Real Housewives Of New Jersey – cleavage, cougars and cat fighting!
‘Real’ mob story of
New Jersey wives:
Family has ties to
rubbed out
‘Tiny’ Manzo
By Larry McShane
April 27th, 2009
NYDAILYNEWS.COM
They live in a land
of made men and
unmade beds.
are coming next month,
with the latest installment
of the hit reality show
introducing a quintet of
Garden State gals –
including two with
a mob pedigree.
they married a pair
of Jersey brothers –
provide a real-life link to
Bergen County-based program.
Their father-in-law,
Albert (Tiny) Manzo,
was executed mob-style
in August 1983,
after he and Gambino family
suspected of skimming from
“A couple of weeks later,
trunk of his car,”
crime expert.
The 350-pound mobster
took four slugs to his torso.
His naked body –
the arms and legs
bound in plastic –
was discovered in the trunk
of his parked Lincoln-Continental
outside a supermarket in
Hillside, N.J.
The killing was never solved.
Campisi,
a made man and Tiny’s
partner in the casino,
suffered a similar fate,
Buccino recalled.
The colorful Manzo,
who ran for mayor of
Paterson in 1974,
also owned the
Brownstone Restaurant –
one of the main backdrops
for action in “Housewives.”
His two wealthy sons,
Albert and Tommy,
still operate the venerable
Paterson catering facility.
Blond Dina and red-headed
sibling Caroline are the first
pair of sisters featured
on the hit show.
They all live in
an exclusive enclave that’s
sports legends –
Despite their lavish lifestyles,
huge bankrolls and
pricey McMansions,
household chores remain
an issue for these
capo di cutie capis.
A preview show caught
Dina Manzo and daughter
Lexi feuding over the mess
in the 12-year-old’s bedroom.
Regular episodes begin
airing May 12 on Bravo.
Nowhere in the preview,
which introduced the five
titular housewives,
is there mention of Tiny,
his murder or his mob ties.
Dina and her sister stress
their Italian heritage and
devotion to family.
The other housewives
are their brother’s wife,
DANIELLE STAUB
Look for Staub to cause
the most in-season fireworks:
She’s feuding with Dina Manzo,
enjoying phone sex with a guy
known only as “Guccimodel”
and carrying a cell phone with
nude pictures of herself.
“You either love me
or you love to hate me,
there is no in-between,”
she announces.
Her bio brags about a
“history of celebrity hook-ups”
that will no doubt emerge
in future episodes.
The Jersey girls,
in their debut,
pinball between vapid and
vain as they live the high life.
They work on their tans,
spend outrageously,
flash endless cleavage and
visit the beauty parlor.
eat your heart out.
Which is not to say the show
wouldn’t benefit if Tiny was
still around.
made his mayoral run,
he was a law-and-order candidate
advocating public hangings.
“He was a real character,”
Buccino said.
“A huge guy.
He was well-known.”
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yawn!!!!!!!!!
Mary J. - June 24, 2009 at 2:12 am