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The story of the New York Dead Rabbits is told, in highly fictionalized form, in Martin Scorsese's 2002 film Gangs of New York, which was partially inspired by Herbert Asbury's book Gangs of New York.
The Dead Rabbits riot was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City evolving from what was originally a small-scale street fight between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys into a citywide gang war, which occurred July 4–5, 1857.
Nov 30, 2017 · Meet the Bowery Boys, the Plug Uglies, and the Dead Rabbits, the 1800s gangs that ruled New York with an iron fist.
Feb 22, 2019 · The Dead Rabbits were a street gang in Lower Manhattan in the 1850s, whose members were mostly Irish. The were also named the “Mulberry Boys” and the “Mulberry Street Boys” by the NYPD because they did also operate along Mulberry Street in the Five Points.
Feb 6, 2018 · Much like the "Gangs of New York" film, the real Dead Rabbits feuded with Bill the Butcher and the anti-immigrant Bowery Boys for decades, ultimately coming to blows in one of New York City's worst riots.
Feb 26, 2024 · The Dead Rabbits and The Five Points Gang. Image via Miramax Films. The Dead Rabbits, whom Priest Vallon led in the film, was also a real gang made up of Irish immigrants. As detailed by...
