Very true. 3 of the NY families have a bigger presence in New Jersey than the DeCalvacantes. But remember that the pilot was filmed in 1997 and season 1 was done in 1999. This was when the Decalvacantes were going strong and the Five Families were being dismantled by the Feds. The Jersey family was definitely holding down their own turf even though NY still had a bigger presence. In December 1999, the Decalvacante's started falling apart (and hard).