Originally Posted By: Flushing
Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
Originally Posted By: yigido
offtopic, but PB I had a question about the Genovese but I didn't want to start a thread for this. Why is the Genovese family also called the Westside?

Vince's club was in the West Village. It also refers to their dominance in Jersey, which is west of New York.


Interesting. I thought it referred to their roots in neighborhoods like Chelsea, Meatpacking district, Hell's Kitchen and West Village.

It does. I pointed out the West Village because that's where the Triangle was. But it really did apply to the entire west side at one time. And Jersey, too.


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