Whirlwind in answer to your questions.........Yes,Yes and No...I would be very interested to know of your dealings and problems you have had with The Angels ?
Hells Angels are far bigger in the west coast than here in the east. Their presence in New York is not as big as that of The Pagans. Hells Angels and the Pagans have had some wild brawls in recent years here in New York and The Pagans seem to rule this turf.
However, in recent years there are other motorcycle gangs stirring up sh!t here in New York. There's been a very big growth of black motorcycle gangs. They ride Jap bikes, cruise around in big packs, and look for trouble on the highways. Seems a number of motorcycle gangs (not only black) are into that. A recent notorious story here in New York was a motorcycle gang beat the holy hell out of a driver on the West Side highway...and a New York City undercover detective embedded in the gang did nothing to stop the assault. In fact, he joined in on the assault! (He said he didn't want to blow his cover in the biker gang).
Funny this comes up. Just yesterday there was a biker sitting on his bike smoking a cigarette on the side of the road. His biker jacket said IRON ORDER or something like that. Never heard of that gang. I pulled over, walked up to him and asked him if he needed a hand. Said he needed a jump but help was on the way. He was extremely polite, happy that someone took the time to offer help to such a scary looking character, and thanked me profusely. But, on the other hand, I know some Pagans...and they really are scum. Drug dealers, women beaters, law-breaking, violent scum.