Yeah I agree - there were really two factions within Cicero during the 1980s - Ferriola/Infelice, then Carlisi/Marcello.

Sarno, Solly D, Sammy C and the boys were under the Ferriola faction. Jimmy I was in prison. Now they are running the show and the 26th Street faction under Caruso kicks into them.

Pudgy Matassa was under the Carlisi/Marcello faction and is very close to the Marcello family - that's why I think he may have lost some clout to a certain extent.

How much structure there is between Cicero/26th Street and Elmwood Park/Grand Avenue - DiFronzo and Vena - is another question. My theory is that Marco D'Amico is the crucial link keeping it all together. Or perhaps they are completely separate with a working relationship and a few shared rackets.