The Colombo crew will NEVER be absorbed by anyone. Neither will any of the other four. There are way too many guys on both sides of the aisle who oppose such moves. Its been a false narrative for decades already. By that measure the DeCavalcante crew should have been absorbed. But they still exist, hobbling along. The same will be for Colombo, Bonanno, Lucchese, down the line IMO.

Genovese and Gambino are large flagship crews that have a deeper bench. But don't kid yourself, the other three are proud crews in their own right who will not acquiesce or be subservient.

This is NYC. Not Denver, CO; Springfield, IL; New Orleans, LA; Pittsburgh, PA: etc. The overall membership (although not even close to the caliber of member IMO from years ago), is still very large by comparison to ANY other crew in the country. The Five Families will remain intact, however hobbled they are.