Greenwich Village Crew

The Greenwich Village Crew is a crew within the Genovese crime family, active in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan. It was originally controlled by Don Vito Genovese from the early 1920s until his arrest in the late 1950s. In the early 1980s capo Vincent Gigante, 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, 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 main hangout for Gigante and his crew was the Triangle Social Club, located at 208 Sullivan Street.





== Historical leadership ==





=== Caporegimes ===

1920s–1931 — Vito Genovese – promoted to underboss 1931; promoted to boss in 1957

1931–1959 — Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo – promoted to acting boss in 1959; killed 1962

1959–1965 — Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli – promoted to front boss 1965–1972; killed in 1972

1965–1972 — Pasquale "Patsy Ryan" Eboli – younger brother to Thomas Eboli

Acting 1965–1972 — Dominick "Dom The Sailor" DiQuarto

1972–1981 — Vincent "The Chin" Gigante – promoted to boss in 1981

Acting 1978–1981 — Dominick "Fat Dom" Alongi – retired to Florida

1981–1993 — Dominick "Baldy Dom" Canterino – retired, died in 2008

1993–present – Unknown – since the retirement of Dominick Canterino it is unknown who took over this crew.