Battaglia. He had more connections and not on a short lease like Leone and Sorriento. Syl is my number one pick. 1926 to 1970, he had a great run uninterrupted, after 1928 till Appalachian and even then he was not hit hard. Low key, his associations with the Falcone brothers, Mike Coppola, Tommy Lucchese, and Joe Magliocco brought some attention to him. It is thought that Syl and his brother Gus were two of the shooters in the Leg Diamonds killing.


"I have this Nightmare. I'm on 5th avenue watching the St. Patrick's Day parade and I have a coronary and nine thousand cops march happily over my body." Chief Sidney Green