{"product_id":"9781496705471","title":"The President Street Boys","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“When Mom got out of jail, it was great having her home.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMondo  the Dwarf. Frankie Shots. Joseph “Little Lolly Pop” Carna. Larry “Big  Lolly Pop” Carna. Salvatore “Sally Boy” Marinelli. Johnny Tarzan. Louie  Pizza. Sally D, Bobby B, Roy Roy, and Punchy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey were THE PRESIDENT STREET BOYS of Brooklyn, New York\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank  Dimatteo was born into a family of mob hitmen. His father and godfather  were shooters and bodyguards for infamous Mafia legends, the Gallo  brothers. His uncle was a capo in the Genovese crime family and  bodyguard to Frank Costello. Needless to say, DiMatteo saw and heard  things that a boy shouldn’t see or hear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe knew everybody in the neighborhood. And they knew him. . .and his family. And does he have some wild stories to tell. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom  the old-school Mafia dons and infamous “five families” who called all  the shots, to the new-breed “independents” of the ballsy Gallo gang who  didn’t answer to \u003ci\u003enobody\u003c\/i\u003e, Dimatteo pulls no punches in describing  what it’s really like growing up in the mob. Getting his cheeks pinched  by Crazy Joe Gallo until tears came down his face. Dropping out of  school and hanging gangster-style with the boys on President Street.  Watching the Gallos wage an all-out war against wiseguys with more  power, more money, more guns. And finally, revealing the shocking  deathbed confessions that will blow the lid off the sordid deeds,  stunning betrayals, and all-too-secret history of the American Mafia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally self-published as \u003ci\u003eLion in the Basement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaves For \u003ci\u003eTHE PRESIDENT STREET BOYS: Growing Up Mafia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Frankie  D was born and raised in this life—and he’s still alive and still free.  They don’t come any sharper then Frankie D. A real gangster story. \u003ci\u003eRead this book!\u003c\/i\u003e” —Nicky “Slick” DiPietro, New York City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I  know Frankie D from when i was a kid living in South Brooklyn. It was  hard reading about my father, Gennaro “Chitoz” Basciano, but I knew it  was the truth. Frankie’s book is dead on the money—I couldn’t put it  down.” —Eddie Basciano, somewhere in Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s been forty  years since I’ve been with Frankie D doing our thing on President  Street. This book was like a flashback, Frankie D nails it from  beginning to the end. Bravo, from one of the President Street  Boys.” —Anthony “Goombadiel” DeLuca, Brooklyn, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As a  neighborhood kid I grew up around President Street and know firsthand  the lure of ‘the life’ as a police officer and as a kid that escaped the  lure. I can tell you the blind loyalty that the crews had for their  bosses—unbounded, limitless, and dangerous. As the Prince of President  Street, Frank Dimatteo, is representative of a lost generation of  Italian Americans. If any of this crew had been given a fair shot at the  beginning they would have been geniuses in their chosen field.” —Joseph \"Giggy\" Gagliardo, Retired DEA Agent, New York City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe President Street Boys\u003c\/i\u003e takes me back as if it was a time machine. Its authenticity is  compelling reading for those interested in what things were really like  in those mob heydays; not some author’s formulation without an inkling  of what was going on behind the scenes. I loved the book because I was  there, and know for sure readers will love it too.” —Sonny Girard, author  of \u003ci\u003eBlood of Our Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSins of Our Sons\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Frank DiMatteo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47564137595092,"sku":"9781496705471","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1ccf2ef0-f2ec-4604-a7f7-7278b6bb0589.jpg?v=1771368782","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781496705471","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}