by PolackTony » Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:47 am
gohnjotti wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 7:10 pm
Does anybody know if Philip Bonadonna, of the Genovese family, is a relation to the Bonadonna brothers of Bensonhurst, the Sicilian family who owned the Roll-a-Rama and the Avenue I Flea Market? Or if the Bonadonnas of Bensonhurst had any mob ties?
Where in Sicily were the Bonadonnas from the roller rink from?
Phil Bonadonna’s dad, Filippo Bonadonna St, was from Mezzojuso (his mother, Frances Baratta, was probably of mainland heritage). It’s interesting because it’s part of the same eastern/interior Palermo province area that we see many early Genovese members with ancestry from (eg, Mezzojuso is across the Ficuzza Forest from Corleone). Bonadonna Sr worked as a plasterer, which is also notable given that the Corleonese mafia network in NYC was heavily involved in the plastering and lathing industry.
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Does anybody know if Philip Bonadonna, of the Genovese family, is a relation to the Bonadonna brothers of Bensonhurst, the Sicilian family who owned the Roll-a-Rama and the Avenue I Flea Market? Or if the Bonadonnas of Bensonhurst had any mob ties?
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Where in Sicily were the Bonadonnas from the roller rink from?
Phil Bonadonna’s dad, Filippo Bonadonna St, was from Mezzojuso (his mother, Frances Baratta, was probably of mainland heritage). It’s interesting because it’s part of the same eastern/interior Palermo province area that we see many early Genovese members with ancestry from (eg, Mezzojuso is across the Ficuzza Forest from Corleone). Bonadonna Sr worked as a plasterer, which is also notable given that the Corleonese mafia network in NYC was heavily involved in the plastering and lathing industry.