Originally Posted by TheKillingJoke
Originally Posted by RushStreet
Still lots of OC activity among Russians and Chinese. You do not want to fuck with Chinese gangsters or Russians, they will fuck you up.


Honestly...these guys as well are barely noticeable in public sight. And trust me, I've been to lots and lots of Chinatowns. I remember that even some fifteen years ago Chinatowns used to be places with a very shady atmosphere. Not particularly dangerous, but still you didn't need to look hard to see something shady going on. These days though? Gangs have disappeared from public sight and lot of businesses that were once Chinese have now been replaced by other immigrant businesses (Thai, Nepalese, Filipino...to name a few).

Russians? I remember a certain square in a big city nearby used to be an open hotbed for "Russian" criminal activity (even though those guys in reality were mostly Georgian, Jewish and Armenian but I digress) with fencing, prostitution and loansharking going on openly. Last time I was at that same square was a year ago and it was nothing but tumbleweeds. Not a single mob guy in sight.

I know they're still around, but they as well have been pushed way into the underground.


Nicely put TKJ. And guess what? You're 100% right once again. And I can attest to what you say because I come from NYC, born and bred, and used to go to Chinatown, in Downtown Manhattan, as often as other people change their socks. And how you described it is exactly how it once was.

Ghost Shadows, Flying Dragons, etc., were out in the open and on every street corner. Today? There ain't a one of them.

For that matter, so were all "The Boys" in every Italian enclave worth mentioning throughout NYC's five boros. Today? Forgettaboutit. Lol

Last edited by NYMafia; 09/19/23 04:23 PM.