death_place nationality known_for article_title name occupation
new york american he of new york 's chinatown . was a criminal for hire on the streets mike abrams
 mike abrams new york criminal and longtime underworld figure
mike abrams

`` big '' mike abrams -lrb- died 1898 -rrb- was a new york criminal and a longtime figure in the underworld of new york 's chinatown .
a criminal for hire on the streets of new york 's chinatown , mike abrams was one of many employed by the tongs and others for assault and murder for hire among other criminal activities .
he also operated opium dens on pell street as well as on coney island and , during his later years , took in protection money from similar establishments .
however , despite his business activities , he had a violent and dangerous reputation among the residents of chinatown particularly the decapitations of three men in front of dozens of witnesses on pell street .
