Backstreets
The Backstreets are the dangerous regions of each District in the City, serving as lower-class counterparts to the Nests. They are deadly and crime-ridden, due to high poverty rates and little protection from their respective Wings and instead governed and controlled by the Five Fingers.
Description
Every District contains Backstreets, separate from said district's Nest. A Wing tends to have little to no influence over its Backstreets, simply leaving its residents to fend for themselves. The level of cooperation between a Wing and a Backstreet may vary, but ultimately it is still a relationship of exploitation. Like Nests, each set of Backstreets has their own culture and social style, dependent on which District they belong to. These characteristics can lead to wildly different environments, such as District 23's Backstreets being known for being traumatic and scarring.
Syndicates and Fixer Offices are most commonly operated in Backstreets and the Five Fingers are allegedly the primary force that renders the Backstreets nigh-untouchable by even the Wings, the Claw, the Eye, and the Head. However, not all citizens of Backstreets are ruthless and cruel; There are instances of neighborhood watches, peacekeeping forces, and even the Zwei Association trying to uphold a certain level of civility.
Night in the Backstreets
Between 3:13 AM and 4:34 AM every night, the "Night in the Backstreets" occurs, a time where no laws are applied and any crime is acceptable. The only off-limits action is to cause any harm in a residential building, including home invasion or vandalism. As a result, most people stay indoors to avoid dangerous entities and groups such as Sweepers. Besides Night in the Backstreets, the City enforces 'taboos' in each Backstreet, violating these taboos leads to a potentially deadly punishment.
