With Dinny Meehan out of the way, "Wild" Bill Lovett assumed control of the White Hand Gang. Although there was no...
“Wild” Bill cleans house
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“Wild” Bill Lovett Takes Over
Becoming the boss of Brooklyn's White Hand Gang was something that many wanted, none more so than "Wild" Bill Lovett....
A night with the Whyo’s
The Whyo's gang were described by journalists as one of the worst to have ever infested the city of New York. Founded...
The Hudson Dusters
The Hudson Dusters were a street gang that were founded in the late 1890s by “Circular Jack”, “Kid Yorke”, and Francis...
The Water Street Revival
Water Street was originally located on the waterfront in the 4th Ward on the Lower East Side which is now the...
The Death of Edward Fats McCarthy Popke
Fats McCarthy was one Vincent "Mad Dog" Colls trusted associate's and most trusted trigger man, and had once been one...
Corcoran’s Roost
Corcorans Roost was a neighborhood the East Side of Manhattan, today its known as Tudor City....
Theodore Allen – The Allen
Theodore Allen, or known as The Allen, was an American gambler, political organizer, saloon keeper and head of a...
Waxey Gordon
Irving Wexler better known as Waxey Gordon was born to Polish - Jewish Immigrants in 1888, he grew up to become an...