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"An unprecedented bust of two warring street gangs nabbed 87 suspects charged Wednesday with a lethal, nine-year reign of violence and drug-dealing in Bronx housing projects.
A pair of federal indictments identified 120 violent hoodlums targeted in a series of pre-dawn raids by the NYPD and federal agents at the Eastchester Gardens and the nearby Edenwald Houses.
The sweep generated the largest number of busts in a single case in the city’s history as a legion of 700 law enforcers flooded more than 100 spots in the New York City Housing Authority complexes in Williamsbridge.
“F--- you,” screamed a third as he was carted away in handcuffs, while another suspect claimed his innocence.
“I didn’t do it,” he said. “I already did my time. I just got out on parole yesterday. I didn’t do nothing.”
Still another took time to blow kisses toward a young woman who had the misfortune of walking past the precinct as he was escorted to the bus.
Among the charged crimes were five murders, including the 2009 killing of a beloved 92-year-old woman slain by a stray bullet as she watched TV in her two-story home.
Officers and agents used helicopters and armored trucks to round up the suspects described by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as ultra-violent and indiscriminate when it came to their victims.
“If you were in the wrong place at the wrong time, you could be shot, stabbed and even killed,” said Bharara.
The brazen gangs recruited new blood via social media, including YouTube clips, and authorities obtained search warrants for 100 Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.
The raids targeted the 2Fly YGZ (Young Gunnerz) and the Big Money Bosses (BMB) — two rival street gangs in the neighborhood.
The indictments identified the suspects by a dizzying array of aliases, from “Money Making Kenny” and “Broadway” to “Mark the Gritty Shark” and “Wayne Brady.”"
87 Bronx gang members charged in largest takedown in NYC history
Aerial footage of Bronx gang arrests
A pair of federal indictments identified 120 violent hoodlums targeted in a series of pre-dawn raids by the NYPD and federal agents at the Eastchester Gardens and the nearby Edenwald Houses.
The sweep generated the largest number of busts in a single case in the city’s history as a legion of 700 law enforcers flooded more than 100 spots in the New York City Housing Authority complexes in Williamsbridge.
“F--- you,” screamed a third as he was carted away in handcuffs, while another suspect claimed his innocence.
“I didn’t do it,” he said. “I already did my time. I just got out on parole yesterday. I didn’t do nothing.”
Still another took time to blow kisses toward a young woman who had the misfortune of walking past the precinct as he was escorted to the bus.
Among the charged crimes were five murders, including the 2009 killing of a beloved 92-year-old woman slain by a stray bullet as she watched TV in her two-story home.
Officers and agents used helicopters and armored trucks to round up the suspects described by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as ultra-violent and indiscriminate when it came to their victims.
“If you were in the wrong place at the wrong time, you could be shot, stabbed and even killed,” said Bharara.
The brazen gangs recruited new blood via social media, including YouTube clips, and authorities obtained search warrants for 100 Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.
The raids targeted the 2Fly YGZ (Young Gunnerz) and the Big Money Bosses (BMB) — two rival street gangs in the neighborhood.
The indictments identified the suspects by a dizzying array of aliases, from “Money Making Kenny” and “Broadway” to “Mark the Gritty Shark” and “Wayne Brady.”"
87 Bronx gang members charged in largest takedown in NYC history
Aerial footage of Bronx gang arrests
