Dominicans Don't Play

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Dominicans Don't Play (DDP) is a New York-based street gang comprised of Latino youths whose heritage is traced to the Dominican Republic. They are largely concentrated in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, parts of Queens, The Bronx and Brooklyn. More recently the gang has expanded to New Jersey and Boston. Recruiting efforts have been done via sites such as Youtube, and MySpace. [1]. It is the fastest growing gang in the Bronx although its membership is estimated at only numbering in the hundreds. [2] Members allegedly wear clothing the colors of the flag of the Dominican Republic, which are blue, white and red and black.[3]

Throughout the group's relatively short history as a gang they have been involved in only one known violent altercation in New York. They are said to have a large share of the drug market due to an association with the Colombian crime cartel. [4]

[edit] 30 DDP in Coney Island Arrested

A contingent of 32 gang members who were allegedly planning to wreak havoc on the Coney Island boardwalk were arrested. [5] 11 had knives and one had a gun. [6]

[edit] Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School

A 16 year old, Mark Tyrell, had gotten into a fight with members of the DDP which forced him to get transferred to Chelsea High School.[7]

In March 2006, a sixteen year old teen was stabbed and killed in Union Square by members of DDP[8] .

On January 01, 2007, 3 member of the gang DDP were arrested in New York. They were wanted for multiple charges relating to a shooting incident at a restaurant in which the three subjects fired several rounds killing one person and critically injuring three. They were arrested in NY with a .38 caliber hand gun. [9].