as far as them being a distant number 3 the Lucchese it depends on geography, I don't know much about OC outside of the Bronx but what i know is in the Bronx they are very close to the Genovese
I agree one hundred percent.
True but I'm speaking in general. The Gambinos have a bigger presence in Queens and Staten Island than the Genovese but that doesn't make them stronger overall.
However, I also agree with this.
The Lucchese's strength in the Bronx and Westchester (and, at one time, East Harlem) is incredibly disproportionate to their overall power (The Tri-State area as a whole). It's always been that way, as I said, going back to the old East Harlem days.
But having said that, again, you don't want to be fucking with the Luccheses in the Bronx or Westchester. And a very large part of that is because they're tied at the hip to the Westside in those areas.
