Just curios which borough/surrounding area has the most Mafia activity. By my estimation (and this is far from conclusive) I'd say:

1. Brooklyn - Seems everyone has some action going on here. Headquarters of the Colombos and Bonannos, with Gambinos having a strong presence. Geonoveses and Luccheses also have some crews there.
2. Manhattan - Lucchese and Genovese have headquarters here. Gambinos with a strong presence. Colombos seem to be the only ones without a sizable presence.
3. The Bronx - Again, a Lucchese and Genovese headquarter.
4. Northern New Jersey - Genoveses have damn near an entire family there. Luccheses and Gambinos also with a strong presence.
5. Queens - Doesn't seem to be dominated by anyone with everyone having a small piece.
6. Staten Island - Such a small area, but littered with the Mafia's presence.
7.Connecticut - Smaller activity with the Genovseses (Matthew Ianniello) and Gambinos (Anthony Megale).

I would put NJ at 3 then Staten Island, followed by Bronx, Queens, and CT

By the way, I didn't include the DeCavalcante family when ranking New Jersey. That would probably bump them up a spot. Why so low on Queens, DD?

i would put nj at three behind brooklyn and manhattan. i think that its only fair to include the decalvacantes and what ever is left of the philly north jersey crew as well if we are going by total mafia activity and not just the ny famililies.

The DeCavalcantes are definitely relevant to the rankings. I just meant I forgot to consider them.

i think that the bonnano family also has a decent operation going on in bayonne.

The single most mob saturated area? I'd still say Brooklyn.

In Queens, I'd say the Gambinos continue to be the dominant family, followed by the Bonannos.

Awesome thread Ted

In terms of mob related activity (indictments) in recent memory, it seems BK, NJ, and others outweigh whats been going down Queens.

There's still a lot of activity in Queens. A lot. Sometimes it's hard to measure though because so many mob cases are federal and come through the Southern District or the Eastern District.

The Southern District consists of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Westchester.

The Eastern District consists of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island.

So, when you see an Eastern District case, it's not always apparent which boroughs are involved.

Obcourse theres activity in Queens, just that we dont hear about it as often as Brooklyn or NJ. Maybe those Queens crews have been keeping a low profile...

The last major Queens related stuff that went down was Massino and company off the top of my head, I am probably wrong on that though...

Keep in mind that these are just the mob cases that have gone through the Queens District Attorney's office specifically, since 2000. The ones that went through the federal Eastern District, aren't included...



In January 2000, 4 people, including Gambino soldier Carmine Agnello, were indicted in Queens on charges of racketeering, extortion, arson, and tax fraud involving the control of the auto scrap and salvage business in parts of Queens; which also included auto theft and the sale of stolen auto parts. 48 other people had been charged with enterprise corruption, conspiracy, insurance fraud, criminal possession of stolen property, and illegal possession of vehicle identification numbers in the investigation. In March 2002, several auto shops and junk yards in Queens , including 3 owned by Agnello, were shut down for trading in stolen auto parts and building permit violations. In May 2002, 22 people, including Gambino associate Charles Marino, were indicted by the Queens DA on charges of conspiracy, insurance fraud, grand larceny auto, and illegal possession of VIN numbers involving a $2.5 million stolen car operation. The following November, 71 people were charged in 15 indictments and 46 criminal complaints in Queens for grand larceny, insurance fraud, falsely reporting an incident, and forging automobile titles involving an operation with ties to LCN in which at least 26 people brought in 43 vehicles worth over $1 million to a "chop shop" run by undercover cops and reported them stolen, from which they collected insurance settlements of over $33,000. Towing companies which stripped cars they were towing for parts, and then used those same parts for subsequent repairs, were also charged.

In July 2001, 5 people, including Bonanno soldier Anthony "Bruno" Indelicato and Gambino associate Taylor Breton, were indicted in Queens on charges of running a $25 million a year sports bookmaking and money laundering operation which stretched from New York to Connecticut , Chicago , Florida , California , Belize , and Costa Rica . The previous March, Breton had been banned from Atlantic City casinos for his organized crime ties.

In August 2002, 2 people, including Gambino associate, Joseph DeCicco, were indicted in Queens on charges of extorting a Queens businessman for $5,000 a month; $200,000 total, in cash, cars, and health coverage.

In December 2002, 17 people, including Gambino captain Ronald “Ronnie One Arm” Trucchio and soldier Alphonse Trucchio, were indicted in Queens on charges of running a sports bookmaking operation that handled $600,000 in bets a week, $30 million in bets annually, over a 3 year period.

In December 2002, the President of the New York District Council of Laborers and Secretary-Treasurer of LIUNA Local 1018 (Rammers and Pavers - Queens ), Anthony Franco, was identified as a Gambino associate. Gambino soldier Salvatore Franco, who had been head of the Council and ran Local 1018, had been removed from the union in the 1990's. His son Anthony, a Gambino associate and vice president of the Local 1018, stepped in and took control of the union's benefit funds by which the mob continued to give out pensions and no-show jobs. In 2003 Anthony Franco's membership in the union was revoked after extorting $25,000 from a contractor. However, it wasn't until 2006 that he was removed from controlling the benfit funds, while still collecting almost $150,000 a year salary. Afterward, as a result of the LIUNA attempting to take control of Local 1018, as well as push out the LCN-associated trustees of the benefit funds of both LIUNA Local 1010 and 1018, Franco and another associate (Fred Clemenza) formed the United Plant & Production Workers Union Local 175, bringing it's the local's top leaders and over 100 members with them. In March 2011, it was reported that the Brooklyn DA had been meeting with the LIUNA in order to develop ways to remove the LCN from the Pavers & Road Builders District Council, which the Gambinos had controlled since the 1960's; by which they were able to pocket kickbacks from contractors ignore safety standards, use non-union labor, and avoid payments into welfare plans.

In January 2003, 5 people, including Anthony Davids Sr., who was associated with Genovese captain Anthony "Tough Tony" Federici, were indicted in Queens on charges of criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and criminal possession of forged instruments involving a cloned credit card operation in which employees of local pharmacies, shoe shops, convenience stores, etc. in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were paid $50 for each card they swiped through a "skimmer," which recorded all the card's information from a total of over 4,300 cards, including at least 200 of them actually cloned using high-tech magnetic strip decoders, hologram machines, and laser scanners, which were sold directly for $1,000 a piece or used used to purchase expensive items such as computers, power tools, flooring material, etc. for resale at steep discounts.

In March 2003, 18 people, including Genovese associate Anthony Piccolo, were indicted in Queens on charges of bribery, conspiracy, grand larceny, insurance fraud, money laundering, and restraint of trade involving 2 front companies in an effort to infiltrate and control the waste industry.

In April 2003, LIUNA Local 1175 (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone, Ashes & Material Yard Workers) in Queens was put under federal trusteeship. In June 2006, a civil suit was filed by the Dept. of Labor against leaders of the Local, including Fred Clemenza, Anthony Ferrari, Frank Castiglione, and Richard Grace, on charges that they had diverted retirement plan funds to pay for union member salaries and services not directly related to the plan. Clamenza would later form United Plant & Production Workers Union Local 175 with Gambino associate Anthony Franco.

In April 2003, 29 people tied to the Gambinos, including Christopher Carneglia, son of soldier John Carneglia, and Richard Maldone, an actor on "The Sopranos," were indicted in Queens on charges of trafficking in crystal meth, ecstasy, cocaine, marijuana, steroids, vicodin, and valium that brought $500,000 to $1 million a year.

In June 2003, 5 people, including 4 officials of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Locals 1 and 638 (Queens), the latter which had past ties to the Gambinos, among them Dominick Goffredo, Thomas Parrella, David Aginsky, Christopher Chierchio, and Kenneth Goodman, were indicted in Brooklyn on charges of receiving $60,000 in bribes in exchange of "sweetheart deal" where union collective bargaining agreements were not enforced, larceny, conspiracy, falsifying business records, and promoting gambling.

In January 2004, 5 private carters, including at least one with ties to the Genovese, including Arthur Bordino, were indicted in Queens on charges of stealing garbage compactors and containers from rival carters in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, and New Jersey .

In April 2005, 17 people, Neil "Curly" Ruocco and Nicholas Terrigno, were indicted in Queens on charges of running a sports bookmaking operation, tied to the Bonannos and Genovese, that that handled $200,000 a week, or $12.5 million total in bets, over a 15 month period and operated out of bars in Queens as well as locations in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Westchester and an off-shore internet based service.

In April 2005, 36 people tied to the internet gambling company Betonsports were indicted in Queens on charges of running a highly sophisticated sports bookmaking operation that handled $360 million in bets over a 2 year period and paid tribute to Bonanno captain Anthony "Tony Green" Urso. In May 2007, 7 people from 4 different credit card companies were indicted in Utah on charges of processing over $150 million in illegal gambling profits from mob-connected internet gambling websites, including Betonsports. In January 2008, 1 of those charged, Dana Antal, a Bonanno bookie, was indicted in Brooklyn on charges of being involved in a home-flipping scam.

n June 2005, 12 people, including Bonanno acting consigliere Anthony “Mr. Fish” Rabito and soldier Salvatore Scudiero, were indicted in Queens on charges of running a sports bookmaking operation, with wirerooms in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island, that handled $15 million in bets from March 2003 to July 2004, as well as loansharking, and illegal weapons possession that included numerous handguns, ammunition, and silencers.

In June 2006, Joseph Bonelli, a Genovese associate, was indicted in Queens on charges of cocaine trafficking.

In September 2006, Bari Mascitti, a Bonanno soldier was indicted in Queens on charges of running a marijuana trafficking ring.

In November 2006, 27 people tied to Playwithal, a multibillion dollar internet gambling company with ties to Lucchese and Genovese associates - Steven Tarantino and Ralph Piccirilli - including James Giordano and Frank Falzarano, was indicted in Queens on charges of enterprise corruption, conspiracy, grand larceny, money laundering, and promoting gambling involving a large scale sports bookmaking operation that used Costa Rica wirerooms. It was alleged that payoffs were also made to Bonanno acting boss, Anthony "Tony Green" Urso.

In March 2007, 17 people, cited as the "Kinahan Gambling Organization," which was tied to the Gambinos, were indicted in Queens on charges of enterprise corruption, promoting gambling, and conspiracy involving a $30 million a year sports bookmaking operation that used internet sites and wirerooms in Costa Rica.

In February 2008, 26 people, including Gambino captain Nicholas “Little Nick” Corozzo and soldiers Blaise Corozzo and Louis Scida, were indicted in Queens on charges of enterprise corruption, running a sports bookmaking operation that handled nearly $10 million in wagers over a 2 year period using Costa Rica wirerooms, loansharking, and promoting prostitution at a LCN-controlled strip club.

n August 2009, 11 people, including Genovese associate Carmen Cicalese, were indicted in Queens on charges of running a sports bookmaking operation, using internet sites and wirerooms in Costa Rica, and handled $13 million in bets over a 19 month period.

In October 2009, 30 people, including Joseph Fafone and Eric Davis Harp, were indicted in Queens on charges of enterprise corruption, money laundering, and running a sports bookmaking operation, tied to the Gambinos and Genovese, that handled over $20 million in bets a month and over $567 million over a 28 month period; and stretched from New York City to Rochester, Nevada, and Florida and used offshore wirerooms in Panama.

In April 2010, 38 people, including Michael Flynn III, Robert Baselice, and Charles Cicalo, were indicted in Queens on charges of enterprise corruption, conspiracy, promotion of gambling, and money laundering involving 3 sports bookmaking operations, tied to the Gambinos, that took in $178 million in bets over a 32 month period, and stretched from New York to New Jersey, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona and utilized wirerooms in Costa Rica.

In November 2010, New York Mets clubhouse manager, Charlie Samuels, was investigated by the Queens DA and later admitted to betting on sports as part of a sports bookmaking operation connected to the Colombos, providing inside information and tips for friends who also placed bets on games, and for using his Mets account to cover gambling debts, and for comping seats to Mets games for Gambino associates.

In February 2011, 7 people, including Russell Colombo, Salvatore Croce and Vincent Bracco, were indicted in Queens on charges of enterprise corruption, conspiracy, and promotion of gambling involving a $1 million a year sports bookmaking operation, tied to the Gambinos, that utilized a wireroom in Queens and an offshore betting site.

In April 2011, 4 people including Bonanno soldier Michael Palmaccio, were indicted in Queens on charges of conspiracy, loansharking, and promoting gambling involving an illegal sports bookmaking operation that took in $8 million over the last 2 1/2 years and used offshore gambling websites.

In May 2011, Gambino associates Francis LaCorte and Vincent Mineo were indicted in Queens on charges of murder, robbery, burglary, and conspiracy involving 3 home invasion robberies that resulted in the death of the son of a pizzeria owner.

thanks ivy