52 wiseguy s in a year!

[Ridgewood 79]

Unfortunately I do not queens nyker .

[johnny_scootch]

hey Ridgewood do you know anything about John notaro from brooklyn? Scillian heroiin guy. some in laws where very close to him and i hear he was a serious guy, but other than a bust in the 70s there is nothing on him. very under the radar. owned restaurants in bk. Batistas on ave N and at some point had something to do with the el caribe.

My wife was very close with his daughter Josephine when they were kids. The family still owns Aliotta Pastry Shop on Ave N very close to where Batista used to be. The story I remember hearing on him when I was a kid was that he did a huge deal and got a bunch of time for it but it was worth many millions and he had all the money waiting for him when he got out.

[queensnyer]

hey Ridgewood do you know anything about John notaro from brooklyn? Scillian heroiin guy. some in laws where very close to him and i hear he was a serious guy, but other than a bust in the 70s there is nothing on him. very under the radar. owned restaurants in bk. Batistas on ave N and at some point had something to do with the el caribe.

My wife was very close with his daughter Josephine when they were kids. The family still owns Aliotta Pastry Shop on Ave N very close to where Batista used to be. The story I remember hearing on him when I was a kid was that he did a huge deal and got a bunch of time for it but it was worth many millions and he had all the money waiting for him when he got out.

thanks he was like my uncles second father according to him. i met him a few times in batistas. he was a serious guy. yeah the pastry shop is across the street a block away or so. if i remember correctly. had interests in a few places over hte years. if thats the case he did what he had to do, set up his family nicely.

[queensnyer]

hey Ridgewood do you know anything about John notaro from brooklyn? Scillian heroiin guy. some in laws where very close to him and i hear he was a serious guy, but other than a bust in the 70s there is nothing on him. very under the radar. owned restaurants in bk. Batistas on ave N and at some point had something to do with the el caribe.

My wife was very close with his daughter Josephine when they were kids. The family still owns Aliotta Pastry Shop on Ave N very close to where Batista used to be. The story I remember hearing on him when I was a kid was that he did a huge deal and got a bunch of time for it but it was worth many millions and he had all the money waiting for him when he got out.

just looked at my aunts fb friends and his daughter josephine is on there. i wont get too familiar on a forum but in that area your wife and my aunt, uncle are probably at least associated with each other. small world merry xmas

[johnny_scootch]

if thats the case he did what he had to do, set up his family nicely.

Exactly.

i wont get too familiar on a forum but in that area your wife and my aunt, uncle are probably at least associated with each other. small world merry xmas

Could very well be, Happy New Year!

[OmarSantista]

Frank, the Peter Zuccaro video was good. Those tidbits of info about Frank Bonomo are gold, for example him attempting to slash someones face in the middle of the day on the street. I think more info or bios on old timers like him would help your channel a lot. Is there anything else you could mention about Bonomo's character ? (unless you plan to do a piece on him)

Happy New Year

[The Greek]

Frank, the Peter Zuccaro video was good. Those tidbits of info about Frank Bonomo are gold, for example him attempting to slash someones face in the middle of the day on the street. I think more info or bios on old timers like him would help your channel a lot. Is there anything else you could mention about Bonomo's character ? (unless you plan to do a piece on him)

Happy New Year

agreed that was a great episode.

[Ridgewood 79]

Yeah Omar I will bring more of the old timer stories I still have my uncle John , cypress garden, Willie glasses, Troutman street, etc etc to discuss as well as my trips to Sicily during the riina days and the lost of family friends I'm at the very beginning however it seems that most people ( other than the moboligist) are into the 90s and my days in the streets with my ex buddies lot to come guys stay tuned and tks for watching

[B.]

Keep it up, Frank. I need to catch up on all your videos but I'm all about it.

[Ridgewood 79]

Tku b truly appreciate it and at first I was reluctant to have a podcast however the response I've been getting from people like yourself and other's (; especially here on black forum) it's been gratifying! Tku

[Brovelli]

To add to the feedback I’ve enjoyed the show and think you and the host are getting more in tune as it goes on. Great context you have about the neighborhoods, the different characters you knew and relating the differences between Sicilian backgrounds and Americanized . I’m trying to keep up but have enjoyed all the ones I listened to, thanks for the content

[Ridgewood 79]

Tku brovelli tonight we did a small piece on my experience in Sicily in 1985 as a tourist of course and upcoming Monday we will discuss Sicily on our live at 7 pm Eastern

[Pmac2]

Yaeh. You guys are starting to gel. I listen to the YouTube shows last couple weeks. You got jokes he's got that dark dry humor. It works. Sammy pulling out the Saturday night fever moves on the chick had me chuckling. Keep up the good work

[Ridgewood 79]

Tku pmac !! Yeah tha Sammy stuff is eeriely funny

[Cheech]

Besides Scars. Who I like personally very much. This is the best show on right now. To me its the most authenticious show out there.