Does the mafia still exist in Rochester?

[amita]

It seems not, if you trust wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Mafia

[cabbage patch]

not sure .I am a bit older but i can remember walking by Gingellas house ,( it might have been his brothers in greece) in the 80s .I also remember Torpey and Taylor after they blew up some car at the Blue Gardenia . I think the mafia is still here but in a much diminished fashion.

Now its NY state who has become the gangsters .they runs the numbers ,own OTB and have the greatest strong arms the world has ever seen in there own private army called NYS troopers .

they makes these other guys look like boy scouts .

[Jimmy Pop]

cabbage patch wrote:

I also remember Torpey and Taylor after they blew up some car at the Blue Gardenia . I think the mafia is still here but in a much diminished fashion.

Tom got his start by shaking down the neighborhood paper-boy for pocket change ... literally.

Tom would pick him up, turn the poor kid up-side down and shake him until the change fell out of his pockets.

I don't mean that in a bad way. It was actually kind of funny as it was happening.

[amita]

If you need someone to do a job, don't call me <wink wink>. No, really, don't call me <uber wink> No, really...

[amita]

It's really strange, but I can remember when my mom held up the newspaper and said that they got Gingello.

thanks for the memory

[Jimmy Pop]

It was so long ago, I'm not sure if they're memories or dreams.

[old terrace gardens gang]

Tom's out on parole!

Hey Tom, if you're reading this ... I wish you luck, bro!

TParisi

[amita]

lil stinky wrote:

yo ni ggas lil stinky crew da new mob

Please don't move to Rochester

[Lil stinky]

why u could be on my payroll

[Olive Oyl]

I know for a fact that it still existis my grandfather was part of it

[Evil Twin]

speeking of the mob places do any of you remember the hiwheeler in perl river was a place that many mobsters would meet

[Wont tell]

I know Mob figures, the used to stay just on the other side of Goodman near Fernwood park, own Meat Markets, they're there but in a smaller fasion.

[458692 to the 3rd power]

i know the old boss

[nevermind]

is anybody answering to ny

[i am bored]

If it did, there wouldn't be any of this BS going on in the city with the gangs and shootings.

[Jerry]

Im sure there's more than just a few here. Most of them do there mobbing from there C.E.O chair.

[love rochester ny]

I live out of state and have for more than 20 years. However, I grew up in the same neighborhood as S.Gingello and that neighborhood was safe- now when I drive around and go to Savoia Bakery... I cannot believe I grew up on Clifford Ave.

[life]

Jimmy Pop wrote:

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Tom got his start by shaking down the neighborhood paper-boy for pocket change ... literally.
Tom would pick him up, turn the poor kid up-side down and shake him until the change fell out of his pockets.
I don't mean that in a bad way. It was actually kind of funny as it was happening.

"i met tom in september 08, hes a good guy...but definitley the most intimadating person ive met in my life...hope all is well for him..."

[Mary]

I remember as a high school kid always reading and hearing about Sammy G (Gingenllo) who finally got his Buick blown up on April 23, 1978 it was on the front cover of the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester N.Y. after spending the last hours at the club called Ben's Cafe Society. I also remember hearing about Frank Valentie. It seems we hear much about mafia news anymore as much and as prominent as it was back in the 60's and 70's but I'm sure it still exists only scaled sown at least here in Rochester N.Y.

[Greece Teen]

bring back the good old boyz and clean up this crack head town