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[WATCH] Inside NYC’s Dark Mafia History

2026-03-02T12:00:00-05:00

Explore the fascinating and often dark history of the mafia in New York City, particularly in Manhattan's Little Italy. This video delves into how the mafia rose to power, from the early days of the Black Hand to the establishment of the Five Families, and how they dominated various industries, including garbage carting, trucking, and construction, literally helping to build New York City. It also uncovers the mafia's deep ties to corruption, its influence in politics, and surprising ventures like running gay bars, before tracing its eventual decline due to cultural shifts and increased societal acceptance of Italian-Americans.

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[WATCH] LATIN KINGS vs MS-13: New York City Gang History

2025-06-27T12:00:00-04:00

In this video from YouTube channel Swamp Storiez, learn the history of the rivalry between the New York City gangs Latin Kings and MS-13.

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[WATCH] The NYC Mafia Waged a War Over a Pizza Recipe

2025-06-19T12:00:00-04:00

Brooklyn's L&B Spumoni Gardens & Pizzeria had built a successful family business, but when the family's secret recipe got stolen the mafia stepped in.

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[WATCH] How The East Coast Bloods Actually Work (New York Street Gangs)

2025-05-05T12:00:00-04:00

Shanduke McPhatter led the Gangsta Killer Bloods, also known as G-Shine, in Brooklyn, New York, for over 10 years. In 1994, the United Blood Nation recruited him to the Nine Trey Gangsters faction at the Rikers Island jail complex, and he became one of the first East Coast Blood gang members.
He speaks with Business Insider about New York City gang culture, including the formation of new gangs like the Woos and Choos, which emerged as collaborations between Bloods, Crips, and Gangster Disciples sets in New York. He also examines the entertainment industry's role in promoting gang violence, particularly through drill music, and its global impact on spreading gang culture and contributing to homicides. Additionally, he discusses recent Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, or RICO, cases against New York gangsters, including Tekashi 6ix9ine and the Treyway music label. He discusses his involvement in drug dealing, gang activities, and prison violence.

McPhatter is the founder of G-MACC, or Gangstas Making Astronomical Community Changes, an organization dedicated to violence prevention and intervention. He is the author of "Two Way Mirror: Trife Gangsta vs Shanduke McPhatter."

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[VIDEO] How the NYPD Took Down a Massive International ATM Card Skimming Operation

2025-03-10T12:00:00-04:00

In 2017, detectives from the New York City Police Department’s Financial Crimes Task Force took down an international ATM skimming ring. The thieves had stolen money from hundreds of bank account holders across Brooklyn and Queens. The investigators put together a case with the Queens District Attorney's Office that ultimately sent the three thieves to jail.

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[WATCH] Inside the FBI's Battle Against New York City's Powerful Drug Lords in the 80s

2025-03-07T12:00:00-05:00

The FBI struggles to quell the violence that continues when gang members firebomb the home of a man who called the police to report local drug-pushers. American docudrama that takes a look behind the scenes of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's crime laboratory.

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[VIDEO] MTA's New Subway Spikes Fail To Deter Turnstile Jumpers At NYC Station

2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00

A flood of turnstile jumpers skipped the fare at a Manhattan subway station Friday — despite newly installed spikes the MTA apparently hopes will curb the rampant problem. A deluge of fare-evaders — a total of 10 in under three hours — were spotted by The Post slipping past the sharp metal barriers at the 59th Street/Lexington Avenue station. At least five of those scofflaws vaulted the turnstiles over the course of just one hour. And more were seen pulling the fast-one on social media. It came despite off-and-on police presence at the station.

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[WATCH] Here's How Sabrina Carpenter Destroyed the NYC Mayor

2025-01-07T12:00:00-05:00

Sabrina Carpenter made a music video that ended up getting the NYC mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal charges.

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[WATCH] New York City is Building a Skyscraper Jail

2024-12-03T12:00:00-05:00

New York’s latest skyscraper is turning heads but not for the reason you’d expect. This is the “jailscraper” and when completed, it will rise higher than the Statue of Liberty and be the tallest correctional facility in the world. It's being built here on the site of a notorious prison known ominously as the Tombs. In a city full of controversial developments this might just be public enemy number one.

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[WATCH] Peek Inside Chinatown's Secret Underground Tunnels

2024-09-23T12:00:00-04:00

WARNING: If you are not comfortable with dark history (murder/gangs/drug abuse/etc.) then I don't recommend watching this video. Join tour guide Marcus and me as we explore Chinatown's secret underground tunnels and take a step back in time to the 1800s when this area was the most dangerous place in the world to live in.

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