Varrio Nuevo Estrada, also known as "VNE" is a Chicano

Chicano

The terms "Chicano" and "Chicana" are used in reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent. However, those terms have a wide range of meanings in various parts of the world. The term began to be widely used during the Chicano Movement, mainly among Mexican Americans, especially in the movement's...

 gang

Gang

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 founded in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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 in the Estrada Courts

Estrada Courts, Los Angeles, California

Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California.-History and Construction:Estrada Courts was constructed in 1942-1943, during the World War II housing shortage in Southern California, which resulted from the war-time boom in war-industry work,...

 housing projects. Through time, VNE has expanded to occupy other local cities such as East Los Angeles

East Los Angeles, California

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, Montebello

Montebello

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, and Lancaster

Lancaster, California

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. VNE is known to be a notorious gang with a gang injunction

Gang injunction

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. VNE cliques include the Tiny Winas, Tiny Locos, Devils, and Malos in Estrada Courts

Estrada Courts, Los Angeles, California

Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California.-History and Construction:Estrada Courts was constructed in 1942-1943, during the World War II housing shortage in Southern California, which resulted from the war-time boom in war-industry work,...

, Tick Tocks, and Tiny Locos in Montebello

Montebello

Montebello is the name of several places:* Montebello Islands, Australia* Montebello, Quebec, Canada* Montebello della Battaglia, Pavia, Italy* Montebello, Rimini, Province of Rimini, Italy * Montebello Vicentino, Vicenza, Italy...

, and Primos in Lancaster. Varrio Nuevo Estrada is one of the oldest chicano gangs in Los Angeles, since the early 40's or something? VNE is also known to be associated with the Sureños

Sureños

Sureños are a group of Mexican American street gangs with origins in the oldest barrios of Southern California. Although they are based in California, the influence of the Sureños has spread to many parts of the US and other countries as well such as Germany and Japan...

 gang and together they are underlings and pawns of La Eme.

One well known Estrada Courts mural is in memory of a VNE member.
http://www.grconnect.com/murals/html/r10img2121.html The mural, entitled, is located at 3328 Hunter St, Los Angeles. The artist Daniel Martinez painted the mural in 1973. Varrio Nuevo Estrada has also been represented in "Placas" or graffiti art http://www.sleepylagoon.com/P/VNE/vne.htm