70's and 80's the heyday of LCN in NY? Am I reading that right? I would think the heyday would have to be pre Kefauver. 1930s to 1950s. Most law enforcement in the country didn't even believe there was a mafia up to that point, including the head of the FBI.

"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea