I don't think Carducci have the strongest crew because they have his brother Frankie "windows" as being apart of this crew, but "windows" is on board with the Merlino guys, another thing, ligambi's put Nicky "whip" on the shelf, but around the time Merlino was released he was taken off the shelf... So did Merlino or Carducci looked the "whip" off the shelf?

"McGurn likes you, so I make you. So you are now one of us, if you fuck up, we take it out on McGurn. He is your sponsor. Fuck up, it's his ass. You work in his crew, he is your capo."