The criminal climate in NY from the thirties to the 70s, was probably comparable to Italy as far as police ineffectiveness......




It's just you look at the Gambino trucking interest, it started crooked, today it's legit. In That Luciano book ( I know it has innaccuracies) he says they made like every petticoat in America. It stands to reason to me, with influence of that level, there should be some equivalent decendant mob company, like the largest retailer in NY, I don't know, it just seems like SOMEONE shoulda had a Burlington or something by now lol...

They used to control sweatshops, like the Naples gangs, with immigration, they woulda had a steady supply of workers on the cheap, only difference is the Naples sweatshop workers, are master craftsman, capable of making the highest quality stuff from shoes to dresses, from silk to leather, they handle it all.

But I'm not talking just cloths, it's like they had the docks right? So like, all the companies that service the docks, container repair companies, stuff like that, they should have, maybe not all but a good chunk of it.




Example of what I mean Ivey, in Takedown, they had the garbage for 50 years, they were so arrogant they sent actual wise guys to deal with politicians, instead of having front men for their front men, who act on behalf on corporations, owned by more corporations, with layers of lawyers in between.
Take a Myer Lansky, it starts as like craps games, to numbers and gambling, to carpet joints, to actual real casinos, to Swiss banking chicanery, but there was always a progression..... Any thoughts? (Sorry if I derailed the thread...)