Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
Originally Posted By: Oscarthedago
I believe Funzi Tieri was more powerful than Carlo any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

And Funzi didn't make a bowel movement without diccussing it with Benny Squint first.

FYI: I have to say, you and "Friend of Henry" have it on the ball smile.


I don't have first hand knowledge about NYC, but I've read a ton about NYC through the 90's and kinda stopped keeping up with it after that. However, besides yourself, I have some close friends in Brooklyn and some cousins scattered between Fairfield County and Brooklyn...so some of my info comes from them. IMO, Funzi may have been the top boss in history in terms of wielding influence. Plus, he was connected to "many" of the top bosses from my neck of the woods, especially to Big John LaRocca. Profaci was another one, I had a great uncle who was exceptionally close to Profaci, traveled with him to Italy to help him find wholesale Olive Oil vineyards/suppliers.

As Uncle Charlie used to say, "Never get into pissing matches with skunks."