live there anymore" in an effort to rid the area — by now convenient to the gentrifying enclaves of Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill — of remaining Gallo associates. According to DiMatteo, only four buildings on the block were owned by the Gallo crew: "The rest were all owned by innocent people who'd had those buildings in their families for generations. [...] The Law didn't care. They got what they wanted." As many as 33 buildings on the block were subsequently condemned and replaced with new housing, with none of the Gallo-era buildings extant today. Gallo Crew Albert "Kid Blast" Gallo – transferred to Genovese crime family in 1975 Larry Gallo – died of cancer in 1968 Frank "Punchy" Illiano – transferred to Genovese crime family in 1975, died in January 2014 Bobby Boriello – transferred to Gambino crime family in 1972, murdered in 1991 on orders of Anthony Casso Nicholas Bianco – transferred to Patriarca crime family in 1963, died of natural causes in 1994 Vic Amuso – transferred to Lucchese crime family, serving life in prison Joseph "Joe Pesh" Luparelli – entered witness protection program in 1972, current location unknown Joe Gioelli – murdered in 1961 by Profaci gunmen Carmine "the Snake" Persico – Colombo family boss, died in 2019 while serving 139-year sentence in prison Michael Rizzitello – transferred to Los Angeles crime family, died while incarcerated due to complications of cancer in 2005 Peter Diapoulas John Cutrone – led breakaway faction from Gallo crew, murdered in 1976 by unknown gunmen Gerry Basciano – seceded from Gallo crew, murdered in 1976 by unknown gunmen Steve Cirrilo – murdered in 1974 by Cutrone gunmen Joseph Cardiello – defected to Profaci, murdered by Gallo gunmen on December 10, 1963 Louis Mariani – murdered by Profaci gunmen on August 10, 1963 Leonard "Big Lenny" Dello – died in 2009 John Commarato Alfonso Serantonio Joseph Yancone Eugene LaGana Frank Balzano Sergio "SergForce" Gallo Dan 'Big Fish' Cantelliani Hugh "Apples" McIntosh – died in 1997 In popular culture Author Jimmy Breslin's 1969 book The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight was a fictionalized and satirical depiction of Gallo's war with the Profaci family. It was made into a 1971 feature film with Jerry Orbach playing Kid Sally Palumbo, a surrogate for Gallo. After Gallo's murder, producer Dino De Laurentiis produced a more serious, but still fictionalized drama about Gallo titled Crazy Joe, released