Martin Scorsese spent years trying to bring Gangs of New York to the screen, and when he finally got the chance he almost ...

José Adolfo Macías, known as Fito, escaped twice before authorities in the South American country apprehended him. He ...

New York City police commissioner William Bratton enter a news conference Wednesday, June 4, 2014. (ap) More than 100 suspected gang members were busted in Harlem Wednesday in one of the largest ...

Notable New York City Gang Movies. West Side Story (1961) This Academy Award winning adaptation of the Broadway musical pits two rival street gangs-the Jets and the Sharks-against each other in a song ...

Along with the mass killers and rifle-toting terrorists who are driving the nation’s gun debate are New York’s own gangbangers, who are behind the triggers of nearly half the city&#8217… ...

Come out to play-ay. The 1979 film “The Warriors” takes a look at the gangs of New York City — focusing on the victimized Coney Island crew. It may have been fiction, but the film… ...

The pint-sized Diablos of 42nd Street — Tren de Aragua’s JV squad — are Exhibit A in the case against progressive state and city policies that empower juvenile street gangs.

On Dec. 20, 2002, Martin Scorsese unveiled a new crime epic, Gangs of New York, in theaters. The film went on to be nominated for 10 honors at the 75th Academy Awards but left without a single win.

Youth gangs have been a part of New York City life as long as young people have been hanging out on the streets looking for something to do. Unlike adult crimes, most juvenile crime is committed in ...