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.

Greenwich Village Crew
Founded1920s
FounderVito Genovese
Founding locationGreenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Years active1920s–present
TerritoryWest Side, Lower Manhattan, the Bronx and Yonkers
EthnicityItalians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates
Membership (est.)30
ActivitiesRacketeering, bookmaking, loansharking, extortion, gambling, conspiracy and labor racketeering
AlliesThe Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino and Lucchese crime families
RivalsVarious gangs
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