Albanian Boys

The Albanian Boys, also known as the Albanian Bad Boys[1] or Albanian Boys Inc. is a gang of Albanians who operate in central Bronx.[2] The gang was founded in the Bronx, New York by immigrants who had come to the states after the Kosovo War. Members of the gang would consistently get into fights with African-American and Latin American gangs in the streets and at schools.

Albanian Boys
Founded byAlbanians immigrants;
Founding locationBronx, New York
Years active1980s-present
TerritoryPelham Parkway, Bronx, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Belmont, Bronx, Williamsbridge, Bronx, Allerton, Bronx, Morris Park, Bronx
EthnicityAlbanian
RivalsLatin American and African American gangs

History

The gang was founded in 1988 by Sekret Kukaj as a youth gang. Sekret was murdered on October 26, 1988. and the gang expanded operations in the early 1990s. The large influx of Albanian immigrants into the Bronx borough saw the gang's activity increase. In 1999, many Kosovar Albanians moved to the Bronx and the gang expanded. Long time imprisoned member Alex Nikolla Costentines helped move many members into organized crime, with the Rudaj organization and the Gambino family. The crew has expanded into Staten Island, and Fairfield County CT.

See also

Notes
  1. Jones, p.65-66
  2. "Just Boys Being Boys, or Vicious Gangs?". The New York Times. January 16, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

References
  • School of Social Administration University of Chicago Irving A. Spergel George Herbert Jones Professor. The Youth Gang Problem : A Community Approach: A Community Approach. Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN 0195357868
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