Because many rackets they do are legal today, gambling, weed, legit businesses (business racketeering vs labor racketeering) and they have adjusted to not using violence.

The mob doesn’t have anywhere near the monopoly power that they had but they are still making lots of money , especially in legit business and especially Westside. They seem to be paying off local officials to orchestrate $ making schemes, tow trucking and per below NJ Gold Coast redevelopment. Also way less LE after them ( even NJ port being disbanded ). FBI agent Mike Campsi has a good clad interview on this and current mafia


https://www.thedailybeast.com/fred-...be-has-ties-to-genovese-mob-crime-family