Comments about gang war

There are 88 comments about "gang war"

Watcher: Ultimately, those in the life will either die from it, be maimed out of it, or survive it after a fashion to continue it and spread it and it's culture of drugs, death and chaos. To......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

ED: My family and I lived at 103 Stockholm Street from 1944-1959. I went to PS 74, JHS57,and Brooklyn Tech. Bushwick back then had its good and bad. Alot of fun for kids. However, the Bonnanno......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Nita: Thank you for letting everyone know that there's more to Newark than just the shooting and the gangs.There are a lot of us out here that are so unaware of the history of Newark. The......

in response to: The Old Essex County Jail Complex by Peter

Lavette1: I rather live in E.O, Than Nwk. I lived in newark all my life. Until I was carjacked at gunpoint. The boy wasn't even 18 yrs old. I felt so violated. I could not believe......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

PippyPonyTail: Lived in Fort Greene Brooklyn for 20 years and was flat in the middle of the gang wars that took the life of Killer Ben. Let's not forget the lives lost by his hand......

in response to: A Cut Above the Rest by Peter

outside observer : Wandered into the Maple Leaf one night. Some wench named Kim does the Karaoke there with some guy who likes to show the crack of his ass and take his shirt off(I doubt he showers......

in response to: Toronto Dive Bars by JayEastsider

Humboldt1: Real Talk, You forget that these "soft ass yuppies" have the power of the police behind them as it is these yuppies who pay taxes that support the police salaries. It is much better to......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Barbara Ehrentreu (Levine): I'm so happy that I got on this site! I went to PS 167 from 1950-1956 and JHS210 from 1956-1958. I graduated from the 6th grade and was in the SP there. I remember the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Janet: I went to 210 in the late 40's and graduated in 1949. From there I went to Tilden High (I believe Wingate was about to be built--and Wingate became the high school serving the St.......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Maria in Maine: For Keith Bernstein, Until I had my own children and got them through JHS did I realize what a hard transition it is for students to make the changes that are needed to become more independent......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Puerto Rican Girl: I am Puerto Rican. I was born and raised in the area, went to fancy university, and moved back into the community. I hate the gang violence, the drug dealing, and the tagging as much......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

cl: I'll add that I am black AND white, born and raised, grew up in Chicago, in Lincoln Park before it was "Lincoln Park" when Agazzi, (the corner public elementary school) was a playground of Unknowns,......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Phillip G.: I have lived in Bushwick most of my life. I moved to Bushwick when I was 3 years old when my Mom bought a building on Wilson ave and Jefferson ave in 1983. I still......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Humboldt1: Arrest Development, I have an degree in history in addition to economics and marketing and have taken several urban sociology classes. I also have an undergrad in biomedical engineering so I know a thing or......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Arrest Development: Humboldt1, what do you mean by preserving your "white" race...what is "white"...you sound like Adolf Hitler...after reading this article posted by Truth, it's obvious that you are a racist or a racialist which is fine......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Matty Paris: Roger Brown and Connie Hawkins were completely different ballplayers from very different cultures. Connie lived in a railroad flat off Franklin and Fulton Street with his mother and brother. She did maid work. He played......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: Well Tom, something as big and easily visible as this would require either ladders or most likely {scaffolding}. I would definitely say the {toon graf} {mural} is a {commissioned piece}. The building is a hangout for......

in response to: Montreal Noise: Saint-Laurent 2 by EvilGentleman

anon (modemcable119.252-59-74.mc.videotron.ca): Well Tom, something as big and easily visible as this would require either ladders or most likely {scaffolding}. I would definitely say the {toon graf} {mural} is a {commissioned piece}. The building is a hangout for......

in response to: Montreal Noise: Saint-Laurent 2 by EvilGentleman

Richie Rubin: Allan,Howard;`da Pit'was`PigTown'gang's hdqtrs as was`York Diner' across Lefferts ave.from`White Castle'great Pizza joint next door to`basement'Pit'.free Pizza when B'klyn Dodgers won series in`55, & some deli's gave away franks & knishes!,what a day!remember `Happy Felton's Knothole Gang'?[on tv before games]Kids......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Richie Rubin: Allan;yep,I also played in Lincoln Terrace pk[base/basket/softball, w/guys from your blk & general`hood[even played in a`Blackhawks vs Pigtown'football game..`rough tackle'..many of US got hurt!but it fended off a`gangwar'& WE shook hands & went to `White Castle'for .10 cent burgers......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Richie Rubin: ALLAN,Yep,dem daze are gone..4-ever! & I had:both albums `Paragons meet the Jesters' &`Rumble'then Link Wray came out w/an instumental:`Rumble'all in mid`50's,sure there were`gangs'in our`hood[mostly in Albany & Kingsboro projects & many members went to P.S.167..I knew a few,but there......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

hobson: yeah in parts of essex county life is like that.. newark is getting calmer, and the smaller cities like e.o., and orange, and especially irvington are getting worse and worse. just clowns with no common......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Humboldt1: I am one of those yuppies moving in and buying up property. I see real opportunity in areas like Humboldt Park and Logan Square. Now, I live in Humboldt Park in an apartment......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

jsmooth: Reply to OPEN YOUR EYES... I thought that your response made complete sense and that you are right in many aspects of your comments and if my response seemed to come off racial than I apollogize.......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Skip: I remember being an idiot while in the Navy stationed in Chicago in 1995 and driving through Cabrini at 1A.M just because my friend had an obsession with "The Hood." He flashed some fake gang......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

LUCKY: hairsy ......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Brushman: does anyone know of anyone that is still around from Howard and Ontario ? The old HnO gang ? ...

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

anon (itsc083.itsnpt.com): East Orange is only an address. It's the people who are the products of young parents who have little education and poor parenting skills that have made the places in East Orange unsafe. ......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Mike: Brothel owner asks to suppress evidence By BEN NEARY • Associated Press Writer • January 15, 2008 * Post a Comment * Recommend * Print this page * E-mail this article * Share this article: * Del.icio.us * Facebook * Digg * Reddit * Newsvine * What’s......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by Peter

Mike: Hells Angels member arrested on assault charges Hybrid Apr 11, 2008 12:29 PM (3 hrs ago) by Staff, The Examiner SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News)- A Pacifica member of the Hells Angels was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assaulting......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by Peter

D.B.: Whats good people i`m back again just tryin to put down some of the negativity to pay hommage to some of the friends and family who are no longer here and most who......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

skip: art has always been about expression, and this is why most graffiti is plain vandalism.writing a tag and some crew under it has no expression.there are a few graffiti artists that used/use expression. heres......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by Peter

Larry: My town used to be okay. . . but now it is swarming with illegal immigrants and criminal activity. The town next to us has even more illegal immigrants. For the most part it is......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

westerlydem: I think it is absolutely unacceptable that the police and other law enforcement were "afraid" to go there to answer calls, and effectively let this gang warfare and mayham continue. THat anyone should be......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

anon (ppp-69-219-38-192.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net): Thats so true sb people should not go by every thing that they read and every thing you said is true, when ever the gangs was in war they will tell every one to get......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Skip: I remember being an idiot while in the Navy stationed in Chicago in 1995 and driving through Cabrini at 1A.M just because my friend had an obsession with "The Hood." He flashed some fake gang......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

jamal: I remember the Henry Horner projects very well. I never lived in any of them but lived one block away on Warren Blvd. near Damen. I remember as a little boy when they were......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

brando: Ive lived in HP for 5 years and love many things about the Hood, like being so close to wicker Park and paying alot less rent. ., but I have never been able to understand......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

HushUp: Oh, and by the way, that list was only about 25 companies; and of those 25 they are employing over 10,000 people around here. Excuse me, they aren't all manufacturing companies, but I happen......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

D.Bennet-lived in 1943 apt 606: I grew up in the Henry Horner Holmes a.k.a. the Hornets i live in 1943 4 trey i also grew up with pharoah and laffy and that movie portrayed them as innocent fun loving children......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

EvilGentleman: I dunno how terrorism is supposed to be stopped by more guns. If the terrorists are deterred by machine guns on USCG boats, then they are pretty lame terrorists. Fact is, America and Canada are......

in response to: Did You Bring Protection ? by joey

Myeisha: I received the book "There Are No Children Here" two years ago for a birthday gift and I've read it numerous times since them. I try to picture the way things were in my......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Xavi: I live in Humboldt Park, in the Paseo Boricua commercial strip. Reading through most of these comments, I have this to write: In order to understand the state of Humboldt Park and the Puerto Rican......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Lakim: I'm from brooklyn born and raised straight outta the section of East New York it's one of the the worst sections in brooklyn we had bloods, crips, latin kings exc. And it was broken down......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Cay: Not scaremongering... God knows NYC is scary enough. But I'm just saying its not enough to be very careful, its not enough to just "be aware of your surroundings at all times." Had one......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

jack: iman you sound like a smart kid, in the 50's in brooklyn there were little street gangs on every other corner. a gang then were just a group, a clan, kids from down the......

in response to: But There Is No Other Door for the over 50 Year Old Gang by jack

BDweller: My friend Mike graduated from JHS 111 in the early seventies. It had already acquired a rough reputation by then, as I recall. Like Pierre said, the gang/thug threat was present. All......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

I am Puerto Rican, and Really Angry at your Lack of Concern and Knowledge:: I agree with you Rich. I would love to live in a world where people can coexist peacefully along side one another. All I am saying is that most people make generalizations of people based......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

The Chi-ster: We need to see the bigger picture here. Its almost heartbreaking to see people of a common struggle wasting time and lives with petty arguments. I am boricua, I stayed on Kedzie and......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Beadle and Tatum: http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1a.jpg Its a hand written rambling note about the Sex Pistols calling the mueseum a "piss stain". There was some pettitioning and a USA today poll that helped locate the hall. I did some research, this is the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

JNJ: "I was running in Humboldt Park the other day, as I have for a few years, when 2 Puerto Rican 17ish year olds rammed their bicycles into me. I stepped to them, as it were,......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

don't worry about it!: Coney Island is the safest neiborhood in brooklyn. I lived here for all my 15yrs and it's great. I go by myself alot of places and never had a problum. about the gangs their wannabes.......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

shelia/neworleans: OK THE OLD WAY OF LIVING IS OVER. IT IS; SO... HATE ME IF YOU MUST. HOW MANY YEARS HAVE THEY BEEN TALKING ABOUT TEARING DOWN THE PROJECTS AND PUTTING UP CONDOS? HOW LONG WAS......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Grange: Evil , I suprised by you , Didnt the hells angels and the rock machine have a turf war in the montreal a while back ? Seems to me some kid got blown up and......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by Peter

Mtv: Cabrini green was pretty bad,especially in the 1970s and 1990s gang wars between the Vice Lords and Mickey cobras.Except in about 20 years the new cabrini green we call now will just be the same......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

anon (c-69-249-66-117.hsd1.nj.comcast.net): Pat: I heard stories of Plum Beach from my family. who said they could only get to and from it in their Model T at low tide. My grandparents (2nd generation), father (born 1910)......

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

Lawrence: I was born In Chicago. I'm of Mexican decent. Today all the gangs are ruining the city. They are killing each other over turfs. What the hell is a turf? Don't come in this neighborhood......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

EvilGentleman: So sad, that some people really think that in order to achieve "respect", they must develop relationships with others based solely on the need to feel superior through violence. Meanwhile, the "loser" kids that they......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Lucky: I was recently in Chicago with my 17 year old daughter so she could visit a few colleges there. I had never been to Chicago nor had I ever heard of Cabrini Green. We stayed......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

jeeff: elicar - how about the reservations up north where people continue to be stuck without clean drinking water and reliable infrastructure? how about the saskatoon police (to name only one notorious department)? the amount......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

anon (nytgate05.nytimes.com): I been back and forth between E O and Newark in the early 80's. No matter if you live on N. Maple or Renshaw...if you're from Nutley or some shit like that...If they......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

torontofreelance: So stupid, You guys worry about killing each other. I will take care of my family and create a bright wealthy future. No one cares. The "troubles" are ignored by most clever......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Irish Mike: I'm an Irishman born and bred. I lived in the USA for five years in the eighties and for ten in England. I later lived in Japan and Korea and now call China home. So......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

LOL: The illest gang war ever in Humboldt park: Almighty Crazy Gay Latin Kings (Saying : Dicks up, Asses down) vs. Insane Cocksucker Gangster Nation (Saying: All Cocks in our mouths!) Here’s what happened one night in the......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Staci: Wow. This blog is great. I'm a resident of Humboldt Park for two years now and just signed my lease for another year. I don't have a lot of time right this......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

EvilGentleman: Near Rigaud there is also a place where you can climb and zip along on pulleys between the trees called Arbraska [[http://www.arbraska.com]]. I was there on Sept 25, 2005, and I found it to be......

in response to: Beautiful Reminders of Yesteryears by Elicar

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I actually think it was the infamous '34th gang forever' tag that was buffed to make way for the dollar sign. Because I just can't find it. People here are very territorial, and I......

in response to: Hi Hi Hi Hi :) by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

EvilGentleman: Well, I have gotten some rest and have done a little catching up on what was posted here while I was away. I am coming to the realization here that no matter what somone posts,......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jack: peter, you awaken many memories when you mention coney and stillwell. i grew up in 50's gravesend. my family moved from bay 13th and bath to gravesend. i walked many times from......

in response to: Brooding and Almost Disappearing, in Color by joey

anon (p54BCF8D1.dip.t-dialin.net): hallo!gr eat! MfGjan hiltbrunner Betreff: ist zwar nicht neu a- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --- Von: "jan hiltbrunner" aber neu auf dem netz!das manifest des weltfriedens das dreipunkte programm dazu Datum: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:53:06 +0100 (MET) das manifest des weltfriedens das dreipunkte......

in response to: DECEMBER subWAY by ram51@japan.com

anon (external47-162.cps.k12.il.us): what do you think about the MLDZ and LATINKINGS gang war going on right now...

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

J.J. From a Puerto Rican brother: I'm not writing this to judge or criticize anyone. Just to try to open a little conscience on la raza Latina. Mi gente, how can you speak of love when you talk everyone else down.......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Open your eyes a little wider: This forum definitely is an interesting one. I just want to let people who read this forum know something though. I had written a post on the 30th of October and submitted it......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Ashamed of all!!: I just want to say that everyhting I have read here, has made me very ashamed.. I'm glad that they are imporving Humboldt Park, weather its through whites moving in or not.. Because all......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Whites in HP: I am white and have been living in HP for two years and I have not had one issue. I have seen others duke it out or get shot but that is because of the......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Confused to Nikki: Nikki - be worried, but also understand that the majority of folks in the neighborhood would wish this gang stuff would go away. Be worried but be smart, do not go out past 11. Get......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

benrox: Alright - I've read a good amount of these posts. Let me start off by saying that I am white. I've been living in "the hood" my whole life. I don't live in Humboldt Park,......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: babelfish tells me (in really fractured english): manifest/listovka/zaveshchaniye/ob"yavleniye/anketa (necessary to emphasize) Explaining everything and simultaneously questioning WHY! you this make vyaloradikal'naya anarkhoterroristicheskaya proyevreyskaya counterrevolutionary group, band, gang, party, force WHY! It calls to deny everything and to......

in response to: Oktyabrskaya by piranha erem

Witness...: There will always be others- people who will in a perverted fashion misuse the fabrics & the dynamics of a society. The ills of a society will always look "attractive", "alluring", and "inviting" to those......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Seeking a Future: Hey everyone, I grew up in HP, left for several years and have returned. We are who we choose to be. The opportunities are there. I agree some of us Latin Americans......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

cafeconleche: This is in regards to Reality's take on what is happening in HP. People...its called regentrification. Its been happeingin since I was a student at Clemente...WHite people Do have a chioice! The......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: i agree re: the gang culture. one thing to remember is that many of the opinions stated in this thread are from random people who surfed in via google, and simply left their argumentative two-cents without......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Fredrik-Sweden: Haha, I guess there are certain points of views that must be strightened out, right!? Anyway, even over here in Sweden we have problems when it comes to gang rivalty (do you spell it like......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: random fact: penicillin isnt completely metabolized by the body when it is taken to ward off infection. actually, a large majority of it is excreted in the piss... well, in ww1, when such antibiotics were a......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Jonny.B: Fuck all u warm bklooded mufuckas 6lue veins run through my mufucken bkody. A cold bklooded slobk killa til da end! Fuck u mean scuddy scud! Southside G til I mufucken die ya huuurrdd me.D-6lock......

in response to: Crip/Blood Graffiti: Washington Heights by anon

from snopes.com: Legend: Old running shoes hanging from trees and power lines are 'gang signs.' Origins: All across the United States, you'll encounter discarded shoes hanging from wires, poles, and trees. Theories as to......

in response to: Shoes by Peter

Skiz: What up Troop i'm chilling in newark gang banging T.G.M flag hanging.We banging all the way from Newark to East Orange to Brooklyn n.y . Troop out. T.G.M T.G.M = THE GORILLA MAFIA T.G.M ...

in response to: Blood Graffiti by anon

Mike: What$ poping 5'$ up 6 droping . I'm out here in Newark N.J on South Orange Ave off of Smith st with that red flag 93 Blood gang all day.cK all day Bloodz rule the......

in response to: Blood Graffiti by anon