The Other Guy

Born and raised in New York City, The Other Guy (aka TOG) is a lifelong, dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker who considers the city's pavement his personal stomping grounds. Raised in a traditional, old-fashioned Italian family, his personal history connects directly to the underworld on both sides of his lineage. Growing up alongside the neighborhood "knock-around" guys and notorious figures of local lore, he gained an intimate, firsthand perspective on a culture rarely understood by outsiders. As the co-founder and primary historian of Button Guys, he channels this lifetime of exposure into exhaustive historical research, aiming to strip away the myths, clear up public misconceptions, and provide a raw, unbiased analysis of Cosa Nostra in America.