I get your point, Scorsese, but I don't think the Albanians are a very good example. They were basically brought to their knees by a single case a few years ago. The remaining Albanians are very loosely organized, and have come to terms with the fact that if they're to survive, they'll have to work with the Italians. And will ALWAYS be subservient to them. Even when you consider assimilation and all that, the Italians still outnumber the Albanians in this country by an enormous amount.
i dont really agree with the whole subservient thing but if your referring to the rudaj gang then yeah ill agree that the media tried to put a spin on it. But the rudaj gang werent the only albanian gang operating in nyc. To be honest with you i wouldnt really count them as a bonafide albanian gang considering one of the leaders nardino colotti was italian, so they are not really a good example. To me rudaj and colotti were just two disgruntled gambino associates who went rogue. He may have recruited a dozen albanians into his gang but that didnt make his gang and him the godfather of albanian oc. And also that case is not exactly a grand example of lcns power either. And the fact that rudaj himself isnt dead speaks volumes.
These are some better examples of albanian mobsters operating in newyork like ismail lika and myfit dika.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/07/13/d...lent-drug-ring/ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/do...rticle-1.181869 http://www.aolnews.com/2010/08/24/top-albanian-aide-arrested-in-nyc-crime-ring-bust/ I probably shouldnt have mentioned the albanians though as it always seems to spark off a debate that takes over the thread.
