A map of Brooklyn gangs in 1974

[Kwabena]

So The Warriors (film) was accurate. Gangs with names sounding like superhero groups

 

[How Sway?]

Dude with the gun: +

Other dude:

if social media was around back then it'd be even worse lol

 

[Kwabena]

The names funny but real talk, you wouldn't wanna mess with these dudes

 

[KalKal]

Yall corny fakkit new age nikkas in the thread making fun of the names wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes back then.

Why the Jolly Stompers not on that list tho?

I did a google search on some of the "weirder" sounding names and found an archived article from 1974 that's probably part of the same series as the map in the original post

Gangs Terrorizing Brooklyn Merchants

According to Sgt. Lords De Franza of the 71st Precinct, “the main gangs ripping off the merchants” are the Jolly Stompers and the Tomahawks, whose control extends from Crown Heights into Bedford‐Stuyvesant and East New York. Both are de scribed by Lieutenant Conroy as “the two meanest gangs in Brooklyn, the two gangs looking most to develop a bad reputation.”

Reading through this article actually makes it seem like "The Warriors" was closer to reality than I ever would have suspected, back in the era I was born.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

86, at Brooklyn Tech HS

Wow lol

 

[UberEatsDriver]

NYers, are most of those areas still gang infested?

Brownsville is for sure!

 

[Billy Ocean]

18 Homoside Laws

Founded by @BrothaZay pops.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Why are black people on this thread shocked that African Americans back in the 70s still have a southern accent?

Even today in 2018 you got African americans in nyc that still have a southern twist in their words.

West Indians and Africans on the other hand do not have to that.

That’s one of my best tactics in figuring out which American black in NYC is AA or a child of an immigrant. The accent. M

I do think this current generation of AAs in NYC might be clear of the southern twist in their words tho.

 

[William Heavy]

OG latin kingz..

These are Chicago Kings. Chicago gangs were the ones that used to wear varsity sweaters back in the day.

 

[Brer Dog]

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[ZoeGod]

86, at Brooklyn Tech HS

And when shyt got thick, we still manage to stick
Doing crimes wit decepticons up inside of the times
Help me at times, and keep our minds organize
So our knees won't bend, for the enemy


-Steele

Smif n Wessun is the quintessential Brooklyn rap group along with the whole Boot Camp Clik.

 

[UpAndComing]

NYC dudes don’t even have masculine voices like this anymore. These a$$holes really putting shyt in the water.

So you just say random shyt and hope it sticks?

 

[jackson35]

I did a google search on some of the "weirder" sounding names and found an archived article from 1974 that's probably part of the same series as the map in the original post

Gangs Terrorizing Brooklyn Merchants



Reading through this article actually makes it seem like "The Warriors" was closer to reality than I ever would have suspected, back in the era I was born.

the ny times is not a good sources when we are on the subjects of gangs

 

[Cabbage Patch]

this pic is the chicago LKs in the 70's

i dont think NY had kings yet in the 70s

Those are full on afros. Why afros assaulting limp hair latin?

 

[DA_LURKA]

Highland Park looked so desolate in this movie.