I forget where I read it, but the NYPD Intelligence Unit downgraded all 5 families to street crime status. If you figure there are 5 families of at least 100 members each, being involved in a few unions is a significant reduction from 1990.
That hasnt been reported anywhere, not by the NYPD or any other law enforcement agency.
In NY you still have a combined total of over 700 members. Unlike most other cities, including Chicago, the NY families have been able to keep their memberships stable for the last 20 years.
And if you look at the cases in NY, while nobody would deny their decline in union clout and removal from several industries, the mob there has continued to show significant labor racketeering activity as well as continued involvement in several other industries. So, to say "New York is no different than Chicago " just isn't true.
