Gangsters of Harlem: The Gritty Underworld of New York City's Most Famous Neighborhood

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In Godfather of Harlem, Johnson adjusts to life as a free man while simultaneously attempting to regain control of his turf, which has been overtaken by the Italian Genovese crime family—led by Vincente Gigante, played in the series by Vincent D’onofrio. a b Mays, Jeff (August 3, 2011). "East Harlem Tries to Serve Huge Influx of Chinese Residents". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013 . Retrieved September 19, 2012.

While the gang truce didn't get rid of the city's street gangs completely, it did mark the beginning of intense efforts to combat gang activity across the boroughs. While larger socioeconomic woes and injustices continued to keep much of New York downtrodden and thus crime-ridden throughout the 1980s, several factors combined to change the city's fortunes in the early 1990s. As of 2018 [update], preterm births and births to teenage mothers in East Harlem are higher than the city average. In East Harlem, there were 108 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 10.8 teenage births per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide), though the teenage birth rate was based on a small sample size. [40] :11 East Harlem has a low population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 3%, slightly less than the citywide rate of 12%, though this was based on a small sample size. [40] :14Video: New Trailer for the EPIX Original Series "Godfather of Harlem" Released" (Press release). Epix. June 14, 2019 . Retrieved June 13, 2019– via The Futon Critic. a b "Chinese American Population in Harlem NYC Surges". apaforprogress.org. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013 . Retrieved September 19, 2012. a b "Citywide Seven Major Felony Offenses 2000-2019" (PDF). www.nyc.gov. New York Police Department . Retrieved March 23, 2020. Renaissance School of the Arts". New York City Department of Education. 2018 . Retrieved March 26, 2019.

On the show, Malcolm X is a popular public figure in Harlem who preaches the self-sufficiency taught in Islam, motivated by the deterioration of a neighborhood that has succumbed to drug addiction. Malcolm X claims that Johnson was the person who set him towards the path of Islam before he went to jail when he was at his lowest point of addiction. Nigél Thatch (seasons 1–2) and Jason Alan Carvell (season 3) as Malcolm X, a Muslim minister in the Nation of Islam and civil rights activist a b White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5thed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p.548. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.Jennings, James, and Monte Rivera (eds.) (1984). Puerto Rican Politics in Urban America (Westport: Greenwood Press). a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "East Harlem (Including East Harlem, Randalls Island and Wards Island)" (PDF). nyc.gov. NYC Health. 2018 . Retrieved March 2, 2019. East Harlem's average life expectancy is 3.9 years shorter than NYC overall. - 77.3 Life Expectancy Daniel Goodman (September 9, 2013). "New York's East Harlem: Neighborhood Fighting To Keep Its Culture In The Face Of Gentrification". Business Insider . Retrieved April 12, 2016. Reputed Genovese boss Arillotta Turncoat status solidified. May 9, 2010. Mafia News Today". Archived from the original on September 23, 2010 . Retrieved September 5, 2010.