What makes you guys so sure merlino would have gotten clipped if he was in new york...didnt john gotti kill the don and lived to tell about it?
Merlino didn't have a power base like Gotti did. Like PB said, if some young kid tried that crap in NYC I have no doubt either he would have been popped quick.
It would be like Gotti Jr. trying to make a power play while his Dad was still a Capo and expecting to live. Just my two cents.
