The Greenwich Village Crew is a crew within the Genovese crime family, active in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan. It was originally controlled by Don Vito Genovese from the early 1920s until his arrest in the late 1950s.[1][2] In the early 1980s capo Vincent Gigante, was made the new boss of the Genovese crime family. He continued to operate from and with the Greenwich Village Crew members.[3] Today the crew is still active, but after the death of Dominick Canterino, it is uncertain who is controlling the crew.
| Founded | 1920s |
|---|---|
| Founder | Vito Genovese[1] |
| Founding location | Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Years active | 1920s–present |
| Territory | West Side, Lower Manhattan, the Bronx and Yonkers |
| Ethnicity | Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates |
| Membership (est.) | 30 |
| Activities | Racketeering, bookmaking, loansharking, extortion, gambling, conspiracy and labor racketeering |
| Allies | The Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino and Lucchese crime families |
| Rivals | Various gangs |
Locations and activities
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The crew controlled many of the organized crime activities throughout downtown Manhattan, and some of the rackets included labor racketeering, gambling, loan sharking, hijackings, and extortion of businesses. The main hangout for Gigante and his crew was the Triangle Social Club, located at 208 Sullivan Street.[4]
Historical leadership
editCaporegimes
edit- 1920s–1931 — Vito Genovese – promoted to underboss 1931; promoted to boss in 1957[1]
- 1931–1959 — Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo – promoted to acting boss in 1959; killed 1962[1]
- 1959–1965 — Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli – promoted to front boss 1965–1972; killed in 1972
- 1965–1972 — Pasquale "Patsy Ryan" Eboli – younger brother to Thomas Eboli[5]
- Acting 1965–1972 — Dominick "Dom The Sailor" DiQuarto
- 1972–1981 — Vincent "The Chin" Gigante – promoted to boss in 1981[3][6]
- Acting 1978–1981 — Dominick "Fat Dom" Alongi – retired to Florida
- 1981–1993 — Dominick "Baldy Dom" Canterino – retired, died in 2008[7][8]
- 1993–present – Unknown – since the retirement of Dominick Canterino it is unknown who took over this crew.
Former and current members
edit- Mario Gigante
- Dominick Cirillo
- Frank Condo
- Venero Mangano
- Louis Manna
- Andrew Gigante
- Vincent Esposito
- Ronald Belliveau
- Frank Caggiano
- Giuseppe Dellacroe
- Joseph Denti
- Ciro Perrotta [9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Fred J. Cook (1966). "The secret rulers: criminal syndicates and how they control the U.S. underworld". Duell, Sloan & Pearce.
- ^ G. T. Harrell. For Members Only: The Story of the Mob's Secret Judge. "The Attempted hit on Costello". 2009 (pg.293-296)[1]
- ^ a b Raab, Selwyn. The Five Families: The Rise, Decline & Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empire. New York: St. Martins Press, 2005. (pg.536-538) [2]
- ^ Selwyn Raab. Strange Old Man on Sullivan St.: New Mob Power. February 3, 1988 (The New York Times) [3]
- ^ "Gangrule McClellan Chart 1963"
- ^ G. T. Harrell. For Members Only: The Story of the Mob's Secret Judge. "Vincent 'The Chin' Gigante". 2009 (pg.282-286)
- ^ James Feron. 5 Are Indicted As Participants in Rackets Ring.June 13, 1989. The New York Times. [4]
- ^ Selwyn Raab. Suspected New York Mob Leaders are indicted in Contract Rigging. May 31, 1990. The New York Times. [5]
- ^ WMOB The Wiretap network. The Frank & Fritzy Show. "Wmob: The wiretap network". Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
