La Cosa Nostra Takes The Big Hit

La Cosa Nostra Takes the Big HitBy the time Mafia capo Peter Chiodo looked up from under the hood of his Cadillac, he had already been shot once in the ass. Weighing in at 547 pounds, Chiodo was an easy target. On a dear afternoon in May 1991, after he had stopped at Pellicano's gas station on Stated Island to check his engine, a car screeched into the station and two men jumped out, guns ablaze.Despite being hit, Chiodo pulled a weapon from inside his jacket and managed to return fire. An auto...