Originally Posted By: Flushing
I'm half way through the book. Very well written, as Capeci and Robbins are veteran reporters (everybody knows that).

A lot of info on all the families from that era, concentrated in Little Italy. D'arco was boss of the Canarsie crew after Varios death but spent most of his time on Cleveland Place and Spring Street in Little Italy. Thought that was strange as Vario was headquarted at the Walnut Bar on Flatlands Avenue. How could D'arco run the Canarsie crew on a day to day basis if he wasn't around?

D'arco also claims to have kicked Vic Orena out of his restaurant (la Donna Rosa)after Orena went to the Ravenite earlier in the day to see Gotti. "What are you going to see that bum for? Why you bringing heat to my restaurant?!"

I thought that was pretty funny (if true).


Yea flushing I'm about three quarters of the way done the book. About to start reading now but I like it a lot.


"My uncle(Nicky Scarfo) always told me, you have to use your brains in this thing, and you always have to use the gun." -"crazy" Phil Leonetti-