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by **CornerBoy** » Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:29 am

utc-- thee liquor store on SW corner?

by **UTC** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:02 pm

CornerBoy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:08 am
UTC wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:34 am Arcuri had the Victory Star on 76th.
Thanks UTC- always interested when you write for almost 20 yrs now
Do you know where on the block it was? I lived very close to there at one time

You're very welcome. Unfortunately, I'm a little fuzzy on the block. His family historically had a liquor store over there also, and one was nearer to 2nd and one was nearer to 3rd but can't remember which.

by **CornerBoy** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:01 pm

no chance does Bowat OWN Sandro's. if they get shaken down then Nicola's, Parma, Elio's are all shook?

by **newera_212** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:16 am

TommyNoto wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 2:28 pm
newera_212 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:15 am I am from up there. I only knew of Quattro Gatti being 'connected' and have also seen Jackie Nose at Chipotle on 85th and 3rd . All the other stuff like Arcuri's club and any other connected restaurants were way before my time. In D'Arco's book it mentions that Sandro's on 82nd was connected to Baratta but I feel like that may have been an error and they actually meant to say Quattro Gatti. Sandros never really felt like a connected type of place and it's a much different crowd. There was an older guy in the building I grew up in who carried himself like a gangster, was always meeting guys talking on the street (and even saw him meeting guys in our laundry room before) but I have no idea who he is and only know him by first name. He could have just been a day laborer or a jerkoff for all I know. I never really saw or knew of a whole lot of mob activity up that way but I'm young enough to have missed the bulk of blatant in-the-open activity just about everywhere
Sandros is well known and very popular restaurant. Major props to Bowatt if this is his place. With all that dope $, he probably owns some uptown real estate which would put him in big time baller status and the way a smart wise guy ends his career.

Yeah, I would be very surprised that he's connected to Sandros in any way besides eating there and maybe being friendly with the staff/owners. I mean anything can happen but it just doesn't seem like that type of place to me. IIRC their location up on the UES came right around the time or shortly after D'Arco had flipped as well. I think it being mentioned in the D'Arco book as being one of Baratta's places could just be a simple error. I could be wrong though

by **CornerBoy** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:08 am

UTC wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:34 am Arcuri had the Victory Star on 76th.

Thanks UTC- always interested when you write for almost 20 yrs now
Do you know where on the block it was? I lived very close to there at one time

by **TommyNoto** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 2:28 pm

newera_212 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:15 am I am from up there. I only knew of Quattro Gatti being 'connected' and have also seen Jackie Nose at Chipotle on 85th and 3rd . All the other stuff like Arcuri's club and any other connected restaurants were way before my time. In D'Arco's book it mentions that Sandro's on 82nd was connected to Baratta but I feel like that may have been an error and they actually meant to say Quattro Gatti. Sandros never really felt like a connected type of place and it's a much different crowd. There was an older guy in the building I grew up in who carried himself like a gangster, was always meeting guys talking on the street (and even saw him meeting guys in our laundry room before) but I have no idea who he is and only know him by first name. He could have just been a day laborer or a jerkoff for all I know. I never really saw or knew of a whole lot of mob activity up that way but I'm young enough to have missed the bulk of blatant in-the-open activity just about everywhere

Sandros is well known and very popular restaurant. Major props to Bowatt if this is his place. With all that dope $, he probably owns some uptown real estate which would put him in big time baller status and the way a smart wise guy ends his career.

by **UTC** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:34 am

Arcuri had the Victory Star on 76th.

by **CornerBoy** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:26 am

Can we continue this discussion?. sctaully was it Zappi or Arcuri who had social club on East 75th?

by **CornerBoy** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:24 am

Someone pls give something on upper east side BELOW 96th st

by **CornerBoy** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:23 am

Also, interesting that Chin's townhouse was only a block or so from Tommy Gambino's Townhouse (I think he had a big apt in a huge old limestone mansion) Chin was at 76 park and madison i think and T.G lived on 77th btwn mad and 5th I THINK. Also, this is all a few hundered yards from where handsome jack was shot up. So arcuri, chin and gambino all lived or had social club inside of two football fields

by **CornerBoy** » Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:20 am

Deliizia! good cannoli

by **newera_212** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 2:28 pm

The pizza place that was next to Campagnola was really good. I forget what it was called. A lifetime ago I'd walk home from work from 59th street and hit up the OTB and that pizza place a couple days a week. Never went to Campagnola always new it to be an old man's hangout , lots of politicians, top cops, I think even Mike Francesca hangs out in there. Really miss it up there , lot of times I'd go months without going west of 3rd avenue...with working from home now I doubt I'd even leave the neighborhood at all. Not the greatest italian food in the world but there's still a few spots, a couple from the Bronx opened a pizza place on 83rd between 1st and 2nd and they'd do basic home cooked red sauce dishes that were actually really good

by **CornerBoy** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 7:20 am

Quattro Gatti- I used to live within 7 blocks of there

by **newera_212** » Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:15 am

I am from up there. I only knew of Quattro Gatti being 'connected' and have also seen Jackie Nose at Chipotle on 85th and 3rd . All the other stuff like Arcuri's club and any other connected restaurants were way before my time. In D'Arco's book it mentions that Sandro's on 82nd was connected to Baratta but I feel like that may have been an error and they actually meant to say Quattro Gatti. Sandros never really felt like a connected type of place and it's a much different crowd. There was an older guy in the building I grew up in who carried himself like a gangster, was always meeting guys talking on the street (and even saw him meeting guys in our laundry room before) but I have no idea who he is and only know him by first name. He could have just been a day laborer or a jerkoff for all I know. I never really saw or knew of a whole lot of mob activity up that way but I'm young enough to have missed the bulk of blatant in-the-open activity just about everywhere

by **queensnyer** » Mon Oct 24, 2022 7:46 am

Yep. That's the place. Derek Jeter was always in there back in the day.

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