However, there were clubs in the Bronx run by other Gambino captains, like Vinny Artuso and Sal Locascio, that the Rudaj gang didn’t touch.
Good point, Ivy. The Albanians knew their limits.
It's worth mentioning that there wasn't a single Albanian in the Bronx who wasn't deathly afraid of Zef Mustafa. Mustafa, who was Frankie Loc's bodyguard for years, is an Albanian himself. But his loyalty was always with the Italians. I'm sure that he was instrumental in keeping them out of Tore's clubs and Vinny's restaurants.
Zef was at the bar at Amici's just about every day. Amici's was Vinny Artuso's restaurant on the corner of 187th Street and Hoffman Street. There was no way any of the Albanians would have dared to disrespect that place. Zef would have handled them personally. Amici's is long gone now. Just like Vinny
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