While the enclave'ish neighborhoods don't exist like they used to, the whole metro area (incl Nassau County and a lot of counties in northern NJ) are overwhelmingly Italian-American compared to anywhere else in the country. I'm exaggerating here but Staten Island as a whole has to be like 40-50% Italian-American.

There's never going to be a shortage of recruits. A shortage of quality recruits maybe. A shortage of recruits who don't understand those old cagey ways that every mob fan knows and loves, yes. But a shortage of recruits? never. as long as they fit the mold, have the ability to intimidate, run scams and take what they want from people there will always be some sort of 'mafia'even if it's on a street gang level which it probably will be. making book, loaning money and running prescription pill rings seem like the most common ways to make money for these new guys. one thing im curious about is the future of labor racketeering and whether or not the mob will have any influence what so ever over the unions in the next 25 years or so