This Queens restaurant is owned by Anthony "Tough Tony" Federici, a reputed capo in the Genovese crime family (he's also a philanthropist who has helped raise $100,000 for a local hospital, among other charitable activities). Parkside is also one of the four restaurants that reputed Bonanno family consigliere Anthony "Fat Tony" Rabito was warned not to go to after he was released from prison in 2009.
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