Gangsters of Harlem: The Gritty Underworld of New York City's Most Famous Neighborhood

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Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, on the western edge of Midtown, got its name from its crowded tenements. By the 1980s, the Irish-American community was moving on, and the area was starting to diversify. But a new generation of Irish-American gangsters, known as the Westies, formed an alliance with Italian Americans they had met in jail, and they started acting as contract killers for the mafia. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Kelly, Robert J. Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2000. ISBN 0-313-30653-2

In the song " Ghetto Qu'ran" rapper 50 Cent mentions several drug dealing figures in his neighborhood, including the notorious Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff. It is believed that this song led to the murder of Jam Master Jay and the shooting of 50 Cent himself. From Dateline to the murder porn that is the ID network, people can’t get enough crime. Darkly fascinating, and a look into the murky waters of human nature, criminals of every stripe draw us in, horrify us, and lead us to endlessly question ourselves. Feared Gambino soldier Roy DeMeo took it to another level in the 1970s and 80s, disposing of 200 bodies. DeMeo was known to lure his victims to a bar he owned called the Gemini Lounge to execute them. His trademark execution style, which minimized the flow of blood, became known as the Gemini Method. DeMeo himself was murdered in 1983, probably by his own crew members.

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Born in Harlem, Barnes left home at an early age to get away from an abusive father, and turned to dealing drugs to support himself. While imprisoned in the 1960s on drug charges, he met and befriended members of NYC’s Colombo mafia crime family, who wanted a greater presence in Harlem’s heroin market. Upon his release from prison, thanks to mob lawyers, Barnes became the Colombo family’s heroin point man in Harlem.