Well, first of all, the Bronx Bonanno crew exists in name only today. The three most active guys in that crew were Patty D, who died in prison a few months ago, Vinny, who's never coming home, and Johnny Joe, who still gas almost seven years to go on his sentence. The remnants of the Bronx crew have been absorbed by Queens and Long Island. And even while they were on the street, the Bonannos in the Bronx were dwarfed by the Westside, the Luccheses and the Gambinos.

As far as being respected and all that, Patty D was a stone gangster. Not everyone liked him, but they all respected him. Vinny, too. But the same can't be said for Mike Mancuso. The Westside and Lucchese guys in the Bronx still resent the fact that he killed his wife and he still somehow ended up with a button. I personally think that if Vinny hadn't gotten life, Mikey would have been shelved by now. Or worse .