A Very Odd Gangster: Monk Eastman @TheHistoryGuyChannel
A Very Odd Gangster: Monk Eastman  @TheHistoryGuyChannel
Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Like the city that was his home, Monk Eastman was a study in contradictions. At one point he kept five hundred pigeons, and by some estimates more than 100 cats. He loved bicycles so much that cronies would rent them just to curry his favor. And he would kill a person for $100.

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