Greenwich Village Crew

Greenwich Village Crew
Founded1920s
FounderVito Genovese
Founding locationGreenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Years active1920s–present
TerritoryWest Side, Lower Manhattan, the Bronx and Yonkers
EthnicityItalians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates
Membership (est.)30
ActivitiesRacketeering, bookmaking, loansharking, extortion, gambling, conspiracy and labor racketeering
AlliesThe Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino and Lucchese crime families
RivalsVarious gangs

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. 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. 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.

Historical leadership

Caporegimes

  • 1920s-1931 — Vito Genovese – promoted to underboss 1931; promoted to boss in 1957
  • 1931-1959 — Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo – promoted to acting boss in 1959; killed 1962
  • 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
    • Acting 1965-1972 — Dominick "Dom The Sailor" DiQuarto
  • 1972-1981 — Vincent "The Chin" Gigante – promoted to boss in 1981
    • Acting 1978-1981 — Dominick "Fat Dom" Alongi – retired to Florida
  • 1981-1993 — Dominick "Baldy Dom" Canterino – retired, died in 2008
  • 1993–present – Unknown – since the retirement of Dominick Canterino it is unknown who took over this crew.

Former and current members


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