D.A. Bragg details indictments over alleged gang-related shootings tied to East Village, LES

The Manhattan District Attorney's office yesterday announced an indictment involving seven people allegedly tied to the Lower East Side-based "Up the Hill" crew, accused of a series of gang-related shootings between mid-2024 and late 2025. 

According to the D.A.'s office, several of the incidents took place in and around the East Village, including near East Sixth Street and the FDR Drive, as well as Avenue D and East 10th Street. 

Authorities allege the group targeted rivals in multiple locations, at times firing into residential areas and posting about the incidents on social media. Six individuals are charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with conspiracy in the second degree related to the alleged murder plot. All seven defendants face conspiracy in the fourth degree tied to weapons possession. In total, prosecutors filed 33 counts, including attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon. 

"This indictment alleges a coordinated pattern of violence spanning several months, during which the defendants repeatedly armed themselves and targeted rivals in residential areas, putting countless New Yorkers at risk," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. said in a statement.