THE BLACK HAND FORUM

I remember the day it happened....I was a kid living on Belmont Avenue.
He was actually in the midst of a comeback as a half-assed heavyweight and doing pretty well. He had gone into B & G clothing store right on 187th street off of Arthur Avenue when a couple of guys came in and opened up on him, one with a handgun and another with a shotgun. They did a number on him, but they couldn't kill him.
Seemed like he never really fully recovered. Don't get me wrong, he remained a tough motherfucker. Worked as a bouncer for Steve at Hawaii Sea on Williamsbridge Road for a VERY unruly crowd during the 80s and managed to keep relative order.
Back to the original question....to my knowledge there was no connection between Crea and Genovese. If there was at all, it was one of those very distant or through marriage things that maybe the press tried to grab hold of and sensationalize.

Rocco wrote:you cant blame her. Bobby had a history of beating her badly. Knocked her teeth out and broke her leg on one occasion.

So she couldn't file for divorce and/or leave his sorry ass? So instead of leaving her, she decided to hire someone to kill him? Sounds like she just used it as an excuse to me.

If he was THAT bad to her, she could have easily stabbed or shot the prick and killed him and got off on a self defense charge. Instead she probably got a murder conspiracy charge. Not too bright.

Was that last stop?

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Arthur Ave is off the 4 and B/D

Rocco. What stop on the 6 is Arthur avenue and the area where all the crews operate?

I stayed at university and tremont. But thats not italian at all. That was off the d train and 4 train.

I have lived at 109 and 2nd ave tho in east harlem... All the bronx crews ran east harlem as well right?

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Rocco wrote:is that Bobby Halpern the boxer from the Bronx? Wonder if he is still alive. That guy did allot of prison time like a 20yr stretch and had a boxing come back in his 40s in the late 70s when he got out of prison. I remember that well. He was ambushed and shot bad in the hand by two guys with shotguns as he walked out of a Bronx clothing store. It ended his boxing career. His wife was later charged with hiring those men to kill him. you cant blame her. Bobby had a history of beating her badly. Knocked her teeth out and broke her leg on one occasion.

Sounds like a complete scumbag. Not sorry he's six feet under.

Your right ! I forgot Crea was a former boxer. Same area of Arthur Ave Bronx as well ! I would love to find more info on Crea in the 1970s and 1980s.

Rocco wrote:is that Bobby Halpern the boxer from the Bronx? Wonder if he is still alive. That guy did allot of prison time like a 20yr stretch and had a boxing come back in his 40s in the late 70s when he got out of prison. I remember that well. He was ambushed and shot bad in the hand by two guys with shotguns as he walked out of a Bronx clothing store. It ended his boxing career. His wife was later charged with hiring those men to kill him. you cant blame her. Bobby had a history of beating her badly. Knocked her teeth out and broke her leg on one occasion.

It's Halpern the boxer. If remember right Steve Crea was a boxer at one time so maybe they had a friendship through boxing. Halpern died last year.

is that Bobby Halpern the boxer from the Bronx? Wonder if he is still alive. That guy did allot of prison time like a 20yr stretch and had a boxing come back in his 40s in the late 70s when he got out of prison. I remember that well. He was ambushed and shot bad in the hand by two guys with shotguns as he walked out of a Bronx clothing store. It ended his boxing career. His wife was later charged with hiring those men to kill him. you cant blame her. Bobby had a history of beating her badly. Knocked her teeth out and broke her leg on one occasion.

According by this text from Getty Images Steve Crea is allegedly “Godfather Vito Genevieve's” (apparently Vito Genovese) son in law.

http://www.gettyimages.com/pictures/bob ... d538841472

Any truth to this? or is it a misconception.