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The Secret History of the Five Points Gang and Lower Manhattan’s Nineteenth-Century Underworld

"The Five Points gang was a notorious 19th-century Lower Manhattan street organization that emerged from the overcrowded slums of the Five Points neighborhood, wielding significant criminal and political influence in New York City. Operating primarily out of the notorious Sixth Ward, the gang engaged in extortion, election fraud, and violent turf protection before evolving into broader criminal syndicates at the turn of the twentieth century. Unpacking the Geography and Origins of the Five Points To understand the rise of the Five Points gang, one must first examine the topography and social conditions of the Lower Manhattan neighborhood that..."

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