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Gangs of New York
New York City
• 5 Boroughs– Manhattan (1)– Brooklyn (2)– Queens (3)– Bronx (4)– Staten Island (5)
The South Bronx
• 1950s – middle class communities - white, black, Irish, Jewish,
Peurto Rican• Robert Moses – Cross-Bronx Expressway
- Exodus from the South Bronx
The South Bronx• 1970s – Slumlords - Burning apartment buildings
- Insurance $ - Abandonment
The South Bronx• 1950-1970: Over 750,000 left the South Bronx• 600,000 lost jobs• Youth unemployment: 60-80%• Drug addicts – Heroin, Crack• Development of gangs
Bronx Gangs
• Savage Skulls• Black Spades• Savage Nomads• Ghetto Brothers• Seven Immortals• Roman Kings
Outlaws
• Community protection – junkies/burglars• Doing police dirty work• Violence – Gang wars (between clubs)
Gang Initiations
• Savage Skulls – Russian Roulette• Other gangs - Apache Line
Movies
Block Parties
• Summer – food, music, community building• Music – turntables – Power: street lamps• Dancing – Disco/funk, Latino
Afrika Bambaataa
• Member of Black Spades• 1971 – Peace pact between
gangs• Formation of the Universal
Zulu Nation• Zulu Kingz – Bboys• Pioneer of Hip Hop• DJ (more to come)
Rocking/Uprocking• Apache Line• Latin/disco/funk influences• Jerks/Burns – humiliate opponent• Gang members would rock• Battles led to fights