![USA: Pell Street, New York Chinatown, c. 1900. This early 20th century image depicts a placid scene on Pell Street. But not far from the Chop Suey restaurant at no. 36 stood USA: Pell Street, New York Chinatown, c. 1900. This early 20th century image depicts a placid scene on Pell Street. But not far from the Chop Suey restaurant at no. 36 stood](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/98392afbbac2446bb41a1f52aca3a2d6/2b00xcp.jpg)
USA: Pell Street, New York Chinatown, c. 1900. This early 20th century image depicts a placid scene on Pell Street. But not far from the Chop Suey restaurant at no. 36 stood
![Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York's Chinatown: 9780399562273: Seligman, Scott D.: Books - Amazon.com Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York's Chinatown: 9780399562273: Seligman, Scott D.: Books - Amazon.com](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91QaH+fjf1L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York's Chinatown: 9780399562273: Seligman, Scott D.: Books - Amazon.com
![Funeral of Tom Lee, leader of 'On Leong Tong' which protected Chinatown's organized crime. His network for bribing corrupt police sheltered opium dens, gambling joints and brothels. . He survived the gang Funeral of Tom Lee, leader of 'On Leong Tong' which protected Chinatown's organized crime. His network for bribing corrupt police sheltered opium dens, gambling joints and brothels. . He survived the gang](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BAC6JJ/funeral-of-tom-lee-leader-of-on-leong-tong-which-protected-chinatowns-organized-crime-his-network-for-bribing-corrupt-police-sheltered-opium-dens-gambling-joints-and-brothels-he-survived-the-gang-war-against-mock-ducks-hip-sing-tong-and-died-of-old-age-in-jan-1918-bsloc-2018-1-57-2BAC6JJ.jpg)
Funeral of Tom Lee, leader of 'On Leong Tong' which protected Chinatown's organized crime. His network for bribing corrupt police sheltered opium dens, gambling joints and brothels. . He survived the gang
![Hatchet Men: The Story of the Tong Wars in San Francisco's Chinatown: Dillon, Richard H.: 9781618090515: Amazon.com: Books Hatchet Men: The Story of the Tong Wars in San Francisco's Chinatown: Dillon, Richard H.: 9781618090515: Amazon.com: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pYBnHKwnL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Hatchet Men: The Story of the Tong Wars in San Francisco's Chinatown: Dillon, Richard H.: 9781618090515: Amazon.com: Books
![STRANGLED CHINESE NEW TONG VICTIM; Body, With Opium In Pockets, Is Found in Jersey -- Probably Slain Elsewhere. CHINATOWN IS CALM AGAIN With Policemen and Detectives on Guard In Streets and on STRANGLED CHINESE NEW TONG VICTIM; Body, With Opium In Pockets, Is Found in Jersey -- Probably Slain Elsewhere. CHINATOWN IS CALM AGAIN With Policemen and Detectives on Guard In Streets and on](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1924/10/13/104053364_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)