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The most prominent gangs in New York City today are the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, and MS-13. The New York iteration of the Bloods was formed in the mid-to-late 1990s by African Americans in Rikers Island jail seeking protection from the Latin Kings.5 The Crips, by some accounts, arrived in New York City in the late 1980s by way of Belize.6
Mar 29, 2024 · View all the New York City hoods of the five boroughs, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island, along with sections of North Jersey, Long Island, and Westchester County. While this map highlights New York City gangs, the map below provides much more than highlighting the current local gangs by breaking down history and other facts ...
Jul 3, 2023 · Ju Shardlow and Dylan Brzezinski. Jul 3, 2023. Mike Moy says he was a member of a gang in New York City's Chinatown. He was recruited at his school's gates and then got involved in a gang in the ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Published 2:59 PM PDT, January 4, 2022. NEW YORK (AP) — One suspected gang member was wanted for killing an 18-year-old college freshman as he ran from a bodega. Another was accused of wounding a college student while shooting at a gang rival. The Associated Press got a rare, firsthand view Tuesday as New York City police officers conducted ...
Feb 13, 2020 · A new set of documents raises questions about a New York City Department of Education gang “intervention” initiative that relies heavily on police. Alice Speri February 13 2020, 12:45 p.m.
Jun 18, 2015 · The documentary, which will be released on-demand and shown in select theaters starting on Friday in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, comes as gang violence is once again on the rise in the city ...
Aug 9, 2018 · An Oral History of New York’s Largest Gang Bust. Two years after law enforcement arrested 120 gang members in the Bronx, the community is still debating whether it made them safer.
