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1. Arthur Flegenheimer was a loose canon who was taken out by Murder, Inc. on October 23, 1935 in Newark, NJ at the Palace Chop House. What was he know as ?
5. Who lead Five Pointers Gang, an early 1900 gang that launched the Gambino family ?
6. What NYC hotel was Capone's headquarters ($1,500 a day suite) when he was on top on NYC ?
7. Nathan Caplin was a Jewish gang leader/Con artist extraordinaire. Nathan was killed for fighting with new rival Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen over wet wash laundry workers. What was Nathan's nickname ?
8. Hell-Cat Maggie ran with the Whyos, she filed her front teeth before major battles, using her fingernails made of what ?
9. Gopher gang mamber Jack Mulraney suffered from a partial paralysis of his facial muscles, which created his creepy smile. What was the nickname of this creep ?
10. Mr Humphries was the leader of the Bowery Boys in the 1820's. He became a huge legend who feats were the talk of the town for decades. Mostly myth, his exploits made him the first celebrated criminal in NYC's history. His exploits were expanded into stories and plays.What was his first name ?
12. Where Columbus Park is now was once Mulberry Bend's Bottle Alley. What gang used Bottle Alley as their headquarters ?
14. Who bit off Sadie the Goat's ear and pickled it in a jar at the bar where she was the bouncer (eventually Sadie got her chewed off ear back and wore it in a locket around her neck) ?
18. Hudson Dusters members were mostly cocaine addicts from the Village who loved to rob the railroad depots. Who was the most famous member of Hudson Dusters ?
19. Slaughter House point was at the intersection of James and Water street, where Pete Williams kept a low gin mill. It was the hangout for The __________Boys, the first organized river gang. Their leaders Nicholas Saul (20 years old) and William Howlett (19 years old) were both executed at the Tombs prison by hanging. What was the gang name of these Boys ?
20. Johnny _______ started the James Street Gang in the 1920's. Besides Arnold Rothstein and Meyer Lanksy, he was one of the 3 godfathers of Organized Crime. Known as Terrible Johnny, the Sporting Saloonist, The Fox and even the Brain, his real last name was ?
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2. This famous NYC bar was run by Charley Monell who had one arm. Besides the bouncer who bit off Sadie the Goat's ear, his other helper was Kate Flannery. What NYC bar at Water and Dover streets did Sadie the Goat's ear get pickled in ?
3. What Malarkey ran with the Gophers from Hell's Kitchen ?
4. In 1920 pet store owner turned gangster Monk Eastman was shot to death on Christmas night by Jerry Bohan, a Prohibition agent who was one of his partners. The hit took place at 62 East 14th Street on the SW corner of 14th Street and 4th Avenue by a subway station in front of the _________ Cafe ?
5. Rosanna ______ ran a cheap green-grocery speakeasy in 1825 on Centre street just south of Anthony (Worth). The backroom was headquarters of two Irish gangs, the Forty Thieves gang and the Kerryonians. What was the last name of the woman who ran the front for the first 5 point gang headquarters ?
8. What is Mr. Ellison's first name, he is shown as the current picture used in this Gang puzzle ?
11. Sadie the Goat was Queen of the head butt. In 1869 she hung around the docks of 4th Wards Water Street with the ________ Street Gang. This river pirate gang was named after a street off the Hudson, where their headquarters a low gin mill was located. What was this street and gangs name ?
13. The Eastman Gang was part of the toughs that Tammany boss Big Tim Sullivan used on election day and for other violent events. The Eastman Gang was a Jewish gang that was lead by Monk Eastman (Ostermann) who liked cats and pigeons and owned a pet store on Broome Street in the LES (lower east side). His nickname was short for Monkey, due to his ugly face which kept getting worse due the amazing numbers of fights he got himself into. What was his real first name ?
15. Herbert _______ wrote the 1927 book The Gangs of New York. What was the author last name ?
16. Knox left the Hells Kitchen gang the Gophers for the Hudson Dusters. What was Knox's nickname ?
17. Before joining the Five Points Gang, Alphonse Capone was in Frank Nitto's gang with Al's older brothers Vincenzo, Ralph and Frank. This gang was called the _____ Street Boys ?
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