Brownsville Boys
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The Brownsville Boys were a notorious Brooklyn-based Jewish-American street gang and enforcement arm of organized crime during the early 20th century, closely associated with the group later dubbed Murder, Inc.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | street gang ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Murder, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Brownsville, Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criminalActivity |
contract killing
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ murder ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| criminalSphere | organized crime enforcement ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish-American ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | notorious ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Murder, Inc.
ⓘ
violent enforcement for organized crime ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Italian-American Mafia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Crime Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abe Reles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buggsy Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Abbandando NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Goldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Phil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInBorough | Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInNeighborhood |
Brownsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ocean Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| partOf | Jewish-American organized crime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
New York metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Jewish ⓘ |
| roleInOrganizedCrime | enforcement arm ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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