22:
89:
352:
246:. The gang got their start by stealing from stores and warehouses and selling the stolen goods to local fences in the 1820s and later became involved in illegal gambling and robbery. An ally of the
345:
338:
1383:
1117:
65:
43:
898:
823:
743:
604:
659:
1388:
1107:
932:
500:
223:
906:
843:
793:
515:
254:, the Chichesters maintained between 50-100 members lasting for more than 50 years before being absorbed by the
243:
426:
36:
30:
985:
431:
1160:
1006:
644:
456:
965:
773:
733:
235:
121:
97:
47:
1133:
809:
410:
405:
88:
1343:
1263:
1112:
451:
441:
400:
395:
390:
1248:
1243:
1208:
1148:
1143:
1098:
976:
918:
913:
855:
850:
461:
1358:
1353:
1288:
757:
753:
664:
634:
259:
251:
206:
1323:
953:
1348:
1313:
1212:
1087:
654:
545:
1278:
1268:
1218:
1184:
1047:
860:
747:
619:
495:
436:
1238:
1199:
1175:
1020:
888:
737:
713:
580:
550:
466:
361:
330:
170:
1303:
1298:
1073:
708:
530:
370:
271:
313:
Chants
Democratic: New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850
1377:
1333:
1328:
1318:
1283:
1138:
883:
763:
688:
629:
505:
386:
239:
125:
101:
93:
1258:
903:
878:
788:
674:
649:
639:
624:
570:
565:
510:
446:
247:
196:
192:
290:
1338:
1253:
1180:
1170:
1015:
995:
990:
959:
945:
893:
703:
590:
560:
555:
535:
520:
231:
227:
1057:
669:
525:
1308:
1293:
540:
480:
1031:
1025:
942:
174:
575:
276:
The Gangs of New York: An
Informal History of the New York Underworld
1052:
838:
585:
255:
178:
104:
in 1827, the territory of the "Chichesters" and other Irish gangs.
306:
Prostitution: Volume 9 of
History of women in the United States
182:
334:
15:
242:. The Chichester Gang was organized by its founder
1227:
1197:
1157:
1126:
1096:
1086:
1066:
1040:
1005:
975:
941:
931:
871:
831:
822:
802:
781:
772:
726:
696:
687:
612:
603:
488:
479:
419:
378:
369:
258:, much like many of the early gangs, following the
202:
188:
166:
155:
147:
139:
131:
117:
109:
234:, were one of the oldest early 19th century Irish
346:
8:
238:street gangs during the mid 19th century in
81:
1231:
1093:
938:
828:
778:
693:
609:
485:
375:
353:
339:
331:
66:Learn how and when to remove this message
727:Eastern and Southeastern European groups
29:This article includes a list of general
304:Trumbull, Jonathan and Nancy F. Cott.
80:
143:Five Points, Manhattan, New York City
7:
301:. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
285:. Rowman & Littlefield, 1997.
35:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
315:. Oxford University Press, 2004.
299:Radical History Review Volume 52
87:
20:
605:Jewish-American organized crime
660:New York divorce coercion gang
319:New-York Commercial Advertiser
1:
1384:Former gangs in New York City
308:. Walter de Gruyter, 1993.
283:The Making of Urban America
1405:
919:Stephanie St. Clair's gang
1234:
86:
844:Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips
427:Camorra in New York City
1228:Other historical groups
824:African-American groups
774:Outlaw motorcycle gangs
709:Marat Balagula's Bratva
645:Brooklyn Thrill Killers
364:groups in New York City
50:more precise citations.
1041:Central American gangs
966:Norte del Valle Cartel
889:Casper Holstein's gang
734:Velentzas Organization
420:Inactive or in decline
371:Italian American Mafia
122:Five Points, Manhattan
118:Founding location
98:Five Points, Manhattan
986:Dominicans Don't Play
432:D'Aquila crime family
78:Criminal organization
1389:Irish-American gangs
1344:Slaughter House Gang
1264:Charlton Street Gang
1113:Hip Sing Association
1067:South American gangs
899:Frank Matthews' gang
884:Bumpy Johnson's gang
704:Evsei Agron's Bratva
452:New Springville Boys
442:Morello crime family
1249:Baxter Street Dudes
1244:Batavia Street Gang
856:Nine Trey Gangsters
851:United Blood Nation
744:The Greenpoint Crew
462:South Brooklyn Boys
167:Criminal activities
83:
1354:Tub of Blood Bunch
894:Frank Lucas's gang
754:Rudaj Organization
665:Yiddish Black Hand
635:Bugs and Meyer Mob
294:. New York, 1847.
281:Mohl, Raymond A.
260:American Civil War
218:also known as the
1371:
1370:
1367:
1366:
1349:Tenth Avenue Gang
1314:Lenox Avenue Gang
1193:
1192:
1082:
1081:
933:Hispanic-American
927:
926:
818:
817:
722:
721:
683:
682:
655:Lenox Avenue Gang
599:
598:
546:Patsy Conroy Gang
475:
474:
297:Smith, Barbara.
278:, New York, 1928.
222:, along with the
212:
211:
132:Years active
76:
75:
68:
1396:
1279:Crazy Butch Gang
1269:Cherry Hill Gang
1232:
1219:Tiny Rascal Gang
1094:
1088:Chinese American
939:
861:Sex Money Murder
829:
779:
694:
620:Arnold Rothstein
610:
496:19th Street Gang
486:
437:Five Points Gang
376:
355:
348:
341:
332:
291:Life in New York
159:
96:painting of the
91:
84:
71:
64:
60:
57:
51:
46:this article by
37:inline citations
24:
23:
16:
1404:
1403:
1399:
1398:
1397:
1395:
1394:
1393:
1374:
1373:
1372:
1363:
1324:Neighbors' Sons
1239:Atlantic Guards
1223:
1189:
1176:Big Circle Gang
1153:
1122:
1078:
1062:
1036:
1021:Ghetto Brothers
1001:
971:
954:MedellĂn Cartel
923:
867:
814:
798:
768:
718:
714:Potato Bag Gang
679:
595:
581:White Hand Gang
471:
467:Tanglewood Boys
415:
365:
362:Organized crime
359:
325:New York Herald
311:Wilentz, Sean.
288:Prime, Samuel.
272:Asbury, Herbert
268:
244:John Chichester
220:Chichester Gang
171:Street fighting
157:
113:John Chichester
105:
79:
72:
61:
55:
52:
42:Please help to
41:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1402:
1400:
1392:
1391:
1386:
1376:
1375:
1369:
1368:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1304:Honeymoon Gang
1301:
1299:Gas House Gang
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1235:
1229:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1216:
1205:
1203:
1200:Asian American
1195:
1194:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1187:
1178:
1173:
1167:
1165:
1155:
1154:
1152:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1134:Flying Dragons
1130:
1128:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1104:
1102:
1091:
1084:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1074:Tren de Aragua
1070:
1068:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1044:
1042:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1034:
1029:
1023:
1018:
1012:
1010:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
993:
988:
982:
980:
973:
972:
970:
969:
963:
957:
950:
948:
936:
929:
928:
925:
924:
922:
921:
916:
910:
909:
904:Nicky Barnes's
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
875:
873:
869:
868:
866:
865:
864:
863:
858:
848:
847:
846:
835:
833:
826:
820:
819:
816:
815:
813:
812:
806:
804:
800:
799:
797:
796:
791:
785:
783:
776:
770:
769:
767:
766:
761:
751:
741:
730:
728:
724:
723:
720:
719:
717:
716:
711:
706:
700:
698:
691:
685:
684:
681:
680:
678:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
616:
614:
607:
601:
600:
597:
596:
594:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
531:Hudson Dusters
528:
523:
518:
516:The Ducky Boys
513:
508:
503:
498:
492:
490:
483:
477:
476:
473:
472:
470:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
423:
421:
417:
416:
414:
413:
408:
403:
398:
393:
382:
380:
373:
367:
366:
360:
358:
357:
350:
343:
335:
329:
328:
322:
321:July 11, 1835.
316:
309:
302:
295:
286:
279:
267:
264:
210:
209:
204:
200:
199:
190:
186:
185:
168:
164:
163:
160:
153:
152:
151:Irish-American
149:
145:
144:
141:
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
92:
77:
74:
73:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1401:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1381:
1379:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1334:Savage Skulls
1332:
1330:
1329:Savage Nomads
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1319:Molasses Gang
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1284:Daybreak Boys
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1226:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1196:
1186:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1156:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1139:Ghost Shadows
1137:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1125:
1119:
1118:On Leong Tong
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1108:Four Brothers
1106:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1085:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1039:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1004:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
983:
981:
978:
974:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
952:
951:
949:
947:
944:
940:
937:
934:
930:
920:
917:
915:
912:
911:
908:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
876:
874:
870:
862:
859:
857:
854:
853:
852:
849:
845:
842:
841:
840:
837:
836:
834:
830:
827:
825:
821:
811:
808:
807:
805:
801:
795:
792:
790:
787:
786:
784:
780:
777:
775:
771:
765:
764:Albanian Boys
762:
759:
755:
752:
749:
745:
742:
739:
735:
732:
731:
729:
725:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
701:
699:
695:
692:
690:
689:Russian mafia
686:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
630:Dutch Schultz
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
617:
615:
611:
608:
606:
602:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
506:Bowe Brothers
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
493:
491:
487:
484:
482:
478:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
424:
422:
418:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
388:
387:Five Families
384:
383:
381:
377:
374:
372:
368:
363:
356:
351:
349:
344:
342:
337:
336:
333:
326:
323:
320:
317:
314:
310:
307:
303:
300:
296:
293:
292:
287:
284:
280:
277:
273:
270:
269:
265:
263:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
240:New York City
237:
233:
229:
225:
224:Forty Thieves
221:
217:
208:
205:
201:
198:
194:
191:
187:
184:
180:
176:
172:
169:
165:
161:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
127:
126:New York City
123:
120:
116:
112:
108:
103:
102:New York City
99:
95:
94:George Catlin
90:
85:
70:
67:
59:
49:
45:
39:
38:
32:
27:
18:
17:
1273:
1259:Broadway Mob
1209:Born to Kill
1159:
1149:Continentals
1144:White Tigers
1097:
1007:Puerto Rican
946:drug cartels
914:Supreme Team
879:Black Spades
789:Hells Angels
675:Howard Spira
650:Eastman Gang
640:Murder, Inc.
625:Bugsy Siegel
571:Swamp Angels
566:Roach Guards
511:Dead Rabbits
447:Murder, Inc.
324:
318:
312:
305:
298:
289:
282:
275:
250:against the
248:Dead Rabbits
219:
215:
213:
197:Tammany Hall
193:Dead Rabbits
62:
53:
34:
1359:Bowery Boys
1339:Shirt Tails
1289:Decepticons
1274:Chichesters
1254:Boodle Gang
1215:, inactive)
1181:Sister Ping
1048:18th Street
1016:Latin Kings
996:Jheri Curls
991:Trinitarios
960:Cali Cartel
760:, inactive)
591:Yakey Yakes
561:Rhodes Gang
556:Short Tails
536:Kerryonians
521:Gopher Gang
457:Purple Gang
252:Bowery Boys
236:Five Points
232:Kerryonians
228:Shirt Tails
216:Chichesters
207:Bowery Boys
156:Membership
135:1820s-1860s
82:Chichesters
48:introducing
1378:Categories
1213:Vietnamese
1028:(inactive)
998:(inactive)
968:(inactive)
962:(inactive)
956:(inactive)
670:Zwi Migdal
526:Grady Gang
501:40 Thieves
327:1835-1836.
266:References
110:Founded by
31:references
1309:Hook Gang
1294:Dutch Mob
1185:Snakehead
977:Dominican
943:Colombian
541:Marginals
481:Irish Mob
262:in 1865.
148:Ethnicity
140:Territory
56:July 2018
1158:Foreign
1026:Mau Maus
872:Inactive
803:Inactive
758:Albanian
697:Inactive
613:Inactive
551:Potashes
489:Inactive
411:Lucchese
406:Genovese
175:gambling
907:Council
576:Westies
401:Gambino
396:Colombo
391:Bonanno
183:rioting
44:improve
1202:groups
1198:Other
1090:groups
1058:Sur 13
935:groups
832:Active
794:Pagans
782:Active
748:Polish
379:Active
230:, and
203:Rivals
189:Allies
158:(est.)
33:, but
1164:gangs
1161:Triad
1127:Gangs
1099:Tongs
1053:MS-13
1032:Ă‘etas
1009:gangs
979:gangs
839:Crips
810:Breed
738:Greek
586:Whyos
385:The "
256:Whyos
179:arson
214:The
1183:'s
1171:14K
389:":
274:.
162:7-?
1380::
226:,
195:,
181:,
177:,
173:,
124:,
100:,
1211:(
756:(
750:)
746:(
740:)
736:(
354:e
347:t
340:v
69:)
63:(
58:)
54:(
40:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
