Dellacroce made a good living from the so-called "blue collar" rackets in the Gambino Family. He was far more respected than Castellano. But, the family divided almost neatly between the blue collar and white collar (Castellano) faction.

Soon after Gambino made Castellano the boss, and then died, Neil and Paul had a sitdown. Paul reportedly told Neil he could have everything he already had, and if he wanted more, they'd talk about it. Perhaps Dellacroce was satisfied with what he had, and didn't think it was worth an internal war so he could then control Castellano's people, who may not have been loyal to him.