Cook County, Very true. The Made guys in Chicago ran their own crews either by themselves or in partnership with another made guy. Examples would be Frank & Nick Calabrese, Dominic Cortina & Donald Angelini. Examples of singular would be Tony Spilotro, Rocky Infelice Etc. These made guys were equal to the Captains in New York who received a percentage of the made guys under them. The Made guys in Chicago were a big deal because Chicago was very select in who they made, unlike New York who made everybody they could think of so the Captains could extort their percentage from them. That's why New York, for the most part, is rat infested AND MOST MEMBERS SCRAPE BY like in the movie Donnie Brasco which shows what the Mob is really like in New York. The Movie was based upon an actual F.B.I. informant who got made rather quickly into one of the 5 Families.( Naturally, he got made very quickly since New York makes everybody and their brother).

The Outfit in 2013 is about 50% less in man power compared to the Auippa Days, however, they are more white collar which is a good thing. New made guys are usually relatives of older men and are less and less blue collar. New York is still mainly blue collar which means it will not last as long. The Only strong New York Family with very few rats that has a vision OF THE FUTURE is the GENOVESE FAMILY.