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Passing Paper

Back in the late 80s my friend worked as a narcotic detective for the NYPD. The 27 year-old Brooklyn native belonged an elite squad trained to raid crack houses and dealers’ apartments in Red Hook, Brooklyn’s biggest housing project. His job was simple, but dangerous. Once their battering ram smashed down the reinforced door, Rocco […]

Funny Money

Passing Paper Back in the late 80s my friend, Rocco, was a narcotic detective for the NYPD. The 27 year-old Brooklyn native raided crack houses and dealer’s apartments. He was the first man through the door. A shotgun was his calling card. Once the battering ram smashed down the door, Rocco dropped to his knee […]