Joseph "Piney" Armone, also known as Shorty, (September 13, 1917 – February 23, 1992) was a gangster in the Gambino crime family who served as underboss. Born on the Upper East Side, Manhattan, Armone earned his nickname "Piney" in the 1930s by extorting money from Christmas tree vendors.[1] He was the younger brother of mobster Stephen Armone, an early member of the Mangano crime family, forerunner of the Gambino family.wikipedia