Book · 2008 · History
The Gangs of New York
An Informal History of the Underworld
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In fact Dave you and I were talking about at some point Gangs of New York and the fire departments being oh yeah totally great crazy timing that we were talking about that two or three weeks before this happened.
Jason Calacanis · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jan 2025 Listen at 40:47 The best things said about it
It's happened in Gangs of New York I was just watching it they had like Leonardo dicapro character figured out like move offshore you'll be fine just fight there.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2021 Why people recommend it
The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury is a historical non-fiction book documenting the violent underworld, criminal organizations, and turf wars of nineteenth-century New York City. The subject matter was referenced on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg when David Sacks and Jason Calacanis discussed the history of early municipal fire departments and how rival gangs used to battle over fire calls. Sacks noted the striking timing of their historical conversation occurring shortly before a major local event. Separately, on The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan brought up the cinematic adaptation while talking with Brendan Schaub about historical underground fighting locations and offshore combat. Rogan noted how characters in the story figured out clever tactical solutions, such as moving fights offshore to avoid law enforcement and safely settle disputes. Across these podcast appearances, the historical accounts highlighted in the book and film served as fascinating windows into the chaotic social structures, lawlessness, and rugged operational dynamics of early American urban history.
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Jason Calacanis in fact Dave you and I were talking about at some point Gangs of New York and the fire departments being oh… 1
“in fact Dave you and I were talking about at some point Gangs of New York and the fire departments being oh yeah totally great crazy timing that we were talking about that two or three weeks before this happened”
Joe Rogan it's happened in Gangs of New York I was just watching it they had like Leonardo dicapro character figured… 1
“it's happened in Gangs of New York I was just watching it they had like Leonardo dicapro character figured out like move offshore you'll be fine just fight there”
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“we've talked before about what old New York was like and when you see movies about old New York they you know they might grunge it up a little bit like um scors st's Gangs of New York probably did one of the closest truest depictions of early New York”
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