Jimmy rested for the night, got up in the morning, washed up, put on casual clothes and went out for a walk. Jimmy had seen the FBI files before, and several major gang gathering places in Manhattan were marked. It was very dangerous to go out at night, but it was much better during the day.
After years of black and white struggles, by the beginning of the 21st century, the underground world in New York has become more and more standardized. For ordinary people, basic safety can be guaranteed as long as they do not go to some special places during the day. Most people in the underground world are honest during the day. Stay still and go out for activities at night.
Among the cases in New York, most of the vicious cases such as shootings, burglaries, robberies, rapes, and murders occur at night, while most of them are public security cases and disputes during the day, such as speeding, car accidents, fights, theft, noise nuisance, etc. etc., and gang activities are basically done at night.
Jimmy drove to the Bowery Street, which was a mixed bag and convenient for Jimmy. He walked into a mobile phone store, bought a bearer phone with cash, and left.
The bearer phone I used in Little Rock has been abandoned. Since I came to New York, I didn’t plan to do private work, so I haven’t prepared it. Now it seems that I still need to get one, at least when I need it urgently, I don’t have to look around for such a store. .
Along Little Italy, Chinatown, Midtown, Uptown, all the way to his destination, Harlem. This is the third most chaotic area in Manhattan.
The first is Clinton, also known as Hell's Kitchen, but a major overhaul has begun there. The government and police agencies have carried out a major cleanup of gangs in the Clinton area. After that, major real estate companies entered and prepared to take over the land there to start construction. Upscale apartments and office buildings.
The Clinton District was also an area of focus for the FBI before. However, it used to deal with some gang members based on social security, treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Now the demolition and reconstruction plan promoted by the government involves too many big forces, and large sums of money have been introduced. After strong intervention from all aspects, Hell's Kitchen no longer lives up to its name. In fact, in the first decade of the 21st century, housing prices and rents in the Clinton District increased at the fastest rate in New York.
The second is Chinatown and Little Italy next to it. The history of the Italian Mafia is well known, and Chinatown has been able to stand firm for decades, and even captured Flushing in Queens and Brooklyn. Going down 8th Street, a very important reason for this is because the Chinese gangsters at that time were brave enough to fight and eat large pieces of cake in the intricate New York underworld. There are many historical stories here, and they involve Chinese gangs on the West Coast. I will talk about them later when I have the opportunity.
The third is Harlem, in northern Manhattan, at the junction of the Bronx. This is a traditional area where blacks and Latinos gather. The places where these two people gather usually represent chaos and disorder. Of course, here too One of the most affordable places in Manhattan.
Jimmy is on vacation anyway, so he has nothing to do. He used to read information to understand the situation. Now that he has time, he just drives around in the car and has a look on the spot. It can be regarded as adding some experience to himself. I guess he will go to work again. There is not so much time to wander around.
As for the purchase and the house, well, the house Peter has already arranged a big deal to help find someone, so let’s wait for the news. Don’t worry about the purchase. Let’s see how much the house will cost first. It will be funny if the funds are insufficient by then.
Housing prices in Manhattan have risen too fast, and prices vary greatly in different areas. Jimmy is just taking advantage of his break to walk around and learn about it in advance.
On the one hand, I came to Harlem this time to see the situation around the work-related gang strongholds. On the other hand, I planned to start from Harlem and go south. I planned to visit various areas and act as if I was familiar with the roads. During the previous period, They all followed Peter and Ruiz, without any detailed knowledge of the situation in each district.
Jimmy drove slowly on the road following the traffic, and his eyes frequently fell on the buildings and pedestrians on both sides of the road. It was obvious that there were many people with various tattoos on their bodies, including blacks and Latinos. They seemed to be here. They live in mixed housing. Unlike Chinatown where there are many Chinese people, most of the people in Little Italy are Italian.
It's just that Jimmy hasn't read enough information. He still can't determine which gang they belong to based on their tattoos like Ruiz did. It seems that after going back to work, he will have to calm down and read more information. Before, he always felt that reading information was very boring. Boring, it seems now that the FBI's rule of six months for a trainee agent is definitely a rule of thumb. To read and write down all the files on a certain aspect, just one month is not enough.
Jimmy was a little regretful. He was too shallow before and thought that he could understand it by reading a little information. Now it seems that it is not necessary to memorize all the information. At least most of it must be memorized before it can be used in practice. play a role in.
After walking around Harlem and visiting several major streets, Jimmy left Harlem and entered the Upper East Side. It was much better here, and the police force was extremely sufficient. Jimmy saw the number of police patrol cars on the road. Obviously a lot more than Harlem.
The Upper East Side is also called the rich area. It was formed by the wealthy people who naturally gathered after the construction of New York's Central Park. In the early days of New York, after the establishment of Central Park, it gradually developed and gathered eastward along Fifth Avenue. Finally, at the end of the 19th century, It formed the prototype of a wealthy district. During the great development of New York in the 20th century, the agglomeration siphon effect became stronger. With Central Park as the core, the rich and wealthy gathered east to west, while other people of color gathered on the periphery. , forming the later chaotic districts of Harlem and Little Italy.
Jimmy looked at the high-end apartments around him with envy. Unfortunately, he definitely couldn't afford the houses here. They all started at several million dollars, and many apartments had their own apartment committees responsible for reviewing the purchaser's information to ensure that they joined. The people in these areas have enough strength and power to create artificial barriers to isolation.
Jimmy was resting in Central Park and had lunch. The long Central Park is the favorite park of New Yorkers and the most visited park in the United States. Jimmy was sitting on a bench under the shade of a tree, eating something he bought outside. Have lunch and get some fresh air. The main reason is that the air in other places is mixed with various smells, which really affects my mood. Within the greenery of Central Park, it is relatively better.
Moreover, you can see all kinds of beauties at any time in Central Park, some doing sports, and a few people hanging out and chatting together. This is a good place to relax and unwind.
(End of chapter)
