he s not afraid of the firire. he s s not afraiaid of t the fire totoday. - we havave to do securitieses fraud because we have two stock markets here in new york. we have to do drug work because we have a big drug problem. and we have to do organized crime work because we have fiveve organized crime famamils that have e decided, sisince the tuturn of the e ce, to locatate themselvlves here in newew york and d have acquid a a tremendousus amount of political power, economic power, and all sorts of other kinds of power. - for the tenth time in less than two weeks, a bodydy has been n found, kild gagangland stytyle in new w y. - - carmine gagalante, onone of the u underworld ds most powowerful figugures, was s gunned dowown. - - i think, living nowow in new yoyork, it s h hard to imamagine what role the e mob playeded in a lot of aspects of the city. - joe e colombo srsr. was lying on thehe ground badly woununded, shot t in the d and blbleeding prorofusely. - peoplele feared ththe mafi. t
- for the tenth time in less than two weeks, a body has been found, killed gangland style in new york. - carmine galante, one of the underworld s most powerful figures, was gunned down. - i think, living now in new york, it s hard to imagine what role the mob played in a lot of aspects of the city. - joe colombo sr. was lying on the ground badly wounded, shot in the head and bleeding profusely. - people feared the mafia. they feared organized crime back then. - the mafia, or we used to call it la cosa nostra, or lcn for short, infiltrated every aspect of life in new york city. - these people probably don t even know it price they paid for their clothes more than likely included a tax. - an organized crime hidden tax that is placed on items that evolved from businesses or industries where organized crime has significant influence. - the modern mob was formed around 1930. they moved into a variety of industries by the 50s. - well, you pay dues to the association.