The Commission

Type	GANG
The Commission
Group information
Status	Active
Locations	Little Italy, Algonquin Westdyke, Alderney
Leaders	Jon Gravelli Maria Valvona Harvey Noto Vincent Lupisella Giovanni Ancelotti
Affiliations	Russian Mafia Albanian Mafia Pegorino Family North Holland Hustlers
Vehicles	Sports PMP 600 Sentinel XS Coquette Turismo Sultan RS Feltzer Cognoscenti Schafter Oracle Sultan Washington Lokus Cavalcade Cavalcade FXT Contender Phantom Caddy NRG 900 Maverick
Weapons	Pistol Combat Shotgun Pump Shotgun SMG Uzi M4A1 AK-47 Grenade Launcher
Businesses	Drug Trafficking Extortion Murder Gambling Bribery Racketeering Loan Sharking Fencing Armed Robbery Burglary Hijacking
Fronts	Fruit Markets Waste Management Algonquin Night Clubs Construction Labor Unions Auto Eroticar Honkers Strip Club Drusilla's
Members	Roy Zito Sammy Bottino Arthur Zepulla Joe Corrola (deceased) Mario Venturella Harry Hall Mark Volpe Fredo Volpe Mark Lupisella Moe Schwartz Sonny Honorato Charles Matteo (deceased) Anthony Spoleto (deceased) Frank Garone (deceased) Rocco Pelosi Vince Pelosi (deceased)
Game information
Appearance(s)	Grand Theft Auto IV The Lost and Damned The Ballad of Gay Tony Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

The Commission is made up of the five original Cosa Nostra families in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV. The Commission is the Mafia families' means of discussing any problems between them; their meeting place is in Little Italy, Algonquin. During GTA IV, the Alderney based Pegorino Family are trying to gain a place on the Commission (by, for example, granting favors to the Pavano Family and waging a low-scale war against the Ancelotti Family), but they are apparently looked down upon by the existing five Liberty City families, and their ascension to Commission status seems unlikely, particularly after the events of GTA IV. They carry Pistols, Combat Shotguns, and SMGs, and are dangerous when fighting on the streets.

The Families

• Gambetti crime family - Led by Jon Gravelli

• Pavano crime family - Led by Mary Valvona

• Messina crime family - Led by Harvey Noto

• Lupisella crime family - Led by Mark Lupisella

• Ancelotti crime family - Led by Giovanni Ancelotti

The Rankings

• Don (Boss)
• Underboss
• Consigliere (Adviser)
• Caporegime (Captain)
• Soldato (Soldier)
• Mafia Enforcers
• Associates

Weapons

The gangs carry pistols, shotguns, submachine guns, knives and otherwise fight with their fists. The mobsters usually carry one or two weapons during gameplay, as shown in Grand Theft Auto IV, its episodes, and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Real Life Five Families

The Five Families which make up the Commission in GTA IV are based on New York City's real Five Mafia Families: The Five Families in New York City are:

• The Bonanno crime family
• The Colombo crime family
• The Gambino crime family
• The Genovese crime family
• The Lucchese crime family

The Five Families Comparison

The five Liberty City families are based on the real life Five Families in New York City, below is a list (including the Alderney/New Jersey crime family) of the GTA IV families and the real life family they are based on. This is ordered from the strongest family to the weakest family.

• Gambetti crime family - Gambino crime family
• Pavano crime family - Genovese crime family
• Messina crime family - Bonanno crime family
• Lupisella crime family - Lucchese crime family
• Ancelotti crime family - Colombo crime family
• Pegorino crime family - DeCavalcante crime family

Trivia

• The Gambetti-Ancelotti rivalry is possibly based on the Gambino-Colombo war, as they are the only two families in the New York City Commission that are not allied with each other.
• In the The Lost and Damned, before you fight them in Gang Wars, Clay will sometimes say "Let's teach those mobsters it ain't the seventies anymore".