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- The Gangs of New York (book) - The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld was 1928 non-fiction book by Herbert Asbury about New York gangs in the 19th Century, and was loosely adapted into a film by director Martin Scorsese. It details the rise and fall of gangs prior to the domination of ...
- List of historical criminals of New York City - This is a list of historical criminals of New York City including underworld figures, gang members and others from 1825 to 1920, many of whom were later the subject of Herbert Asbury's "The Gangs of New York" as well as some who were later portrayed in Martin Scorsese's 2002 film Gangs of New York.
- Gangs of New York - Gangs of New York is a 2002 film set in the middle 19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. It was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan.
- Jewish-American organized crime - ... from Eastern Europe during the late-19th and early 20th centuries, Jewish-American organized crime (sometimes referred to as the Kosher Nostra — a pun on the Italian term Cosa Nostra — Kosher Mafia, the Jewish Mob or the Jewish Mafia) emerged during the later years of the "Gangs of New York" era as Jewish gangs under gang lord Monk Eastman, whose ranks included Max "Kid Twist" Zwerbach, "Big" Jack Zelig and Vach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis, competed with Italian gang leader Paul Kelly's Five Points Gang for control of New York's underworld as the domination of ...
- Irish Mob - The Irish Mob, or Irish Mafia, is one of the oldest organized crime groups in the United States, in existence since the early 19th century. Originating in Irish American street gangs, as immortalized by author Herbert Asbury's 1926 book The Gangs of New York, the Irish Mob has appeared in most major American cities, including Boston (see The Charlestown Mob and The Winter Hill Gang), New York City (see The Westies), San Francisco, New Orleans, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Providence, Kansas City, St.