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May 24, 2012
"Depraved Sex Fiend" Jeffrey Ritter Will Get Out Of Prison Some Day. Meanwhile, "Rape Cop" Michael Pena Will Die Behind Bars
A Brooklyn perv -- who's been referred to in the mainstream media as a "tattoo freak," a "beefy beast," a "twisted perv," and a "depraved sex fiend" because he sexually assaulted an 85-year-old woman -- eventually will get out of prison, which is absolutely ridiculous considering his lengthy rap she ... More >>
Blogs
May 22, 2012
Netas Gangsters "Boobie," "J-Live," And "Lae" Charged In 2004 Shotgun Murders
Three members of the Netas, a street gang that's found its way from the prisons of Puerto Rico to the streets of New York, have been indicted on murder charges in the 2004 shotgun slayings of two rival gangsters.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the three gangsters -- Alvaro Cabral, a.k.a. "B ... More >>
News
May 9, 2012
Rikers Violence: Out Of Control
Shocking images back up what we've been reporting for years: New York City's jails are houses of horror
Blogs
April 24, 2012
MS-13 Gangster Carlos "Silencio" Ortega Indicted For Attempted Murder Of Voice Source, Murder Of Two Others
The MS-13 gangster who admitted to shooting one of our sources in the head -- and fatally shooting one of his friends -- was formally indicted today by a federal grand jury. Additionally, Carlos "Silencio" Ortega, 22, was indicted in the machete-to-the-face murder of a fellow MS-13 gangster who refu ... More >>
News
April 4, 2012
How One Man Survived to Testify Against a Machete Killer
Witness against MS-13
Blogs
March 27, 2012
MS-13 Gangster "Silencio" Earns High Marks For Gang-Name Mystique, Low Marks For Getting Away With Murder
We're not going to venture to guess what an alleged MS-13 gang member has to do to earn the name "Silencio," but we'll give credit where credit is due: it's a badass friggin' gang name.Unfortunately for "Silencio," a.k.a. Carlos Ortega, 22, his badass gang name probably isn't going to get him off ... More >>
Film
October 26, 2011
Night and the City: Walter Hill on The Warriors and The Driver
Sucker for the underbelly of urban life
Blogs
June 19, 2011
"Very Crispy Gangsters" Suspected in East New York Shooting
Donzell Rogers, slain at a "Freaky Friday" party.The shooting at a house party in Brooklyn Friday night that killed one man and injured eight is suspected to be gang-related. Specifically a gang called the "Very Crispy Gangsters," which is a real name for a real gang. It would be almost funny if ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2011
Today in El Diario: Gang Gal Gets 5 Years
Gangster's ex girl might get 5 years in slammer Puerto Rico's federal prosecutor is trying to get Leavy Nin Batista, ex-wife of a gang boss, a 5-year jail sentence for criminal dealings, the Spanish-language daily reports. Nin Batista would also get a chance at parole, as part of a plea de ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
Today in El Diario: Roving Youth on the Rise!
Adults worry about roving bands of violent youth City officials met Wednesday to combat adolescent bullying and gangs, the Spanish-language daily reports. Teachers, social workers, police officers, lawyers, and social organizations voiced their concerns in a conference, where they explain ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 23, 2011
Smith Westerns
Adults worry about roving bands of violent youth City officials met Wednesday to combat adolescent bullying and gangs, the Spanish-language daily reports. Teachers, social workers, police officers, lawyers, and social organizations voiced their concerns in a conference, where they explain ... More >>
News
January 26, 2011
Zaire Paige Not Only Played a Movie Killer, He Became One in Real Life.
This is how he squandered his big chance to go straight.
Blogs
January 25, 2011
Battle of the Gangster Nicknames: Italians Trounce Blacks
Vincent "No Good" YoungDon't count out the Mafia. Tom Robbins gives a sobering appraisal of why the Italian-American gangsters are more than just pop-culture figures. But they're also pretty potent pop-culture pricks. Gangs of other colors and races are also dangerous, but Joe Coscarelli's list of ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2010
Cops Nab Another Gang Suspect in Bronx Gay-Bashing
Police have arrested an eleventh suspect in a case where gang members kidnapped and beat three gay men in the Bronx. Police say 26-year-old Luis Garcia is one of the ringleaders of the "Latin King Goonies" (no relation to the Latin Kings gang) who are accused of brutally abusing three gay me ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2010
Carl Paladino Gives 'Permission . . . to Hurt Gay People' — Bronx Gay Leader
Scene of the Bronx goonies' attackAfter last week's brutal gay news from up north, we caught up with Dirk McCall, executive director of the Bronx Community Pride Center (BCPC). It's also been a tough month in other ways for McCall, only the fourth of his tenure. New York State owes the BCPC more th ... More >>
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October 9, 2010
Horrors in the Bronx Cap Week of Terror for NY Gays
In just the past few days, the city has seen a gay teenager leap from the George Washington Bridge after being bullied, hosted a vigil in Washington Square Park for the rash of gay teen suicides happening around the country, and learned of gay bashings that happened in Chelsea and even in the bathro ... More >>
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October 3, 2010
Rahm Emanuel Announces Run For Chicago Mayor Via YouTube Video
Ex-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who left his post on Friday, announced Sunday via YouTube what everyone already knew: he's running for mayor of Chicago. Watch your goddamn backs, "gangbangers."
Blogs
June 10, 2010
The goofy highlights of 4 A-Team novels PLUS: Tender A-Team YouTube tributes
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. A-Team novelizations Small But Deadly Wars; When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?; Old ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2010
Bloods Gang Busted in the Bronx
Thirty-eight reputed members of the Bloods were indicted in connection with a shooting in the Bronx, racking up an array of charges including attempted murder, assault, conspiracy, drug charges and gun possession. That's pretty much gangs in a nutshell. According to NY1, 32 of the suspects ar ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2010
Dennis Hopper, Soundtrack Savant: The Unacknowledged Music Savvy Behind Easy Rider, Out of the Blue, and Colors
In the aftermath of Dennis Hopper's death this past Saturday (J. Hoberman's obit is here), tributes to the actor didn't even try to construct an easy narrative out of his chaotic life. How could they? Hopper was many things at once: the actor who pushed the "method" style way past its breakin ... More >>
News
January 12, 2010
In a Crime-Free City, How Does a Young Gangbanger Represent?
In the aftermath of Dennis Hopper's death this past Saturday (J. Hoberman's obit is here), tributes to the actor didn't even try to construct an easy narrative out of his chaotic life. How could they? Hopper was many things at once: the actor who pushed the "method" style way past its breakin ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 15, 2009
The Cool World
In the aftermath of Dennis Hopper's death this past Saturday (J. Hoberman's obit is here), tributes to the actor didn't even try to construct an easy narrative out of his chaotic life. How could they? Hopper was many things at once: the actor who pushed the "method" style way past its breakin ... More >>
News
November 19, 2008
Teen Murder at Rikers Jail
New details about the slow and painful death of a Brooklyn kid. Did guards turn a blind eye?
News
July 3, 2007
What the Jail Guard Saw
Rikers officers encourage gang violence: surprising testimony and the stats to back it up
NYC Life
June 26, 2007
The Fudgitive
Crack maker to cake baker: One sweet tale of a drug kingpin's decade on the lam
News
June 19, 2007
Gangbanger as 'Terrorist'
A 9/11 anti-terror law turns out to be handy against small-time hoods
Film
June 20, 2006
'Waist Deep'
A 9/11 anti-terror law turns out to be handy against small-time hoods
News
January 10, 2006
Mobster on a Mission
A talented mafioso who helped the FBI beat the KKK still haunts his ex-handlers
News
December 6, 2005
Tookie's Long Goodbye
Timeline of an execution, quote by quote
News
December 6, 2005
The Rules of Redemption
How could 'Tookie' Williams have convinced the Governor?
Film
August 30, 2005
'Kamikaze Girls'
How could 'Tookie' Williams have convinced the Governor?
Film
June 7, 2005
Blow Up
David LaChapelle plays his krump card with a South Central dance doc
Music
March 1, 2005
Unstoppable
Veterans look back at hip-hop's big-bang birth in the Bronx
Film
July 27, 2004
Straight Stories
In hard-edged doc, parolees struggle with life after prison
News
January 13, 2004
Gang Planks
Pols Push Tougher Policing for City's Gang Problem
News
September 9, 2003
Children Come Home to Roots
March Has Strong Words for Rap Music and Gangsta Youth
Specials
June 24, 2003
Letters
March Has Strong Words for Rap Music and Gangsta Youth
News
August 27, 2002
Aristide's Tinderbox
Haitian Militants Losing Faith in President’s Promise of Reform
Music
May 21, 2002
LAPD Incident Report
Haitian Militants Losing Faith in President’s Promise of Reform
News
February 13, 2001
Big Bad Wolf
Anthony Jones Upholds the Legend of Puff Daddy’s Bodyguard
News
January 16, 2001
Confessions of a Gangsta Rapper
Murder, Robbery, Police Brutality, Hip Hop, and Other Tales From a Pioneer of the Crips Gang in New York
News
December 12, 2000
Roaming Rikers
Stun Shields, Stray Cats, Buck-Fifties, Boofing: The Top Brass’s Tour of America’s Largest Penal Colony
News
December 12, 2000
Roaming Rikers
Stun Shields, Stray Cats, Buck-Fifties, Boofing: The Top Brass’s Tour of America’s Largest Penal Colony
News
December 12, 2000
Roaming Rikers
Stun Shields, Stray Cats, Buck-Fifties, Boofing: The Top Brass’s Tour of America’s Largest Penal Colony
News
May 23, 2000
Wu-Tang Clan is Sumthing ta Fuck Wit
The World-Famous Staten Island Hip-Hop Collective Has a Government Informer Working Within Its Ranks; at the Same Time, the Group Is Being Investigated by the Feds for Gunrunning. Coincidence?
Film
April 11, 2000
Pulp Friction
The World-Famous Staten Island Hip-Hop Collective Has a Government Informer Working Within Its Ranks; at the Same Time, the Group Is Being Investigated by the Feds for Gunrunning. Coincidence?
News
March 28, 2000
The Night Shift
Undercover in New York’s 'Compton East'
Books
August 24, 1999
New York’s Mean Streets
Undercover in New York’s 'Compton East'
News
March 2, 1999
Raising Patrick Bailey
The painful journey for justice for an unsung victim of alleged police brutality
News
January 12, 1999
Murder on a Liquor High
A 17-year-old is dead. his alleged killer is only 15, troubled, and facing life in prison
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