![]() Poverty plays a major role in the formation of gangs and neighborhoods reflect the poverty… neglected homes, shuttered buildings, etc. As far as the neighborhoods, usually gang-related graffiti increase and property values decrease. Kids today believe in power by numbers and have two choices: join the power group or form a group to go against the power group. They obviously rule on intimidation and fear. They have replaced the traditional family. How do the gangs affect the neighborhoods, schools and other institutions where they're active?īarrett: Gangs provide protection, belonging, and respect. They are so abundant, and densely spread across the region, that it's difficult to say which of them is the largest in terms of membership. Collectively, however, the number of young men belonging to independent neighborhood cliques and crews still outnumber Bloods and Crips. The staying power of many local Bloods sets-despite scores of gang sweeps and crackdowns over the years-has been remarkable. ![]() The Bloods boast higher membership numbers largely because of their decades-old presence in impoverished pockets of the city-areas that have withstood several waves of gentrification. The Bloods appear to have more members, due to especially high membership rates in and around low-income housing projects in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, as well as on Rikers Island. Kevin Deutsch: During my reporting In New York City and its suburbs, I've found that the Bloods and Crips are likely the largest gangs in the region, with each boasting dozens of sets across the five boroughs and Long Island. Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, and obviously the boroughs of New York all have a heavy presence of local territorial hybrid gangs with nontraditional names like Wave Gang, 4 Block, YGz….Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Mount Vernon, Washington Heights, you name it… they all are seeing a rise in hybrid gangs that are not connected to the traditional "super-gangs" (Bloods, Crips, Kings, etc.). ![]() The biggest trend in New York State has been the influence of hybrid gangs-these groups are known and represent in their cities only… They represent local housing projects, parks, city blocks, and streets…. The largest ethnic group in the area will dictate what type of gangs you see. ![]() With the Hispanic population growing in New York State, these groups are starting to become more visible in our state. In California, for example, because of the Mexican population, the Mexican Mafia (Sureños, Nuestra Familia) are the power groups. There are Crip sets, Latin Kings, Trinitarios, Gangster Disciples, MS-13, and others active.Įvery nationality is represented within the gang culture… and with the African-American population in New York State prisons being the largest, the gangs will reflect that. Sets like the Mac Ballers, G Shine, Brims, and Gorilla Brims have been active and constantly fight for control of facilities. Traditionally, since 1993, the Bloods have been the power within Rikers Island and many state correctional facilities. Ron " Cook" Barrett: The biggest gangs in NY are obviously influenced by the Department of Corrections (DOC) and filter to the streets. ![]() VICE: What are some of the biggest gangs in New York today, and why are they the most prominent? To get a sense of just how real the gang threat is, VICE reached out to renowned New York State gang expert Ron "Cook" Barrett-he has served as a gang prevention specialist in Albany-and Kevin Deutsch, the award-winning Newsday crime reporter and author of The Triangle: A Year on the Ground with New York 's Bloods and Crips. ![]()
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