Originally Posted By: TonyBoy117
I find it hard to believe Basciano an Defillipo went down and their entire crews went dormant

They didn't, but I think they were swallowed up by the Queens and Long Island crews. Vinny's gone. Patty's gone. Johnnie Joe's gone. Sal Montagna's dead. I live in Throggs Neck, where the Bonanno guys were based, and they just aren't here anymore

And the Bonanno's were never that big to begin with here, even during their glory years (Bonanno, Galante, Rastelli, et al.). They just never had a big presence here. It has always been Genovese and Lucchese territory here in the Bronx. Always.

A high profile Gambino crew under Greg DePalma got some headlines during the '80s and '90s, and Vinny's high profile put the Bonannos in the news. But at the end of the day, the power here is where it's always been: Genovese #1, Lucchese #2.


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