That is exactly what I thought.
And, it applies to the plot - each member of the gang is a L-rd of Flatbush.
The young men are all L-rds of the little world they live in.
The word is a metonymy, rich in meaning, L-rd not only means creator, ruler, leader, it also encompasses one who walks the path of righteousness and one who is expected to rise far beyond commonality (great expectations) and one whose existence is of prime importance.
The L-rd is a common young man on the verge of adulthood, each young man is a L-rd-in-the wings waiting to enter the world.
The L-rd who rules the world is a L-rd of Flatbush, a L-rd born in a small neighbourhood struggling with moral issues and "sin" and coming adulthood, the L-rd came from the same common town, the young men and the L-rd are in the same predicament, struggling with the same moral issues, lost, finding their way, making mistakes.
The young L-rds are expected to rise above their circumstances, they are expected to achieve a better life than their parents, they are expected to not make the same mistakes their parents made, but they are human and they fall. Young men ont he verge of adulthood are expected to rise about commonality and mistakes just as Jesus rose above are
They are the future of mankind, they are destined to go out into the world to live, work, procreate, rule, fail, make the world go round, but they fall into the world, unprepared and premature and burdened with mistakes (the same mistakes repeated perpetually since the beginning of humankind), but nevertheless they are still L-rds, their lives are relevant and have meaning no matter what, mistakes and all, they are the L-rds of Flatbush, the L-rds of New York, the L-rds of this world, making the world what it is.
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