Wasn't there a big meeting of the Mafia not far from Binghamton, far from the Adirondacks. GMF "In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." --George Orwell (1903-1950) ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "JCB" <genes@aanet.com.au> To: <nymadiso@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] SYLVAN BEACH Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 12:14:26 +1100 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