They are NOT a crew. They are a full-fledged family. A small family. A splintered family. But a family nonetheless. Do the Gambino's 'shadow' them for lack of a better word. Maybe. But they are their own small borgata.
Are they possibly 'influenced' by the larger NY families, probably. But they are still a family
I respectfully disagree. They really are just a glorified crew these days consisting of mostly senior citizens. The recruiting pool is dried up. They're on their last leg. Only way they don't go extinct is to join up with the Gambino's. They've been aligned with them since the 80s. They can put younger members in their Jersey crew to replace dying members. Most mob guys have gravitates to Jersey, Staten Island, Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut etc. Even out to Philly. They've got to evolve with the times or die on the vine. Theyre at the point the Pittsburgh Family was in the late 80s
