Subtitle Gangs Of New | York

: Often volunteer firemen by day, street brawlers by night. The Irish Immigrants (The Dead Rabbits) Context : Fleeing the Great Famine in Ireland.

: Anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, and fiercely patriotic. subtitle Gangs of New York

Street gangs were not independent actors; they were the "muscle" for , the corrupt Democratic political organization. : Often volunteer firemen by day, street brawlers by night

The 1850s and 1860s in lower Manhattan were defined by a brutal collision of , immigration , and political corruption . While Martin Scorsese’s 2002 film brought this era to the screen, the real history of the Five Points neighborhood was often even more chaotic. The Epicenter: Five Points Street gangs were not independent actors; they were

The "Five Points" was a notorious slum formed by the intersection of Anthony, Orange, and Cross streets. It was the most densely populated and dangerous area in the world at the time. : Families crammed into rotting tenements.