East Village Walking Tour (ft. the V-Spot and the Mosaic Man)

[@amandeepv]

Tom is great a credit to New York. And so young and enthusiastic.

[@tomdnyc1]

Thanks for the support!

[@jamessheridan4306]

And HAWT!

[@blahblah1438]

And cute

[@gchocolate9773]

Nice to see Jim

[@joemuggs100]

...and sexy!

[@josephbordonaro]

A slice of pizza and comedy. Two of the best things in life.

[@tomdnyc1]

Yes. We are spoiled with pizza here in NYC.

[@TheSmartestManonEarth]

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[@PierreMarkuse]

If somebody is ever gonna write a "New York City Tour guide - Guide" book, it should be you. Cool video, as always. :)

[@tomdnyc1]

Thanks, and yeah, maybe one day!

[@jamesmajor5978]

you all probably dont give a damn but does anyone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid lost the password. I love any help you can offer me!

[@zevmiller1303]

@James Major instablaster ;)

[@scubadiva666]

@@jamesmajor5978 When you're logging in, doesn't it give you a chance to prove your identity? Three questions? There should be a way to get Instagram back; I've done it a few times.

[@floravannineuse2795]

I love your tour so much ! Taught me a lot! Would love to meet you in person !

[@lizef5195]

"Even tho that thing about getting a job hit pretty close to home, it was good to see Jim" priceless

[@MusicLover-ui9sm]

You would be great at teaching history

[@61kimmarie]

What you just expressed are my thoughts exactly. Tomas is awesome! 📚🍎

[@KLG-xx7yy]

I thought he must have been a history teacher until I subscribed and watched more videos! He is awesome!!

[@tomdnyc1]

Ha, thanks - the steady paycheck would also be nice!

[@californiadreaming6560]

Do u have a post office box?

[@grayj6268]

@@tomdnyc1 stream this live on twitch with a smartphone, IRL vlogs bring subs on twitch = steady 5 per month.

[@edwardduarte7393]

East Village/Lower East Side favorite neighborhoods. Great Content!! Miss NY

[@marleysworldofart6627]

Tom's tours brighten my spirit...thanks dude ✌

[@janicesanders9981]

Love your walking tours Tom......

[@tomdnyc1]

Thanks, Janice!

[@10411702]

Thank you. Two words that are simple to say but not said enough. You're FANTASTIC.

[@anonymousjustice4357]

My friend Tom! ...You are the best ! ...Did the CEO of Discovery channel called you?! I told that dude to get you in before other networks pick you up! 😀 ....you should send a compilation of all your videos and propose a tv show hermano! You have raw talent and knowledge to fill many books! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@tomdnyc1]

Ha, thanks for getting in touch with him. My roommate did say some person in a limo was here the other day but I wasn't here. Maybe he'll come back!

[@brucesmith3072]

Excellent walk through. He knows his history! I lived in NYC 1963-1974.

[@cherylquell]

I've watched about 50 of your videos today. I'm so glad I found you!! I live on Saint Marks. Surprised you didn't mention Trash & Vaudeville? Jimmy was an iconic East Villager..

[@lindagiardnello550]

Love this. Born on second ave.i was baptized in that Ukrainian church,played in Tompkins Square Park. Lot s of memories,I am 73.

[@Mrbeahz1]

Born on 2nd Ave.? Manhattan General?

[@AlexisCarabano]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING MYSELF & VSPOT INCLUDED!! 💚

[@GuvnaTwos]

Alex! Freaking small world. I just started watching Toms tours and boom? There's Alex Big up fort greene soccer crew..best wishes for your restaurants.

[@PlainVidz]

What happened to V-Bar?

[@janicesanders9981]

How in the hell do you remember all of these stats Tom? Where were you when I needed you in school for exams????

[@tomdnyc1]

I would have let you look off my paper!

[@janicesanders9981]

@@tomdnyc1Your tours are great. I have shared your channel with many folks and they love it!!

[@muhumedmohamud2356]

@@tomdnyc1 who is camera man actionkid

[@mag1cbadger]

He could be making some of it up. Is anyone checking all this lol? Just kidding, nice video!

[@Challenger540i]

How Tom remembers all these facts is beyond me! Hyper intelligent and very watchable! Great channel!

[@TheRandomHouseVideos]

I know you already claim it, but you are without a doubt; the best NYC tour-walk videographer and guide that has ever existed on KZbin. And out of the now almost 9 MILLION that live in this city, you should be very proud of that (and have about a million more subscribers.

[@TheRandomHouseVideos]

And I can't believe how young you are! Talking about playing Street Fighter being old school lol...

[@danielledoherty5452]

making me laugh more than any other youtuber and teaching me history about the city I’ve lived in for more than a decade. Plus an incredibly intelligent insight into gentrification. Would absolutely watch the 3 hour version!

[@3506Dodge]

I know. Living in a place is all you need to know it's past!

[@sharontucker242]

You’re totes presh! 😉 We would all be so lucky to have you as our NYC tour guide!

[@p1dru2art]

❤ oh yeah I forgot to tell you I love you format and your humor

[@大叔的退休生活]

My neighbor, you just walked by my apartment LOL. Funny, I also did the same walk as you did in this episode. Welcome to my neighborhood

[@pizzareviewsonthego]

Appreciate the dedication and love for NYC history! I love your energy and knowledge !

[@topquarkbln]

I couldn't agree with you more about your understanding of the city as a creative and inclusive place/process ❤👍

[@heatherknisley4194]

my favorite video so far. I watch them all and look forward to the latest posts, and shorts( not the ones you wear! "I'm not a creep ". Will visit NYC again soon.

[@BoB-ef7zd]

As someone who lives in the EV, you did it justice. Great vid!

[@amandascottdale6501]

You are fabulous!!! I love your friends walks also Action Kid😇Take cate so glad we met the mosaic artist that was historical moment so nice hope you took a photo with him! Take care

[@tomdnyc1]

He's a legend!

[@larrygrasso6032]

Tom you're still the best !

[@marcelhumes1360]

Just watched, and I'm crying a little bit.

[@dopekaleidoscope8591]

Educational and entertaining, what more can you ask for?!?

[@denisceballos9745]

Memory Lane for me, brother. In the 1970’s I lived on 12th St. between A and B. Loved the borscht at Besenka Vezelka and at Odessa Restaurant. In those days I never actually went into Tompkins Square Park - too dangerous. I was brave, but not crazy.

[@landocalrisian2014]

LOVE Jim!!!

[@mariewiseman2962]

Love your little tours Tom! ✌️✌️

[@christopherroloff3453]

Tom, I'm moving from Midtown to East Village and was a bit apprehensive as to how much I would enjoy the neighborhood and after watching this, all my doubts have disappeared. thank you!!!!

[@geniustomato951]

Love the history bits you include. Not much walking tours mention the history

[@barbaragottlock230]

Good to see Mosaic Man. Haven't heard from him lately. Hope he's OK. He's profiled in a new book "Manhattan's East Village-Three Decades of Madness.

[@mdwmdw1000]

So many great buildings and architecture in nyc. Tom is great he is a great tour guide

[@evancortez2]

That was a scary moment in the park! Who knows what that crazy dude would have done - Ken (Action Kid) has had some scary moments in his walks too. Do you carry any kind of protection with you while doing these tours?

[@discotrader]

Believe it or not, you are the best. You are funny, educated and charismatic. You would be number one blogger soon, I promise.

[@tomasb92]

just another Colombian that just moved to NYC. Colombians are so ful of energy and optimistic

[@crystals8693]

Another great video! We can't get enough of your videos. We've been rewatching your older ones. Thanks for all the great information!

[@jackgill1534]

Couldn’t get to NYC this weekend, your walk through the east village was the next best thing. I almost jumped through the screen when you passed Stromboli’s.

[@aaronfellers9566]

Great video. Shout out to my old place on East 9th and 2nd ave!!

[@worldtravelrafhat7886]

Awesome tour as always! Thanks Tom!

[@barbgot]

Great video. Also, try reading "Manhattan's East Village- Three Decades of Madness" by Wes Gottlock. It chronicles the craziness of the 60s. 70s and 80s.

[@brianalucinda4102]

Tom, I literally Can listen to you talk all day!

[@ehmmmjay9907]

Grew up going to punk rock shows in the LES back when Coney and CBGBs were a thing but man, I never thought I'd see the day The Continental was gone from that corner.

[@tomdnyc1]

Yeah, it was a big loss - there was a Papaya King there too!

[@Cat-es9op]

Ehmmm Jay 🥺 Gemspa was closed, that brote my heart ...

[@infinite_vortex]

Great tour as always Tom. Love this area of NYC, it is losing it's style as you rightfully pointed out, but the spirit is still there. Have you heard of Nelson Sullivan? He was essentially vlogging from 1983 until 1989, all through NYC but primarily in the East Village. His estate posted hundreds of hours of 80's NYC on KZbin, a rabbit hole worth going down. Great footage of the eccentric side of NYC that seems to be fading. You're getting an extra tip in person when I take your tour for name dropping Brian Eno. (now I'm on an Eno kick, listening to Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy) .

[@tomdnyc1]

Yes! So cool - actually the KZbinr Actionkid told me about him and I just recently checked him out. His stuff is surreal because no one else was really doing what he did!

[@blue2134]

Omg Nelson Sullivan, yes!! There’s a KZbin channel about his work. It’s incredible

[@jenhjaychuks9359]

'roll over wrong, it'll tear your face off , pretty cool' - Classic! Peter Soakell, England.

[@mariewiseman2962]

With all the history and stories in New York it must be really hard to become a tour guide! 😃

[@tomdnyc1]

Nah, but there are a lot of bad tour guides.

[@mjl5497]

Love that you bring in longtime residents like Jim Powers that have had an influence on the neighborhood! I'll be thinking of him next time I view one of these mosaics.

[@mdwmdw1000]

Tom do you remember Theresa's polish restaurant 1st ave 6 th st that closed a few years ago the food was fantastic home made pierogies blinztes mushroom barley soup

[@letsif]

Tom, right on with your comments about gentrification. Who knows, if the rents go down enough, it might attract artists back to NY and off we go again to a vital city once more.

[@tomdnyc1]

It will be interesting to see what happens b/c NYC rents and prices were unsustainable before.

[@richardrobledo466]

Gentrification is a new word for me. Thanks for the heads up!

[@richardrobledo466]

.... the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste. "an area undergoing rapid gentrification" the process of making a person or activity more refined or polite. "soccer has undergone gentrification"

[@JaneG55]

Got a little sick today but your humor is keeping me smiling. You crazy guy, thank you the videos are pretty Awesome. 😷✌️

[@josephbordonaro]

Comedian walking around New York eating slices. A better idea than Comedians, In Cars, Getting Coffee. Though I like that too.

[@paulmoran3028]

Great video mate ... my favourite neighbourhood in the city .... Hey you could have said Jesse Malin owns Niagara Bar ... and Miss Lilly’s sells the best Dark and Stormys 😋😋😋😋. Love your videos mate , wish you could do one everyday ... see you when we get back to NYC 👍👍👍

[@eltonej]

McSorley's Ale House I use to frequent the place back in the 70s & '80s when I lived on 92nd St between Central Park West and Columbus Ave. Beer with a plate of cheese and onions was the standard fare. Women were not allowed until the 1970s. When women were allowed the establishment welcomed them by putting a sign on the Bathroom door that read Coed Bathroom. I've always wondered what the women thought of the row of urinals they had in the men's/coed room when you first walked in after it turned Coed. Just for context Phil I remember, when I Heart/Love New York first came out in 1977.

[@hpmoon]

Thanks for the great introduction to my new neighborhood!

[@joelfrombethlehem]

Great, FREE mini-tour, Tom. I think I should hire you for a real (paid) tour. Very informative and fun!

[@tomdnyc1]

I would be down, get in touch with me through Instagram or my website!

[@lovelandpark]

You can always give him a tip on his Venmo or PayPal account!

[@sistrine]

Very informative and enjoyable. Thanks. 💯❤️

[@wmarczyk1]

Great tour Tom! I like that short interview, keep them coming !

[@rdubitsk]

Well done. Love the editorial on gentrification. I'm moving back to NYC.

[@tonygould1524]

Love all your videos its great all the information you supply while walking. Cheers from Australia.

[@calotono]

Video content is PURE GOLD. Video quality looks like it's from 2004. If you'd use an iPhone 11 camera (and upload in 4K of course) the video would look 137 times better. Been subbed for a little while. Thanks for the vids!

[@carolinareyes9490]

"They have a plaque there and a statue of me...." 🤣 Thanks for the free tour and laughter

[@royston8044]

What a great vid that was, thanks from royston in the UK.

[@Maxtheyellowlabrador]

Loved the video so much history ! seriously my favourite new youtube channel

[@caz85]

Thanks Tom, another great walking tour! Your 100% right, NY needs chaos and diversity or else it just becomes one big soulless Hudson Yards clone.

[@maetes]

Hi Tom, as I said your tours are great and have a real value. Thanks to bridge the time until I'm back in NY. Regards, Mätes

[@may-beeart7930]

Nice walk and info. Tks

[@geoffreyselvage1673]

The Orpheum, The Strand, and empanadas.... Geesh you are the MAN! Great video, thx.

[@everyoneytubes]

Great narration. But as a New Yorker I am disturbed by the lens that videographer Phil is using. The depth makes the 'hood look like LA. Big thanks, in any case. So great that you gave Jim Powers that plug.

[@mph85032]

Tom, love your vids. Such a treat to watch them. Im really impressed with your knowledge of NYC. I'd love to book a tour with you during my next trip to NY. Credit to @ActionKid for introducing you to me.

[@Sam-ne9ns]

Great job Tom. Thanks very much!

[@BellaDonna0912]

Found you off of actions kids video he just uploaded and dude your SO knowledgeable and hilarious! 👍😊

[@LillyAugusta]

Dude, you are so fun to watch and you're so good at this. Mentioning artists, where they live, work, etc. It's interesting or a shame how some people who are doing similar stuff have so much more views or subscribers, you are beating their asses, lol. Thank you for introducing Jim the artist. I am an artist as well, he's got some really good material over there. Keep up the good work. I will keep on watching your videos and enjoying! Cheers!

[@politefan6271]

Brilliant per usual. Best NYC tour dude ever. Also spotted TD on Joe Perra. Delgado rox....

[@DiamondHead5]

Tom, you're doing a great job. Really enjoying your videos and I love how knowledgeable you are about NYC history. Thank you!

[@larsjuergensmann6776]

Thank you, Tom, for that very nice video. I remember some corners, when we visited New York. I hope, we can travel and visit New York again soon! Cheers from Germany, Lars

[@LauraVolpintesta]

I could watch these videos all day!

[@LauraAlvarez-qe9de]

Love your tours! You just took me to the place i met my husband 51 trs ago! Love st marks place.. please keep teaching this so interesting history! Thanks..

[@vickident6690]

Very cool, thank you x....from Australia

[@diannewhalen4870]

Excellent tour of the East Village. I appreciate your fact-filled solo tours. On point film work by Phil! Look forward to your future videos.

[@stevecarper4149]

Great Tour TY so much well done

[@nancyking9718]

Tom has lots of tallents!!! 🏃😉🎸🗽

[@bigalanthewasp]

Awesome video

[@Papimelon1]

Good Video. Marvelous tour.

[@kentmoon7158]

Awesome film personality, Tom; and you're easy on the eyes!

[@sammanchulenko9870]

Love these tours! I normally spend 5 or so months a year in NY. Really missing it but walking virtually through town with these cool facts is pretty great. Thank you 🙏

[@Nickerer]

You make me feel like I have a friend in New York City. Awesome videos!

[@noreenanthony-tabar2148]

27 years Born 1964 and raised until I left in 1992 for the US Navy. And very few things Tom talks about I knew. Most I didn't know. And I miss NYC. Thanks for the memories Tom Maybe talk about Studio 54 and its history.

[@LadyChelleish]

Great thanks for the history 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@FionaEm]

OMG you got to interview the mosaic guy! I've wondered about him since you and Sarah Funk mentioned him in previous videos.

[@lilyofthevalley9819]

Tom, you would be the best History Teacher-ever! Why dont you become a teacher working at the DOE? the kids would love you

[@CristinaGreece]

What the old man said is so true the whole world can leave in peace in one city. And at the same time there rest of the word is a mess. Wise man💖Another beautiful video from the city of my heart tank you! Peace and love from Greece ✌️🎶🗽

[@christopherm2552]

Another home run! 🏟

[@carmelinapejic2016]

Wow..your so knowledgeable...awesome to listen to you..

[@LordsChamber]

Wow!!! Ukrainian Church!!!!!! St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church! Thank you for this fact, Tom:) Very important for me in times like these...

[@williamowsley9771]

"Madonna, Frank Sinatra" in the same breath? Too funny. Again, great walking tour of the East Village. Very informative and fun as usual.

[@jayonez137]

I remember the Tompkins Sq riots back in 88’. Used to always hang out at the Alcatraz bar on Saint Marks and Ave A. A7 closed a year or two before I started coming around. Seems like yesterday though

[@HNT63]

Great channel and great information. I joined after watching on AK channel 👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 yes you should also start a patreon account

[@carmenjimenez3757]

Tom, I am late to the party however I am enjoying all your walking 🚶🏻 videos. I’ll consider your Paetreon page.