In the song " Ghetto Qu'ran" rapper 50 Cent mentions several drug dealing figures in his neighborhood, including the notorious Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff. It is believed that this song led to the murder of Jam Master Jay and the shooting of 50 Cent himself. Powell’s legal troubles began following his 1962 European vacation with a beauty queen, his receptionist and a female counsel for Education and Labor. Powell was accused of misusing public funds to take trips abroad. Legal battles regarding slander ensued and Powell avoided court dates and spent more time living in Florida. In 1967 the House Democratic Caucus removed Powell as chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee. Giuseppe "the Clutch Hand" Morello ( Capo di tutti capi from 1898–1909 until he was imprisoned on counterfeiting charges) However, the slums that birthed this era of New York gangs started to slowly turn a corner after photographer Jacob Riis laid their desolation bare in his famous 1890 book How The Other Half Lives, which exposed the living conditions in the city's worst areas like never before. The book ultimately helped prompt city officials to institute reforms intended to rid New York City of the "hot-bed of infamy" that areas like the Five Points had become due to decades of neglect.

Matthews savored his success to the fullest, enjoying the high life and living it up with luxury cars, huge fur coats, and trips to Las Vegas where he was treated like a king. His visits to Sin City were not just for pleasure, however. Over the years, Matthews had made frequent trips to Las Vegas, carrying suitcases full of cash to secretly launder at the casinos for a fee.Lieutenant 1974–1986 – Vincent "Fish" Cafaro (Salerno right-hand man, became a co-operating witness in 1986) [2] Find sources: "Stephanie St. Clair"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The Commission did not prevent all gang wars, but it lessened their frequency and intensity by making crime families think hard before going to war: an aggressor family could find itself at war with the Commission and all its firepower. That gave all families a strong incentive to negotiate. When wars did erupt, the Commission often ended them by murdering the offending leaders. One factor in this decline has been the efforts of community organizations to provide young people with positive alternatives to gang involvement. Programs like after-school activities, mentorship programs, and job training initiatives have helped to steer young people away from the lure of the streets and toward more productive pursuits. By providing a sense of belonging, purpose, and hope for the future, these programs have helped to reduce the appeal of gangs and prevent young people from getting involved in criminal activity.

Acting 2003 – Arthur "Artie" Nigro (became street boss in 2003; released from prison in 2010. Sentenced to life in prison in 2015) [9] [14] [15] [16] Lucas was a hands-on drug dealer. He would dress up like a bum and sit in an old beat-up car by his drug corners to make sure his product—a potent brand of heroin with the street name Blue Magic—was getting sold and that no one was stealing from him. However, Johnson was also known for being a gentleman who was always willing to help out the less fortunate members of his community. In addition, he garnered a reputation as a fashionable man about town who rubbed elbows with celebrities like Billie Holiday and Sugar Ray Robinson.For this project, I set out to see what has become of some of the most notorious settings for wise guy activity in the city. New York's past has been shaped by the ebb and flow of new immigrants arriving and mixing with, then replacing, the ones who came before. Every neighborhood has layers of that history, buried beneath the newest construction project or the renamed, gentrified neighborhood. Ellsworth Raymond 'Bumpy' Johnson - On this day..." dayshistory.wordpress.com . Retrieved 5 April 2018. Raab, Selwyn. The Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of American Most Powerful Mafia Empires. New York, St. Martins Press, 2005. Jean-Pierre Melville’s adaptation of a José Giovanni novel opens a window on to the French underworld: its loyalties, networking (the mysterious Orloff) and louche nightclubs with dancing girls. Lino Ventura, never better, stars as Gu, who escapes from prison and takes on the proverbial “one last job” down in Marseille. 14. Eastern Promises (2007) Law enforcement speculated that during the late 1970s, the Purple Gang developed a relationship with Nicaraguan drug dealers, trading firearms for drugs. [1] The firearms were apparently sent to Latin American narcoterrorists through connections in Florida in exchange for smuggled drugs. [2] The Purple Gang was also suspected of having ties to the Cuban Mafia in Florida. [5]

In the 1984 film The Cotton Club, Laurence Fishburne plays a character based on Bumpy Johnson, "Bumpy Rhodes". [18] [14] At the height of its power, the Council was estimated to be generating tens of millions of dollars in revenue each year. The group was able to maintain its control over the drug trade in Harlem through a combination of intimidation, violence, and corruption. Malcolm X (Nigél Thatch) approaches Johnson to help him clean up the streets after the Italian mob has inundated Harlem with heroin. With Johnson’s guns and Malcolm X’s soldiers from the Nation of Islam, the pair take on the Genovese family to regain control of Harlem. She immigrated to the United States from Montreal, arriving in New York in 1912. [7] [8] She used the long voyage and subsequent quarantine to learn English. In Harlem she fell in love with a small-time crook, Duke, who soon tried to prostitute her but was shot in a fight between gangs. After four months, she decided to start her own business, selling controlled drugs with the help of her new boyfriend, Ed. [ citation needed] Much of this speculation about St. Clair's early life is derived from a biographical novel, Madame St-Clair, Reine de Harlem, by Martinican author Raphaël Confiant (available in English translation as Madam St. Clair, Queen of Harlem).

Lucas was an all-around bad guy who helped fuel the heroin plague in New York that killed thousands of young people and, when he was busted, turned on all his friends to cut down his prison sentence. The Harlem number houses then went to Jewish gangster Dutch Schultz for a loan. Schultz, who saw the end coming for Prohibition and bootleg booze, bailed them out in exchange for control of the game. Anthony Loria, Sr., a longtime partner of Vincent Papa who masterminded the "Who Stole The French Connection" corruption scandal, was born and raised on Pleasant Avenue. [ citation needed] This scheme involved corrupt NYPD and law officials who allowed the drug lords to steal an estimated 70 million dollars of narcotics from the NYPD property room at 400 Broome Street in the late 1960s and early 1970s. [ citation needed] But Malcolm X soon decided that he shouldn’t be associating with a known criminal like Bumpy Johnson and had him ask his guards to stand down. Just weeks later, Malcolm X was assassinated by his enemies in Harlem. A confederate folk hero of the 19th century, James was often likened to Robin Hood in his tendency to steal only from banks and trains where the undeservedly wealthy kept their money, often turning much of his profit over to individuals suffering under the yoke of poverty and financial exploitation. Many in the 99% would love to see him reincarnated. Gangster names

visual effects executive producer / VFX Executive Producer / vfx executive producer (9 episodes, 2021-2023) An empty storefront with a for-rent sign 7506 13th Avenue, in Dyker Heights, is all that's left of the Wimpy Boys Social Club, the 1980s-era headquarters for the Colombo capo Gregory Scarpa, who probably chose that name as an inside joke. Even amongst a fraternity of killers, Scarpa was known as the "Grim Reaper" for his willingness to resort to violence.The Five Points was soon systematically torn down and rebuilt, with the city introducing missionary houses throughout the area, the Bowery Mission being the most famous.