Tightrope: Balancing a Life Between Mario Cuomo and My Brother

During a span of seven years, from 1985-1992, when Steve Villano worked with Mario Cuomo, Steve's brother Michael was at the peak of his association with John Gotti. Within days of each other in December, 1985, Gotti became the head of the Gambino Crime Family, following the murder of Paul Castellano--and Cuomo became the favorite candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States. In Tightrope, Villano shares the wrenching conflict between his family's ties ...