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.G. T. Harrell. For Members Only: The Story of the Mob's Secret Judge. "The Attempted hit on Costello". 2009 (pg.293-296) 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.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) Today the crew is still active, but after the death of Dominick Canterino, it is uncertain who is controlling the crew.
Locations and activities
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.Selwyn Raab. Strange Old Man on Sullivan St.: New Mob Power. February 3, 1988 (The New York Times)
Leaders Caporegimes 1920s–1931 — Vito Genovese – promoted to underboss in 1931; promoted to boss of the Genovese crime family in 1957 1931–1959 — Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo – promoted to acting boss in 1959; killed in 1962 1959–1965 — Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli – front boss 1965–1972; killed in 1972 1965–1972 — Pasquale "Patsy Ryan" Eboli – younger brother of Thomas Eboli Acting 1965–1972 — Dominick "Dom The Sailor" DiQuarto 1972–1981 — Vincent "The Chin" Gigante – promoted to boss in 1981G. T. Harrell. For Members Only: The Story of the Mob's Secret Judge. "Vincent 'The Chin' Gigante". 2009 (pg.282-286) Acting 1978–1981 — Dominick "Fat Dom" Alongi – retired to Florida 1981–1993 — Dominick "Baldy Dom" Canterino – retired, died in 2008James Feron. 5 Are Indicted As Participants in Rackets Ring.June 13, 1989. The New York Times. Selwyn Raab. Suspected New York Mob Leaders are indicted in Contract Rigging. May 31, 1990. The New York Times. 1993–present – Unknown – it is not known who took over this crew after the retirement of Dominick Canterino.
Former and current members Mario Gigante Dominick Cirillo Frank Condo Venero Mangano Louis Manna Andrew Gigante Vincent Esposito Ronald Belliveau Frank Caggiano Giuseppe Dellacroe Joseph Denti Ciro Perrotta WMOB The Wiretap network. The Frank & Fritzy Show.
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