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South Brooklyn Boys

    South Brooklyn Boy Sections:

  • SOUTH BROOKLYN ANGELS
  • SOUTH BROOKLYN DIAPERS
  • THE WANDERERS: Featured in the movie "The Wanderers"
  • DEGRAW STREET BOYS
  • SACKETT STREET BOYS
  • SB DEVILS: (Union Street 4th Ave.)
  • GARFIELD BOYS: (Garfield and 5th)
  • BUTLER GENTS

The SBB consisted of something like 8-10 different gangs. There were: The SB Angels, SB Diapers, Wanderers, Degraw St boys, Sackett St Boys, The Butler Gents (My gang). They all considered themselves part of SBB, but only came together in big gangfights against the Untouchable Bishops(Latino) or the The Mau Mau Chaplains (Black). Otherwise, they did their thing separately and shared the turf from Butler Street to 9th St. from 4th Ave up to 7th Ave. Some other SBB gangs were SB Devils and the Garfield Boys.

Turf boundaries included the following corners:

  • Map of Butler Street and 4TH Avenue
  • Map of 9TH Street and 4TH Avenue
  • Map of 9TH Street and 7TH Avenue
  • Map of Flatbush and 7TH Avenue
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CNotes
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Taylor Jousters
Larkin: Insane Popes
Popes/Gaylords War
Cicero Gang Map

Greaser Links

Chicago Greaser: Interview 1970's
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Greaser Magazine: "Rising Up Angry:" Stone Greaser Grapevine
"The Outsiders"

References

"Gang Slang" By PHILIP BENJAMIN New York Times (1857-Current file); Oct 20, 1957; pg. SM28

"Lords of Kilbourn"

By MICHAEL SCOTT

"Lords of Lawndale"

By MICHAEL SCOTT

South Brooklyn Boys Turf

Butler gents wore sweaters, like the kind you got from school athletic teams. They were Black button down v-neck, with white piping and white interlocking BG on the breast. We really thought we looked bad walking down the street together in our colors.

We hung out at Joes Luncheonette on 5th Ave and Sterling Pl., two blocks down from where an infamous plane crash occurred in 1960. A commercial airliner narrowly missed St. Augustine's school full of thousands of kids on Sterling & 6th and crashed on Sterling & 7th, demolishing the block and killing everyone aboard and people on the ground as well.

One of their biggest battles was when the Untouchable Bishops invaded Joe's Luncheonette one afternoon and their leader, Geronimo, threatened and intimidated Joe's wife, Molly. Joe's was also a big cop hangout and the cops from the 78th Pct. looked the other way as the Gents retaliated for days afterwards. A week later, a cop named Quigley walked in to Joe's and threw the G Geronimo wore on his beret on the counter. "Here you go, Molly." End of Geronimo. End of story.

In 2001, Mickey and DC, with the help of Ray, who worked in a DA's office, managed to locate and contact over 30 former Gents and Ladies from all over the metro area and beyond and had a great reunion (after 40 years) in the old neighborhood. They continue to meet and communicate regularly. Mickey can be contacted at Mickey

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