But, by the end of II, all we know about the Olive Oil Business in NYC is that Pentangeli flipped, and Roth and the Rosatos were "on the run." The next we hear about the Olive Oil Business is at Michael's party in III, when he says to Vincent: "Mr. Joe Zasa now owns what used to be the Corleone family business, in New York." Zasa replies: "I earned it through my talent."
Zasa looked to be about 40 in 1979, when III opens--too young to have taken over after Frankie flipped. What do you think happened to the Olive Oil Business after Frankie flipped?
TB, you're correct about Zasa's age. However, Bonanno took over his family in his mid-twenties. The films don't identify anyone special who could have stepped in to succeed Frankie. It might have been Cicci if he hadn't become informant. Maybe Neri since he had the experience of at least temporarily running Tessio's regime. However, he was then put in charge of the casinos' security.
