by Coloboy » Fri Apr 18, 2025 5:58 pm
Snakes wrote: ↑Fri Apr 18, 2025 5:55 pm
Coloboy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 18, 2025 5:39 pm
If you add up all of the names that are floated, you can definitely come up with 40 to 50 guys. It’s certainly possible that there are that many inducted, but the real question is how many are actually active in any type of illegal rackets.
I'd say a realistic estimate is 30 to 35, leaning towards the lower end. They barely had 50 to 60 guys in the 80s, so assuming they have the low end of that in 2025 is a bit generous. I do think it's realistic that Sarno had some sort of recruiting drive considering the age and incarceration of many members at that point in time, but it's hard for me to accept two dozen guys.
The other big question mark for me is 26th St. or any type of southside crew. Very hard to tell if that is still an active group in anyway. We have plenty of tidbits over the last decade from the other groups, but virtually nothing from them.
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If you add up all of the names that are floated, you can definitely come up with 40 to 50 guys. It’s certainly possible that there are that many inducted, but the real question is how many are actually active in any type of illegal rackets.
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I'd say a realistic estimate is 30 to 35, leaning towards the lower end. They barely had 50 to 60 guys in the 80s, so assuming they have the low end of that in 2025 is a bit generous. I do think it's realistic that Sarno had some sort of recruiting drive considering the age and incarceration of many members at that point in time, but it's hard for me to accept two dozen guys.
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The other big question mark for me is 26th St. or any type of southside crew. Very hard to tell if that is still an active group in anyway. We have plenty of tidbits over the last decade from the other groups, but virtually nothing from them.