[DieHard the Hunter]

> At that time there were no gang-bangers to speak of in NYC, it was a West Coast thing.

We may be hung up on a terminology thing. DownUnder we call anybody who actually belongs to a gang a “gang-banger”.

You had gangs in NYC such as the Rampers, Savage Skulls &tc in the 1970’s. They did not go about on roller skates or dress up like the Baseball Furies of “The Warriors” fame.

> You know this how?

I know because I have made it my business to know.

[wtc911]

There are gangs and there are gangs. Many parts of NYC are dominated by the Houses (projects - google that next). Young toughs with nothing to do hung out together and gave themselves a cool name. Dust (google that too) then rock killed nearly all that action.

The only gang to carry through (except for biker gangs like the original Savage Skulls) was the Latin Kings and they took a back seat to the Central American gangs in the 80s-90s. Even the Bloods and Crips couldn't get much traction. Modern day NYC is just not a gang town, sorry.