I for one believe the family is strong and probably has between 20 to 35 made members (I also believe they've never been extinct). They were slowed and knocked down, but not extinct. While authorities focused on NY/Boston and Chicago, Philly, Detroit and Buffalo learned lessons about what not to do and what a secret society was and should be doing which allowed them to regroup and be productive criminal organizations. Ligambi went old school under the radar and no reason Buffalo and Detroit didn't do the same. There's money to be made, the mob knows how to make it. Just my opinion.