Parents: Yanks should axe gang caps

Damn…Just as King Kay bought an out-of-date intertonelocing NY blue bandanna!

A group of concerned East Harlem parents are calling on the New York Yankees and Major League Baseball to stop selling hats from a cap manufacturer that adds gang colors and symbols to some of their wares.

The hats, festooned with a crown above the “NY” or with a red or blue bandannas stitched in, are well-known short-hand signs for street gangs such as the Latin Kings, the Crips, and the Bloods, according to the Johnny Rivera, president of the Coalition to Protect Our Children, which is leading the fight.

“These corporations are capitalizing on known friction within communities of color,” Rivera said.

“Any 11-year-old could buy one of these and get jumped if they walk in the wrong neighborhood because they don’t know the signs.”