Editing Joe Profaci (section)

===Family ties===
Profaci's sons were Frank Profaci and John Profaci Sr. Frank eventually joined the Profaci crime family while John Sr. followed legitimate pursuits.<ref name=godmother>{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Joseph|title=Godmother of real estate|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/godmother_of_real_estate_rgmkj9KRuPi4gILwSpiTrI|access-date=24 October 2011|newspaper=New York Post|date=December 12, 2010}}</ref> Two of Profaci's daughters married the sons of [[Detroit Partnership]] mobsters [[William Tocco]] and [[Joseph Zerilli]].<ref name=Abadinsky />

Profaci's brother was Salvatore Profaci, who served as his ''[[consigliere]]'' for years, and is known to have been heavily into dealing of pornographic materials. One of Profaci's brothers-in-law was [[Joseph Magliocco]], who would eventually become Profaci's underboss. Profaci's niece Rosalie Profaci was married to [[Salvatore Bonanno]], the son of [[Bonanno crime family]] boss [[Joseph Bonanno]].  Profaci was the uncle of Salvatore Profaci Jr., also a member of the [[Profaci crime family]].<ref name=Abadinsky />

Rosalie Profaci offered the following description of her uncle:

<blockquote>He was a flamboyant man who smoked big cigars, drove big black [[Cadillac]]s,  and did things like buy tickets to a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] play for us cousins. But he didn't buy two or three or even four seats, he bought a whole row.<ref name=Rosenblum /> </blockquote>

Released from prison in 1921, Profaci emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City on September 4. Profaci settled in [[Chicago]], where he opened a grocery store and bakery. However, the business was unsuccessful, and in 1925, Profaci relocated to New York, where he entered the olive oil import business.<ref name=Critchley />  On September 27, 1927, Profaci became a United States citizen.<ref name=Harrell />  At some point after his move to Brooklyn, Profaci became involved with local gangs.