THe kingodom & the power

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STORY

From 1993 to 2002, it could be argued that New York City was ruled by a Monarch; like the British Crown, Mayor Rudy Giuliani created a power base that was unprecedented in American politics.

He ruled with an iron fist, and his power base included NYPD Chiefs Ray Kelly, Bill Bratton, Howard Safir, and the boss of Rikers Island, Bernard Kerik. Inside his personal circle, he worked closely with advisors, including Judy Nathan, Janet Reno, and powerful United States Attorney Carolyn Pokorny.

The King Rudy, and his court not only changed the landscape of New York City, but changed how law, crime and politics worked across the United States.

When Rudy Giuliani ran for Mayor in 1992, his claim to fame was that as Us Attorney, he dismantled the five families of New York.

As he ascended to power to become Mayor, in the shadows of downtown NYC, a secretive Mafia titan was setting out to rebuild the Genovese Crime Family. His name was Ali “Ali Shades” Mangano.

Ali Shades had a vision for two things: a  return to secrecy of the old school Mafia, and a legitimate stronghold inside the construction industry, as Manhattan went into twenty years of a building and real estate frenzy.