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To: seoul62
The Westies were a strong-arm and murder for hire bunch of Irish thugs from Hell's Kitchen. They were never very organized or large in number. They were cruel and cold-blooded.

The whole OC scene in NYC changed over the past few decades and the families who hired the westies for piece work are much more 'legit'. Add to this the fact that Hell's Kitchen has been 'gentrified' and you have another lost piece of the old days puzzle.

135 posted on 01/28/2009 4:39:54 AM PST by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")
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Thank you for the information. Do you also think that the gangs in Chinatown or Chinese Organized Crime is still in existence?/Just Asking - seoul62.......


138 posted on 01/28/2009 6:26:40 AM PST by seoul62
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