The Bloods on Halloween Slashing Spree?

Following yesterday's alert about an increase in gang activity last night and tonight, one reader writes in saying that "the faces of three Brooklyn women have been slashed ... The Bloods are out all day and tonight working on their initiations. Supposedly they have to slice 31 people to get initiated into the gang?" And another reader writes, "I have a friend at a hospital uptown, and she said word is that a few victims are currently being treated."

Meanwhile, NYC the Blog updated their post with word from a message board that this isn't a rumor, "officers in precincts all over NY and NJ have been issued memos and put on high alert. The Bloods initiation is today, tomorrow (Halloween), and Saturday. People who want to be initiated into the gang must each kill 31 women (women of all ages) in drive by shootings." They really set the bar high in this gang!

Well, truth or rumor, knife-slicing or drive-by, it never hurts to be extra cautious out there, kiddos. Especially if you're in Williamsburg! More on the current gangs of New York here.

UPDATE: Late the day, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly sought to quell fears about gang violence, "Halloween is the season of rumors. We know nothing specific about this threat. We've heard it because people were talking about what's out there, on the internet, but we have no specific information to indicate that there's any validity to this rumor."

NY1 adds, "Kelly said Halloween is always a night for potential vandalism and police will be on heightened alert."

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By Jen Carlson in News on October 31, 2008 9:15 PM

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danisaint

Living in the South means that on Halloween we have to worry about Meth heads coming out and killing people out of parinoia. It's not often, but if you end up on their property....you may not be seen alive.

If you live in hill country....forget it...you can't go trick or treating because all your neighbors are meth heads and have their land booby trapped so don't drive on their land or you will end up buried under their porch....no joke

The south doesn't have as much of a gang problem as the coast's do...I know when I lived in Boston that some gang activity was near where we lived (Somerville)....

kingxerses

it is called "eating food" the OG (original gangster) tells the ones who are pledging initiation to bring him a plate with # he requires. these initiations in New York were common in the late 90's and even as late as 2004 but under the UBN (United Blood Nation) no real OG would allow or require these initiations. although Halloween and any Friday 13th is known as "Bloody Friday" throughout NYC's Bloods Gang History. and i amposting this because i have actual facts and first hand experience!

gaycurmudgeon

I hate to state the obvious, but printing unsubstantiated rumors, even on a blog like Gothamist, is irresponsible.

Mr Mel

#65 and by the way, this from the Wiki people:

"Cracker", sometimes "white cracker", is a pejorative term for a white person, mainly used in the Southern United States.

Mr Mel

#65 You wouldn't know a racist if it bit you.

Wza

#53...you're a cornball on the westside.

Hate NY so much, stick to LAist.

ps. I've lived in LA, there's plenty of lames out there.

thefacts

The racists like #64 ^ on this blog should grow up before Daddy unplugs the computer, or Jen removes racist posts.

Cr*cker=N*igger, neither of which are nice.

Mr Mel

You Crackers don't know how to start a good rumor. It should have said 31 white people. Try and get it right.

JacqueMehoff

bloods in NYC is like the gas crisis skit on

David Allan Grier's Chocolate News.

3 gang bangers on a bicycle doing a ride by.

tsol

"a young woman i know is involved in a hiphop dance group that canceled all rehearsals this week because of the supposed threat to young women."

Hmmm, I haven't heard anything about ballet classes or church square dances being cancelled.

I wonder why?

Joclyn

Aren't "The Bloods" in LA? I thought "The Bloods" in NYC were bored wannabes.

Jen S

LOL! @ Virgil

jterry121

Considering Media types antagonize and sling mud all day, is amazing how thin skinned they are.

@Polemicist - You dumb redneck- go screw your sister and jack off into a confederate flag, you waste of human life.

thefacts

The Fordham Baldies started this rumor.

Rocknrope

Civil war is coming your way. All of you will know human blood in greater amounts than you ever thought possible.

Buckle up.

Immediately after posting, Polemicist proceeded with his revolutionary planning by drinking half a six of Bud, masturbating, and passing out on his mom's couch with his hand down his pants.

r1b2

Gangs are so lame. Unfortunately, providing coverage about them, even in blogs like this, grants them some cred. Little babies, can't think for themselves.

Handkerchief

This is actually quite scary. On Thursday (I guess officially Friday) a friend and I were walking along Lorimer near Driggs at 1am. A guy drove up in a car and robbed us at gunpoint whilst wearing a mask from the movie Scream... Perhaps it was related? Yikes.

kcin122

dirty durham!

COP

LMAO@ "bloods" in new york

these cornballs are lame as fuck. the whole blood thing is all L.A, fuckin wannabe's

fuck new york

Jerky

So the Blood have a *group* initiation which they announce beforehand and takes place on a day with heavy police presence just about everywhere???

Think about it.

Has everyone in NYC turned completely stupid?