i dont know what to make of you sometimes. you seem very knowledgable about the mafia in italy, but over here not so much. gangs do what they want when and where they want in america. try to use these boards to learn something. all of northern new jersey is infested with gangs, some areas more than others but the gangs conduct buisiness as they see fit and nobody tells them what to do. im not saying that they are smart, but they are more entrenched than the mob these days. back in its heyday, the mafia was formed partially as a result of an attempt to escape poverty, and today more italians are sending thier kids to college rather than a life of crime. in the inner cities poverty drives crime and many areas are so bad that people will do whatever they can to make money. these gangs are ready to use violence at the drop of a hat and people notice. the mob might work with gangs for mutual benifit but they do thier own thing.