What is the title of Scorsese's 2002 historical epic set in 19th-century New York?

Martin Scorsese’s 2002 historical epic set in nineteenth-century New York is Gangs of New York. The film was inspired by Herbert Asbury’s 1928 nonfiction book, The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld, which Scorsese discovered in the 1970s.

The story centers on the Five Points neighborhood and the conflict between Irish immigrant communities and nativist gangs. Its later historical setting includes the American Civil War draft riots, while Daniel Day-Lewis plays the fictionalized gang leader William “Bill the Butcher” Cutting. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Amsterdam Vallon, with Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, and Brendan Gleeson in major roles.

Although the movie was completed earlier, its theatrical release was delayed after the September 11 attacks. It opened in the United States on December 20, 2002, and received 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film also began Scorsese’s long creative partnership with DiCaprio.