In the not too distant past Providence City Hall was considered Raymond Patriarca territory. My grandparents lived on Federal Hill for 50 years. The Providence Journal in reporting Mafia crime activities often had a clear anti-Italian bias . To be sure, they were not very fair to the late Mayor Vincent " Buddy " Cianci .
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