I'm not from New York and I have never been there, so I want to ask a question of you New Yorkers...

I've heard NYC is a lot safer now (post-911), but was the safety the result of boosts in police and security around town after 911, or because of the decline of mob activities in NYC?

I'm no expert, but I think the Gambino family became so big that they were victims of their own success. They had so many crews and so many rackets. They were gonna get busted sooner or later, either by rats or good police work.


"It was all crap, right up to the moment he died" - an investigator's opinion - and epitaph - of John Holmes (Johnny Wadd)

"Drunk words are sober thoughts" - Anon.