Did Frank Mathews really threaten the Gambinos?

Im watching this documentary of Frank Mathews (70's drug kingpin). Apparently , Frank lived in the same neighborhood as Paul Castellano and other Gambino mob figures. Im talking about right across the street , not down the block or anything. The Gambino's were ticked because Frank was circumventing them , bring the drugs into the country by himself and cutting them out. Frank also loved to party and his large parties at his residence would catch the attention of law enforcement ( something castellano didnt want). Anyway , int he documentary in mentions how mobsters went to his residence and tried to get him to move out of the neighborhood. Frank vehemently refused. I guess that the mobsters then threatened him and his "oranization" and Frank supposedly said "touch me or any of my men and I will ride down to Little Italy in manhattan and kill all of you wops".

Anybody know if this account is true or not?

Well it wasnt the mob in this cause but the Black Mafia ij Philly killed all his dealers in the town or ran them off and he ddnt do shit aboout it.

Probably one of those underworld tidbits from the past that is more myth than reality.

Dont the times that he lived there and tye mob guys lived there not match?

Castellano’s house was built in 1980. Matthews disappeared in 1973.

See bunch of bs.

Not too sure about the date Castellano's house was built

but according to multiple sources , they did reside in the same neighborhood



http://mafiatoday.com/tag/paul-castellano/

Castellano's house was built in 1980 according to this page. http://newyorkdailyphoto.com/nydppress/?p=1322

Three Finger Brown died in 1967, when did Mathews move in?