some NYC newspapers are now on the www.fultonhistory.com site, plus it seems that "Joe Banana" the mobster made state-wide, if not national news. TBC On Oct 5, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Elisa Tobia wrote: > Fultonhistory has info on "Joe Banana" I wonder why Fulton would know > about this infamous mafioso guy? Wasn't he based in NYC? Interesting > > Thanks > Elisa > On Oct 5, 2010, at 5:48 PM, Teresa Culver wrote: > >> If you google, there is still a band call Joe Banana and his Bunch. >> Don't know if they are related to >> what you are looking for. >> >> Yes from Fultonhistory, "Joe Banana" was definitely a nickname for a >> infamous mafioso. >> >> Teresa >> >> On Oct 5, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Elisa Tobia wrote: >> >>> I am pretty sure the pier you are referring to is still there.... >>> it's >>> a type of breakwater that seperates the lake from the inlet. Eddies >>> Restaurant is also still a very vibrant retaurant, but I don't know >>> if >>> Eddies was in operation back in the 1920's-1940's range. Anyone >>> know? >>> On Oct 5, 2010, at 10:20 AM, GMF wrote: >>> >>>> It went thru. As a kid we sometimes visited Sylvan Beach but the >>>> name does not ring a bell. We often walked on a pier in that area. I >>>> don't know whether it still exists. >>>> >>>> >>>> GMF >>>> "In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary >>>> act." >>>> --George Orwell (1903-1950) >>>> >>>> ---------- Original Message ---------- >>>> From: Elisa Tobia <etobia@stny.rr.com> >>>> To: nymadiso@rootsweb.com >>>> Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] SYLVAN BEACH >>>> Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:24:09 -0400 >>>> >>>> Someone please let me know: Did my post go thru? >>>> On Oct 4, 2010, at 8:16 PM, Elisa Tobia wrote: >>>> >>>>> Does anyone know if there was a group of entertainers at sylvan >>>>> beach >>>>> in the 1920-1950 era named "Joe Banana and his bunch"? >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >>>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>>> the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>> the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>> the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

hmm. interesting. I have found the Bonnano family name in Fulton, wonder if there is any connection? On the entertainer front, I can only find one reference to the 1920-1940's Joe Bananna and his bunch" There are many current groups going by this name which is kind of funny. On Oct 5, 2010, at 8:22 PM, Teresa Culver wrote: > some NYC newspapers are now on the www.fultonhistory.com site, plus > it seems that > "Joe Banana" the mobster made state-wide, if not national news. > > TBC > > On Oct 5, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Elisa Tobia wrote: > >> Fultonhistory has info on "Joe Banana" I wonder why Fulton would >> know >> about this infamous mafioso guy? Wasn't he based in NYC? >> Interesting >> >> Thanks >> Elisa >> On Oct 5, 2010, at 5:48 PM, Teresa Culver wrote: >> >>> If you google, there is still a band call Joe Banana and his Bunch. >>> Don't know if they are related to >>> what you are looking for. >>> >>> Yes from Fultonhistory, "Joe Banana" was definitely a nickname for a >>> infamous mafioso. >>> >>> Teresa >>> >>> On Oct 5, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Elisa Tobia wrote: >>> >>>> I am pretty sure the pier you are referring to is still there.... >>>> it's >>>> a type of breakwater that seperates the lake from the inlet. >>>> Eddies >>>> Restaurant is also still a very vibrant retaurant, but I don't know >>>> if >>>> Eddies was in operation back in the 1920's-1940's range. Anyone >>>> know? >>>> On Oct 5, 2010, at 10:20 AM, GMF wrote: >>>> >>>>> It went thru. As a kid we sometimes visited Sylvan Beach but the >>>>> name does not ring a bell. We often walked on a pier in that >>>>> area. I >>>>> don't know whether it still exists. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> GMF >>>>> "In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a >>>>> revolutionary >>>>> act." >>>>> --George Orwell (1903-1950) >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Original Message ---------- >>>>> From: Elisa Tobia <etobia@stny.rr.com> >>>>> To: nymadiso@rootsweb.com >>>>> Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] SYLVAN BEACH >>>>> Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:24:09 -0400 >>>>> >>>>> Someone please let me know: Did my post go thru? >>>>> On Oct 4, 2010, at 8:16 PM, Elisa Tobia wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know if there was a group of entertainers at sylvan >>>>>> beach >>>>>> in the 1920-1950 era named "Joe Banana and his bunch"? >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >>>>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>>>> the body of the message >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >>>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>>> the body of the message >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >>>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>>> the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>> the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Hi all Don't know exactly how true this all is but... For awhile, there was a Mafioso connection between NYC, a lot of CNY, and northern New York. From what I gathered... the Adirondacks were a favorite vacation spot for "organized crime families," and much of eastern CNY was a stopping point between NYC and the ADK park. Without meaning to be politically incorrect (which has become a real burden, by the way, in my opinion,) the Jews went to the Catskills and the Mafia went to the Adirondacks. Joe Bonanno was known as "Crazy Joe" or "Joe Bananas." There is a lot (and I mean a LOT...) of reading that relates the Mafioso to CNY. JCB

JCB, Do you have an suggested "reading material" related to CNY Mafioso? I live in the southern tier near Apalachia the infamous community where they raided the mafia. I haven't ever seen or heard anything about CNY so I'm quite interested... (as if you couldn't tell... hee hee) E On Oct 5, 2010, at 9:14 PM, JCB wrote: > Hi all > > Don't know exactly how true this all is but... > > For awhile, there was a Mafioso connection between NYC, a lot of > CNY, and > northern New York. From what I gathered... the Adirondacks were a > favorite > vacation spot for "organized crime families," and much of eastern > CNY was a > stopping point between NYC and the ADK park. Without meaning to be > politically incorrect (which has become a real burden, by the way, > in my > opinion,) the Jews went to the Catskills and the Mafia went to the > Adirondacks. Joe Bonanno was known as "Crazy Joe" or "Joe > Bananas." There > is a lot (and I mean a LOT...) of reading that relates the Mafioso > to CNY. > > JCB > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

There is a well-known bk. about the Bonanno crime family called "Honor Thy Father" by Gay Talese. It was a best seller back in the 1970's. However, I read the bk. about 30 yrs. ago and don't recall whether it mentions central NY other than the Appalachin meeting. Since the bk. was a best seller you might still find it at your local library. Herma