Below are two examples from the same paper; one saying the Colombos will be the first to become extinct, the other the Bonannos. And, let's not forget the state of the Luccheses back in the early-mid 1990's.
My point is, none of them are really
that close to becoming extinct. And if you want to say the Colombos are, you have to say the other two NY families are too because it's not like the Luccheses or Bonannos are light years ahead of the Colombos.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/the_brutal_rise_and_bloody_fall_UZaDa6M0XwPiL68bCdBoTO/2http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/yes_we_have_no_bonannos_beqIqL1PSLA6O7jNCy4uzL