Editing Five Points, Manhattan (section)

==Notable people==
*[[Paul Kelly (criminal)|Paul Kelly]], [[Italian American]] [[mobster]] and founder of the [[Five Points Gang]], whose members included future crime bosses such as [[Johnny Torrio]], [[Al Capone]] and [[Lucky Luciano]]
*[[John Morrissey]], [[Irish American]] [[Bare-knuckle boxing|bare-knuckle boxer]], [[Dead Rabbits]] [[gang]] criminal leader in [[New York City]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] [[New York State Senate|New York State Senator]], and [[Tammany Hall]]-backed [[U.S. House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] from New York
*[[Frances Xavier Cabrini|Mother Cabrini]], Italian nun, established her first orphanage to care for the orphans from five points in this neighborhood. Later her mission was expanded all over the world. She fought to give Italians dignity in an era when they were looked down upon by Americans.
*[[Maria Barbella]], Italian American woman who murdered her lover and protagonist of a controversial honor-killing case  in the late 19th century.
*[[Charles Loring Brace]], He believed that orphanages were detrimental to children's development and that a strong family life was more beneficial. He organized the Orphan Train movement to relocate poor and homeless children from New York City to farm families in the Midwest.
*[[Anna Laura Hill]], a placing agent for the Children's Aid Society, was known as the "orphan train lady" and accompanied many groups of children on their westward journeys, making 160 rail trips.