New York Magazine". Newyorkmetro.com. New York Media, LLC. 12 (19): 44–. May 7, 1979. ISSN 0028-7369. 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. A few key individuals during the times of the 1980s and 1990s include the Harlem kingpins of A. Faison, Rich Porter, Gangster Lou, Unique, Fritz, Ms. Tee, Chiles, Shue, and many others. Following the kingpin era, the streets saw crews that would hustle together with the likes of 112th Street No Fear, Same Gang, Red Top Crew, Yellow Top Crew, 139th and Lenox’s NFL Crew, 142nd Street Lynch (Simms brothers), and others. Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator - Ernest Muscarella". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011 . Retrieved September 5, 2010.

The Purple Gang's longtime association with Pleasant Avenue is shown in the 1993 film Carlito's Way. In the film, the titular character ( Al Pacino) refers to the gang as "The Pleasant Avenue bunch" when its members come to kill him.supervising sound editor / supervising sound editor: re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor: sound designer (30 episodes, 2019-2023)

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 of most neighborhoods within the heart of the city and surrounding areas. stunts / Stunt double: Joel marsh Garland / stunt double: Ronald Guttman / stunt performer (4 episodes, 2019-2023) Lieutenant 1974–1986 – Vincent "Fish" Cafaro (Salerno right-hand man, became a co-operating witness in 1986) [2]Bulger was not only a Bostonian mob boss, but an FBI informant who spent much of his time on the run from the feds. He would have been the top dog of the Most Wanted list, had it not been for a certain chap known as Osama bin Laden. After years underground, he was caught in 2011 at the age of 81, proving the adroit capabilities of modern crime investigators to capture octogenarians. Mafia Aliases Since New York City's revival in the late 20th century, greater Harlem has been experiencing social and economic gentrification. However, Harlem still suffers from many social problems. Large portions of the population receive a form of income support from the government, with 34.9%, 43.3%, and 46.5% of the populations of West, Central, and East Harlem receiving aid. [13] Organized crime [ edit ] 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. The Lucchese, Gambino, Bonanno and Colombo crime families, as well as the East Harlem Purple Gang prior to its dissolution