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THE FIRST of the gangs which terrorized New York at frequent intervals for almost a century were spawned in the dismal tenements that squatted in the miasmal purlieus of the Five Points area of the Bloody Ould Sixth Ward, which comprised, roughly, the territory bounded by Broadway, Canal street, the Bowery and Park Row, formerly Chatham street.
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Herbert Asbury
- Publisher
- New York: Capricorn Books
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Social Science, History, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 3.6 / 5 (206 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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