The Real Gangs of New York: Dead Rabbits & Bowery Boys

1850s Five Points—Irish vs. nativists, knives & clubs, election riots, Draft Riots bloodbath.

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A ★★ review of Ghosts on the Loose (1943) This seems like two half-written films stuck together. The first half has the Kids (Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Sunshine Sammy Morrison) prepping for a wedding. We're supposed to believe Ava...

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#469 Dominican New York: A History In The Heights Podcast Episode · The Bowery Boys: New York City History · 09/19/2025 · 1h 22m

LATINX HERITAGE MONTH PODCAST RECOMMENDATION:
The Bowery Boys: New York City, episode 469, “Dominican New York: A History in The Heights.”
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Granted, I’m just 15 minutes into “Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’: A Jazz-Age Drama,” but the entry into this latest solo episode of “The Bowery Boys” New York history podcast is some virtuoso writing.

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Blood & Blades: Five Points - America's First Gang Empire Step into the savage world of 19th century New York's most infamous neighborhood - the Five Points, where murder, vice, and survival forged America's first criminal underworld. Through newly uncovered police records, immigrant testimonies, and forgotten newspaper archives, we expose the brutal reality of life in this legendary slum that inspired "Gangs of New York." From the notorious Dead Rabbits to the Bowery Boys, discover how ethnic gangs carved out bloody territories in these disease-ridden streets, creating the template for organized crime in America. Experience the raw stories of immigrant families fighting to survive, corrupt politicians protecting killers, and the ruthless gangsters who ruled these cobblestone killing fields. This isn't just about poverty and violence - it's the origin story of American organized crime, where today's mafia families trace their bloody roots.

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A ★★★★ review of They Made Me a Criminal (1939) Boxer John Garfield (BODY & SOUL) has just become the world champion. He seemingly kills a reporter who threatened to expose him as a fraud. The only people who could clear him are burnt to a crisp in...

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Happy Birthday to the Bowery Thrush...
Huntz Hall!
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A ★★ review of Flying Wild (1941) The Boys get jobs at an airfield. Muggs (Leo Gorcey) doesn't actually have job, but he shows up anyway. Muggs becomes obsessed with a "flying ambulance" (and its nurse Joan Barclay). He also saves tes...

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Hey #boweryboys @boweryboys.bsky.social you ever do tours of prospect park?

KNOW YOUR MAYORS: Seth Low **We speed ahead** over a hundred years after our last Know Your Mayors entry to that jovial man with the funny name, Seth Low. He holds a very unique place on the list of mayors, as he has been both the mayor of Brooklyn (from 1881 to 1885, back when it was a separate city) and mayor of the new five boroughed New York City — in fact, the second mayor ever of the consolidated city, from 1902-1903. A likable organizer and leader, ‘the people’s candidate’ as he was called, fast-tracking through city politics, Low was on-site for a number of significant changes to the city. Elected Brooklyn mayor near the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, Low was perturbed by seeming delays to its completion and, with the help of New York’s mayor William Grace, attempted to oust its Chief Engineer Washington Roebling. Outvoted at the trustees meeting, Low then about-faced (like any good politician) and, on opening day, symbolically met Grace halfway of the new bridge. Low made his most influential mark as the president of Columbia College from 1890-1901, shuffling the school from midtown to its present location in Morningside Heights, involving McKim, Mead, and White to design the new buildings, including the wonderful Roman revival throwback Low Memorial Library (named for Low’s father, a successful Brooklyn silk merchant). Oh, and during his tenure, Columbia dropped the College and became a University. Below: the beautiful Low Memorial Library on the Columbia campus By 1898, thanks in part to the Bridge, Brooklyn and the other boroughs were combined with Manhattan to create Greater New York. Low was then elected mayor again, of the entire city, crushing the Tammany Hall candidate with the help of his friend Mark Twain, who stumped for him at political rallies. (Think Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey, or Mike Huckabee and Chuck Norris!) Low was only mayor for a single year, but brought such reform to the city as lower taxes and a purge of corruption within the police department. His short tenure is more importantly symbolically, as he won the job as a ‘fusion’ candidate of two different major parties — the Republicans and the Citizens Union, both seeking to squash the Tammany Democrats. Perhaps by way of karma, he lost his re-election bid in 1903 to another name associated with the Brooklyn Bridge, George Brinton McClellan Jr, treasurer of the bridge. McClellan, by the way, would open the Manhattan Bridge during his six-year term as mayor. Low finished his professional career heading another prestigious school — the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama — serving as chairman from 1907 until he died in 1916. Students currently attend the I.S. 96 Seth Low Intermediate School in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

The #BoweryBoys have a nice write up on Mayor Low's service here www.boweryboyshistory.com/2008/01/know-your-mayors...

Spook Busters (Monogram, 1946)
Half Sheet (22" X 28")
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A ★★★★ review of They Made Me a Criminal (1939) Boxer John Garfield (BODY & SOUL) has just become the world champion. He seemingly kills a reporter who threatened to expose him as a fraud. The only people who could clear him are burnt to a crisp in...

#Boxing 🥊 #FilmNoirFriday #FilmNoir #DeadEndKids #BoweryBoys #EastSideKids #AnnSheridan #JohnGarfield #ClaudeRains boxd.it/JlUsx

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While watching the
#BoweryBoys in their Monogram/Allied Artists comedy, "
#HardBoiledMahoney
" (1947) via Warners' Classic Cinema, the name of Byron Foulger's "Prof. Quizard" in the mock radio quiz show reminds me of the name of Kevin Fleming's "Mr. Quizzer" character from " #ToonInWithMe."

Watched a double feature of Bowery Boy movies, News Hounds (1947) and Fighting Fools (1949), and enjoyed Slip's malapropisms and Satch's goofiness. Satch was surprisingly clever and resourceful in the second film.

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Seriously, Slip Mahoney was supposed to be like 16 but was being played by a guy in his 30s. But he started the role when he was 16. It's funny how they did things back then. It was like a proto-tv show. Each serial being a new episode. It was fun.

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“@T_eaAndSymphony: "Routine 6, Sach! Routine 6!" #BoweryBoys” Anarchy Ensues!