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10 Most Dangerous Projects In Brooklyn 2

Brooklyn is the cultural heart of New York. Its Dutch history, the peculiar accent, and the many celebrities that grew up here made this borough extremely popular among both locals and tourists. It is an international melting pot, where different populations have gradually learned to live and thrive together.

Still, the most populous part of the city also holds a much darker secret. Within its…

Gangs Who Defied The Mexican Mafia

The Mexican Mafia is a gang that was formed in 1957 by 13 Hispanic street gang members. This gang is also commonly known as La eMe which means ‘the M’ in Spanish. M is the 13th letter of the alphabet and to this end, this became the iconic symbol of the gang and their affiliates.

This gang was formed within the California prison system with several purposes. The members were looking to control…

10 Most Dangerous Housing Projects In Baltimore

Baltimore is a city of great contrasts. Ranked as one of the best cities to live in thanks to its thriving economy, vibrant nightlife and plethora of sporting venues. This seaport city has its fair share of social and economic problems. In addition, the city’s neighborhoods have been the subject of countless stereotypes.

In essence, Baltimore is a place of diverse peoples and cultures. And as…

10 Most Dangerous Housing Projects In New Orleans

When visitors think of New Orleans, their minds often picture its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene, spicy cuisine, street parties, and costumed parades. It is perhaps, most famously known for its popular cultural phenomenon, the Mardi Gras, drawing in thousands of tourists every year.

The neighborhoods within New Orleans hosts a diversity of individuals. There are preppy…

East Side Crips (Bakersfield)

  The East Side Crips or East Siders, are a large predominantly African-American street gang that operates in Bakersfield and throughout Kern County, California. The Eastside Crips, who is associated with the color royal blue, consisted of several subsets and cliques such as the Spoonie G Crips and Stroller Boys.

Gang members will show their affiliation by wearing blue Kansas City Royals…

Ja Rule Join Protest Against New York’s Troubled Housing Projects

Many residents of NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) have had to endure long periods of winter with no heat to warm their homes. Apparently, hip-hop rapper Ja Rule was one of the affected NYC residents who joined protests in a plea to the authority to urge them to renovate the public housing complexes’ heating systems. Jeffrey Atkins, alias Ja Rule, claims to have been raised in Queens. He expressed…

The Varrio Bakers are a Sureño Hispanic (mostly Mexican) gang located in Bakersfield, CA. Members are often heavily tattooed, with the words “Sur” and “Sureño” being quite common. The acronyms “VBKS”, “V” and “BKS” also feature prominently in addition to the number 13 and the Aztec “Kanpol”—three dots arranged horizontally over two parallel lines which symbolize the number 13.

The Varrio Bakers…

The Country Boy Crips (CBC), also known as the South Side Country Boy Crips are a predominantly African-American street gang operating in the Southeast community of Bakersfield, California.

One of three Crip street gangs in the Central Californian city of Bakersfield, the other two being the much more prominent Westside Crips and Eastside Crips. Although the Country Boy Crips are far less…

The West Side Crips (WSC), also known as the West Sidersare a street gang with approximately 100 members based in Bakersfield, California. Most of the membership is African American, although there are some members with Hispanic roots. Although small in numbers, the gang has built a reputation for being especially vicious and prone to gun violence. As of late 2017, the gang appears to be in…

  The Opal Street Locos or OSL, (also known as Opal Street Locos XV, Varrio Opal Street, East Side Opal Street, Calle Opal) are a small predominantly Mexican-American street gang named after Opal Street in the Boyle Heights district in the City of Los Angeles, California.

Members of Opal Street are known to use the Roman numeral “XV” or ”fg15” to signify their refusal to pay “taxes” to the…

Employees wait outside the building where two people were killed, including the shooter, Friday Dec. 29 in Bixby Knolls. (Photo by Robert Casillas,Daily Breeze/ SCNG)

A distraught woman is led from the scene of Friday, Dec. 29’s shooting in Bixby Knolls. (Photo by Robert Casillas,Daily Breeze/ SCNG)

Long Beach police gather at the site of an active shooting at 300 San Antonio Drive in…

A Hawthorne motorist was arrested on suspicion of murder Thursday after he collided with a motorcyclist as the two men argued with each other while driving along a Gardena street, police said.

Oscar Villa, 24, was booked at the Hawthorne jail when doctors notified Hawthorne police that the motorcyclist had died.

Police said the motorcyclist, a man believed to be in his 20s, and Villa were…

The parents of a Palos Verdes High School student charged in a gang-related killing reached an agreement Monday with district officials to pull their son from school to “complete his education through an off-site program,” the superintendent announced.

The agreement came after many parents expressed outrage that Cameron Terrell, who is free on $5 million bail, posed a danger to their children…

The Gage Maravilla (GMV) or Gage Maravilla Rifa (GMVR) are a Hispanic-American gang, based in East Los Angeles, California. Formed in the 1980s, the Gage Maravilla spawned two different cliques, the Maravilla Rifa and Gage Boys.

“G” for Green Bay Packers, which was symbolic of Gage Maravilla.

The gang’s primary activities included attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, vehicle…