dyker/Bensonhurst had the highest population of Italians at one point back in the day. Black and Hispanics were slowing moving into older Italian and Irish neighborhoods in the Bronx and Harlem. But Bensonhurst was a close knit Italian community since the 50s-60s
That is true. I think there were some New Jersey neighborhoods that may have had the highest population also. That could be why the Brooklyn crews were so tight with the Decavalcantes.
