text: Zaccaro's business associations have also created controversy. During the 1984 campaign, Zaccaro was revealed to be the owner of a property rented by pornography tycoon and reputed organized crime figure Robert DiBernardo, although much of the media minimized their coverage of the matter, and law enforcement officials downplayed the allegations. These stories and the couple's finances again became a damaging issue during Ferraro's 1992 Senate Democratic primary campaign. She entered that campaign as the front-runner, and lost by a close margin in a bitter contest.
  Zaccaro was not an issue in the 1998 Senate Democratic primary campaign. That was a campaign in which Ferraro also lost, ending her career in electoral politics.
  Subsequent activity
  P. Zaccaro Co., Inc. continues as a third-generation, privately held real estate investment, development, and management firm that specializes in Manhattan. As principal for over 50 years, Zaccaro has been involved in every aspect of the real estate industry as a manager, broker, developer, or principal. Some of his past clients are the Emigrant Savings Bank, Bowery Savings Bank, and New York University. Zaccaro now works with his son, John Jr., a licensed attorney and real estate broker. The firm's deals have sometimes been valued into the tens of millions of dollars and involved other New York real estate figures such as Jared Kushner.
  Zaccaro has been appointed as a trustee in bankruptcy by the courts of New York, Queens, and Kings Counties. Zaccaro has also served as a trustee at various independent schools in the city, including Saint David's School and Convent of the Sacred Heart. He is currently a member of the board of directors of his co-op where he resides.