Both eventually made it to New York, where the first known Crip set was established in Harlem in 1993. The Bloods gained their foothold at Rikers Island, where they started a set dubbed United ...

“That’s what made this so unusual.” In fact, some of the Bloods in Far Rockaway were actually part of four Crips sets known collectively as Flocc – the last “c” standing for Crip ...