by newera_212 » Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:36 am
Wiseguy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2018 8:34 pm
newera_212 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:20 pm
its a shame. i know with globalization and the de-industrialization of new york a lot of the garment center stuff is gone, but honestly guys like Pappadio et. al. probably had something to do with speeding up the demise. all the shit these guys were chiseling from, the costs got passed to the consumer. i love reading about these guys but jesus, they made NYC a very difficult place to live. lol
Same thing happened with the mob and the NY waterfront.
exactly. waterfront, any form of construction, garbage collection, even possibly public works still. just about everything in NY , between the politicians and the fading but still relevant influence of wiseguys, is a huge fuckin pain in the ass. its almost a joke.
ever see that movie Find Me Guilty with Vin Diesel playing Jackie DiNorscio?
the prosecutor was going ballistic yelling about how the jury was sympathizing with these guys when they make literally everything in their lives more expensive.
at the time i just found it funny but as ive gotten older and have had to pay my own way, and also started paying more attention to how things are done in NYC, the guy was right. because of a combo of beaurocratic bullshit and archaic systems/methods these wiseguys put in place ages ago (with remnants still visible) - average joe consumer gets fucked, one way or another.
the NY TIMES has been running a ton of articles on the utter failure the MTA has become under Cuomo and other kick-the-can-down-the-road politicans. more of Albany's fault than LCN, but a recent audit of the MTA's second ave subway construction had dozens of contractors on payroll who were getting paid at least $1k a week, who were listed as present on the site...but were not accounted for, and had no names & no definable job duties. it didnt make an overt connection to LCN, but with all of the unions involved i think it wouldnt be surprising to find a handful of connected guys located inbetween the workers on the ground and the MTA suits controlling the purse strings.
the best racket / scam that D'Arco mentioned in his book was the waste dumping and landfil scams. right out in the open. between the rural PA site and the site D'Arco mentioned Gotti Junior having a peice in located in the Bronx...it really didnt get more egregious than that
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its a shame. i know with globalization and the de-industrialization of new york a lot of the garment center stuff is gone, but honestly guys like Pappadio et. al. probably had something to do with speeding up the demise. all the shit these guys were chiseling from, the costs got passed to the consumer. i love reading about these guys but jesus, they made NYC a very difficult place to live. lol
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Same thing happened with the mob and the NY waterfront.
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exactly. waterfront, any form of construction, garbage collection, even possibly public works still. just about everything in NY , between the politicians and the fading but still relevant influence of wiseguys, is a huge fuckin pain in the ass. its almost a joke.
ever see that movie Find Me Guilty with Vin Diesel playing Jackie DiNorscio?
the prosecutor was going ballistic yelling about how the jury was sympathizing with these guys when they make literally everything in their lives more expensive.
at the time i just found it funny but as ive gotten older and have had to pay my own way, and also started paying more attention to how things are done in NYC, the guy was right. because of a combo of beaurocratic bullshit and archaic systems/methods these wiseguys put in place ages ago (with remnants still visible) - average joe consumer gets fucked, one way or another.
the NY TIMES has been running a ton of articles on the utter failure the MTA has become under Cuomo and other kick-the-can-down-the-road politicans. more of Albany's fault than LCN, but a recent audit of the MTA's second ave subway construction had dozens of contractors on payroll who were getting paid at least $1k a week, who were listed as present on the site...but were not accounted for, and had no names & no definable job duties. it didnt make an overt connection to LCN, but with all of the unions involved i think it wouldnt be surprising to find a handful of connected guys located inbetween the workers on the ground and the MTA suits controlling the purse strings.
the best racket / scam that D'Arco mentioned in his book was the waste dumping and landfil scams. right out in the open. between the rural PA site and the site D'Arco mentioned Gotti Junior having a peice in located in the Bronx...it really didnt get more egregious than that