Yeah, I guess that after Gotti, the rule had to be changed.
You can’t whack the boss without permission unless everybody also thinks he’s a POS.
Also, I read that Castellano was not considerate of the lower guys. He just wanted his cut, and he was a real prick about it. Also he was stupid enough to let himself get recorded by the FBI, and he talked about his E.D. problems on the tape.
And the maid wasn’t Italian!
Nope, she was hispanic. I forget what country.
He was a greedy SOB AND he also found out Gotti’s crew was dealing H in NJ. THat’s a death sentence.
Gotti knew it would be him or Castellano in a grave. So he struck first.
The street hoodlums were thrilled but it did break an old and longstanding rule, and as with anything, once rules start going out the window, so does everything else.
He was also aloof, living on 4 acres surrounded by a Gate on Staten Island. Nice house. Seen it lots of times. And he didn’t like to be around the every day moneymakers. That made them hate him.
In the Godfather II, Michael was able to run NY from Nevada because it was widely known he killed at least two men, including a COP, and was sadistically strict, with brutal underlings keeping everyone in line.