Good story, NYM. Very interesting guy and backstory!

Good story, NYM. Very interesting guy and backstory!

The story is so full of information that there are many issues and questions that over time could be subjects on their own

First of all, what sticks out is the fact that Magaddino, Bonnano,and Barbara were all Castellamarese, and either related by blood or very close to each other ,perhaps going back to the days of Marsanzano

So one question is were they in effect one big Mafia Family that at least attempted to rule all of Upstate NY, Niagara Falls and other areas outside of the Buffalo area,as well as into Barbara Territory in Pennsylvania and Castellamarese control probably as far East in NYS up to the Capital District of Albany,Schenectedy ,Saratoga where it seems that Genovese Family was in control
And yet you have mentioned in the past they did not control all of that Upstate Section because ties some crews of mostly Camorra gangsters had with Genovese-Luciano ,possibly some with Profaci guys, and by extention possibly their allies as far away as Chicago


The next thing that sticks out is the way they carefully and seemingly deliberately weaved together alliances and relationships by what seems like arranged marriages between them

There are many more questions to be asked from this story.Hope you have patience to answer at least most of them

The story is so full of information that there are many issues and questions that over time could be subjects on their own

A) First of all, what sticks out is the fact that Magaddino, Bonnano,and Barbara were all Castellamarese, and either related by blood or very close to each other ,perhaps going back to the days of Marsanzano

So one question is were they in effect one big Mafia Family that at least attempted to rule all of Upstate NY, Niagara Falls and other areas outside of the Buffalo area,as well as into Barbara Territory in Pennsylvania and Castellamarese control probably as far East in NYS up to the Capital District of Albany,Schenectedy ,Saratoga where it seems that Genovese Family was in control
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And yet you have mentioned in the past they did not control all of that Upstate Section because ties some crews of mostly Camorra gangsters had with Genovese-Luciano ,possibly some with Profaci guys, and by extention possibly their allies as far away as Chicago


B) The next thing that sticks out is the way they carefully and seemingly deliberately weaved together alliances and relationships by what seems like arranged marriages between them

There are many more questions to be asked from this story.Hope you have patience to answer at least most of them

A) The Castellammarese "branch" of the Mafia viewed themselves as being nationwide in the sense that they were one massive entity, regardless of where they may have settled after immigrating to the U.S. They were a very insular bunch, very tightly knit, with a very strong sense of themselves and loyalty to one-another.

And I don't know that they 'conspired' (for lack of a better word) or meticulously orchestrated a 'takeover' of NYS, but they certainly were a dominant force there -- be it NYC, Binghamton, Buffalo or elsewhere, i.e.; Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittston, out on the west coast of California, etc. Despite relocating to the far reaches of the nation, they always maintained their 'ties' back to NYC and Trapani province, Sicily.

And these ties transcended and dated back way before Maranzano.
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B) When you mention "they carefully and seemingly deliberately weaved together alliances and relationships by" designing "arranged marriages" you are absolutely correct.

Those traits and habits follow suit regarding their instinctive tendency to remain "tight knit" as an organization, and even more importantly, as a "people."

Havana, I hope that these answers have satisfied the questions you posed above.

How much of that network ,if any still survives?

From your answer I get that the Castellamarese did see themselves as one entity. Did any single one of them have more power over the other branches?
And also they seemed to connected in that life and through marriage with other Sicilians not from Castellamare or even Trapani,such as Falcone and others
And yet in the Castellamarese war Masseria's group of Sicilians seem to especially detest the Castellamarese

Another question is whether Anthony DeGregorio's father in law was Castellamarese and if not how is it that he was so close to these Castellamarese factions,mybe moreso than whatever faction he once lived near in Sicily. Same question applies to Falcone of Utica who also seemed connected to Castellamarese even though he was from I believe Argrigento Province or maybe Palermo?

Sam Scro was Sicilian, but not from Castellammare del Golfo, per se. He was born in the little town of Marineo, on the northern outskirts of the City of Palermo proper. So, for all intents and purposes, many would refer to him as being "Palermitano" -- but technically he was a "Marinese."

So maybe his relationships with Castellamarese occurred after arriving in NYC rather than back in Sicily?

From the 1950s to the 1970s Anthiny DiGgregorio listed himself as a presser and owner of garment factories,He was trained young as a presser

Besides owning the business did DiGregorio actually perform the duties of a presser,or for that matter put much serious effort into running his business?
Or was it just a front or a title to give the government as his source of income

It seems like in many cases the Sicilian mafiosio actually did real jobs as well as work hands on as business owners,compared to the image we get of some of the Camorra guys like Capone or Genovese and the like

Good morning Havana,

Those garment factories were not owned by Anthony, per se. His father, Gaspare, actually held ownership interests in those firms for many years. But starting when Anthony was a teenager/young man, his dad put him to work there. Tony actually learned the trade of a pressor, and other aspects of the garment manufacturing business. I cannot be sure, but as he got older -- into his thirties and forties -- he may have been 'given' a financial piece in one of those dress contracting shops as well.

Over the years these factories actually served duel purposes -- for both Gaspare and his son. They actually produced an income each week, with the added benefit providing a cover for them with the IRS by showing an explainable annual income.

Despite the way Bonanno made sure to have Gaspare DiGregorio climb the ladder along with him, DiGregorio eventually sided with the guys against Bonanno