The Idiot Guide to LotF, New York Edition

[Craig Lynch]

INTRODUCTION

Hello and welcome to The Idiot’s Guide. I'm Craig and I’ll be your Idiot Guide for the duration. Keep all extremities inside the bus at all times. Unless of course you’d like to die... Please no flash photography. And as much as I appreciate the panty tossing, throwing stuff at me is now off limits... I bruise like a peach...Uhh... Hold all questions till the end, so if there’s time maybe I’ll answer them. But I’ll answer the most important question now: No you can not have my sandwich. If you wanted one, you should of brought your own.

Vernacular
Places in Fictional NYC
Mafia - Innazoia
Mafia - Malone
Mafia - Romano
Mafia - Loose Ends
The Good
The Bad
The Neutral
The Miscellaneous
The Dead


**note, dead people are pictured in black and white and as they are best remembered; aka not always the age they were when they died

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Vernacular

People/Titles
Capo - Captain, Head of about 10 Soldiers
Capo Di Tutti Capi - Meaning Boss of All Bosses. The most powerful Don in a city or region
Commission - The Commission is a group of heads of Families from all over the country
Consiglieri - The Dons Personal adviser or counselor. He is always a made member, and now a days usually a lawyer.
Don - The Boss of a Family, the most powerful man in the family
Wiseguy, Goodfella, Hood, Hoodlum - A Gangster
Made Man - Someone who has been initiated into the Mafia. They take the Omerta in a blood oath in from of God and those present. The Omerta is biding until death.
Hard-Case - Mob Lawyer
Screw - Cop
Rat, Stoolie, Canary, Stool pigeon, Snitch - Mob Informer.
Zip - Mafiosi Immigrated from Sicily
Turk - You new line of Mafiosi
Mustache Petes - Old Line of Mafiosi's
Puttanti, Hooker, Whore - Prostitute
Half Assed Wiseguy, Connected, Associate - Someone who is not a made guy but hangs around, and does business with the wiseguys.
Wop, Goombah, Dago, Guinie - An Italian
Cafone - Italian for Clown, an embarrassment to the mob.
Big Earner - Someone who bring in a lot of money for the mob
Coumare - Mistress of a wiseguy
Borgarta - A small gang of petty half-assed wiseguys
Bag Man - A Conveyor of money
Boosters - Small time street thieves
Enforcer - a hoodlum who beats or kills for his superior
Fence - One who specializes in handling stolen merchandise

Things
Vig or Vigorish - The money owed to the mob.
Omerta - The Mafia vow of silence, anyone who breaks this vow is punished by death.
Beef - A complaint, if you have a complaint, then you have to talk it over with the boss who will decide whether you can whack him or not at a sit-down.
Sit-Down - Mob Meeting
Bread, Sugar, Cabbage, Moolah - money
Operation, Racket - An illegal business
Hush Money - Bribe
Contract on, Marked - Someone the Mob wants Dead
Pop, Clip, Burn, Hit, Whack, Ice - Kill
Roscoe, Rod, Piece, Heat, Biscuit - Gun
Hook - Hijack
Swag - Stolen Items
Joint - Legitimate business of a mobster
Infamita - Disrespect
B&E - Breaking and Entering
Bust Out - to Bankrupt
Envelope - a Cash Payment
Finger - to mark for murder
Fugazi - Fake or Counterfeit
Gaff - Phoney

Phrases
Give a Message - A dead animal or friend killed in such a way as to convey a message to the person you are trying to get it across to. You're best friend shot five times through the mouth and dumped on your door steps means "It's time to shut up now"
Golden Days - The days before RICO
Hiting the Mattresses - Going to war with a rival family. This term comes from the practice of finding several apartments or houses to rent in out of the way places and filling them with mattresses so wiseguys can sleep there when they aren't out doing their job.
Fell off a truck - Stolen Items
Bump off, Rub Out, or Break an Egg - Kill
Banana Race - A Fixed Horse Race
Friend of Mine - Used in introductions. Denotes the person is vouched for. This is the next level for a connected guy/
Friend of Ours - used in introductions. Denotes the person is a part of a family
Loosing your Shirt - if someone looses their shirt, it means they lose a lot of money betting on sports events.

LotF Centric Phrases/Titles
Neutral - People and places that are usually found in the areas between Mob Territories that no mob family is allowed to extort. After their passing their business' and land are still considered neutral territory. These anti-mafia areas were agreed upon by the heads of the New York Families to preserve their assets and best interests due to RICO and the anti-Costra Nostra movement.

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Fictional Places in NYC


NAME: D’canters
CLASSIFICATION Restaurant
BOROUGH: Manhattan
OWNER: Nikolas Romano
HOURS OF OPERATION: Lunch 1-4, Dinner 5-10, Open till 2am

NAME: Eden's
CLASSIFICATION: Florist
BOROUGH: Queens
OWNER: Eden Bonaparte
HOURS OF OPERATION: 8am - 6pm
RACKET: Prostitution


NAME: Pirate Steve’s Sandwich Shanty
CLASSIFICATION: Restaurant
BOROUGH: Brooklyn
OWNER: Stephen Foley aka Pirate Steve/Steve the Pirate
HOURS OF OPERATION: 10am - 8pm

NAME: Tucker’s Tavern
CLASSIFICATION: Bar
BOROUGH: Brooklyn
OWNER: Brian Tucker
HOURS OF OPERATION: 11am - 12am

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The Family Innazoia

The Grandparents Innazoia

[3 Children]
Carmine Josef Innazoia

b. Sept. 1st 1917
d. Oct. 9th 1999 (cardiac arrest)
.:First Generation American
.:Third Generation Organized Crime
.:Superstitious
.:Only Child

Marta Rosabella Innazoia

(née Battisti)
b. May 10th, 1922
.:Fourth Generation American
.:Identical twin died in 1943 (suicide by hanging)
.:Older brother died in WWII
.:Married at 18

the FIRST born son

Aldo Carmine Innazoia

b. August 8th, 1941
.:Head of the Innazoia Crime Family
.:Accident Prone
.:Once shot himself in the foot
.:Adopted Michael after his biological son was stillborn, his wife doesn’t know.

& his Spouse

Joanna Lynn Innazoia

(née DiMarco)
b. June 22nd, 1943
.:History of depression
.:Had three (known) miscarriages
.:Two younger sisters

& their Spawn

Michael Carmine Innazoia

b. November 17th
.:Doesn’t know he has an identical twin
.:Is nicknamed “Lucky” due to his accident prone nature
.:Likes to gamble, especially on the track

the MIDDLE child

Gabriel Raphael Innazoia

b. June 28th, 1945
.:Has an extensive knowledge of the occult
.:Fathered an illegitimate son
.:Accidentally tripped over Theresa, it was how they met

& his Spouse

Theresa Eloise Innazoia

(née Fierce)
b. March 19th, 1946
.:Has Three older brothers and one younger
.:Father was the head of the Fierce Crime Family in Nevada
.:Is probably better with a gun than her husband
.:Has an extensive knowledge of the occult

& their Spawn

Camilla (___) Innazoia

b. November 2nd, 1968
.:Geneticist
.:Lives in Colorado
.:Disconnected from the rest of the family

Livia Kissa Innazoia

b. January 5th, 1970
.:Fraternal twin, older by 4 minutes
.:Lives in Arizona
.:Loves Candy
.:Works in the Black Market
.:Extensive knowledge of the occult

Gabriel Joseph Wayland Innazoia II

b. January 5th, 1970
.:Fraternal twin, younger by 4 minutes
.:Wife and kids were murdered in a hit
.:Is a part time Hitman
.:Named after his father, Joseph after his mother’s father, and Wayland for an old family friend

&his spouse

Dana Evelyn Innazoia

(née Shulps)
b. April 17th, 1973
d. July 30th, 2002 (three gunshot wounds to the back)
.:Fluent in French
.:tried to drag herself up stairs to save her children

&their spawn

Jonathan Anthony Innazoia & Hannah Coraline Innazoia

b. June 23rd, 1996
d. July 30th, 2002 (one shot in the chest a piece)
.:Fraternal Twins
.:Jon was born first, Hannah fifteen minutes later
.:The gun used had a silencer, they died in their sleep

Aries Scooby Innazoia

b. Feb 26, 1971
.:Psychic
.:Alcoholic
.:Rambler
.:Has an extensive knowledge of the occult

Anthony Martin Innazoia

b. July 29th, 1972
.:Gambling Addict
.:Has the second longest rap sheet in his immediate family
.:Probably the most “normal” of his siblings

Rachel Lillian Innazoia

b. Dec 25, 1974
.:Stripper in Vegas
.:Closeted Lesbian
.:One of her hobbies is knife throwing

Robert Julian Innazoia

b. October 13th, 1976
.:Closeted Serial Killer
.:Witnessed an execution as a child
.:Loves Food

& one by another

Jonathan Richard Valentine

b. September 26th, 1972
.:Never knew he wasn’t biologically related to his father
.:Knows how to successfully beat a lie detector
.:Is ambidextrous

daddy’s little GIRL

Carrigan Marcella Pierce

(née Innazoia)
b. November 22nd, 1952
.:Psychic
.:Widow
.:Travels with a Carnival
.:Con Artist

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The Family Malone

The Grandparents Malone

[3 Children]
Martin Thomas Malone

b. July 14th, 1930
d. February 12th, 2006 (lung cancer)
.:Hard worker till the day he died
.:Started the family business at the docks
.:Endless Charisma
.:Started smoking at the age of 11

Kathleen Alma Malone

(née O’Brien)
b. October 26th, 1933
d. April 11th, 1983 (car accident)
.:Went by Katie
.:Met Martin her first day in America
.:Former lounge singer
.:Knew about her husband’s infidelity and did nothing about it

the FIRST born

Liam Matthew Malone

b. May 6th, 1954
d. August 15th, 1971 (exsanguination)
.:Died in a knife fight with an Innazoia
.:Born to crash and burn
.:Over Dosed twice within the span of a month
.:His death sparked the Malone-Innazoia feud

the FAVOURED child

Patrick Owen Malone

b. November 25th, 1956
.:Was likely going to inherit the business even if Liam hadn’t died
.:Business/Money Oriented
.:Hasn’t taken a day off in 12 years

& his Spouse

Catalina Sofia Malone

(née Moretti)
b. July 4th, 1958
d. April 19th, 1993 (Cause Unrevealed)
.:Originally was engaged to Christopher
.:Threatened to leave Pat at least once a month
.:Twins run in her family
.:Addicted to prescription pills

& their Spawn

Charles (___) Malone

b.
.:Goes by Charlie
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Martin Kinsley Malone

b.August 10th, 1981
.:aka Marty, or Monk
.:Fraternal twin, older by 7 minutes
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Frances Madeline Malone

b.August 10th, 1981
.:Prefers being called Frankie
.:Fraternal twin, younger by 7 minutes
.:Went to University and came back without her accent
.:Takes after their father
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Matthew (___) Malone

.: “Matty”
.:Attempted suicide after Eva died
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the FORGOTTEN son

Christopher Wallace Malone

b. January 11th, 1958
.:The kindest Malone to walk the planet
.:Spineless Pushover
.:Has homicidal day dreams about killing his (current) wife
.:His first girlfriend became his sister in law, after being stolen from him by his brother
.:Lived in Ireland from 1978-1989

& his Spouse

Lauren Alexandria Malone

(née White)
b. December 22nd, 1959 (Edenderry, Ireland)
d. November 5th, 1979 (died in labour with the triplets)
.:Christopher’s soulmate
.:Convinced Christopher to move back to Ireland with her
.:Free Spirit
.:Had a difficult 3rd trimester

Bethany Rose Malone

(née Stone)
b. March 14th, 1959
.:Gold-digger
.:Married Christopher in 1996
.:Doesn’t get along with ANY Malone
.:Has a daughter from a previous marriage

& His Spawn

(___) (___) Malone

b. November 5th, 1979 (Ireland)
.:Family moved (back) to New York in ‘89
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(___) (___) Malone

b. November 5th, 1979 (Ireland)
.:Family moved (back) to New York in ‘89
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(___) (___) Malone

b. November 5th, 1979 (Ireland)
.:Family moved (back) to New York in ‘89
.:Has an illegitimate son
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&his son

(___) (___) (___)

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The Family Romano

The Grandparents Romano
[3 Children]
Fransico Carmichael Romano

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Grammy Romano

(née O’Brien)
b.
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the FIRST born

Donetello Valencio Romano

b.
d.
.: Never married
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the MIDDLE child

Gino Antonio “Pops” Romano
[3 Children]

b.
.:Head of the Romano Crime Family
.:Always wanted to be a “Don”
.:Was thought to be the last born son

& his Spouse

Marie Isabella Romano

(née DiAngelo)
b.
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& their Spawn

Paluo “Paulie” Romano

b.
.:Goes by Paulie
.:Never married
.:Controls the Gambling and Racketering

Pietor “Petey” Romano

b.
.:Goes by Pete or Petey
.:Many failed relationships
.:Ladies Man

Vincent Josef Romano
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b.
.:Pop’s Favorite Son
.:Kindhearted like his mother
.:Didn’t want his family part of the Family Business
.:Moved to D.C. and never been back to Chicago

& his Spouse

Olivia Andrea Romano

(née Saunders)
b.
.:Wanted a big family
.:Met Vincent in college
.:Had all her daughters names end with “A”

& their Spawn

Nikolas Sebastian Vincent Romano

b. January 14 1972
.: “Niko”
.:Classically trained Chef
.:Restaurant Owner
.:Next in line to be head of family

Gloria (____) Romano

b. 33 years old
.:Got pregnant at 16
.:Has a son
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& her Son

Julian (____) Romano

.: 15 years old
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Julia (____) Romano

.: 29 years old
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Brianna (____) Romano

.: 27 years old
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Viola (____) Romano

.: 21 years old
.:Niko’s favorite
.:the baby

the BABY son

Leonardo Sebastian Romano

b.
.:“Uncle Leo”
.:Pop’s younger brother, by almost 20 years
.:Heads up the New York Division
.:Pulled Niko out of Chicago jail and brought him in

& his Spouse

Claudia Aurelia Romano

(née Hampton)
b.
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& His Spawn

Gavino (___) Romano

b.
.:Goes by Gavin
.:Younger than Niko by a few months
.:Lawyer for the Family
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Edoardo Arturo Romano

b.
.:Goes by Eddie
.:Family Drunk
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Unrelated Mafia

Made Men

[Malone]
Seamus McGrath

b.
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Associates

[Malone/Romano]
David Della Rocco

b.
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[Malone]
Kane O’Connor

b.
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.:Cousin of Danni McGreggor

[Malone, Martin]
Dannika McGreggor

b.
.: Girlfriend of Monk
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[Malone, Frances]

b.
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the GOOD guys, not to be confused with the goodfellas

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the BAD guys, have all the fun

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NEUTRAL, means never having to put up with shit

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every other fucker on the STREETS

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Loved and Lost


Mourned by Innazoia

Wayland Lochlyn Rosevelt

b. September 17, 1937
d. January 4th, 1970
.: aka “Rosie”
.: Lost a baby finger in a Motorcycle accident
.:Half Italian Half Mexican
.:His mother was a Prostitute from an Innazoia racket
.:Good friend of Gabriel Sr.

Mourned by Malone

Eva

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