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43.
STOMPANATO APARTMENTS
 This
large
apartment building is the base of operations for the
Stomp Street, and home to its leader, a man known only
as Carnicero. The building is six stories
tall and houses 93 apartments, about half of which are
taken up by Stomp Street members and their
families. The building is divided into 3
sections. The top 3 floors of the southern
and northern sections are sealed off from the center
section.
 The
south
sections top floors are taken up by 88.3 FM La Raza,
Stomps own pirate radio station. Like
Slaughterhouses station, La Raza is primarily used to
play music appealing to Stomp
Street, Salsa and Mexican hip –hop primarily,
especially narcocorridos, written and performed by
local groups, who glorify the members of Stomp, both
as a whole and individually , in song. La Raza
has become popular outside the Zone in the Latino
communities of Night City, and several fans broadcast
the signal over the internet, allowing the station to
gain quite a following. Carnicero has built a
stage on the roof of the building and throws large
parties regularly where local musicians often
play. The roof of the building is also an
excellent place to watch the Friday night races along
Stompanato, as from its corner virtually the entire
race is visible.
 The
Northern sections top few floors are reserved for the
families of Carniceros Generals and top
Soldados. The families of Stomps generals
are required to live here, even if the Generals
themselves must live in other buildings in the areas
they have control over. This gives Carnicero a
massive amount  of
leverage against them. On one hand, these
families are protected from the gangs enemies, on the
other, the families act as hostages to prevent his men
from betraying him or screwing up too badly.
The
top
floor of the Central section is taken up in its
entirety by Carnicero. The 2 floors below it are
taken up by his most trusted men. It is from
here Carnicero rules over his territory, the largest
in the Zone. While most of the building is a bit
nicer but otherwise typical of lodgings in the Zone,
these areas are lush and opulent with the latest in
modern electronics and a high tech security system
that monitors not only the building, but most of Stomp
territory as well.
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