John or James "Yakey Yake" Brady was the founder and leader of the Yakey Yakes, an independent street gang based in...
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River Pirates on the Hudson & East Rivers
From 1866 to 1877 river pirates terrorized the water of New York's rivers and harbor robbing cargo and what ever other...
“Old” Jimmy Hope – Master Bank Robber
James Hope was born in Philadelphia to Irish parents in 1836, the family were poor and Jimmy took a job as a machinist...
John Allen – The Wickedest Man in New York
John Allen, also known as E.E. Van Allen or "The Allen" was a notorious underworld gangster and who owned a saloon on...
“Peg Leg” Lonergan – The White Hands Last Boss
On this day in 1925 Richard "Peg Leg" Lonergan was shot dead, along with some of his key men at the Adonis Social Club...
Little Patsy Doyle & the Hudson Dusters
William "Little Patsy Doyle" Moore was the leader of the Hudson Dusters gang in the 1910's and he was killed at the...
Johnny “The Mick” Walsh
John Walsh or "Johnny The Mick" was a criminal and gangster in early New York, 1852 - 1883. He was leader of the gang...
The Irish Channel An Old Irish New Orleans Neighborhood
The Irish Channel neighborhood is part of the historic city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally the Irish Channel...
Billy McGlory’s Armory Hall
Billy McGlory opened McGlory's Armory Hall at 158 Hester Street in the late 1870s. It very quickly became a popular...