not sure who remembers "fat ali" from yorkville/upper east side during the '70s & '80s besides me, my sister bonni, my friend kissi & a handful of others, but i'm linking below a blog post i found about his reign of terror as the neighborhood bully & eventual passing -- not sure when he died b/c no date is listed. fat ali used to also live on east 82nd street -- on the corner from kissi & up the block from us. once he threatened to eat my dog when i was walking by, but other than that, some menacing looks & belligerent rantings, he left us alone. not many were as lucky as us. he would beat-up & terrorize kids on a regular basis. i never understood how he got away w/ it for so long -- i mean, we're talking decades -- but at least i know now i can walk york avenue w/out fear.
Boast USA : Blog : Fat Allie Never Knew Gossip Girl
[update: just a short bit after i posted this i found TWO facebook groups devoted to him & his victims' stories: Fat Ali (Fat Alley) Mugged Me (or someone I know) & Victims of Fat Ali. guess i was wrong about thinking he'd be forgotten.]
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