United Blood Nation

United Blood Nation
FoundedJuly 16, 1993 (1993-07-16)
FounderLeonard McKenzie
Founding locationRikers Island, New York City, New York, United States
Years active1993–present
TerritoryEast Coast, Mid Atlantic Southeastern U.S. and Europe
EthnicityPredominantly African American
Membership (est.)130,000
ActivitiesDrug trafficking, prostitution, robbery, extortion and counterfeiting
AlliesBloods
Lucchese crime family
RivalsCrips

The United Blood Nation, also known as the East Coast Bloods, is a street and prison gang active primarily in the New York metropolitan area. It is the east coast faction of the California-based Bloods street gang. Their main source of income is the trafficking and sale of illegal drugs.