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In the 1970s, New York City was struggling through its worst fiscal crisis.

Police budgets were slashed, inspectors were scarce, and the early-morning truck routes that kept the city fed became the perfect opening for a quiet, profitable racket.

This documentary reveals how the Genovese family, guided by Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno, turned the Brooklyn Bridge dawn traffic into a silent cash engine.

No guns.
No headlines.

Just a small envelope, a simple system, and the kind of order only old-school influence could create.

This is the real story of how hundreds of trucks paid an unofficial “toll” long before the sun came up — and how the racket faded when federal pressure reshaped the city.

Sources:

Selwyn Raab – Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
(Details Genovese control over unions, trucking, and Salerno’s influence.)

U.S. Congressional Hearings on Organized Crime (1970s–1980s)
(Testimony documenting mob influence in trucking, food supply, and distribution routes.)

FBI Files – Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno (declassified portions)
(Economic influence, union ties, morning delivery routes.)

New York Times Archives (1970–1985)
(Coverage of trucking corruption, bridge traffic issues, and mob-run distribution networks.)

Department of Justice – RICO Case Filings Against Genovese Family Associates
(Patterns of envelope pickups, control of early-morning commerce, and city chokepoints.)

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Case Records (Local 282)
(Mob influence in construction and trucking.)

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