A Father's Belief: Base on true story of Sicilian immigrant

By Giacomo Amato

Engaging and Insightful: Organized Crime Narratives in New York City. Nino Leno, a Sicilian fisherman was by profession went to live in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York. December 23, 1965. Nino Leno worked at the Navy Yard and Docks. Don Nino Leno was a man of principles. He believed in respect and loyalty. He planted these value beliefs in his son Gino's brain... In January 1966, Gino, then twelve Years Old, was admitted to Brooklyn Middle School. Gino Leno had to deal with a multitude of problems. Not knowing how to speak English and being bullied by other children. Every day, Gino would get into fights with bullies. Gino Leno was not able to finish his middle school education because of his daily fighting in school. Don Nino Leno relocated with his family to Glendale, Queens, New York. Nino Leno bought a building and opened a pizzeria for a better life for his family. In Glendale, they were Irish and German hoodlums controlling the neighborhood and the American Mafia. Gino, while working in the family pizzeria store, meets Maria and falls madly in love with her. Three years of being in love, Maria, aged seventeen, got pregnant by Gino, aged 20. Gino married Maria in March 1974. Gino left the pizzeria and bought a lunch wagon route in Maspeth, Queens. Gino collaborated with Joe Massa and Sal Vitelli. Soon, Gino begins to have disagreements with Joe Massa. Gino and Joe Massa were married. Joe Massa was an American street gangster. Eventually, Joe Massa, through the years, moves up the ladder in the Bonanno crime family. Gino's while working in the Lunch Wagon Route, gets shot twice in the Stomach.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1731228341
• ISBN13: 9781731228345
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"