Originally Posted By: IvyLeague
Originally Posted By: jace

Does not seem like it. Bonnano and Columbo are dead. They seem very scattered. Even the Genovese and Gambino's seem close to dismantled. With so many top men already having been in prison, like D' amico of Gambino and Bellamo of Genovese, it is tough for them to operate.


No offense but I suggest you do your research. If you follow this stuff closely, you'll see none of the NY families are anywhere close to being dead. The predictions made in the past about them being wiped out have proven premature. And you'll notice that law enforcement, as well as mob experts, have become more careful about making those predictions. All the NY families have certainly been weakened, to varying degrees, but none are finished by a long shot. The list of cases in just the last decade alone have proven that. Hell, if the smaller families in New England, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Chicago are still viable, how can you write off any of the NY families?


I have doen research. In my opinion they have faded, and are on way out. It is natural course of events. I would not call Chicago smaller, maybe in numbers, maybe not. However in labor rackets and gambling they are seemingly bigger than any New York Family, in my opinion.