The Greenwich Village Crew is a crew within the Genovese crime family

Genovese crime family

The Genovese crime family , is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The Genovese crime family has been nicknamed the "Ivy League" and "Rolls Royce" of organized crime...

, active in the Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...

 area of Manhattan. Original controlled by Don

Crime boss

A crime boss or boss is a person in charge of a criminal organization. A boss typically has absolute or near-absolute control over his subordinates, is greatly feared by his subordinates for his ruthlessness and willingness to take lives in order to exert his influence, and profits come from the...

 Vito Genovese

Vito Genovese

Vito "Don Vito" Genovese was an Italian mafioso who rose to power in America during the Castellammarese War to later become leader of the Genovese crime family. Genovese served as mentor to future mob boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante...

 from the early 1920s up until his arrest in the late 1950s. In the early 1980s Capo

Caporegime

A caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to just a capo, is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking made member of a crime family who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has major social status and influence in the organization...

 Vincent Gigante

Vincent Gigante

Vincent Gigante was a short lived professional light heavyweight boxer who was known as "The Chin" Gigante. He fought 25 matches and lost four, boxing 121 rounds. On February 19, 1945, he fought Pete Petrello in Madison Square Garden and won by a knock out in the second round. During his successful...

, was made the new boss of the Genovese crime family. He continued to operate from and with the Greenwich Village Crew members. Today the crew is still active, but after the death of Dominick Canterino

Dominick Canterino

Dominick "Baldy Dom" Canterino was a Caporegime in the Genovese crime family.A Genovese captain from Bensonhurst who ran the family's Greenwich Village Crew, Canterino was a regular at Sullivan Street's Triangle Social Club, the defacto headquarters of the Genovese family...

, it is uncertain who is controlling the crew.

Locations and activities

The crew controlled many of the organized crime activities throughout downtown Manhattan, and some of the rackets included labor racketeering, gambling, loan sharking, hijackings, and extortion of businesses. The crew also maintained influence in the Bronx, Yonkers and upper Westchester. The main hangout for Gigante and his crew was based out of the Triangle Social Club, located at 208 Sullivan Street.

Capos of the Greenwich Village Crew

• 1920s-1937 — Vito Genovese
  Vito Genovese
  Vito "Don Vito" Genovese was an Italian mafioso who rose to power in America during the Castellammarese War to later become leader of the Genovese crime family. Genovese served as mentor to future mob boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante...
  
   – promoted to acting boss 1937; fled to Italy; promoted to boss in 1957
• 1930s-1959 — Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo
  Anthony Strollo
  Anthony C. Strollo , aka "Tony Bender", was a New York mobster who served as a high ranking member of the Genovese crime family.-Early years:...
  
   – promoted to acting boss in 1959; killed 1962
• 1959-1972 — Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli
  Thomas Eboli
  Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli was a New York City mobster who eventually became the acting boss of the Genovese crime family.-Early life:...
  
   – promoted to front boss 1965-1972
• 1962-1972 — Pasquale "Patsy Ryan" Eboli – younger brother to Thomas Eboli
  • Acting 1965-1972 — Dominick "Dom The Sailor" DiQuarto
• 1972-1981 — Vincent "The Chin" Gigante
  Vincent Gigante
  Vincent Gigante was a short lived professional light heavyweight boxer who was known as "The Chin" Gigante. He fought 25 matches and lost four, boxing 121 rounds. On February 19, 1945, he fought Pete Petrello in Madison Square Garden and won by a knock out in the second round. During his successful...
  
   – promoted to boss in 1981
  • Acting 1978-1981 — Dominick "Fat Dom" Alongi – retired to Florida
• 1981-1993 — Dominick "Baldy Dom" Canterino
  Dominick Canterino
  Dominick "Baldy Dom" Canterino was a Caporegime in the Genovese crime family.A Genovese captain from Bensonhurst who ran the family's Greenwich Village Crew, Canterino was a regular at Sullivan Street's Triangle Social Club, the defacto headquarters of the Genovese family...
  
   – died in 1993
• 1993–present — Unknown

Former and current members

• Mario Gigante
  Mario Gigante
  Mario Gigante is a New York City mobster who served as caporegime for the Genovese crime family...
  
  
• Dominick Cirillo
  Dominick Cirillo
  Dominick V. "Quiet Dom" Cirillo is a high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family, who briefly served as acting boss for the imprisoned Boss Vincent "Chin" Gigante.- Early life:...
  
  
• Frank Condo
• Venero Mangano
  Venero Mangano
  Venero Frank "Benny Eggs" Mangano is the Underboss of the Genovese crime family. Since boss Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo was imprisoned in 2007, Mangano has been the family's senior leader outside prison. The nickname "Benny Eggs" came from his mother running an egg farm...
  
  
• Louis Manna
  Louis Manna
  Louis Anthony "Bobby" Manna , is a New Jersey mobster and former consigliere of the Genovese crime family.-Genovese family:...
  
  
• Andrew Gigante
• Vincent Esposito
• Thomas D'Antonio
• Frank Caggiano
• Giuseppe Dellacroe
• Joseph Denti
• Joseph Sarcinella
• Ciro Perrotta