Gotti was influential enough with the Commission to get the Bonannos seated at the table after decades of exile. But, he didn't make the Gambinos any stronger than they were under Big Paul. He was tough and cunning about his own survival and advancement, but he lacked the disclpline and restraint to keep a low profile and focus on building the borgata's wealth and influence in the safer white collar areas. Unlike Castellano, Gotti was a street guy and had the common touch that most of his men liked. But, he wasn't as savvy a businessman as Castellano. As Gravano bragged in "Underboss," "Paul was a racketeer--me and John were gangsters."
Gotti- Made ALOT of mistakes.
However, the Feds spent more money on “ GETTING GOTTI” than probably all the other families combined.
Every other boss from that era got life in prison or died in prison.
Every other family fared worse offf than the Gambino’s except for the Westside.
1) Bonanno’s when their time came Massino and their whole admin caved and that was that.
2) Colombo’s snake should have given up the reins that family is a shell of what it was, and barely has any wealth among their made member’s.
3) Luke’s -CASO and Amuso reduced that family to next to nothing, they destroyed themselves from within. Their internal back stabbing seems to be still a thing, as of recently from within they drove a made member to flip for no good reason, now there is more known about that family than any other family. Except for now Ferrara flipping and telling the feds about the Colombo’s.
The only family that has not been decimated is the west side.
Out of the 5 they are the most successful.
I put the Gambino’s as #2
Can’t really even rank the rest.
Mancuso is going to destroy what’s left of the Bonanno’s if they let him.
