PAUL VARIO - The Real King of JFK Airport & Avenue D
Fireside chat with Cage by Bill Muise
S1 · E61
Aug 14, 2026
11:05
Episode notes
He made $25,000 a day out of a junkyard trailer.
This is the real Paul Vario.
The man who turned truck hijacking into a corporation.
Who owned JFK Airport through the unions.
Who had an affair with Henry's wife.
And who signed Tommy's death warrant.
The calm in the movie. The monster in Canarsie.
Keywords
Paul Vario, Goodfellas real story, Avenue D, JFK airport hijacking, Lucchese crime family, Henry Hill, Jimmy Burke, Operation Gold Bug