THE BLACK HAND FORUM

aray22 wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 3:35 pm Reading back through the old posts in this thread I noticed queensnyer left a couple months ago. That's too bad. He had good info on stuff going on.

ng wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 3:41 am That's funny, I always thought the gambling spots on Stillwell were incredibly brazen. None of the c stores ever get busted, it's always the italian bars and clubs. What was the one bar like 15 yrs ago, Friendly's? Smileys? Closer to my end of it, 85th & 20? I remember that it was owned by two made guys in a row, I think the first one was Barry Nickels.

johnny_scootch wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 8:19 pm

Massive-Sail wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:04 am anything on that soccer club on stillwell ave? I think a sicilian runs it. Back private club front a regular cafe with lotto espresso and gelato.

I was over there a few days ago they opened a real social club / card room right around the corner from Stillwell Soccer on 80th St like 4 doors down from Bad Boys Pizza. If anyone passes by you’ll see the Italian flag painted on the roll down gate.

Massive-Sail wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:04 am anything on that soccer club on stillwell ave? I think a sicilian runs it. Back private club front a regular cafe with lotto espresso and gelato.

Timewatcher wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 3:35 pm

sharpieone wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:07 pm I'd wager around 10 strictly clubs that operate as HQ for a crew.

Here's some I can remember (haven't been in the area since 2013) :

1. Either Quiet Dom or Prisco operated something on Westchester avenue, near Ralph Balsamo's funeral home. Although this might have been out of a pizzeria down the street at one time or another. (near Pelham stop)
2. Luchesse Club on Coddington.
3. I think there was another club at one point across the street from Ralph's club -- but this might have been the Luchesse one that moved to Coddington.
4. Tough Tony / Rom's club in Corona.
5. Petey Red's on Market Street
6. Vinny Tv/Bonnano in Bensonhurst
7. West Side Club in Coney Island (I think Pennisi said a guy named Barry ran it).
8. Grumpy's on staten island
9. Arthur Ave. club near an apt. building Barney owns.
10. There was also that Caffe Frank Cali used to go to near 18th ave.
11. There used to be a club on Middletown Road in the Bx -- not sure who ran it (could have been civilain, but from convos I had at a nearby bar i dont think so). I think this was near where Vinny Jr and Nick Cirillo got into that fight.
12. Bobby Glasses in Glendale, Qns
13. I believe the Bonnanos still had something in Howard Beach (ronny g's)


Then some other clubs that might not be HQ for a crew, but still take action but allow civilian members.

Then of course you have cigar lounges (Luchesse on SI), restaurants pizzerias, bars (Recent colombo bust had them working out of a bar in Bay Ridge), car dealerships (I know of a west side guy who has one further upstate) and small construction offices that operate as fronts/money laundering operations.

Anyone still seeing this know which place Cali was going to? Been wondering for years now lol

sharpieone wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:07 pm I'd wager around 10 strictly clubs that operate as HQ for a crew.

Here's some I can remember (haven't been in the area since 2013) :

1. Either Quiet Dom or Prisco operated something on Westchester avenue, near Ralph Balsamo's funeral home. Although this might have been out of a pizzeria down the street at one time or another. (near Pelham stop)
2. Luchesse Club on Coddington.
3. I think there was another club at one point across the street from Ralph's club -- but this might have been the Luchesse one that moved to Coddington.
4. Tough Tony / Rom's club in Corona.
5. Petey Red's on Market Street
6. Vinny Tv/Bonnano in Bensonhurst
7. West Side Club in Coney Island (I think Pennisi said a guy named Barry ran it).
8. Grumpy's on staten island
9. Arthur Ave. club near an apt. building Barney owns.
10. There was also that Caffe Frank Cali used to go to near 18th ave.
11. There used to be a club on Middletown Road in the Bx -- not sure who ran it (could have been civilain, but from convos I had at a nearby bar i dont think so). I think this was near where Vinny Jr and Nick Cirillo got into that fight.
12. Bobby Glasses in Glendale, Qns
13. I believe the Bonnanos still had something in Howard Beach (ronny g's)


Then some other clubs that might not be HQ for a crew, but still take action but allow civilian members.

Then of course you have cigar lounges (Luchesse on SI), restaurants pizzerias, bars (Recent colombo bust had them working out of a bar in Bay Ridge), car dealerships (I know of a west side guy who has one further upstate) and small construction offices that operate as fronts/money laundering operations.

Tonyd621 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:07 am They all sit around and get the projector screen out to watch Michael franzese...

dack2001 wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 5:31 am If you know a neighborhood bar that's open in the mornings for food, coffee or expresso, kind of like that but worse.

SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 3:28 pm

falco wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 6:57 am glendale sports club at 74-03 myrtle ave (vinny asaro and the pipitones hung there)

Vinny Asaro and the Pipitones?

Wasn't that a 50's swing band?

Tonyd621 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:20 am

Ivan wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:06 pm They all have mysterious curtain hanging up with a big question mark painted on it. If you go up to the clubhouse manager, give him a buck and say the password, he'll let you in the secret room behind the curtain, where you get to watch a guy blow himself.

Where is this one located?

Ivan wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:06 pm They all have mysterious curtain hanging up with a big question mark painted on it. If you go up to the clubhouse manager, give him a buck and say the password, he'll let you in the secret room behind the curtain, where you get to watch a guy blow himself.