It sounds as though you enjoyed it.... I did, too. Part of the fun (for me) was seeing parts of the City that I know. You may want to check out another "gang" movie from that period - "The Wanderers", a Bronx based Italian gang starring a very young Ken Wahl.
I almost forgot about the movie "The Wanderers". That movie is unique because there is a scene where the gang members are riding in a car and the setting suddenly shifts from day to night while there is no apparent change in the characters. While I haven't seen the movie in almst 20 years, I remember how gripping the sudden shift immediately changed the whole mood of the movie.
