If they had actual headquarters, and the police knew exactly where they were, that would make them ridiculously easy to raid, on a weekly - if not daily - basis.
"I don't know how the cops found us!"
"Maybe something to do with the neon sign out front?"
"Nah, must be a snitch..."
I love how every other gang's activities are violent and scary, and then we get to the Hudson Dusters, whose mission statement just says "booze, broads, and blow."
Yeah, I think I'm joining up with the guys who can fuckin' PARTY.
Either the New York Times was getting bad information or youth gangs of that period had ruthlessly Camp sense of humor. Half of these names could have been titles of a John Waters film.
What ideological schism occurred for there to be three Bachelors. And why Latin Secret? Were they not supposed to exist? Did the other Bachelors not know about them? And T and T? I want a historical accounting.
Bnai Zaken it seems were “Black Hebrew Israelites” (the ones who believe that Jews are fake but African Americans are true Jews, and thus are often violent about it)
There’s this Thanksgiving Day gathering of old gentlemen of the neighborhood where they bring a grill to a busy street corner and act like it’s their VFW post or something. I gotta ask them if they’re old Black Hands.
Brilliant. I wonder how many arguments there were over who could have which name "You can't be the Phantom Lords, we're the Phantom Lords. We've copyrighted it and everything"
Both in roughly the same areas “you can’t be the outlaws, we were the outlaws first, see what the Latin secret bachelors did, do something like that” “no, you do that” cue west side story style dance rumble
Do you think the Secret Latin Bachelors are secretly Latin or secretly Bachelors? I figure it's the first one, because otherwise they'd be the Latin Secret Bachelors.
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- Me and the other T&T Brothers, c. 1979
Long story.
Let's just say it was best to stay clear.
"I don't know how the cops found us!"
"Maybe something to do with the neon sign out front?"
"Nah, must be a snitch..."
https://youtu.be/ZnXIM3yPhw4
Yeah, I think I'm joining up with the guys who can fuckin' PARTY.
Also, in Chicago we had a prominent gang called "The Almighty Gaylords Nation" as recently as the 90s lol
Mongo: Mongo like Outlaws
"Which one? The Lexington Avenue one? Or the Fulton Street one?"
The feeling when you get when you join a gang, and discover it's known for sharing the name of another gang.
Fights between the two must have been really *vicious*.
Tomahawks rule.
Signed,
The Tomahawks.
(and not just cause I used to live there)
Asking for a friend. 🤭
Inc??!!
They’ve sold out & gone corporate!
https://www.kjcgames.com/crime/index.php