April 26, 2015

Grandson of NYC Crime Boss Elected Mayor of Town





[From article]

He gave voters a choice they couldn’t refuse.
Philip Gigante, the new mayor of sleepy Airmont, NY, is the grandson of the late Genovese crime-family godfather Vincent “The Chin” Gigante — causing agita for some residents who say they are terrified of their new village boss.
“It’s frightening for not just me but all village residents aware of his background,” said one businessman in the Rockland County village who requested anonymity for fear of “retribution.”
“If you were a resident living a couple of blocks from Village Hall, would you want to be named?” the man explained. “I’m not sure what he’s capable of, considering his family’s background.”
Philip Gigante, 41, a real-estate lawyer by profession who is also president of a freight business founded by his father, Salvatore, rubbed out his two opponents in a three-way March 18 election, collecting 904 votes to Thomas Gulla’s 689 and Ralph Bracco’s 261.
[. . .]
“He has the interests of the village at heart,” Gulla said. “Whatever his grandfather did for a living is not a reflection on him.”

http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/mobsters-grandson-elected-mayor-of-new-york-village/

Mobster’s grandson elected mayor of New York village
New York Post
By Gary Buiso
April 26, 2015 | 8:18am

No comments: