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List of historical gang members of New York City

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This is a list of historical gang members of New York City and others from 1825 to 1920, many of whom were later the subject of Herbert Asbury's "The Gangs of New York" as well as some who were later portrayed in Martin Scorsese's 2002 film Gangs of New York.

Gang Members

Batavia Street Gang

Baxter Street Dudes

Bowe Brothers

Car Barn Gang

Corcoran’s Roosters

Eastman Gang

James Street Gang

Forty Little Thieves

Jimmy Curley Gang

  • James Coffee
  • Terry Le Strange
  • Suds Merrick
  • Tommy Shay
  • Slipsley Ward
  • Tommy Bonner
  • Johnny Gallagher
  • Sam McCracken
  • Piggy Noles

Humpty Jackson Gang

Italian Dave Gang

  • Harry Horowitz, "Gyp the Blood" (1889-1914)
  • Frank Cirofici, "Dago Frank" (d. 1914)
  • Louis Rosenberg, "Lefty Louis" (d. 1914)
  • Jacob Siedenschier, "Whitey Lewis" (d. 1914)

Leslie Gang

Little Auggies

Mandelbaum Gang

Marginals

  • Little Mike

Pansies

Patsy Conroy Gang

  • Red Shay Meehan

  • George Leese, "Snatchem"

Squab Wheelman Gang

  • Ike Marsh

  • Brian Boru
  • Sweeney The Boy
  • Hop Along Peter
  • Skinner Meehan
  • Dutch Hen
  • Jack Cody

Walsh Gang

Yakey Yakes

Misc

City Officials

Police

Draft Riots

Politicians

Others

 


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