369 57th Avenue

369 57th Avenue was the location of an abandoned warehouse located in [Hunters Point] neighborhood of Long Island City, Queens. The warehouse was relatively secluded, though sat near the waterfront, giving a relatively unobstructed view of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.

## History

The warehouse existed on private property owned by the Hades Legion Motorcycle Club and was primarily used for the illicit importation of drugs and unmarked or military-grade weapons in the 1980s, however, as the influence and power of the Sacchitello Crime Family and the NYPD grew, such large-scale operations were moved upstate and by the late '90s, the warehouse was seldom used or accessed and fell into disarray.

In 2017, Ethan Lawson caught the address listed on an itinerary when investigating Stansfield Industries and when he visited the site later that night, witnessed the trafficking of a dozen people by armed guards who transported them to White Peak for illegal weapons testing.

Lyla Painter was unable to uncover anything particularly incriminating about the site, but nevertheless, Ethan kept the address written down, his sister May later uncovered this address after his death and kept a vigilant eye on it in hopes of further Sacchitello/Stansfield activity that never occurred.

By December 2018, May Lawson had occupied the space as a residence and hideout in her war against the family. Jacob Delsin would take up residence there following the immolation and destruction of his apartment, and the warehouse would become the pair's main base of operations, being the location of several meetings with the Hades Legion Motorcycle Club, the East Village Vice Kings, and detective Chuck Garland as well as the location of Anthony Sacchitello's murder.

The hideout was soon discovered by Vincent Akiyama who attacked them there, killing Pablo Fuentes who died shielding Jacob. While Lyla Painter was, fortunately, able to collect all the important data from the warehouse and keep it from falling into Sacchitello's hands, Jacob and May were quickly escorted upstate by the club and upon their return to the city, were forced to seek refuge at several other safe houses and avoid the warehouse for the remainder of their campaign.

In 2019, the site was demolished in a joint initiative by the Hades Legion Motorcycle Club legal representatives and the City of New York to transform the site into a public park in memoriam of the now-deceased Jacob Delsin. While much controversy surrounded the decision due to Delsin's infamy as a public figure, eventually the park was opened with a public ceremony in March of 2020 and served as the only official memorial service for Jacob who hadn't received a proper funeral. A statue was unveiled at the ceremony in honor of his life and sacrifice, and the event was attended by many of Delsin's friends, allies, and family. Ironically, after the opening ceremony, the park was immediately closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; refs with no name must have content

## Notable Residents

* Jacob Delsin (formerly, 2018)
* May Lawson (formerly, 2018)

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