The Rise and Fall of Harlems Deadliest Drug Gangs
Harlem has always been a battleground. But in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the war was not fought with politics or poetry—it was fought with heroin, crack, and blood. A succession of drug empires rose from the streets of Upper Manhattan, each more ruthless than the last. They made millions, they corrupted entire neighborhoods, and they left behind a trail of bodies that would take decades to count.This is the story of the rise and fall of Harlem's deadliest drug gangs.We begin with Nicky Barnes and The Council. In 1972, Barnes—a man who learned the heroin trade while sharing a prison cell…
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