The Ducky Boys gang

The Ducky Boys gang

The Ducky Boys gang was a purported Irish gang from the Bronx, New York.

According to Richard Price's book (and movie) The Wanderers (1979 film), The Ducky Boys were "stunted Irish madmen, none of them over 5 foot 6". They were also portrayed as soul-less killers who never said a word.

For many Bronxites, the Ducky Gang was one of those mythical gangs that many people heard of, but not many people saw. I have heard references to them as "the Boogeymen of the Bronx" - where everyone was afraid of them, but nobody ever saw them...

Most of the Ducky Boys and Ducky Girls that I have spoken to get quite a kick out of those portrayals of them. The Ducky gang were quite human - they weren't all short, they weren't all Irish, they weren't killers, and many of them have no problems speaking up.

The Duckys are a group of many whose main turf was Norwood, Bronx and in places like the New York Botanical Garden and Bronx Park near French Charlie's field, specifically the Balcony at E 204th off Webster Ave, The Tunnels (under Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd), Twin Lakes, and PS 46 schoolyard.

They were big in the area from their young start at the "Duck" Pond (Twin Lakes in Botanical Gardens) in the early 60's to their eventual fading out circa 1972. Over the years many kids passed through the Ducky Boys. Sadly not all of them grew up and they will forever be known as the "Lost Boys of the Bronx".

There were a few things people found out if they were unlucky enough to get on the bad side of the Ducky's - They were great with slingshots, and there were a LOT of them. The one thing that most say the Wanderers got right was that when they fought, there were usually huge numbers.

They were also a fiercely loyal bunch of friends that always believed "Hurt one of us, Hurt us all"

As of late-2007, there is a documentary on the real Ducky Boys gang in production. It is being directed by James Hannon and is scheduled to be released in early 2008

External links

* http://www.Lantern-Media.com/ Ducky Boy Documentary producer Lantern-Media.com website
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm1711521/ James Hannon's IMDB entry]
* [http://www.stonegreasers.com/greaser/newyork.html#bronx The Stone Greasers] - features comments from a real Duckie that debunk the myths


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