This is all obviously a quick opinion, but I think a lot of it had to do with simply going against the grain of the other families.

They were doing the front boss thing while other families were suffering from internecine warfare over who would be the boss. This way their real hierarchy remained insulated.

I know they encourage anyone in the family who gets booked to plead out to a lesser sentence instead of fighting the government at trial, which seemed to be pro forma for the older generations.

Also, just downright caution. When the feds were trying to get a bug into Fat Tony's club it was occupied around the clock. I think they finally got in during a holiday.

This is a family that always had very strong leadership and that gets passed down through generations. All the other families have seen several coup attempts, successful or not. I can't recall one with the Genovese except for obviously Costello and Vito. Please correct me if I'm wrong.