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The Bottler of East Suffolk Street Gang Wars
A long tale of New York East Side gang rivalries centers on Lewis York known as The Bottler. He joins the Five Points for protection, clashes with Kid Twist and Dahl, and is killed at a planned ambush as gangs duel for control. Twist and Louis die in a Coney Island shooting while Pioggi masterminds the hit.
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Danube
Austria
East Side
Suffolk Street
Fifth Avenue
Stuss
Monk Eastmans
Monk Hastihans
Hastmans
York and
Lancaster
Ritchie Fitzpatrick
Kid Twist
Twist
Fitzpatrick
Kid Dahl
Cal
Dahl
Bottler
Five Points
Flint
Eastmans
Golconda
Sufstreet
Central Office
Mulberry Street
Williamsburg
Cyclone Louis
Coney Island
Louis
Delancey Street
East Broadway
Houston Street
Battler
Kid Pioggi
Pioggi
Ding Dong’s
Ploggi