A little backstory on the reporter threatened by a congressman

Rep. Grimm couldn't intimidate Scotto (Click on this heading to read more)

By Richard Johnson
January 29, 2014 | 6:35pm
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Rep. Michael Grimm didn't know whom he was dealing with on Tuesday when he threatened to throw NY1 reporter Michael Scotto off the US Capitol balcony and "break you in half. Like a boy."
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The journalist is related to Anthony Scotto, former head of the Brooklyn longshoremen's union and a former boss in the Gambino crime family.
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"Michael is a tough reporter, and in true Scotto fashion, he's not easily intimidated!" "Good Day New York" host Rosanna Scotto, Michael's cousin and Anthony's daughter, told me.