Gaetano Reina (?-1930)- Controlled the Bronx and profited from bootlegging. He was part of the old regime of Moustache Petes and worked for Joe Masseria. But during the Castellammarese War he realized that Masseria had no real shot at winning. He got in with Lucky Luciano on his plot to take over. Luciano was working for Masseria and was plotting with Maranzano to kill him. Masseria learned of Reina's doublecross and ordered Reina murdered. As he left the home of his aunt on February 26, 1930, he waved to an associate he saw, Vito Genovese. Genovese then took out a shotgun and blew his head off. His death sparked the Castellammarese War into full swing.

Giuseppe Pinzolo (1930)- To the bad luck of Tom Gagliano and Tommy Lucchese, Pinzolo was selected to take over Reina's family. Gagliano and Lucchese intended to take over the family, so Lucchese, on Luciano's advice, had Pinzolo murdered on September 9, 1930, with gunshot wounds to the left chest and neck. His body was found in a suite leased to Lucchese. Lucchese was indicted for murder, but the charge was eventually dropped. The real killer, according to turncoat Joe Valachi, was Bobby Doyle.

Gaetano Gagliano (1930-1953)- Became boss after Pinzolo's murder. He was boss at Luciano's reconstruction of LCN in 1931. He ruled peacefully until 1953 with Tommy Lucchese as his underboss.

Gaetano Lucchese (1953-1967)- A powerful Mob figure who like many others got started in bootlegging and served as a spy for Luciano and with the murder of Maranzano. He was born in Sicily and had close ties with the Gambino family. His daughter married Carlo Gambino's son Tommy. Lucchese was known for sitting at restaurants across from Tammany Hall with judges that he made. He was nicknamed "Three Finger Brown."

Carmine Tramunti (1967-1974)- Took over the family after Tommy Lucchese died of natural causes. By 1970, Tramunti was reputed to have large interests in East Harlem gambling and he controlled a floating crap game. This business was conducted from the pet shop owned by family underboss, Big Sam Cavalieri. Other interests revolved around the NY garment industry. In 1971, he was implicated (but never convicted) in stock fraud. Tramunti was given a 15-year sentence in 1974 for financing a huge heroin smuggling operation. At that time he was listed by police as Boss of the Lucchese Family. Tramunti has already served three years for contempt, a term imposed when Tramunti was caught by the Brooklyn DA secretly talking to capo Paul Vario in 1972. Before the grand jury Tramunti was so evasive that he was cited for contempt.

Anthony Corallo (1974-1987)- "Tony Ducks" as he was called for frustrating dozens of process servers over the years. A career criminal since 1929, Corallo spent a lot of his life behind bars. He became boss in 1974 and during the 1980s he was implicated with several bid-rigging schemes with garbage disposal on Long Island. This scandal involved politicians from the major parties. On January 13, 1987, he was given a 100-year sentence by Judge Richard Owen on federal racketeering and being in a commission controlling crime across the country.

Vittorio Amusa (1987-1992)- Took over in 1987 with Tony Ducks' conviction. Allegedly operated mainly in drug trafficking, his family avoided much of the publicity that the other NY families have had. He was sentenced in 1992 to life in prison for murder and racketeering and is serving his sentence at the Metropolitan Correction Center in Terre Haute, IN.

Steve DeFede (1992-present)- When Victor Amusa went away in 1992, he annointed capo and longtime friend Steve DeFede as Lucchese boss. DeFede is running a family that was crippled by informants, and is now heavy in the drug trade. The Lucchese Family is currently numbered about 70 made members, and is moving into white collar crime but still sticks to the old rackets as well.