Posted on 12/11/2004 12:51:18 AM PST by nickcarraway
A mob turncoat said yesterday his old Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights were above the law because they are filled with "wiseguys" who settle turf disputes by themselves. The claim was made by former Gambino captain Mike "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo, during testimony in the trial against Peter Gotti in Manhattan federal court.
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A Mob refuge?(!)
Pfft!
As if...
-good times, G.J.P.(Jr.)
And I thought the only people in Bensonhurst were City Bus Drivers and Sewer Workers.
The funny thing about "The Honeymooners" is that hardly any of the names dropped during conversations among Ralph, Alice, et. al., corresponded to the actual neighborhood that was-supposedly-depicted on that series.
Thanks for the enlightenment!
I am from a famous neighborhood too, The East Side of Gary, Indiana, and I don't correspond to anything either.
Since I'm almost positive that the great American composer Meredith Wilson never penned a catchy melody in tribute to Southwest Brooklyn.
-Woody Allen
Nothing like that ever happens around my neighborhood.
And, I bet your mother wasn't Karl Malden's English teacher, either.
Hey! Wachoo got against Bensonhurst? I like dat neighbahood. Nice little Italian restaurants; lawn statues of the Pope or The Blessed Virgin encased in glass and covered with fake flowers; filigree fences; clotheslines that stretch from the back porches all the way to the end of the skinny yards.
I know it ain't Flatbush, okay? Same amount of gobbij there if you look close, and the graffiti is maybe more flamboyant, but don't be dissin what you're really just missin. Hunnert times better than Hoboken 'fyou ask me. :o)
Actually, these days, Bensonhurst is filled with Tongs, Russia Mobsters and various Mexican gangs. Dyker Heights on the other hand.
In reality, there is no "Mafia."
Just ask our good friend, Mario Cuomo.
Mario Cuomo:
It's malicious insinuendo! Spread by the right wing media.
(Combs over remaining strands of Homer Simpson-like hairdo. Prepares to bore Charlie Rose to death over the course of the next hour.)
How did you guess???
Great Christmas decorations though.
1. Someone living there has just been indicted, arraigned or convicted in a case involving something that might be a typical plot written by David Chase for an episode of The Sopranos.
2. Someone stumbles upon the realization that people living there have discovered the novel concept of decorating their houses during the Christmas/New Year's season.
3. It's mentioned by a publication like Ha'aretz, in the context of how many more Orthodox Jews voted for President Bush this year than four years ago.
I'm in the southern part of IL...hours away from Chicago. ;-)
I remember asking this guy who came from Chicago whether or not the deep-dish pizza there was as great as everyone says it is.
He essentially told me that it was a bunch of hype.
I can't tell you how devastated I was when I heard that information.
First Santa Claus, then the Philly cheese steak, and now...this!
(Sigh.)
"I remember asking this guy who came from Chicago whether or not the deep-dish pizza there was as great as everyone says it is."
It's not hype! Deep dish pizza from Pizzeria Uno is terrific (I grew up in a suburb of Chicago and have had it many times).
http://www.pizzeriauno.com/menu/hpizza.html
"I remember asking this guy who came from Chicago whether or not the deep-dish pizza there was as great as everyone says it is."
It's not hype! Deep dish pizza from Pizzeria Uno is terrific (I grew up in a suburb of Chicago and have had it many times).
http://www.pizzeriauno.com/menu/hpizza.html
In fact it's so good, I had to tell you twice!
Sorry for the double post.
I'll be sure to conduct a more thorough investigation of the matter.
-good times, G.J.P.(Jr.)
Besides, any good Chicago boy should know that Gino's East off of Michigan has the best Deep Dish in the city.
My favorite pizzeria-Brooklyn or otherwise-is Di Fara.
I'm still curious as to what (legitimate) purpose having fifteen or more pizzerias-including a Domino's, if you can believe it-in an area that encompasses around twenty blocks can serve.
Awwww. :-(
Last time I was in Chicago, I went to a place that was known for it's deep dish pizza (I can't remember the name) - I didn't think it was anything special. It just tasted like pizza.
'ey! Don't be spreadin' aroun' doze type a rumours! We got a rep-ewe-tation ta maintain, ya know?(!) Dat's why we hadda get rid a' Siegal.
Well, it helps if you need to wash off some greasy cash...olive oil, you know...
oh...you said the "L" word.
Nevermind.
Hope I'm not in trouble now. ;-)
BTW: I agree about DiFara. I took Cacique there once and he wasn't impressed. I love the place.
I guess it all depends upon your pallete.
A lot of friends/family that I've taken there have complained about the long wait.
For me, waiting that long isn't much of an inconvenience, unless the pizza tastes like crap.
With reference to other comments posted on this thread, I am located in a part of Indiana which is considered Metro-Chicago, and includes Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, Merrillville, Crown Point and several other communities. One of the surest ways to identify first time tourists in the area, other than by accent, is to note when they ask where to obtain "Chicago-style deep-dish pizza". With a few minor exceptions, the stuff is garbage. A more sage culinary choice would be "Region Pizza", which has its own particular flavor, a medium crust with a small poof at the edge, and is heavy on topping, not dough. It is also always made with precooked meats to avoid being excessively greasy.
As far as the Karl Malden comment, I knew that the same way I knew that the penguin on top of your television set was about to explode.
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