Dangerous 'Gangs of New York' 1800s Slums (Battles, Riots and Crime)

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[@Rick_Cleland]

My life has been a complete and total misery ever since Bigfoot stole my precious girlfriend in the middle of the night. 😒 He even took all her clothes and the T.V. 😔

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Really glad I found thus channel. Where are you from? Your accent is extremely hard to place. I love it though. That voice ❤️ 🧡

[@michaelsizemore1398]

Now I don't want to want time travel!

[@patrickbush9526]

I'd like to see you do one on opium dens

[@CapAnson12345]

Gangs of New York was such a great movie, not because any of it was particularly factual, but I think it did a good job of capturing the "feel" of the time and place.

[@Pandapoo44]

How TF would YOU know?

[@julieboice180]

I watch that movie every few years. Love it

[@kathleenferguson3296]

The "Nativeist" movement was very real. All the crap about immigrants- "they're taking our jobs, raping our women, don't speak English..." arose in this period, and we're Still listening to it!

[@Elle_M717]

Love that movie too.

[@PinkyJujubean]

Obviously he owns a time machine and saw it firsthand. It's not that uncommon​@@Pandapoo44

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Thanks!

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[@InglouriousBradsterd]

You have the perfect voice for narrating this type of content. Also, your videos are extremely well written and formatted. Great work!

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Agree with you 100%! The narrator makes this channel!

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[@Raoul215]

The Brits loved coming over here in the 19th century to say "look it's already falling apart" meanwhile London was just awful in so many ways

[@daniellewillis2767]

Worse

[@spendover]

Was it worse really 🤔...what experience and lawful activity was there? Please explain why worse??

[@michaelguy5151]

Hold your tongue yank!

[@eunicestone6532]

All the Brits came over to new York and took over. Gangs.

[@joegagnon2268]

Drinking piss from cradle to grave

[@patriciapalmer4215]

Sent ahead of my 9 year old Grandfather's immigration from Ireland, his older sister went on to Buffalo to secure employment to avoid any possibility of being dragged into the squalor of the slums and The Gangs, their reputation of preying on the poorest emigres well known, the extended family over the West sacrificing and saving pennies for years to send 2, they were chosen. He an ambitious middle son and self sufficient, she extremely intelligent and a hard worker.

[@LindaYariger]

Thanks so much for sharing! What a great example of how immigration has always made the US better. ( My multi-great Irish granddad was a horse thief running from the noose, but let's not talk about that, lol!!!)

[@Sinn0100]

​@LindaYariger We are who we are because we are the world's greatest melting pot. Our incredibly diverse nation has enabled us to invent, create, and mold the entire world around us. Without immigration we would not have access to the breath of talent we have had (and do). Finally, we also have immigration to thank for our lasting freedoms. Without the many cultures coming here there would be no need to extend protections that keep and define our rights today. That is how important immigration is to our nation. Addendum- Now, I think it goes without saying that I'm talking solely about legal immigration. We need people from all over the world here but, we need them honest. They must be willing to assimilate and live by our societal rules and laws.

[@stephenlyons8589]

I'm Irish Catholic American, I am also a life long resident of NYC and have lived in the lower east side, Manhattan for ten years now. Most people are uneducated about the treatment of the Irish immigrants, when I hear white privilege and that white people have never been oppressed or faced racism and hatred which couldn't be farther from the truth. Infact the Irish weren't considered to be white or human and were used as disposable labor and cannon fodder for the civil war. The problem with our education system is the lack of history being taught instead they are being forced to learn about sexuality and the teachers political and sexual preferences instead of the history of the country. I get offended when I'm called a ancestors had been slave owners and oppressed blacks and therefore I am guilty of ? But again it's so far from the truth I want to give them a history lesson. The reason why some black people have Irish last names or are light skinned or have Irish facial features is because the Irish and the blacks lived together and naturally mated with each other. Btw the Irish are still being oppressed and there country is still being occupied by the English just like it's been for 1,000 years. So calling us privileged or not to know what oppression or racism or hatred or being enslaved or forced from your home forced to fight forced to work , is ignorant and far from the truth. Why can't we inform these people about the truth.

[@louishamilton9648]

I agree, but WHOTF was oppressing you? Surely not people of color. I myself am black with scotch-Irish roots and the irony is not lost on me.

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

Ya, the Irish slavery myth is, well, a myth. Were the Irish treated poorly? Sure, they were the immigrants of their day . Were they treated as slaves or even indentured servants ? No. The Chinese were treated far worse,actual indentured slaves. And blacks were, well slaves. That Irish slave myth sure makes alot of white guys feel better tho.

[@juniorheidt5436]

​@@louishamilton9648 you do realize the irish-scottish were and kind of still are by some seen as second class compared to English. The Irish and Scottish were enslaved by the English long before anyone else. Also yes it is true when the Irish immigrated to America white Americans saw them as foreign Catholic invaders and mad them live in what we would refer to as "ghettos"

[@glockdude5472]

@@louishamilton9648 nobody oppressed you either lol

[@glockdude5472]

@@louishamilton9648 nobody has more rights than blacks these days.

[@MegaLivingIt]

This is how American History books (in high school) should read and be illustrated. The way history is taught it's no wonder kids are bored and turned off. All just dates and watered down facts. Real life is ever so much more interesting! 🧡

[@shereesmazik5030]

Reading level too high .

[@littlemy1773]

I’m in the Isle of Man and was at school 20 plus years ago. We were taught this kind of way esp when we covered the old west. We’d also be made to do things like make a newspaper as a class, and each person found random real old stories to report on. And we’d have to make old adverts to include in it and then we aged it with tea bags. They had us do propaganda but for both sides of whichever war or political movement we were learning about. It helped us get into the mind set of the people we studied, and to have empathy for them esp slum dwellers of the industrial revolution

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​@@littlemy1773 do you know Molly? M-O double L-Y

[@Newjerseyblows]

Seriously I agree I hated history in school, only now am I fascinated by it

[@tompilkington7379]

None of them read or comprehend at this level. Probably 10th grade level and that’s just way to high for our schools today. Stupid is as stupids taught.

[@Sunevel]

Entertaining & Awesome Narration 🙌🏽

[@FactFeast]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@brianoneil9662]

Arthur had the power of his mustache to save him from the hooligans and rabble.

[@FactFeast]

A very powerful moustache! Maybe that's why he got on well with Kit Burns.

[@Wavemaninawe]

Arthur had the moustachery of either peerless, heroic virtue... or unparallelled super-villainy. There is really no compromise.

[@jamiewilson5679]

​@@Wavemaninawe Terry Thomasesque.

[@donnagagne3813]

Great video as always. Thank you.

[@FactFeast]

Thanks Donna! Glad you liked it.

[@crazychicSHENA]

The Irish were less then or in the category known as Irish n words British and American groups disliked Irish Dog's and Black's.😮 thank you for coverage of this reality of early American industrial era and Colorism and Racism classing groups even within the Europe America group's newly too Assimilation in America.🇮🇪🇺🇲💯☘️💃🎻

[@sullieking]

Thanks for video

[@FactFeast]

You’re welcome. Thanks writing!

[@alanleemaxwell831]

Brilliant, your narration brings it to life! 👍

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Great that you enjoyed listening, thanks!

[@gbluesky4264]

You do astoundingly beautiful work sir

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Love the narration, very well researched. Very educational and informative.. Glad I found this channel. Thanks for posting

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[@danischeel4846]

My favorite channel! Your manner of delivery is impeccable!

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Wow, thank you so much!

[@C4RYB34R]

Thank you for another video.

[@FactFeast]

You're welcome, thank you. I hope the history is interesting for you.

[@marcuswalters8093]

I love the idea of an Oxford man going undercover in NYC. I'm amazed he lasted longer than an hour.

[@dorothymartin4316]

" Sluming" was a popular pass time of the upper classes. Like the protagonist of this narrative one could hire a detective or Pinkerton to escort one through the myriad "Dives" Gin Mills, "Blind Tigers" dance halls & tenements . There were also a semi professional class of guide called "Lobbygows" to take the curious thrill seeker to the more debouched examples of depravity such as opium dens, fan tan parlours and stuss rooms where in which many a life was smoked and gambled away. Par example McGurk's Suicide Hall where many a wretched fallen woman could end her miserable existence in the privacy of a quiet celler corner.

[@GiulioRicciardi]

“Oxford man” it ain’t 1860 anymore bro

[@BeckBeckGo]

He’s the Andy Dufresne of this story.

[@mijiyoon5575]

always interesting *Thanks FF*

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Thanks Miji. Glad you liked it.

[@brasstacks5319]

What a horror story! New York in the 1800s sounds like the 3rd ring of hell.

[@yambo59]

We need a lot more focus on a place simply called "The Old Brewery", one of the most notorious and evil slum buildings in NY history - originally called the Coulthard Brewery, originally built in the late 1700's but later closed and turned into one of the most dangerous and evil crime ridden tenement houses in the history of NY. People went in and never came out, police would not enter it in forces of less than 50 officers if they entered it at all. Home to the original Murderers alley, the source for the phrase den of thieves, prostitutes, shang hai's, rape, robbery, incest, bodies hidden in basement graves and walls, etc etc.

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Noted. I know about it and it’s definitely of interest. Thanks for your comment!

[@Sunevel]

YIKES

[@thesaints-7-andrew.]

Watching from Greece.hi everybody. Interesting video.

[@FactFeast]

Hello 👋 Glad you enjoyed the story!

[@Perfidious_Hollow]

Thank you!

[@FactFeast]

You're welcome!

[@thewkovacs316]

When poverty was considered a crime

[@arleneparris3446]

Started in White Chapel, England, crossed over to New York

[@timothytietz9194]

it still is.

[@saries54]

Exactly!

[@Britton_Thompson]

No. When the only way to escape poverty was through crime

[@whiteknight6883]

Love how you tell a story!

[@FactFeast]

Great! Thank you.

[@goredongoredon]

The Gangs of New York is one of my favorite books (the movie is only ok) so I throughly enjoyed listening to this video and need to go back and actually watch it because the photos, that I mostly missed look very interesting.

[@FactFeast]

There are some incredible stories and characters from that time in New York's history. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

Love both movie and book

[@johnhealy6676]

The Gangs of New York is a great film The book is one of the worse I have ever read

[@BrittneyDeShea420]

I've yet to read that. It's probably easily found online and free. I'll be looking soon. 👀

[@queensapphire7717]

Oopsie Daisy!

[@patheanbryant8193]

Great content and narrative you just got a subscriber

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Welcome to the channel! Glad you enjoyed.

[@Everything-dr1wb]

Thank you for sharing this video 😊

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My pleasure 😊 Thanks for the visit.

[@bw7754]

I love the utter contempt and disgust from him 😂 he doesn’t hold back which is great for us.

[@jayg1438]

Manhattan in the 1800s was a crime infested hell hole. Not much has changed then compared to 2020 and on.... sad how NYC is regressing again.

[@prevost8686]

She’s going full circle before our very eyes thanks to piss poor leadership in the city over the last few decades. The amount of money NYC has lost in tourism alone in the last few years is staggering. Add to that the number of small business owners who were forced to move elsewhere and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. I know whereof I speak as my livelihood is closely tied to tourism in cities like NYC. NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia are hanging over a cliff on a rotten cornstalk. It’s going to take strong action from leaders who care not for the political climate or latest fads in society.

[@1776Based]

YES!!! My favorite topic!!

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[@luisbohorquez7096]

The narration in this is absolute gold 🪙🪙🪙😁👍👍👍👍🍺🍺🍺😃🤙

[@drifterproductions8742]

They sure spoke differently back then. Life must have been hell for those people in those new york slums. Can you imagine leaving your home country with dreams of a better life in this new country of America, and ending up on water street? The story of the guys being drugged and waking up on a ship in the middle of the ocean is wild.

[@BeckBeckGo]

To be fair, mid 1800s London was a miserable place. The Victorian era, in general, was a complete hellscape.

[@galaxydogs5828]

Lol

[@BillyBats773]

It’s funny now the area by water street is the financial district.

[@Sean-jc6cu]

"Colored person wanted, No Irish need apply." Job ad in the Brooklyn Eagle, 1865

[@abdulseaforth6930]

What does the job entail pray tell?

[@IronDiva]

Probably as a domestic. Irish and Italians were unemployable

[@Lee-jh6cr]

NINA. Ancestors from Cork.

[@antg007]

Geez. They were straight scrappin'.

[@brooklynred6762]

hell yeah lol

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Good video, new sub, thank you!

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Thank you! Welcome to the channel.

[@markp9621]

why oh why are you not getting many many more views because you deserve them.

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Thank you very much! Sharing the video helps reach more people.

[@stuartgmk]

Ah the good old days!!

[@davidsigalow7349]

The Good Old Days were horrible.

[@brettbanta2100]

Ah, yes

[@djdeemz7651]

​@@davidsigalow7349what really sucks is we will look this shit in a few hundred years 😢

[@brandon8541]

This sounds a lot like downtown San Francisco 2023.

[@billsherrard8452]

Sounds like New York hasn't changed much in 223 years!

[@LindaYariger]

Better suits and indoor plumbing

[@jansirkia3809]

Excellent!

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Thank you! Cheers!

[@vicaldama9314]

Really appreciate this and the comic book some people made from Howard Zinns people history for this...

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Subscribed!

[@FactFeast]

Welcome to the channel! Thank you.

[@mypuritanicalopinion3332]

It is interesting that he calls the dance that sailors do 'the shuffles.' From what I have read of sailing in the 19th century, 'the shuffles' is akin to what we now call 'shuffling.'

[@myeyeswentdeaf6213]

Ohhh well La Ti Da Mr. Author hoity toity Pember.🙄 My family on both sides came here from Ireland and for 5 generations on one side and 6 on the other, stayed in Brooklyn NY since they stepped off the boat. This is the stock I’m bred from. One of my grandfathers was born 1909 on Sackett Street in Brooklyn. His great grandparents came here. So I that would be mid 1800’s. And just like us old Brooklyn Irish, my family have either been criminals, NYPD, FDNY, or in the Trade Unions since we got here. Great video. Ya gotta love the tough history of a tough city. Though I can’t say I care for Mr. fancy pants Author Pember’s smug account it. Fun fact for ya: 15:40 That’s the time and place where the ‘Paddy Wagon’ (the Police Van) got its name from. Irish (Paddy’s). The common sight of Irish police throwing Irish people in the ‘Paddy’ wagon.

[@FactFeast]

Interesting information here. Thanks very much for sharing!

[@ZackLongdick]

How did people join gangs in the 1800s? Was there a ritual to join the gangs in the 19th century?

[@SantinoWilliams3321]

Well we'll well very interesting and informative

[@FactFeast]

Cheers! It’s great to know you found the history useful and entertaining.

[@deborahbarry8250]

Great video! New subscriber I am

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! Welcome to the channel. I hope you enjoy.

[@brooklynred6762]

i want this gentleman to give my eulogy lol great video

[@FactFeast]

Thank you! It’s appreciated.

[@ahuddleston6512]

Now I fancy pulling out the dvd Gangs of NY and some popcorn. Anyone want to join me?

[@FactFeast]

🍿🥤😁

[@the_birthday_skeleton]

Oooft that fishhook scene was rough

[@julieboice180]

As soon as I move and get my DVD hooked up again...I be goinin ye

[@timtomm]

Very interesting

[@FactFeast]

Great! I think this period in New York's history has so much character.

[@Khatoon170]

Last and most important part of my research famous gangs in newyork forty thieves, Bowery boys during 1840s, 50s, 60s . They dressed elegant clothes haunted saloons , black alleys, bloody turf wars with rival gang dead rabbits. Dead rabbit from Irish immigrants they began ad offshoot gang, day break boys crews of river pirates gang reportedly fell apart in late 1950s after police crackdown. Street gang called youth gang they have criminal behavior. Activities of gang are characterized by some level of organization continually over time . End of newyork gang between cannons and solders many gang members are killed.street gangs starred and still exists in urban area major cities as Chicago, newyork other cities as Washington DC . Gangs identify themselves graffiti, hand sign , colors , tattoos. Thank you for giving us chance to read learn new information improve our English language as well. Best wishes for you your family friends.

[@DrVonChilla]

"Manhattan in the 1800s was a crime-infested Hell-hole".....and it's not today?!? LOL

[@nonyabiz3874]

these men could live through anything and never hear them bitch an complain like they do today meanwhile have it 100 times better

[@johnlynch-kv8mz]

19:58 Wow! A similar life I’ve led. Not quite the same. I tell you, that is a powerful thing. That the shame one feels due to their poor decisions, will leave them wishing that their dear loved ones think that one is dead, rather than be in the straits one is in, which one brought oneself to. It does get worse…it will get better.❤❤❤

[@atomicchanteuse5095]

I desperately need to know the information about the map at 1:14 including where it can be found! I've never seen one so detailed in this pre-Revolution time period, even with misspellings of a few streets (for example, "Hage" for Hague Street). Thank you SO MUCH! #likedandsubscribed

[@FactFeast]

Thank you. Try wiki for maps.

[@troymcclure5612]

Oh my goodness. I have never been so scandalized by such shenanigans.

[@wittafa]

This needs to be a video game

[@djdeemz7651]

Assassin's creed syndicate is the only game with this kind of vibe ..no similar enough though

[@motaman8074]

Brilliant

[@FactFeast]

Cheers! Nice to know you enjoyed watching.

[@nilsbrownmusic4507]

The expression “Station House” made it all the way to Reservoir Dogs. (Mr. Pink)

[@bobbynicole10]

that thumbnail tho! Waltuh, I'm in a gang Waltuh

[@RonFilco.9358]

Such a stark difference from more rural areas of NYS those days. These days NYC has bussed their garbage to all parts of NY so now every little city has it's slum... some bigger than others. Very interesting video, thanks for your work

[@PaulJFleischer]

Daily diaries of the people that lived it. History is absolutely your answer to how we got here.

[@One.DeSanctis.]

Fact Feast is doing a great job of entertaining the adult version of those kids who took up all of the classtime preventing the majority of the children from learning. Thank goodness American public schools have the remedial track for those children who feel themselves above learning to simply satisfy a personal curiosity. When there are 20 kids in a class and 4 require the teacher to be an expert in edutainment to get their interest piqued, the teacher is unlikely to be the the problem party in the learning environment. Primary socialization did not prepare these children to be receptive to learning.. If you grew up in a home where play-time was never educational, then your parents failed you. Parents/guardians have a duty to nurture the natural curiosity expressed by their pre-school aged children. It is sad to see a sterile homelife mold an elementary school student uninterested in the world around them. If the only way a child wants to learn is through an audiovisual experience, then their attitude toward learning and school required adjustment. Good on Fact Freast for using this YT entertainment platform to finally entice the uninterested into learning about history. BTW - this video is focused on the socioeconomic aspects of q specific period in history.

[@mattpoole4913]

When the wealthy first got a glimpse of the despair the poor lived in was when some of them had to get in the the trenches with them in WWI.

[@ericamac3525]

Not many of the wealthy fought in the trenches as their family wealth & contacts paid to have their own left off the conscription lists. Same happens for many of the elite & wealthy today

[@KevinWilliams-c2p]

This channel is just another example of how truth is stranger than fiction!!!!!!

[@Jack-qe8we]

These are the real OG'S not like these wannabes nowadays

[@blahblah6497]

He clearly wasn't familiar with the phenomenon of becoming desensitized to violence. It is easy for outsiders to be horrified abd judge people's lives because they aren't stuck in thqt environment. But I am sure most of those people living amongst such squalor and violence would have gladly left if they had the means. Notice no judgement about the corrupt cops who turned their backs to all of it

[@561ram]

"about a dozen of the fattest, coarsest most brutal looking women"....that's just brilliant writing

[@paulguise698]

I like the Pencil drawings of people, it reminds me of Spitalfields in London at the end of 19th century, when I was in my local pub last week, I done your voice, I said "In the summer of 1888 in the East End of London, Jack the Ripper is still at large" everyone started clapping, I enjoy these vlogs, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, The reason I put Cumberland is that where going back to Cumberland next Monday, the former name is Cumbria

[@FactFeast]

Wow! That's great. So nice you enjoy the narration.

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

Wow, back to the "original" english names eh

[@jamiewilson5679]

​@@Vercingetorix.Rising Cumberland and Westmoreland

[@johnlynch-kv8mz]

29:15 I really like the way the lines in this segment are wriggling . Woo woo woo woo woo

[@chucklehead2000]

I just spent a week @ the Bowery!

[@mattpoole4913]

The pretense of decency has always been possible. Arthur was no doubt, an expert.

[@hazehood5851]

The guy from the thumbalin Looks like Mike from Breaking

[@daniellewillis2767]

Arthur Pember had a truly spectacular mustache. One for the ages!

[@FactFeast]

Legendary!

[@daniellewillis2767]

@FactFeast God yes. There must be a society for the preservation of Victorian facial hair and to finally restore a fully mustachioed and fancy bearded President to the White House. Too long has Tammany Hall level facial hair been absent from American politics! They kept the corruption, why not the cool stashes and beards?

[@puckloki873]

I love in Manhattan...nothing has changed.

[@johnlynch-kv8mz]

19:26 ‘Old number eleven’ , there’s a brave sailor❤❤ ❤

[@Joseph-fw6xx]

Crime was was worst in the 1800s

[@mcwilliams4546]

“When is a man not a man? When is a woman not a woman?” 2023 sir, that’s when.

[@djdeemz7651]

Did you assume what century i was born ? ,

[@jillconner5062]

Touche Sir.

[@johnfyten3392]

Now THAT is a mustache

[@neuzdost1939]

*wow. After all those years, it's even worse* Good job New York ❤❤❤

[@dorothymartin4316]

Not even close to what it was like back then. I'm a life long resident of NYC and I've seen the city go through some ups and downs . I admit the city is in a downward trend, But it's been worse and has rebounded. It will again.

[@Khatoon170]

How are you doing sir thank you for your wonderful cultural documentary channel. As always iam gathering main information about topics you mentioned briefly here it’s actually gangs appear to have spread in new England in early 1800 as industrial revolution gained momentum in first large cities in USA newyork, Boston, Philadelphia. Forty thieves likely have after Ali baba and forty thieves we have this gang in our Arabic tales one thousand and one night- were formed in 1825 and all eyed to be first known as oldest newyork criminal street gang . Thieves consisted primarily of Irish immigrants and Americans who terrorized five point neighborhood of 19 th century Manhattan.

[@FactFeast]

Thank you for watching KHATOON 🙂

[@divinedelaware7541]

I just want to salute Arthur Pember's mustache.

[@FactFeast]

It’s so large it has its own zip code!

[@robkunkel8833]

@ 1:40 he said “rat bating” ? Is that a betting “sport” … some how rats were baited? Anyone know?

[@rachelrolltide3106]

They fought them against dogs.

[@Metonymy1979]

Make America Great Again, amirite? We are in the safest time in all of history but people have watched too many movies and think the past was better.

[@brooklynred6762]

exactly

[@laoch5658]

leave your door open tonight then

[@Nikkola.369]

It's amazing how far America has come. People think it's bad today, haha. Listen to this story, if you are under 30. Take a look at what you could have been born into, instead you get the world at your hands and still complain it's not enough. I have the were with all to understand every generation has their problems, and not every person is the same. I find that younger people today have no idea about history, at all. I'm not sure if it's schools systems agenda or laziness? Maybe 1% of the people today in America could survive the 1800's. I'm not one of them. Just be grateful your alive and have a life if YOU choose.

[@lemontadams3029]

They didn't have AK's

[@Gl6619]

@@lemontadams3029 we do have some terrifying mass killings…but they’re not happening to a majority of the population and despite the perception , they don’t happen every day… even some of the poorest in todays society here in America have it better than the poor back then..the quality of living overall is better..but it won’t seem that way of your tuned into the “it bleeds, it leads” media, or social media 24/7

[@hoboronin]

Well read

[@FactFeast]

Much appreciated!

[@kanervatie]

My father was part of the "Bowery boys" gang back then. He wrote a book about those times.

[@FactFeast]

Wow! What’s the name of the book?

[@kanervatie]

The Bowery Boys Street Corner Radicals and the Politics of Rebellion

[@erickamorgan4564]

How old are you!?!?

[@julieann4616]

@@erickamorgan4564lol right??

[@scottsavage_1460]

It might of been your great great great grandfather but not your father. There is no way in hell your dad was 200+ years old ....lmao . I know it was probly a typo but still had to give you a hard time 😂😂

[@jasonwebb8077]

Where is the picture of the dancing skeleton women from?

[@novatodowot5422]

I watched a movie about gang battles maybe from that time, but I forgot the name of the movie. The battles were with knives. Does anyone have any tips?

[@johnrogers7567]

Are you talking about the Martin Scorsese film, Gangs of New York?

[@mattpoole4913]

I don't know if this was the illustration in mind but I can measure and no way are these two buildings 6 feet apart.

[@Mhel2023]

Wow... This societal behavior sounds exactly like what's going on these days. Guess history really does repeat itself

[@Aluvsloans]

I appreciate you pointing out the obvious the behavior is the same just new characters and demographics

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Yay I ❤️F.F.!😊

[@FactFeast]

Thank you. I hope you enjoyed this Lana.

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

@@FactFeast Yw & yes I did!😁

[@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish]

Nice job describing such an awful era

[@FactFeast]

Thanks! Nice of you to say.

[@heinz5714]

was a great era, much better than today

[@craigsinclair4419]

Are these actual events, or a story in a book?

[@FactFeast]

This is a genuine account of events by Arthur Pember.

[@BrittneyDeShea420]

I sure am glad I found your channel. Not only do you have a good voice, you're handsome as well! I hope that's you in the beginning of the video. Lol 😆

[@FactFeast]

Welcome to the channel! 😊 That man is from the past 😀

[@beholyhappykicks4592]

Jason, I researched all of this and gave Seminar's on it for SUNY ALBANY when I was working on it. I actually have many of the books. I only wish the public knew all about this as they began since the 60's to think that Black people invented this behavior. I have some of the books that I treasure. But no one was ever interested in this history. Glad you are putting it on Face Book. These are the recent ancestors of many of today's so called middle class.

[@tapuout101]

If you ran this city what would you do to fix it? Or would you point at someone else and blame them like we do today? We need to bring back solutions to problems instead of pointing each others out for decades.

[@quiksix25]

The book is fascinating, so much better than the movie