China Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Gambino crime family boss Frank Cali shot dead outside Staten Island home Gambino crime boss Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali was assassinated in front of his Staten Island home Wednesday night in a stunning gangland hit that recalled some of the most infamous Mafia killings in city history. Cali, 53, was shot several times and run over in front of his brick mansion in the lavish Todt Hill neighborhood at about 9:20 p.m. His wife and young children were inside, police sources told The Post. The gunman sped off in a blue pickup truck after the hit, which one source described as “disrespectful” because it took place near his family home in an outer borough. Cali is the first mob boss to be slain in New York City since a fresh-faced John Gotti ordered the murder of then-Gambino boss Paul Castellano in 1985 at Sparks steakhouse in Midtown. “Even Gotti had more respect,” one police source told The Post. “He did it out in Manhattan.” ... Investigators, including the FBI, are now probing whether the rub out was sanctioned by the commission of New York’s five families — or whether it was carried out by a “cowboy” gunman. Cali, a native of Sicily, became the de facto godfather of the Gambinos in 2015 — and was believed by Mafia watchers to be the opposite of exuberant former boss “Dapper Don” John Gotti, because “no one ever sees him.” The mob hit comes as New York has experienced a resurgence in mob activity in recent months. In October, Bonanno associate Sylvester Zottola, 71, was gunned down at a Bronx McDonald’s drive-thru. John Gotti’s brother Gene, 71, was recently put back on the streets after spending 29 years in prison for dealing heroin. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Geeze they talk about it like he was fired in a text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Jeez, the mob is still a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Just now, PleaseBlitz said: Jeez, the mob is still a thing? I suppose. Maybe they just learned to keep their heads down and stop murdering everyone. Probably just into bookmaking, extortion, protection schemes, and various forms of corruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 21 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Jeez, the mob is still a thing? That's what I thought. Seemed like it died out in the late 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurd Cudins Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 26 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Jeez, the mob is still a thing? The greatest trick the devil ever pulled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Kurd Cudins said: The greatest trick the devil ever pulled... Was giving Kevin Spacey alcohol and access to teenage boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 2 hours ago, PleaseBlitz said: Jeez, the mob is still a thing? I take it you’ve never heard of this Donald Trump guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, Springfield said: I take it you’ve never heard of this Donald Trump guy. LOL remember how the Right used to complain about Chicago politics. LOL Anywho back to the topic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I hope somebody squeals so that they can make a movie about this. There hasn't been a good mob movie for a while, though I bet the Sopranos prequel will be fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 3 hours ago, PleaseBlitz said: Jeez, the mob is still a thing? From the article, they seem to be importing fresh mobsters from Sicily which is where this guy was from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Riggo-toni Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 33 minutes ago, China said: From the article, they seem to be importing fresh mobsters from Sicily which is where this guy was from. They've been using "zips" to run narcotics for a couple decades or more. The government had no idea until the Donnie Brasco investigation. American born guys aren't allowed to deal because they have a bad rep of ratting people out when they get caught, whereas the Sicilians keep their vow of Omerta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Well he shouldn't have cut me off at that intersection is all I'll say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I wonder if its related to this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Frankie had to be dealt with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I read a book about Castellano & his takedown/murder a couple decades ago...I coulda sworn it was a Morton's where he got whacked. Maybe I have my gangstas mixed up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 It was a steakhouse...I wanna say Sparks, but that's probably wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Sparks was in the article as such, so you're right. Who got it outside of a Morton's? For some reason, that's stuck in my head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Wife and I went to a Morton's a few weeks ago. Food was amazing but we dropped like $350. Not a place we can go as much as I'd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 16 minutes ago, skinsmarydu said: Sparks was in the article as such, so you're right. Who got it outside of a Morton's? For some reason, that's stuck in my head... Not sure. Joey Gallo got whacked at Umberto's Clam House....only other guy killed at dinner I can remember. Edit: There was one ofher guy who got killed in the back outdoor section of a restaurant in Little Italy, and Dutch Schultz (I think) was in a restaurant when he got shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, Riggo-toni said: Not sure. Joey Gallo got whacked at Umberto's Clam House....only other guy killed at dinner I can remember. Edit: There was one ofher guy who got killed in the back outdoor section of a restaurant in Little Italy, and Dutch Schultz (I think) was in a restaurant when he got shot. Damn. Glad I work lunch hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Do the bus boys have to clean up the viscera from the hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Riggo-toni said: It was a steakhouse...I wanna say Sparks, but that's probably wrong. Low blows on the steakhouse advertising circuit in the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 21 hours ago, PleaseBlitz said: Jeez, the mob is still a thing? Yep. stuff like drugs, sports betting, prostitution, extortion/loan sharking, credit card fraud, and various industrial-related stuff. Mostly stuff that leaves fewer dead bodies. They're not what they were, but I still wouldn't **** with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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