| Formation | c. 1890 |
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| Dissolved | 1900s |
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The Crazy Butch Gang was an American juvenile street gang active in the New York City underworld during the late 19th century. Largely active in Manhattan's Lower East Side, the group were widely known as the cities top pickpockets and sneak thieves during the "Gay Nineties" period. An early member of the gang, Jack Zelig, later became known as a prominent New York gangster.