The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, on December 7, formally banned multiple individuals from obtaining "gainful" employment on the docks over alleged ties to Mafia figures.

As per published reports, the rejects had ties to the Lucchese, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and DeCavalcante crime families.
The Commission also blocked an applicant who did not disclose his association with a “member of the Sicilian faction of the Gambino family.