A Look Back: "Our Block" goes to East Harlem

[@incubustimelord5947]

I grew up in Spanish Harlem back in the 1980s and 1990s. Born and raised Nuyorican. I've lived in El Barrio all of my life. East Harlem Boricua 4 Life! ✊❤️🇵🇷

[@1525boy]

Where do you live now?

[@abrahamlima5052]

Less go Mexicanos 🇲🇽

[@RosaPerez-ct5bf]

I’m born and raised in the great barrio , I gave back to my community!! Now in 2024 , there is salsa, dancing on 116 park ave every Saturdays from May till OCT! For sure !

[@shiwooify]

Born 'n raised in Spanish Harlem in1960s/70s. 114th Street & Lexington. Proud Nuyorican. Went to P.S. 57 & I.S. 117. Used to go to the Cosmo with my 4 siblings every summer Saturday. I remember 3 movies and a cartoon. That was our whole day!

[@protolexis]

I LOVE this series sooo much. Can’t wait for the Queens episode!!

[@junejones9819]

210 East 111st NYC 10029.🗽❤❤❤

[@hectornegron9155]

I moved to El Barrio from Puerto Rico in 1980. Lived on 104th between 3rd & Lex for about three yrs before my 1st wife abducted me and took me to da Bronx. Before moving there I used to hear stories of people telling me don't go to spanish Harlem, that place is dangerous. The first day there I was scared cause I didn't know anybody but by the 2nd day I was feeling at home, almost as if I had lived there all my life. I used to go visit a friend from back home at 115th st and there I bumped into old friends I hadn't seen for yrs and that was all I needed. By the end of the first week there I was going out at night by myself and never had any problems with nobody. I still miss El Barrio. Love to y'all from Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@Nobleguard910]

I grew up on 103rd street. From there we moved to 117th Street between 1st and Pleasant Ave. Oh the days!

[@efraintorres1657]

Cool that my old blocks 117 street abd frist Ave

[@efraintorres1657]

We had a football team 117

[@vernonnilesjr8752]

Rip vic miles great story ❤

[@stbrian1861]

My Next trip to New York, I'll definitely be stopping by Cuchifritos 😁🇵🇷🤗🇵🇷😋

[@JoseTwitterFan]

The good ol' days when it had a strong sense of identity and pride. When El Barrio was El Barrio. Now it's gotten so much worse! 🤢 The failure to update restrictive zoning codes with the times combined with excessive demand for space in dwindling supply have pushed costs sky-high, driving residents and small business out of Spanish Harlem and out of town and increasing homelessness and chain stores, not to mention the big-box behemoth that is East River Plaza bringing suburbanites and their polluting cars here!

[@JuanCruz-j6d]

Born and Raised I remember the Cosmo.Miss old NYC

[@s.s.secretsocietyprim2967]

Omg I LOVE THEM!!! EL BARRIO💪 SMH so missed just a faction of what it was 🙏

[@s.s.secretsocietyprim2967]

God smh when ppl once were ppl. This is so good smh luv it! Nice story

[@VanBoogie]

No mention of the Cosmos??? Born and raised a block away and as a kid in the 80s the Cosmos was DA SPOT!!!

[@user-cf7dk2ui4z]

Cosmo and The Eagle on 103rd+3rd ave. Loved My old Neighborhood.... We had the that corner record/ electronics store on 106st +3rd. To Me East 86st was like My Time Square, it was in such close proximity to Home. Steakhouse Crazy Eddie Gimbels Toy Works More Movie Theaters Great times

[@denzel7822]

El barrio!

[@famguy218]

I’m from Chicago but I feel bad for how some of these areas are getting gentrified and losing their character

[@DeeK.M]

💕Omg watching 💐Granny, Mami' dancing was everything! 🗽🌃💃🏽🇺🇲🇯🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇹🇹🇮🇳🇵🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧💙🤍❤️🖤💛💚🧡🤍 Brooklyn Love From My Multicultural Familelelele 💘To Spanish Harlem!! Love Growing Up In My 70's/80's/90's NYC

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

They should have visited Capri Bakery! Btw no mention of abusively high rent and gentrification. High commercial rent is what drives away small business and brings more corporate/franchise businesses.

[@miguelvargas2022]

Johnny, you always end your videos so jovial! 😂😆😘🤌✌️🥰

[@bigjune4588]

Tainos stand up T1 1802

[@efraintorres1657]

My old blocks 117 st. Frist Avenue

[@esantiago5911]

Its not a latino neighborhood its a puertorican neighborhood

[@anthonycameron2067]

Back in the day it was great to haggle with the vendors on clothes and food

[@Georgina-lv9bt]

Sadly was nicer then than it is now. Arguably the most dangerous neighborhood in Manhattan

[@ninacarranza5189]

I agree they went downhill puerto ricans can do better, they make washington heights dominicans look superior. Washington heights is cleaner wealthier more organized than the boricua east harlem crackheads everywhere

[@BoomBoom77-z8b]

East Harlem was once the largest Little Italy in the country.

[@MrToni0914]

Miles Morales is from there.

[@efraintorres1657]

Efrain from there

[@teddypainable]

It looks cleaner back then. Lol

[@anthonycameron2067]

But let’s not forget gentrification killing low income tenants of el barrio

[@Thattgirl6789]

My question is. Did this area get gentrified ?

[@dymenchuns]

Get that Chipotle out.

[@boni1127]

Before gentrification..

[@ninacarranza5189]

How did Washington heights beat east harlem the Dominican neighborhood is thriving and the puerto rican one is garbage. I think they need to attract more businesses and fix the crime issues living in east harlem is similar to being in a third world country

[@kb5759]

is 102 street bad I’m supposed to be living there next year