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In the early 1980s, hardcore punk was developing primarily in Southern California and Washington, D. C ..

The New York hardcore scene was founded by 1981, and bands such as Reagan Youth and Kraut led the initial charge.

By 1985, the New York hardcore scene had become inhabited by straight edgers and skinheads, including bands such as Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Heart Attack, Youth of Today, Warzone and Murphy's Law.

With the collapse of the CBGB hardcore matinees, due to constant violence, a more activist DIY scene began to develop around ABC No Rio and the squats of the Lower East Side.

New York has been at the center of the United States third wave ska scene.

The founders of third wave ska, which drew on British Two-Tone ska, were New York bands such as the Toasters and Urban Blight.

In the early 1980s, Toasters singer / guitarist and songwriter Robert ' Bucket ' Hingley established Moon Ska Records ; the label operated until the late 1990s, giving many ska bands from New York and elsewhere international exposure.

Some of the other ska bands to come from the New York scene were Skinnerbox, The Slackers, Agent 99 and Mephiskapheles.

Other major hardcore punk bands from New York are Sick of It All, H2O and Madball. Theres also ska-jazz bands as New York Ska Jazz Ensemble.