The first wave of New York City ¡°street gangs¡± in Chinatown began in the early 1970¡¯s. The bosses planted their foundations through their associations with reputable established Chinese-American criminal organizations. Their influence instantaneously caught on with young impressionable Asian teenagers all throughout the five boroughs, and by the late 1980¡¯s, hundreds of Asian teenagers outside of Chinatown claimed to be affiliated with a recognized gang. The rest of the city called them punks, thugs, gangsters, and criminals. But they simply called themselves hangouts.

Hangouts is the story of Ness, Timmy, and Mouse, three young teenagers from Woodside that boldly seek out the attention of a notorious gang leader named Rikers Rich, each motivated by their own distinct purposes; self-worth, peer pressure, and revenge. How can these boys possibly survive in a world already filled with dangerous egos and established legends? Or are there secrets to their pasts that may alter their fates forever?