The Family Business

[LoveTheMafia]

does any one of 5 families own something like canal st. (knock off clothes/accesories/bags) in new york?

[thewestside]

does any one of 5 families own something like canal st. (knock off clothes/accesories/bags) in new york?

I'm not sure. The biggest operators in counterfeit products are Asian groups.

[LoveTheMafia]

but do any of the 5 families own flee markets?

[thewestside]

but do any of the 5 families own flee markets?

The families have been involved in flea markets in the past. Probably still are. Gambino captain John Gotti and Colombo captain Michael Franzese had a sitdown about a dispute over a flea market back in the 1970's I believe.

[LoveTheMafia]

when the sopranos were filming in the satin dolls, did the genevose know that a fake mafia tv show was filming?

[LoveTheMafia]

has any of the mafia families have teenagers "do some mob work" like bookmaking, narcotics..ect? Because when you watch the goodfellas, you see "Tommy" and you see "Henry Hill" selling cigarettes, and you think to yourself, has the mafia in todays age let kids (teenagers: 17,18,19) "do some work"?????

[thewestside]

when the sopranos were filming in the satin dolls, did the genevose know that a fake mafia tv show was filming?

Yeah, The Sopranos filmed in various parts of New York and New Jersey in addition to the Satin Dolls club. It was common knowledge to everone, including the mob.

has any of the mafia families have teenagers "do some mob work" like bookmaking, narcotics..ect? Because when you watch the goodfellas, you see "Tommy" and you see "Henry Hill" selling cigarettes, and you think to yourself, has the mafia in todays age let kids (teenagers: 17,18,19) "do some work"?????

I imagine they still do, though perhaps not as much as there used to be. You just don't hear of many juveniles being involved in mob busts nowadays. That is probably due to the fact that the mob, as a whole, has gotten older and the newer generations are not getting involved in "the life" but are going the legitimate route. Nowadays, young guys by mob standards are in their 20's and 30's.

[LoveTheMafia]

do you think teenagers are starting to blossom into the businness though?

[thewestside]

do you think teenagers are starting to blossom into the businness though?

Sure, there are still a lot of teenage wannabes around. Many of them the sons and nephews of mobsters, though most mobsters want their kids to go legitimate nowadays. A good example is Vincent Arena, 23 years old. He is the son of a Genovese member Steven Arena and the Godson of Gambino captain Frank Cali. He had a $100,000 a year no-show job on the docks. So he basically has it made right? Well this idiot was recently convicted for killing another guy by the name of Anthony Braccia (27) over some stupid arguement. Arena and some of his buddies killed Braccia in a van. Arena stabbed him 31 times. Very typical of most young guys nowadays. Hotheaded morons who no brains and aren't really cut out for a successful career in the mob.

[razbojnik]

^^^^ Good post, westside..

You've been away a loooong fucking time, and I do agree with it being a good post.

[LoveTheMafia]

do you think the health inspectors or who ever inspects these resturants to make sure they are clean, know that it is run by the mafia?

[razbojnik]

do you think the health inspectors or who ever inspects these resturants to make sure they are clean, know that it is run by the mafia?

I'm pretty sure they can bribe the food inspectors if they've had presidential families on their side in history.

[razbojnik]

do you think teenagers are starting to blossom into the businness though?

Sure, there are still a lot of teenage wannabes around. Many of them the sons and nephews of mobsters, though most mobsters want their kids to go legitimate nowadays. A good example is Vincent Arena, 23 years old. He is the son of a Genovese member Steven Arena and the Godson of Gambino captain Frank Cali. He had a $100,000 a year no-show job on the docks. So he basically has it made right? Well this idiot was recently convicted for killing another guy by the name of Anthony Braccia (27) over some stupid arguement. Arena and some of his buddies killed Braccia in a van. Arena stabbed him 31 times. Very typical of most young guys nowadays. Hotheaded morons who no brains and aren't really cut out for a successful career in the mob.

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

[thewestside]

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

Well said Yoda.

[LoveTheMafia]

What does the Lucchese Family do with the airports/ how do they get money there?(JFK ect...)

[LoveTheMafia]

What's the WaterFront that the Gambino's run?

[LoveTheMafia]

What are the names of the Moving Companies that are owned by the Mafia?

[thewestside]

What does the Lucchese Family do with the airports/ how do they get money there?(JFK ect...)

The Lucchese family's contorl of the airports was broken up by the mid-1990's. They controlled it through the Teamster unions there, by which they were able to shake down companies in any number of ways. Also, the Luccheses and other families ran highjacking operations there for decades.

What's the WaterFront that the Gambino's run?

The Gambinos have controlled the docks and ILA locals on the Brooklyn and Staten Island waterfronts, while the Genovese have controlled those in Manhattan, New Jersey, and Florida.

What are the names of the Moving Companies that are owned by the Mafia?

I don't recall the exact names off the top of my head but the Bonannos, as well as the Genovese, controlled the unions involved in the moving and storage industry years ago.

[thewestside]

Check out the articles I posted in this thread sometime ago. They go in depth into the mob's control of various industries, including the airports, waterfront, construction, garbage, the Fulton Fish Market, Javits Center, etc.

viewtopic.php?f=302&t=41756&p=8671607&hilit=HOW+THE+MAFIA+LOOTS+JFK+AIRPORT#p8671607

[LoveTheMafia]

What places in Conn are owned by the Mafia? I went to a pizza place the other night there (they have their own Little Italy) called Frank Pepe's Pizza and heard that it was controlled by the Patricarca Family. But what else in Conn is mob run inclduing the Genevese and the Patriarcas? Is New Haven, Conn a hotbed for the Mafia?