You mention that area in the center of NYS ,like Utica,etc, fell under the Magaddino Family of Buffalo after 1931 and the formation of the Cosa Nostra
Was there ever any argument from any of the Five Families of NYC that that area should be under their control?
Or perhaps ,since the Genovese were as far as at least Albany, were they or any of those other Five Families ever connected to that area of the state before 1931,whio might have stayed connected ad had members there after 1931 until the people involved eventually retired or died?
The Luciano/Genovese DID have relationships and associates upstate, as did several other NYC families. But, OVERALL, "Upstate NY" was the recognized dominion of the Magaddino Family. As I've written before in various articles and exposés, a good example of this was in Saratoga Springs and Schenectady where the old Luciano crew operated certain men and gambling rackets through Doc Farone, "Matty Brown" Fortunato, etc., these guys worked in conjunction with Meyer Lansky, Jimmy Blue Eyes, etc.
