Anthony DiLapi was an instrumental cog in family boss Anthony Corallo's illegal control of the New York City garment district. DiLapi worked with Thomas Gambino, the son of Carlo Gambino and son-in-law of Gaetano Lucchese. DiLapi was one of organized crime's biggest earners and most respected racketeers on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. DiLapi also ran a bookmaking business and owned part of vending machine company in Brooklyn.