If and when Mikey Nose gets pulled off the street do we all agree that the number one prospect for the day to day is gonna be Ernie Aiello ?

aiello is fairly young correct. bronx based and son of anthony? is ernest that respected and powerful. would a reason for this also be that spirito sr. still has parole restrictions?

Uvino was for a time acting as a captain in place of Vincent Ricciardo.

Probsbly depends on who his Underboss is. John Spirito Sr is well respected and powerful in the Family outside of Michael Mancuso's sphere. Ernie Aiello on the other hand owes his power from Michael Mancuso. Ernie Aiello has been Michael Mancuso's go to guy for a long time but John Spirito Sr is close with Michael Mancuso and we don't know his exact standing in the Family. I would think John Spirito Sr pulls seniority and is in the admin and Ernie Aiello might just be a Bronx Captain.



Are you talking about Anthony Ace Aiello? The one in prison? If so Anthony Aiello is only a few years older than Ernie Aiello is there is no relation between the two.

asked and answered thank you, was never sure if there was a relation. looks like mancuso is keeping a tight bronx group around him still. the pics with colombo members could his downfall. uvino and ricciardo are still facing charges from that families admin indictment of sept 2021. if these 2 families were in business together the possibility exists mancuso or those around him got caught on a wire.

more interesting would be what becomes of all those earners up on the shelf collecting dust.

Michael Mancuso and Vicent Ricciardo had something going on together and now that Richard Ferrara us working with the feds that might be a problem for both guys if he had knowledge of whatever they were doing.

yeah...so that ferrara coop claim is legit?
bonnanos and colombos working together...this can only end in jail time for those involved.

Looked up the most notorious and high profile biker of them all, Sonny Barger....20 arrests and not once did he violate his parole for associating with known felons, when you know he did !!

Bonanno and Colombo it never get bored in NYC/NJ with six families.

Being that Mancuso has contracts out on the Cammarano Bros and now that Mikey and Johnny Joe are being pulled off the street for a bit what a coincedence it would be if the Cammaranos got it finally...would that make it harder for the Feds to pin it on Mikey if hes in custody or no?

Ernie is that respected. He's a hitter

The fact that Jerry Capeci said the government threw everything at Michael Mancuso in the recent court appearance and these alleged hit squads arsons and shootings never came up is very telling about the veracity of Scott Burnstein's stories.

In 2015 when things got tense between Joe Cammarano and John Palazzolo and there was a threat of violence they pulled John Palazzolo off the street for parole violations. But for some reason they aren't doing that with Michael Mancuso? Do the math.

You got a point there Mafia.

Damn, that's a good picture

All this speculation about violence, guys getting whacked is wishful thinking by those who want it to be. Just like when some member is identified as a “big hitter”. Lol what hits in recent memory? It’s not what is, it’s what some want it to be and those days are gone. I recall those saying Mancuso would be dead shortly after getting back on the streets. Again wishful thinking. I could go on, but I’ve said it before that sites like this are more about history lessons than current events. Btw how’d “the hitters” handle the Cali murder? I thought no one messed with the Sicilians? Just a question.

The one that started this speculation and the only one that is keeping it going is Scott Burnstein. Many have rightfully called him out because of it.


Silly question.

Cali was killed by a mentally ill relative.

Had Cali’s murder being a legit hit carried out as an unauthorized act of aggression by another organization it goes without saying the reaction would have been different. He was one of the main guys linking NY to Palermo, highly influential and very well liked.


“Hitter” also means someone who’s not afraid of getting violent, not only when it comes to murders but any type of physical confrontation. Others I can think of are Benny Geritano and Paul Cassano.

The most recent LCN murder was in 2013.

If one believes John Pennisi then his family put a contract on him as recently as 2018.

Luankuci, appreciate your response. They’re well thought out. However, the second one is a rationalization for non action. Many times over the years the mob has taken action against innocent or non mob related victims. Didn’t matter who or what happened they seemed revenge. Gottis neighbor being one for accidentally running his son over. This being just one example. My point is there is all the so called hitters just don’t exist any longer, there will probably never be anything close to a war and with the exception of a murder here and there it’s all in the past. The Italians all moved out of the streets and into the suburbs, took up video games and Tik Tok and what you now is a bunch of criminals, but no enforcers or gangsters under the age of 50. Those over 50 have no desire to chance going to jail forever for their mob families. Not worth it anymore.

Benny Geritano for sure....who was he on record with?....i remember when he tried to push around Mark Iacono from Lucalis....Mark is a good guy.....didnt Geritano sleep wit the prosecutor in his case and got it tossed or something like that

I understand, although Gotti’s neighbor wasn’t a relative with mental health issues. I agree that ‘70s-style (or even early 2000s-style) mob violence won’t come back. And that’s a good thing. For civilians and for wiseguys.

I had a nice exchange with NYMafia and Giacalone in a different thread (the one on the recent LaForte bust) about the different approach the NY American LCN has taken concerning murders, street guys/hitters, the new generation, etc, and how that’s not necessarily a sign of weakness…but I won’t derail this thread…


He was dumb enough to threaten his own lawyer while incarcerated for the Lucali’s stabbing and got an additional 5 or 6 years. I don’t know who was he on the record with.

As for other “old school hitters” (as in murder or capable of doing it) I’d also add Vincent Urgitano, Dom Grande and a few Bonanno and Lukes crazies that were reportedly ready to do some action as recently as 2015-17, don’t know their names. Also Philly’s Mazzones. Recent court documents mentioned Steve Mazzone planning to have a local drug dealer kidnapped by some of his closest guys. It’s not murder per se but it’s still a very serious offense.

If violence will be limited to the regular beatings, stabbings, vandalism then even the term “hitter” will get a new meaning. If it hasn’t already.

The newer type of hitter could be guys like Anthony Silvestro (Colombo associate on the record with Scorcia) who tirelessly and successfully went after an independent shylock a few years back. Stalked him out, and eventually broke into his place and made him change his mind.

Doms boy Tony Nicodemo....Bobby Panozzo with the Grand Ave Crew in Chicago...him and his crew were robbing cartel connected stash houses...takes balls i would think.

Ernie Aiello and the Spirito Jr kid Johnny Boy seems like they eill smack you around if it concerns Mikey Nose at all lol.....wasnt Ralphie Perna son Johnny Perna a hitter too ....he was gonna smack around or did some guy for Housewives husband jerkoff...Johnny got his wedding reception on the arm for it.

From what I have gathered is that Ernie is no joke. Mancuso gets his power from people like him.

Yes, the Pernas are good examples too. Again, if one believes Pennisi, he had a beef with one of them and that’s what caused him to become more isolated from the family and paranoid, fearing the Pernas tasked crips to take him out.

Spirito Jr. is rumored to be behind the 2009 hit of Anthony Seccafico.



Another known violent guy is James Mainello (below). He was one of the NJ Lucchese’s that took part of the rough home invasion of Tom Manzi’s ex wife in 2017.

All that is missing is the Crypt Keeper. This is one scary looking photo.

Mancuso looks like a vampire lol

Look if you are invited to a meeting and you walk in the room with those guys all there, run as fast and you can. These guys look like they want to eat someone and chop up their body! Put them as the starring cast in a new Lost Boys film lol.

Now for all the talks about the Mob not having that many "hardcore gangsters" in their ranks anymore...going by these pictures guys like Mancuso, Uvino, Spirito, Mainello do look like they're nothing to mess with. I understand that chances of getting whacked these days are slim, but - as an average nobody - are you truly willing to find that out for real?

Yeah all laughs aside, they are indeed very dangerous individuals

Reputed acting Bonanno mob boss Michael “The Nose’’ Mancuso is headed back to the slammer for 11 months — thanks partly to a phone chat with an alleged fellow wiseguy about making pasta “gravy.”

https://nypost.com/2023/07/28/reput...rison-thanks-partly-to-pasta-sauce-chat/

https://www.casino.org/news/mafia-pasta-sauce-convo-sends-reputed-boss-mancuso-to-prison/