I don't think of the LCN of being "national" in scope anymore. Upwards of 90% of the LCN's approx. 1,000 members are in the northeast. Except for it's sports betting networks extending out to Nevada, Arizona, California, etc., it's almost non-existent in the west. And in the south all you really have is crews from the NY families in the Miami/south Florida area. Chicago and maybe Detroit are the only families in the midwest that could still be considered viable.
I basically look at it as the 5 families in the greater NY metro/tri-state area. Plus 3 smaller families "orbiting" them in New England, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. And a 4th small family in Chicago.
great feedback as always. maybe i should have used a different word instead of "national". looking back, i should have said "regional powerhouse", as other than a few guys here and there, NY has almost nothing going on outside of the northeast, and south florida to a lesser extent.
