Anthony "Tough Tony" Federici who was born on July 28, 1940) is a Queens, New York City resident who has been fingered as a captain in the Genovese crime family.
He is most well known for owning the Parkside Restaurant, a popular Italian restaurant in Corona, Queens. He later helped run a fundraiser that netted Flushing Hospital over $100,000 in donations. In the mid-1990s, Federici came under scrutiny during a New York State Senate investigation into corruption in the N.Y.C. District Council of Carpenters and the construction of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. During this investigation, Dominick Lavacca, the longtime president of the Queens-based local, confirmed that he was a close associate of Federici. Problems with police
On March 13, 1979, Federici was arrested on charges of menacing and criminal possession of a weapon after he was caught shooting at hawks from the roof of his restaurant. Federici explained to police that he was trying to protect his champion homing pigeons, which he kept in cages on the roof. Federici fired twice at the hawks using a 20-gauge shotgun.
On August 4, 1981, Federici's 19-year-old son Anthony Federici, Jr. was stabbed in a near fatal attack in a Queens nightclub by Nicholas Gambino, and Thomas {Spade} Muschio associates with the Gambino crime family. Gambino eventually pleaded guilty and received five years on probation, Muschio was acquitted.
On January 26, 2004, Federici senior was arrested after police stopped his car in Queens and discovered he had a suspended driver's license, a set of brass knuckles, and six bullets. On June 23, 2004, Federici plead guilty to his first felony (possessing the brass knuckles and six bullets). He received a term of community service and a $700 fine.
Tough Tony is believed to be Retired, aka Shelved these days and focusing on his legitimate businesses.
