Over the past month, 122 members from six Manhattan-based
gangs have been indicted and charged with Conspiracy in the First Degree with
the object crime of murder, shootings, assault, gun trafficking, drug
trafficking, and more. Over sixty of those arrested were members of three gangs
that have been feuding in East Harlem since 2009 or earlier: Air It Out, True
Money Gang, and Whoadey.
122 members of NYC gangs have been indicted in less than a month. Image: Shutterstock |
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disgusted District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance commented, “As this indictment
reveals, residents of Manhattan today can get nearly everything delivered to
their doorstep—from dinner, to dry cleaning, and even cocaine.” Customers of
the delivery service are thought to include residents in the Upper East Side,
the Upper West Side, Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.
While the drug operations brought in hundreds of thousands
every year, the offending gang members had their own residences in subsidized
NYCHA housing. John Rhea, who is NYCHA Chairman, praised the DA’s office for
their hard work in helping NYCHA
root out crime in its neighborhoods, a task NYCHA has long been dedicated
to.
“These drug busts send a message that we simply will not
tolerate criminal behavior in public housing, and the tireless efforts of the
NYPD and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office have won a significant
victory for all New Yorkers—especially residents of the New York City Housing
Authority,” he said.
“NYCHA works to provide safe and secure housing for its
400,000 residents who deserve an environment that is crime-free. We applaud the
fine men and women of the NYPD and D.A.’s office as they work around the clock
to keep our communities safe, and to keep illegal drugs off of our streets and
away from our families.”
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