The_Gangs_of_New_York_(book)
The Gangs of New York
1927 book by Herbert Asbury
The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld is an American non-fiction book by Herbert Asbury, first published in 1928 by Alfred A. Knopf. It was the basis for Martin Scorsese's 2002 film Gangs of New York.
Asbury published an article, "The Old-Time Gangs of New York", in The American Mercury in 1927, which was incorporated into the book published the following year.[1][2]