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"Brick-bats, stones, and golf clubs were traveling thickly around, and from the windows in all directions, and the men ran wildly about brandishing firearms. Wounded men lay on the sidewalks and were trampled upon. Now the Rabbits would make a merged rush and power their antagonists up Bayard Road to the Bowery. Then your fugitives, being strengthened, would turn on their pursuers and compel a retreat to Mulberry, Elizabeth and Baxter roads." - NY Times, July 1856 Of all great cities on the planet, few personify their country like New York City. As America's greatest city and most widely known immigration gateway into the country, ny represents the wonder, diversity and large strength of the United States, a worldwide financial middle that has enticed people chasing the "American Fantasy" for centuries. However, for all your guarantee and opportunities America apparently held out, as well as for every one of the nostalgia and take great pride in the country's background invokes among People in the usa today, the simple truth is many never climbed the ladder. More than 100 years spent trying to eradicate poverty has resulted only in progressive improvements, firm information that poverty won't be erased and the indegent will be still left to their own means of survival. That is how slums are blessed and retained, and this is the report behind Five Items and the gangs that ruled it. The neighborhood's colloquial nickname originated from its famous five-pointed intersection, created by Orange Road (now Baxter Road), Cross Road (now Mosco Road), and Anthony Road (now Worth Road). In many ways, Manhattan's notorious Five Items neighborhood represents the best and most severe of the American Dream.
