South 9 Bikers
| Also Known As | South 9th Bikers South Ninth Bikers |
|---|---|
| Origins | |
| Founding Location | Southside, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City |
| Territory | Broadway and the South Ninth Street area, Williamsburg |
| Lineage | |
| Successor(s) | Bikers NY (reported later motorcycle-club identity) |
| Profile | |
| Structure | Neighborhood street gang and biker-style club; complete membership and hierarchy uncertain |
| Activities | Street fighting and inter-club conflict Neighborhood club activity Biker-style club activity |
| Politics | |
| Notable Members | Alicat (member from approximately 1980) Snake (associated in later local remembrance) |
| Allies | Unknown Bikers (overlapping social connections reported) |
| Rivals | Dukes Arabian Knights |
| Activity | |
| Status | Historical street-gang phase; later identity associated with Bikers NY |
| Years Active | 1970s–early 1980s (documented phase; exact founding date uncertain) |
The South 9 Bikers, also called the South 9th Bikers, were a Williamsburg, Brooklyn street gang and neighborhood club. An oral-history feature identifies them as one of the major Williamsburg clubs and places their turf around Broadway and the South Ninth Street area.[1]
Later local Williamsburg material describes Bikers NY as having originally been known as the South 9th Bikers and as having developed from a street gang into a motorcycle club.[2] This is a reported predecessor relationship, not proof that the entire South 9 Bikers organization passed intact into the later MC.
Territory and relationships
[edit]The oral-history account places the South 9 Bikers' territory around Broadway, extending from near Havemeyer Street toward the area where the Hasidic community began. It places the Unknown Bikers on a different section of Southside Williamsburg and the Dukes farther east around Roebling Street and South Third Street.[1] These boundaries are a participant's recollection rather than an official map or complete contemporary survey.
The same account says that the Unknown Bikers and South 9 Bikers were already socially connected before Alicat spent more time with the South 9 group in early 1980.[1] Association and movement between clubs do not establish merger or subordination.
The South 9 Bikers were also described as being in conflict with the Dukes and Arabian Knights during a 1980 incident recalled in the oral history. The account includes disputed personal identification and responsibility; it should be cited as a recollection of inter-club conflict, not as an adjudicated roster or finding against every member.[1]
Biker style
[edit]The oral history states that the South 9 Bikers looked to the Hells Angels as a model, made chopper-style bicycles and later motorcycles, and used a clubhouse on the Southside.[1] These details document the club's self-described biker style and social setting, but do not establish an official affiliation with the Hells Angels.
Relationship to Bikers NY
[edit]The later Bikers NY motorcycle club is covered separately. Its predecessor field records the reported connection to the South 9 Bikers, while leaving the exact transition date and organizational mechanics open. The evidence could reflect continuity of personnel, a re-formation by former members, or a later club drawing on the South 9 identity.[2]
The South 9 Bikers should not be combined with the separate Unknown Bikers, even though oral history describes social contact and movement between individual members.
Organizational limits
[edit]No complete roster, formal hierarchy or uninterrupted institutional record has been located in the reviewed sources. Claims about particular crimes, ranks or orders require person- or incident-specific evidence.
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 “Gangs of Old New York”, Vice, oral-history feature.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Bikers NY M.C.—From South 9th Bikers to Williamsburg Brooklyn Legends”, Classic NY Street Gangs.