{"id":1844,"date":"2014-12-01T07:45:26","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T12:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newyorkcitygangs.com\/?page_id=1844"},"modified":"2018-03-02T22:43:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T03:43:21","slug":"reports-on-jd-and-interesting-film-project-on-gangs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newyorkcitygangs.com\/?page_id=1844","title":{"rendered":"Reports on JD and… Interesting Film Project on Gangs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before you get to the article\u2026<\/p>\n

On February 23, 2018, my book on the Mau Maus and Sand Street Angels, who were two Brooklyn youth gangs from the 1950s, has been completed.\u00a0 It took 15 years of research and writing to complete Brooklyn Rumble: Mau Maus, Sand Street Angels, and the End of an Era.\u00a0 <\/em>This book is roughly 6\u2033x9\u2033 and has 370 pages and includes a look at the characters in the Mau Maus and the details of a gang killing that happened in February 1959 in front of the iconic Brooklyn Paramount Theater (now Long Island University).\u00a0 If you want to buy a copy, click here and this link will take you to an online ordering page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Interesting things can sometimes happen in the world of research and this experience I am about to share was no exception.\u00a0 eBay was selling a bunch of reports on juvenile delinquency in New York City from the 1950s.\u00a0 The thing is, these appeared to be original reports, perhaps from some City repository or official that somehow made it out into the open.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, a friend of mine by the name of Tony Castro helped me greatly in figuring out how to purchase the reports (it’s not always easy to buy something from the United States and ship to Canada).\u00a0 With his assistance, the reports came in the other day and they do appear to be original reports!\u00a0 I’ve got lots of reading to do now.\u00a0 Below are photos of the reports purchased.<\/p>\n

I would like to give a shout-out to Tony and a project he is involved with at this moment.\u00a0 Currently Tony is heavily involved in a film project, including meeting with screenplay writers and outside parties participating in financing the project.\u00a0 The film will be about Bronx gangs and in December of this year he will be doing some research in New York City including locating good film locations.\u00a0 In Tony’s words, here is what he is working on:<\/p>\n

\"A Cross the Street\"\r\n\r\nSet in New York City (1957), this true to life story of Irma Z. Rivera,\r\na young innocent teenager, set out to pursue her dreams of becoming a \r\nteacher,  by escaping the poor poverty stricken life of El Barrio in \r\nPuerto Rico,  for a better life in New York. Although, much \r\ndisillusionment will follow when learning that her new East Harlem, \r\nNY neighborhood offers no hope for pursuing dreams,  but rather \r\nopportunities for inclusion into the various troubled youth gangs.\r\nDue to an inability to communicate effectively in English, she becomes\r\nprey to school trouble makers, often being teased, bullied, beaten up\r\nand challenged to duals by the young tough knife welding neighborhood \r\ngang girls. Ultimately, she experiences a sense of family and \r\nprotection when recruited as a \"Deb\" in the troubled \"Diamonds\" gang.\r\nJealousy and a misunderstanding soon awaits, as her own gang members\r\nthreaten her life. Losing her sense of security and gang status, she \r\nflees Manhattan to the safety of the Bronx. However,  after witnessing\r\na street fight between two rival Bronx gangs, the facts remains that\r\ngang life in the Bronx is just as prevalent as anywhere. From a jail \r\ncell to an insane asylum,  her life spirals out of control when \r\nturning to drugs and to prostitution to support this heroin \r\naddiction. In the middle of all the drama and chaos she discovers that\r\nthere's a Higher Power just  ...  A Cross the Street.<\/pre>\n
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