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Museum of the American Gangster. Located in a former speakeasy, the Gangster Museum's goal is to objectively present the role that crime has played in shaping the politics, culture, myth and lore of New York City -- and beyond. Suggest edits to improve what we show.
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Feb 12, 2024 · On July 13, 1863, during the Civil War, New York City burst into flames when the federal government started a draft. Residents, especially poor immigrants, were inflamed at the possibility of serving. The city’s police force became the target of their anger.
Apr 15, 2010 · The gangsters that haunted New York City’s Lower East Side in the 19th and early 20th centuries may have never fathomed the day when a museum would tell of their legends and myths.
The Museum of the American Gangster was a two-room museum located at 80 St. Mark's Place in the East Village, Manhattan New York City. Opened in 2010, it was located upstairs from a former speakeasy in a neighborhood once frequented by Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and John Gotti.
Jan 6, 2016 · Within the walls of the American Gangster Museum at 80 St Mark’s Place in New York City’s East Village lies a bomb. Or, at least, there was at one point in recent history.
Feb 21, 2020 · Museum of the American Gangster – History of New York City. February 21, 2020. Photograph by Jacob Riis of the Five Points in New York City. Taken in 1898, this image titled “Baxter Street Alley, Rag-Picker's Row” depicted an alleyway in the Five Points as part of “muckraking” journalism.
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