Sour Vino for the Gambinos

Upon my wife’s death in 1993 I decided to sell the old house in a “quiet” neighborhood in Queens where we lived for 39 years and raised three children. During those many years I got to know many “interesting” guys because many were my neighbors. They were cordial, polite and friendly but you can see in their eyes there was something sinister beneath that charismatic veneer. Therefore, I always kept my eyes closed, my ears covered and my mouth shut.

Today, the papers are reporting that the largest organized crime bust in recent history has befallen the Gambino crime family and to my surprise (or maybe not) I spotted a few familiar faces.

A few cliché’s are in order:

• Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.
• Crime doesn’t pay.
• He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword.
• Loose lips sink ships.
• Baddabing baddabang
• Forgettaboutit

NY Post: FEDS HAUL UP MOBSTER TRAP

By STEFANIE COHEN, MURRAY WEISS and DAN MANGAN