gigante saved a few of the gallo gang guys and persico wanted them dead. ive seen somewhere persico and vic orena would knock them down (in the 80tys) when ever were put up for membership in the genovese family. shit sonny fransese was on tape calling kidblast gallo a dog in 06. theres deff bad blood. but gigante kept them alive buy just putting them on record with him. i would say chin and persico were about equal. but chin had a way longer run. carmine was on the street as official boss between 80 -85 like 2 years. chin was official boss from 80 to 97 on the street. no question the genovese family was 2 times bigger and had way more national influence. doesnt mean they wernt just about equals in NYC i think