Rosalie Garcia

Rosalie Garcia (born November 11, 1951), also known as Shorty, is a former American drug dealer. She headed the Hoe Avenue Crew, the deadly heroin ring that was active in the Bronx in New York City during the 1990s.

Garcia was convicted in the 2005 trial, Garcia v. United States, alongside her son, Manuel Roman, and hitman Ricardo Silva. They were sentenced to life in prison on counts of murder, racketeering, and drug trafficking. A collateral review filing states that she was incarcerated in a federal correctional facility where she was serving life plus 25 years. Her story has been cited in discussions about women in organized crime and in the long-term social impact of the 1990s heroin epidemic in the Bronx. She was released on April 9, 2025.

Criminal career

Hoe Avenue Crew The Hoe Avenue Crew was a heroin ring run out of the Bronx in New York City, led by Rosalie Garcia and her son, Manuel Roman. Operations were run out of the apartment building she owned at 914 Hoe Avenue. Witnesses testified that Garcia managed sales in her apartment building and coordinated payments to enforcers.

Her story was featured on TV series Gangsters: America's Most Evil, in an episode titled “Lethal Beauties: Beltran, Henao and Garcia.”