Just so everyone knows;
Every other Pizza shop in NYC Manhattan is called "Ray's"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray's_Pizza
They argue which was the first; but they all take the name anyway [not necessarily being the first or the same company]
Started along 6th Ave. in Greenwich Village?
No, according to Wiki it was "Little Italy"
Ray's Pizza, and its many variations such as "Ray's Original Pizza", "Famous Ray's Pizza" and "World-Famous Original Ray's Pizza", are the names of dozens of pizzerias in the New York City area that are generally completely independent (a few have multiple locations) but may have similar menus, signs, and logos. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray's_Pizza
The original "Pizza Connection" Mafia trials connected Sicilian mob with Pizza parlours and with Heroin importation.
It was the same crim group tried in Sicily under the famous "Maxi " trials
"Buscetta later appeared as a pivotal witness in the Maxi Trial in Palermo, Sicily, after the Italian court recognized and applied the U.S. grant of immunity for his testimony there."
"The prosecution in the United States was led by Louis J. Freeh " who later became head of the FBI
"Although the case established a record as the longest federal jury trial in a criminal action, the trial judge and the appellate court found that the jury was not confused or overwhelmed by the evidence, but instead conscientiously performed a close examination of the proof. "