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The Brief Reign of ‘Kid Dropper,’ the Lower East Side Gang Leader
Allan Levine
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· 14 Dec 2023
Nathan Kaplan, also known as Kid Dropper or Jack the Dropper, was a Jewish gangster who reigned over the Lower East Side of New York City for four years in the early 20th century.