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Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

In 1981, I was asked to investigatethe Lucchese crime family's influence in the garbage...

In 1981, I was asked to investigate
the Lucchese crime family's influence in the garbage collection industry
on Long Island

Full Transcript

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In 1981,
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I was asked to investigate the Lucchese crime family's influence
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in the garbage collection industry on Long Island.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:41
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Brillstein Entertainment Partners,RAW

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Movie Summary

Five Mafia families ruled New York with a bloody fist in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.
S01 • E02 At that point we knew - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:08
At that point we knew
S01 • E02 Tony "Ducks" grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:05
Tony "Ducks" grew up on the Upper East Side of Man...
S01 • E02 And he became a soldier many, many years before and rose in the ranks. - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:06
And he became a soldier many, many years before and rose in ...
S01 • E02 And he eventually took over the crime family and became the boss. - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:05
And he eventually took over the crime family and became the ...
S01 • E02 I was assigned to the unit - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:06
I was assigned to the unit
S01 • E02 His nickname was because he had this ability to duck subpoenas, - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:08
His nickname was because he had this ability to duck subpoen...
S01 • E01 That was the worst part about it. People didn't believe that law enforcement - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:07
That was the worst part about it. People didn't believe...
S01 • E02 Not flashy. Didn't wear $2,000 suits, - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:06
Not flashy. Didn't wear $2,000 suits,
S01 • E01 We had a meeting in Washington, D.C., - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:05
We had a meeting in Washington, D.C.,
S01 • E02 Our investigators start making inroads - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:06
Our investigators start making inroads
S01 • E01 The director of the FBI said, "What are we going to do about this?" - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:05
The director of the FBI said, "What are we going to do ...
S01 • E02 And we eventually worked our way up from informants, to wire taps, - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:10
And we eventually worked our way up from informants, to wire...
S01 • E02 Sal Avellino was a soldier in the Lucchese crime family. - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:04
Sal Avellino was a soldier in the Lucchese crime family.
S01 • E01 At the time, the FBI was totally unsuccessful. - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:05
At the time, the FBI was totally unsuccessful.
S01 • E01 But we already had the perfect tools to bring down the Mafia. - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:05
But we already had the perfect tools to bring down the Mafia...
S01 • E02 He drove a black Jaguar, four-door. - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:04
He drove a black Jaguar, four-door.
S01 • E01 The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act... - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:06
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...
S01 • E02 One is that he was the industry specialist for garbage... - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:05
One is that he was the industry specialist for garbage...
S01 • E01 Commonly referred to as RICO, - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:10
Commonly referred to as RICO,
S01 • E02 And the second thing was that he drove Tony "Ducks" Corallo in his Jaguar. - Fear City: New York vs The Mafia 00:06
And the second thing was that he drove Tony "Ducks"...