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How do the genovese do it?
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We know so much about every family. Especially the gambinos since most of them seem to have a magnetic attraction to wiretaps. Every other family seems pretty open in terms of membership and structure. Only the genovese family is the mystery. For being thugs and lowlives, I gotta respect their ability to stay halfway under the radar. What makes them so much better at it than the other 4 families?
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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It all starts with the administration... they have not had one bad administration since they began. every other family has had at least one fuck up for a boss. think trickle down theory, the success of a family depends on the decisions of the administration. To this day you can find debates on whether Benny Squint was actually the boss, what's that 30-40 years ago? Does anyone ever doubt if Paul castellano or Tony Ducks were really boss?? Wealthy, respected bosses yes, but secrecy was a top prerogative for the Genovese. Yeah, that's exactly what it is. And I do find them superior in every way. But you can't discount the fact they've also been a little lucky. Rats usually create a domino effect. And they've lucked out a few times, like with Cafaro, and more recently with that asshole Johnny Balls who put Angelo away, and that clown Arillotta up in New England. It's inevitable that someone will flip someday that does a lot more damage than these mopes. But until that day comes, yeah, they're still the "Ivy League."
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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I agree. Plus I remember reading about bosses getting killed during power grabs in the bonanno family, the gambino family, and I haven't really paid much attention to the other 2. But for any reading I've done about the genovese, I don't recall much infighting. I really gotta tip my hat to the administration there. Somehow they know how to keep their people happy.
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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07/20/14 08:13 AM
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But for any reading I've done about the genovese, I don't recall much infighting. Just because you didn't read about it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. You have potential here, buddy. Don't be one of those guys who needs to read it to believe it . But seriously, it happens in all the families. There's a lot of petty jealousy in that life. Because in some ways, a lot of these guys never really grow up. Quick example with the Westside, and I'm just going to mention it once because it's been talked about ad nauseum here, and I don't want to go down the rabbit hole of debate again. But Farby was acting boss for awhile there. And he was so jealous of the money that Barney and Ralph were making with the carpenters that he almost started a civil war. Barney was away at the time, but Ralphie got clipped. Farby died of cancer before Barney came home. But had he lived, things may have gotten interesting there .
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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07/20/14 08:24 AM
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I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but just the fact that these things aren't common knowledge is impressive. Also, I'm thinking that maybe they might be better at taking care of the families of imprisoned members. This is just a guess on my part but when people think their real families will be ruined while they're gone might make them more likely to flip. Any sense to that guess or are they really just lucky to have more solid guys?
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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07/20/14 08:26 AM
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Also, I'm thinking that maybe they might be better at taking care of the families of imprisoned members. The taking care of the families thing is the biggest myth out there. And NOTHING creates more resentment. But it is applicable here to a degree. I think it has to do with the fact that everyone seems to earn in that family. So their families don't NEED taking care of when they go away.
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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Trust me I know about the bullshit aspect of taking care of the families, but that's why I was thinking that the genovese might be different. Nothing gets to a person more than knowing their wife and kids will be broke and desperate while they're gone.. again it was just a guess..
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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Trust me I know about the bullshit aspect of taking care of the families, but that's why I was thinking that the genovese might be different. Nothing gets to a person more than knowing their wife and kids will be broke and desperate while they're gone.. again it was just a guess.. I hear you buddy, and I know EXACTLY what you're talking about .
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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Every time I hear the name, Genovese, the first place comes to mind is the Bronx. There's something in that Bronx water. Makes em loyal sonsabitches. I'd say the worst water in all of NYC has to be in Staten Island, lotsa rats pissin in that reservoir. I think they have traditionally been based in the Little Italy area and the Luccesse's are form the Bronx. I guess it's just because of the people I've known over the years. Rather than the traditional base of operation.
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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Every time I hear the name, Genovese, the first place comes to mind is the Bronx. There's something in that Bronx water. Makes em loyal sonsabitches. I'd say the worst water in all of NYC has to be in Staten Island, lotsa rats pissin in that reservoir. I think they have traditionally been based in the Little Italy area and the Luccesse's are form the Bronx. The Genovese power base has been in the East Harlem/Bronx faction of the family for years, with a lot of input and influence obviously coming from the Greenwich Village crew. Chin was an anomaly because Benny Squint loved him.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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07/21/14 02:39 PM
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Trust me I know about the bullshit aspect of taking care of the families, but that's why I was thinking that the genovese might be different. Nothing gets to a person more than knowing their wife and kids will be broke and desperate while they're gone.. again it was just a guess.. My theory (more of a guess, since none of us can know for sure) is that it's because the Genovese family makes sure that their made guys are earning and keeping money. Kind of bucking the trend of spending it as fast as you can earn it. It's a part of keeping everyone in line. Also I think their is a little bit more "spread the wealth" mentality than in other families. People on these forum frequently say if these guys weren't so greedy with their money, less made guys would flip and more money could be made. Though I doubt the Genovese do that to the degree some posters advocate, I think it's there. Of course there are other factors. Their devotion to secrecy is unmatched. I've been wanting to start a thread for a while discussing how they are able to do that and other families haven't. It's definitely and "easier said than done" practice. Maybe I'll wait until this thread dies down and all discussion has been exhaust to start another thread.
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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07/21/14 03:21 PM
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Trust me I know about the bullshit aspect of taking care of the families, but that's why I was thinking that the genovese might be different. Nothing gets to a person more than knowing their wife and kids will be broke and desperate while they're gone.. again it was just a guess.. My theory (more of a guess, since none of us can know for sure) is that it's because the Genovese family makes sure that their made guys are earning and keeping money. Kind of bucking the trend of spending it as fast as you can earn it. It's a part of keeping everyone in line. Also I think their is a little bit more "spread the wealth" mentality than in other families. People on these forum frequently say if these guys weren't so greedy with their money, less made guys would flip and more money could be made. Though I doubt the Genovese do that to the degree some posters advocate, I think it's there. Of course there are other factors. Their devotion to secrecy is unmatched. I've been wanting to start a thread for a while discussing how they are able to do that and other families haven't. It's definitely and "easier said than done" practice. Maybe I'll wait until this thread dies down and all discussion has been exhaust to start another thread. That fits in to what I posted, Ted. I think it's because they do so much better for themselves to begin with, that their families aren't as dependent on friends and relatives for handouts when they go inside for awhile. Hence, no resentment when they come home.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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07/21/14 04:54 PM
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Shoot several of these guys could be considered bona fide real estate experts A few of the ARE bona fide real estate experts .
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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Hey Pizzaboy whats the story behind Farby theres not much info about him he must of been a heavy hitter to have made it to the top of the genevese. He was a legacy. And although most Westside guys seem to steer their children away from the life, his father and uncle and cousins were all big in numbers and sports out in Queens. They were originally from Jackson Heights and worked pretty closely with what would later become Tough Tony's crew. Was he a junk man or a union guy or an all round gangster like Carmine persico Like I said, he was a big numbers and sports guy. He never got into the unions to the degree that the rest of the uptown crew did. As far as junk, well, he was East Harlem based from back in the '60s and '70s. That's all I'm saying. or an all round gangster like Carmine persico
Farby was a stone fucking gangster. He died really young. He didn't even make 60, or he'd be right near the top today.
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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07/22/14 05:32 AM
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Being a Philly guy, it's still amazing how they wiped out the administration down here, without anyone on the commission "questioning" their involvement. Now, I don't know for sure if the other NY families openly questioned it at the time, because I never read that. But, it seemed everyone was satisfied with Genovese handling it. I'm sure all of NY realized that with Bruno out of the picture, AC would be open to them, and Gambino was gone, so who would have defended Bruno. So this could be a moot point.
But, to be able convince a high-ranking member (Bananas) to kill his boss, then lead the inquisition into those responsible for the unsanctioned hit on a boss, AND manage to not alert any other street scammers to your work, is to put it mildy, very impressive.
And I don't recall Philip Leonetti, who had intimate knowledge of the Genovese top guys at the time through his uncle, ever mentioning Benny Squint. I know he was on his way out and it's questionable if he was even the big boss in 1980, but the buck stopped at the Chin for Nicky Scarfo with the Genovese. He was Cosa Nostra to the bone and Manna, Salerno, or the Chin never showed him their hand.
This is a really good thread with top-notch posters on here. Good stuff.
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Re: How do the genovese do it?
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07/22/14 06:44 AM
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Hey Pizzaboy whats the story behind Farby theres not much info about him he must of been a heavy hitter to have made it to the top of the genevese. He was a legacy. And although most Westside guys seem to steer their children away from the life, his father and uncle and cousins were all big in numbers and sports out in Queens. They were originally from Jackson Heights and worked pretty closely with what would later become Tough Tony's crew. Was he a junk man or a union guy or an all round gangster like Carmine persico Like I said, he was a big numbers and sports guy. He never got into the unions to the degree that the rest of the uptown crew did. As far as junk, well, he was East Harlem based from back in the '60s and '70s. That's all I'm saying. or an all round gangster like Carmine persico
Farby was a stone fucking gangster. He died really young. He didn't even make 60, or he'd be right near the top today. How come there isnt a lot out there about "Tough Tony", I have been going to Parkside for many years, so I'm curious about that guy
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