I dont't trust wiki and it seems to be a black neighborhood under influence of bloods today plus Cutaia suffering from Alzheimer.

Domenico Cutaia is the current Capo of the old Vario crew. He got out of prison in October, due to his health issues, Joey Lubrano is acting Capo of the crew, and is tapped to take over as official Capo. The crew is still active in Brownsville, and other surrounding areas. It is estimated to be half the size of when Paul Vario was the Capo of the crew.

It's an active crew, but "in name only." Kinda like the 116th Street Westside crew. They're active as shit, but they haven't actually occupied East Harlem in twenty years.

As far as the Brownsville crew, I've read that Joey Lubrano is the skipper. But that's not what I've actually heard .

But like I said, they're not in Brownsville anymore anyway. The last Italian guy to set foot in Brownsville was delivering a fucking pizza.

If they were still in brownsville i think they would have tried to move in on the banksy graffiti action.
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For those who know, do you guys think gentrification of black areas in NYC will prompt some of these crews to move back to neighborhoods like Brownsville and open up some legitimate, and obviously illegitimate, businesses?

I think the type of white people that gentrification attracts is not the type of white people who like to place wagers, borrow money, etc.

Giacomo Vacari is a good researcher. But Lubrano won't be the skipper when he gets out, and the Bronx/Harlem guys who have control of the family today only took him on as a favor to one of their own. Now that there are a few Brooklyn guys back on the street, it will go back to one of them as kind of an olive branch.

But like I said, they're not in Brownsville anymore anyway. The last Italian guy to set foot in Brownsville was delivering a fucking pizza.

I'm gonna go out on ledge here but I'm thinking the bkyn guys that just got out take up there old spots I can't see anyone trying to deliberately piss them off. I'm thinking Danny Cutaia's stays the way it is and if his condition worsens it goes to John Baudanza. John gets released in a year and he is from the Canarsie area and closer to Danny obviously.

I've been telling guys on here about Lubrano for a while (based on you're information) but they won't have it, they think he's a rising star because of his age.

Oh, I see. So I guess anyone who's 40 years old, does a couple of years, and gets his name in the papers is considered a rising star on these forums.

The truth is, I shouldn't be posting half this shit. It falls on deaf ears, anyway. I understand that mob geeks in other countries with Paulie Walnuts posters on their walls are much more qualified to tell you about these things than a guy who's been here for 55 years and grew up with half these mutts. But I'll stop now. I'm just about done here, anyway.

Keep in touch though, Tommy .

What if Crea makes Zappola his Underboss. Now that would be something to think about, crazy move, but one that offers an olive branch with everyone happy.

PB don't go yet.

From what I can tell the BK faction has been slimmed down to 2 big crews, Big John skippers one and Cutaia is pretty much retired, one of the recent BK guys to be released will take that crew once there off parole.

I posted that months ago. I figured that the bronx's favor was to put Joey Lubrano as acting Capo, then there was talk of him being tapped for that position officially. Of couse that is not the case. Michael Corcione and Carlo Profeta were both acting capo's of that crew but I had felt them to be weak and not to connected to the Bronx and Manhattan. Both George's are out, but will one of them take over that crew instead of having a different crew in Brooklyn. The one that has me thinking about is that John Baudanza will be getting out in 2015, a good earner maybe he does or maybe he does not become Capo. Also James Galione gets out around christmas time in 2015, no chance of him becoming a skipper, but it has be a nice feeling to be getting out as a christmas present for someone. I can not see Domenico's son being the capo of that crew.

A different line of thought. What if Crea makes Zappola his Underboss. Now that would be something to think about, crazy move, but one that offers an olive branch with everyone happy. Then Conte will defiently become a Capo. I highly doubt that the Lucchese will not rock the boat with how much money they are making and bring LE heat on them.

Which is to say there are definitely 'crew' opportunities though who does what-- other than the low-level violent drug markets with disposable gang kids etc-- is open to speculation.