphia. They also forbade Pittsburgh from making any new members after a certain point and Cleveland had to get permission to make new guys.

Have anyone find out why Cleveland and Pittsburgh had to get the ok from New York.

From what I understood after the apalachin meeting the commission splitted in two: a commission headed by the 5 families that rules on the east coast and an another led by the Chicago Outfit that rule on the west coast.

Ivy say that NY forbade Pittsburgh from making any new members after a certain point and Cleveland had to get permission to make new guys (for what reason did it ?) ; it's ok but I asked if even philly must send the names to all the 5 families or only to a family like the genoveses for example ?

The Genovese family represented both Pittsburgh and Cleveland on the Commission. Angelo Lonardo testified about one time when traveled to New York to meet with Fat Tony Salerno. The main point was to discuss the Teamsters Union but they also got the ok to make 10 new members. It's likely, as Capeci said, that the other NY families were consulted. Same for when Philadelphia wanted to make new members. They had to be vetted with all the families.

Ivy do you think that even the Patriarca family must ask to the genoveses for induct men ?

I know that patriarca sr kept the other families out of his territory but after him maybe the things changed.

Patriarca did not keep the NY families out of most of his territory, particularly the populated areas. The territory for the New England family consists of Connecticut, Mass, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. In Connecticut, the Gambinos and the Genovese were the only families in Bridgeport, the Genovese were the dominant family in Hartford for the majority of the time, and the Genovese and the Colombos were the strongest families in New Haven for the majority of the time. In Mass the Genovese had Springfield all to themselves and the Genovese were the biggest family in Worcester even though I think that Patriarca had a piece of the action there. All that Patriarca had to himself were Boston and Providence. Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire have never been populated areas. Patriarca was powerful and respected by NYC, but the idea that he kept other families out of his territory is a myth.

I don't recall any specific cases of New England vetting their new members with New York. But the Genovese family selected who the new boss would be in the late 1980s if I remember right. The Gambinos, under Gotti, also told them to reign it in during their internal fighting.

patriarca had his balls broke

b/c the genovese family in NYC represented cleve and pitt on the commission

same question different forum, eh? the same exact reason no new members were made in Milwaukee, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Dallas, New Orleans, Tampa, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, KC, Rochester etc. all these mid size to smaller families did not make new members because there weren't as many italians in that geographic area after a certain point. NYC, Chicago and New England were much larger populated areas of italians. there were no more italians migrating to the USA in droves anymore. what dont you get about it foorio? you ask the same question repetitively on every site

Dino is Furio not Foorio and I think that should look to every crime family story for understand why it become defunct.
The east coast still had more italians but out NY there are in Cleveland,Pittsburgh ecc more criminals with italian surnames; in some cases after 1989 the families bosses refused to made new members and the family died in other cases the criminals dont need to be made for made money.
Look to the Detroit case,less recruitment pool but the family is still viable.

Just my 2 cents. If a family needs another family's approval to make new members, then they are also paying tribute to that family. If they are paying tribute to that family, then they are an arm of that family's drug conspiracy in a different city or locale.

To answer your original question Furio, a particular satellite family is going to need the OK of whatever parent family they belong to, to make new members. It all depends on who you are running dope for.

What was the main reasoning behind Pittsburgh being forbidden at all costs from indicting any new members ?I've also heard here and there that Genovese members were also rumored to be involved in Pittsburgh rackets over the last 10-15 years but those rumors were unsubstantiated and I could not find any concrete proof or evidence of that !

*inducting*

I'm sure Furio will fill us in.

Its clear to see pittsburgh still has itallian organized crime.the bust in 2000 said sonny was making $5000 a week from gambling.operation pork chop in 2013 showed how corrupt pittsburgs officials are, granted they don't have "made" men no more but I'm willing to bet the old man still collects his tribute

And just what "old man" would that be?

Ciancutti

And just curious, what would make a family like Florida to just stop making people???

Interesting! Please share with us your source for this revelation?

I find small families like Pittsburgh to be most interesting. Thus I'm anxious to learn.

Ciancutti is mid 80s Is he really going to be making collections at his age I know some guys go on for a long time but its more likely he retired years ago. Organized crime yes mafia no that's dead.

As for Florida they wont make anyone because the family doesn't exist anymore I think all the remaining members became part of the Gambino family

My source are the arrests that I've mentioned in my previous statement

17 years ago he got busted you cant be saying a bust in 2000 means he is active.

So you're saying that your sources are the internet? I was hoping that you actually had some personal contact with who you claim is running things in Pittsburgh. After-all, I'm really anxious to learn more about this small LCN family that you say is still alive and well.

FOH is pretty on point when it comes to this Pittsburgh stuff. If he agrees it's dead, I have no reason to doubt that, with him being from the area and all. And as far as what gangsterreport said, I agree with that sentiment as well. I think it's ridiculous that guys seem to base their opinions off articles that are over 10 years old. Not pointing any fingers at BigFella, but that seems to be somewhat of a common occurrence among some members on this forum.

@foh...are you saying theirs no organized itallian presence in Pittsburgh? I never speculated on who might be running Pittsburgh, the old man might be in semiretirement but I said I'm willing to bet that he still collects tribute