I know that the Ndrangheta was nowhere near as powerful and wealthy as the Sicilians during this time so there was no need for them to set up crews in New York. But what about today? Are Calabrese crews powerful within the New York families now?
Crews are mixed but at the moment the Sicilians are dominant, then Neapolitans followed by the Calabrians.
holla do you mean that they are part of the american mafia (like their have guys who in the families) or they
just work with them but they are independent ?
I don't mean Italian immigrants, but Americans of Sicilian, Neapolitan or Calabrian origin. Ofcourse the five families have zips, but they are just integrated in the different crews.
It's worth noting that prominent Calabrese-American mobsters did not come from areas of Calabria where the 'Ndrangheta was deeply rooted. Anastasia came from Parghelia, fishing village next to Tropea. Costello came from Lauropoli in Cosenza. Nicky Scarfo and Piccolo's were second-generation with attenuated ties to the old country (and Scarfo's father was Neapolitan). By contrast, Carlo Gambino, Bonanno and other Sicilians came from mafia strongholds and could therefore recruit fresh "zip" blood.
