How Washington Square Park’s drug scene went from small-time weed dealers to a gang turf war with two celebs’ kids dead

Because the threat [of drugs sold in the park] was real and caused the death of an 18-year-old, we looked more closely at the park.” The dealers who sold the poisonous doses to both are part of a separate group from the main Washington Square crews, but were also rounded up in the DEA bust. According to an indictment, the park is now controlled by two groups: the Bloods Team (a subset of the notorious West Coast Bloods gang) and the Livigni Team, which is allegedly overseen by John Livigni, an alleged 25-year veteran of Washington Square Park drug dealing, according to the Times.

Author: Michael Kaplan

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