Great read toodoped. Did you write that? Excellent research.
On a related note. Looks like NYC, learning from the so called criminals they've put behind bars, is trying to turn back the wheels of time, to an era where mobsters dictated who picked up what area in NYC. Only this time around, the city is endorsing it, legalizing it and strictly regulating the shit out of it so only the strongest survive. Sound familiar?
http://resource-recycling.com/node/7834