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Five Points Gang
Members of the Five Points Gang of New York City
Founder
Paul Kelly
Founding location
Five Points, Manhattan
Years active
1890s–1920s
Territory
New York City, mainly active in Lower Manhattan, Harlem and Brooklyn
Ethnicity
Predominantly Italian members and retained many Italian members. Throughout its existence, members were all immigrants or the first-generation sons of immigrants, and the gang eventually included many Irish immigrants in its later iteration.
Leader(s)
Paul Kelly
Activities
Racketeering, election fraud, extortion, street fighting, drug trafficking, pimping, illegal gambling, robbery, fraud, murder, knife fighting, shootouts, assaults
Allies
Tammany Hall, Yakey Yakes, Gopher Gang, Hudson Dusters, Whyos, Morello crime family, Bugs and Meyer Gang
Rivals
Eastman Gang, White Hand Gang, Batavia Street Gang, New York Camorra, Lenox Avenue Gang, New York City Police Department
Notable members
Jack McManus
Johnny Spanish
Louis Pioggi
Johnny Torrio
Lucky Luciano
Al Capone
Frankie Yale
Meyer Lansky
Bugsy Siegel
James T. Ellison
Nathan Kaplan
The Five Points Gang was a criminal street gang of primarily Irish-American origins, based in the Five Points of Lower Manhattan, New York City, during the late 19th and early 20th century.[1]
Paul Kelly, born Paolo Antonio Vaccarelli, was an Italian American who founded the Five Points Gang. It included some who later became prominent criminals in their own right, including Johnny Torrio, Al Capone, and Lucky Luciano.
^"How the Five Points Became New York's Most Notorious Neighborhood". about.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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