This angers Bernardo, who agrees to Riff's terms for a rumble if Tony attends. At a local dance, Tony and Maria meet and fall in love. Meanwhile, Maria, Shark leader Bernardo's sister, is betrothed to his friend Chino but yearns for independence. Tony refuses, wishing to turn over a new leaf with the help of Valentina, the Puerto Rican owner of Doc's general store. He approaches his friend Tony, who is on parole, for help. The gangs are too proud to care, and Jet leader Riff proposes a "rumble" (fight) between the two gangs. Officer Krupke and Lieutenant Schrank break up the brief skirmish, telling the gangs that their conflict is pointless since the neighborhood will be imminently demolished to make way for Lincoln Center. In 1957, the Jets are a gang of white youths that fight the Puerto Rican Sharks for control of San Juan Hill on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
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