Uncovering NYC's Secret Little Ireland - Woodlawn, The Bronx

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

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[@iwannadrinkfromyourwideeye2635]

Being Irish myself its' great to know that my brothers and sisters settled in America and found a place they could call home. Nice video but I would have loved to have heard you speak to some of the locals and ask them about their family connections to Ireland and what life is like for them there.

[@dennisnauheimer672]

Nice to see Woodlawn is still a vibrant community. At one time most of the West Bronx was Irish dominated from my beloved Highbridge to Woodlawn

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Dennis. Yes it is still a very vibrant and authentic community. I love visiting Woodlawn when I'm in the mood for some real Irish culture. Thanks for watching!

[@encinosarah]

I lived in Woodlawn in the early-mid 1970s and went to PS 19 for a year. It was, and looks like it still is, a great neighborhood!

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Sarah. Yes it still is a very nice neighborhood- it has a quaint small town feel. Thanks for watching!

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤

[@QueensNativeNYC]

Wow, that's very interesting.. I never knew that.. I live in Queens.. The Woodside and Sunnyside sections of Queens used to be almost all Irish back in the day.. But most of the Irish have moved elsewhere.. But there are some Irish pubs left in the area, and a small Irish population remains..

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Yes there is a small population of Irish and Irish Americans left in Woodside and Sunnyside, as with most of the neighborhoods in NYC. I'd say the biggest I've seen are Woodside in the Bronx and Rockaway in Queens. Thanks for watching.

[@DomPruzzo]

Live on 238th. Great neighborhood. Majority Irish, small but steadily growing Albanian community. Safe, clean, working class. Be it the Bronx-side or Yonkers-side, we all say we live in Woodlawn. Never plan on leaving.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Please don't we need people to stay in outerborough neighborhoods and to stop moving away. I love Woodlawn. Thanks for watching and please subscribe if you haven't already for more travel content in New York and throughout the world.

[@johncameron6357]

Brought back a lot of memories! St Barnabas was my parish for years!

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi John. Its a beautiful church and an amazing neighborhood. Thanks for watching!

[@franklyspeaking8335]

Proud to be from East 233rd Street. My family is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery..

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Very nice. I love Woodlawn- has a close knit environment and feels like home- I am Irish though so maybe thats why haha. Thanks for watching!

[@GaryLupowitz]

Use to hang out in the rusty nail on mclean great pool table

[@fr2ncm9]

Back in the day, Inwood in Northern Manahattan was overwhelmingly Irish. That changed in the 60's. I moved there in 2007. At that time, there were still a number of traditional Irish bars(many of them divey) throughout the neighborhood. Now, there is only one Irish bar in the neighborhood.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Yes some of the Irish culture remains in Inwood, but you really have to look for it. Thanks for watching.

[@DukeBX]

I used to walk by here to head to Van Cor Park all the time. I remember seeing a cloverleaf painted in the middle of the street and always thought it was cool and wondered about the history of the area. Very cool video. 👍

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

I'm glad you've enjoyed the neighborhood tour of Woodlawn and please let me know if you have any questions at all. Thanks for watching.

[@jchow5966]

Wow!! This is SO interesting!!!!!

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Glad you think so! A lot of people aren’t aware about NYC’s large Irish population in the Bronx.

[@Mauipete]

Sarcasm at its best.

[@bikesrule8347]

i have been to all the bars there and mclean avenue in yonkers literally across the street

[@dane5896]

Awesome, will take a ride over from New Jersey. 👍🇮🇪

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Please do. It's well worth the trip over the GW, especially if you're Irish.

[@mueller1265]

My dad use to drive from S.Queens to woodland just to have him self a wee pint 🍺. Brings back memories😢🇮🇪 ☘️

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

I go to Woodlawn all the way from south Brooklyn to hang out with all the Irishmen. There are a lot of us in Bay Ridge and Rockaway but nothing like Woodlawn. It is more Italian down here.

[@elainealexander8409]

Greetings from Chicago. Will definitely check out on my next visit to NYC.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Elaine! Yes you definitely should. I plan to be coming to Chicago soon and will visit some of the big Chicago Irish neighborhoods like Beverly, Bridgeport, and Canaryville.

[@b0shea90]

Hi Elaine it a world apart for other places its not Irish American its “Irish “ mostly from Ireland or 1 generation American like myself.

[@jgardini]

Excellent video...best kept secret in the Bronx!

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi JGardini thanks for watching! It truly is a hidden gem in the Bronx that not many people know about.

[@janetgibney9980]

Well done. There’s no place like Woodlawn ☘️

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hey Janet. Thanks for watching! Yes Woodlawn is one of my favorite neighborhoods in the city. I love the Irish hospitality and small town feel of the neighborhood. I live in Brooklyn, but go up to Woodlawn all the time to get a taste of the best Irish area in New York. Stay tuned for more tours!

[@manicbassa]

Memories! I only visited Woodlawn once. In the early 90s I would have 3 months holidays from University so I would go to Wildwood, NJ for the summer and get a job. Widlwoood is a summer location so plenty of jobs for us Irish to do! At then end of one of those summers I decided to spend a week in New York and relax a bit having worked all summer. I stayed in a friend of a friends house for 2 nights in Woodlawn. Couldn't believe I could get the same items and newspapers from back home in a local shop in Woodlawn lol Would love to go back some day. Thanks for posting this video!

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

That sounds like a wonderful memory. Yes Woodlawn really maintains that Irish feel that is hard to find so concentrated anywhere in the USA. Also what's interesting is that the area still has a lot of people from Ireland in addition to Irish Americans. There are a lot of Irish American neighborhoods in the USA, particularly in NYC, Chicago, and Boston- but not too many with so much Irish born.

[@kathytobiasen7517]

Grew up in Woodlawn on Katonah; it’s McLean Ave, not McClean!

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Thanks Kathy for watching and the clarification. Stay tuned for more tours!

[@franklyspeaking8335]

I used to live in The Bronx but we played little league for McLean Heights up at Coyne Park. Great memories.

[@intothelight8123]

Rory Dolan's is on McLean Ave. in Yonkers not Woodlawn! 😮😮😮

[@RebeccaAshley94]

The Bronx’s best little gem 💚🍀

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

For sure. I love Woodlawn and not a lot of people outside of the area know about it. Thanks for watching!

[@josecordova6647]

Looks like a great neighborhood to drink in. There are so many pubs! I would go here for St. Patty's Day- I bet it is a great party

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Jose. Yes, Woodlawn is one of the best places to grab a pint and is my number one pick in the NYC area for St. Patrick's Day festivities...

[@ALavin-en1kr]

St. Patrick’s Day. An expression I loathe is: ‘St. Patty’s Day.’ Say it properly or not at all.

[@TheJkuy]

I'm definitely from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪 please God I'll get visit woodland heights in the next year or so.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

It is definitely an interesting place to see a real and authentic Irish and Irish American community here in New York.

[@Discover-Ireland]

Well that was nice to see..Respect to all the hard working and undocumented Irish out there….I’ll raise a pint of Guinness to them on Paddy’s day🍀

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Thanks for watching! Slainte

[@Mauipete]

'Illegal.' Not 'undocumented.'

[@lorigach273]

Lived there from 1998 to 2021. I didn’t ea t to move. I miss it SO MUCH!

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Lori. I'm glad the video could bring back some memories for you. Stay tuned for more tours!

[@IrishKyokushin]

I will definitely check out this place next time I'm in NY.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

For sure it is one of the most authentic irish neighborhoods in the country. Thanks for watching.

[@lewisdarne5852]

Used to go to Winners Circle bar.

[@sgtpepper7041]

Great video Laddie.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Thanks for watching!

[@GaryLupowitz]

Most of them go back to the old bainbridge irish i was part of it most of my boys are there

[@colinoleary]

Awesome video! 👏🍀🇺🇸

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Colin. Thanks for watching and thanks for the support! Stay tuned for other videos.

[@oneill765]

There's a housing estate in south Dublin called woodlawn just down the road from me 😂

[@tonydebenedetto8100]

Did u do something on little italy and fordham?

[@mbod3239]

The woodlawn stop is the last stop on the 4 train as well*

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hey M Bod thanks for the clarification. How long is the walk from the Woodlawn 4 Stop to the Katonah Avenue area? Or is there a bus? Thanks.

[@mbod3239]

@@ProjectGaiaTravel its tricky, there is a bus that goes from the woodlawn metro north up katonah and to Maclean, but the walk from the woodlawn subway to Katonah Ave is about 20 minutes because you hafto walk around the massive cemetery.

[@mbod3239]

@@ProjectGaiaTravel you should check out the st pats on Maclean it's the best

[@lovestospooge1838]

​@@ProjectGaiaTravelthere's a bus stop at Woodlawn station to transfer from the subway which goes up Katonah Avenue.

[@danielx3972]

woooop. Im your 1000 subscriber. C'mon the Irish. Wooohh

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hey Daniel x, yep you're the big 1000! Thanks for the support and watching. Got the lucky Irish on my side :0. Thanks for subscribing man.

[@danielx3972]

@@ProjectGaiaTravel GOOD FOR YOU YOUNG MAN. I/LL CATCH YOU AT A MILLION. GREAT VIDEOS DUDE.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

I like to think of the melding of the Irish accent and the Bronx accent “what’s that t’ing you got ‘der B o whateva whateva”

[@silverkitty2503]

that sounds nothing like the irish accent it sounds more british if anything .. no rhotic r ..

[@TenThumbsProductions]

@@silverkitty2503 sounds? What sounds are you referring to 😂

[@Dan4CW]

Woodlawn is my grandmother's old neighborhood. She lived there from the 80 through the 90's. I think Irish actress Saoirse Rohan was born here.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

What a great neighborhood- and great time- for your grandma to live there. Woodlawn is one of my most favorite neighborhoods in New York and it really has an authentic and homey feel. Thanks for watching!

[@hildrethplace]

She was born in the Kingsbridge area near Riverdale

[@Dan4CW]

@@hildrethplace thank you for the correction

[@GaryLupowitz]

Rory dolans makes a delicious sheperds pie

[@robertpagen2770]

I like Woodside Queens

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Robert. Yes Woodside is another Irish enclave in Queens that we plan to be visiting soon. Stay tuned for that one. Thanks for watching!

[@b0shea90]

Nice but not the same

[@V.T.1989]

Gotta visit.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hey Billy, I highly recommend it. The neighborhood is a very authentic Irish and Irish American community. Check it out when you're in the NYC area. Thanks for watching!

[@TickleMeElmo55]

This reminds me of the SW Side of Chicago.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Yes it definitely has some similarities. Beverly/Mount Greenwood/Bridgeport/Canaryville are all coming soon so please subscribe if you haven't already and stay tuned. Thanks for watching.

[@prlopez6134]

As a Bronx resident i would love to live in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx love Irish People ☘️

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Yes Woodlawn is one of the nicest neighborhoods in the Bronx and Irish people are just the best they're so friendly interesting and happy. Thanks for watching and please stay tuned for more tours around New York and the entire world.

[@ginaclark7461]

Bainbridge was my favorite back in the 90s. 35 Irish pubs with live bands

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Gina. Will be sure to check it out. Maybe will have a video on Bainbridge soon- subscribe to see more upcoming videos. Thanks for watching!

[@BOOGLEMANN-m2j]

@@ProjectGaiaTravel : I SUSPECT ITS ALL LONG GONE !!

[@hildrethplace]

Bainbridge is long gone :( my old neighborhood was once the most Irish neighborhood in the US

[@Hecules-p7k]

My grandfather used to say “we’re half Irish half scots, half of us want to drink the other half doesn’t want to pay for it “

[@PaulMuzik]

I'm from the North of Ireland, Antrim that is still under rule by the British ( Unfortunately ). I see a lot of Southern Irish making many many TikTok's and KZbin videos saying Irish Americans aren't Irish. Let me make this clear, Irish Americans have Irish blood and Ancestors from our home Island. THEY ARE IRISH. Being from the North of Ireland even though i was born on the island with my Ancestors and all my family to this day, being told i'm not Irish. I took a DNA test in 2018, my results were 95% Irish with 5 % Scottish because i live in Ulster due to plantation many irish mixed with the scottish. Southern Irish are so up their own ass it's unbelievable . My family name comes from High Kings of Ulster, yet because the British scratched a line on a map the south takes that as word and doesn't feel like i'm irish.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

For sure, there are a lot of people of Irish decent living in America and all over the world- myself included. People tend to adopt alot of the ways of the new country that they or their immigrants immigrated too, however, it is interesting that a lot of the traditions and lifestyles from the original country remain even after many generations. Thanks for the input and for watching!

[@bobwalsh2112]

Totally agree with you. I live in Boston Massachusetts which is and always have been heavily Irish American influenced. I was born in American but my ethnic Heritage is Irish

[@jimmaloney3738]

I'm born in England to Irish parents and my ethnicity is 97% Irish and 3% Scottish. All my friends had Irish parents and we ALL grew up holidaying in Ireland, attending Irish Dances and were totally immersed in Irish music. I always think of myself as Irish as do my friends. I would love to have a night in Woodlawn.......it looks a great place!

[@jimmaloney3738]

@@holeefuk413 my Irish passport says otherwise

[@MrMrliamo]

Your not Irish either, you are British

[@John115Yonkers]

Its the 4 Train not 2&5. Mclean Ave is not the Bronx. Its Westchester County but its 1 neighborhood and community.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi John, Thanks for the clarification and thanks for watching.

[@dastrama]

What about the South Side Irish?

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Deb. Yes I plan to be doing several videos in Chicago soon, and one for Beverly is already planned. Will likely do Bridgeport/Canaryville too.

[@b0shea90]

Not the same mostly Irish American 2nd 3rd generation Woodland is all Irish born or 1 generation

[@shaunmullen8634]

It's good to see there are still Irish immigrants going to America, although it is very few. Most Irish immigrants go to the UK - 6 million British people have at least one Irish grandparent. PAUL MCCARTNEY is one. Australia is another destination - 30% of Australians have Irish ancestry. I think it's because the USA doesn't have a great social system. No universal healthcare. Not much paid annual leave or employee sick pay. No free healthcare is something Europeans, Scandinavians and Australians don't understand, especially for the richest economy in the world. It really is about time Americans fought for universal healthcare, it is a right for every citizen. JFK wanted it. Good bless Irish Americans.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Well said and thanks for watching

[@FrankinDallas]

That music is painful; had to turn off the audio. I went to College nearby, Lehman College.

[@HeatherGarcia-di9se]

U know wat ive noticed all the real Irish and Italian blooded areas in NYC were actually the first hoods to he gentrified like even since the beginning of time with five points being the very first!!!!! ( well yes n no on that one but def improved ,it wasnt gentrified like todays gentrification no cuz China town n little Italy took over parts of it but with alot better infrastructure ) .........then Hells Kitchen in mid 80s gentrified !!!!To the outside world even though Italian n Irish gangs dominated the area , other yuppies n hipsters knew they wouldnt hurt them randomly n theyd be safe!!!.... .After the more urban burroughs of Irish hoods gentrified, irish moved further away to Queens!!! Woodside queens use to be a very tough area, Bensonhurt Brooklyn /howard beach was a breeding ground for Italian mafioso n it also gentrified along with Sunnyside n for watever reason again people felt Irish n Italian gangs wouldn't bother them n they felt safe being themselves..... Woodlawn aling McLean Ave into yonkers was always Irish but it def improved n is very nice today...., it actually was gentrified as well but it kept its irish identity more than others..... Brooklyn irish hoods all gentrified or white flight happened and black and PR moved in, then Queens was a known Burrough where Irish ,italian, and poles n other ethnic whites went to escape "city life" ...... Irish places like breezy point , Irish loved being close to the water if you notice they aspired n always tried eventually to settle near water..!!!!!....breezy point was ruined cuz of hurricane 🌀.... Thanks for video....Wats that other one Froggy Neck or.....nvm, God Bless!!!! U should do actual Little Italy next n show how it shrank ..... 🎉

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Yea for sure they were the first to gentrify and still are. Check out some of my other videos across NYC- especially more neighborhood tours. Thanks for watching.

[@HeatherGarcia-di9se]

@@ProjectGaiaTravel u know what vid I'd love if u do is if u went to hells kitchen n found actual native NYC hells kitchen people from the 70s,80s,90s still living there today!!! Do that in bensonhurst ,Woodside, n u can talk about if they yuppy or native, I don't know I'm like dying for a authentic vid like that

[@AnimalAlmighty]

@@HeatherGarcia-di9seWhy do you keep calling irish neighborhoods “the hood”? “The hood” is slang for black american neighborhoods.

[@Evan-lr8nq]

I got my ass beat there once in the 90's. It was over college basketball. Edit: This is the NYC I enjoy going to visit. Not that Manhattan crap.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Haha yes much more authentic than Manhattan.

[@johnshmotolocha7487]

Rory Dolan's pub is in Yonkers, NY; next door to the Bronx on McLean Ave.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Yes technically its in Yonkers. It's an amazing Irish neighborhood that has really maintained its feel.

[@chrisodriscoll290]

This neighbourhood is as Irish as fuckin Disney land like!!!

[@flynnfnbr7130]

im packing my bags and moving my grandparents are from dublin so this is for me

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Yes they'll definitely feel right at home in Woodlawn. Thanks for watching!

[@afterthefox]

north riverdale is 2nd....

[@acushla_music]

Why didn't you talk to anyone?

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

I did actually the woman in the deli and the people in the bar. Just keep the content to the places, but maybe will incorporate more conversations with the locals in the future so stay tuned. Thanks for watching.

[@outdatedfarmequipment2702]

America is a strange place each part of your country has different cultures and ethnicity.

[@apscammin6984]

not a Irish neighborhood anymore, Dominicans and Albanians and black are moving in more and more only McLean avenue has Irish people and that’s not even woodlawn that’s yonkers

[@Dan4CW]

Isn't McLean where One side is the Bronx, and the other side is Yonkers.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Yes like most of NYC neighborhoods are always changing. Thanks for the info and for watching.

[@hildrethplace]

Unfortunately, you're correct. Woodlawn is changing and not for the better :( seen it happened to Bainbridge and now it's 3rd world ;(

[@DennisSullivan-om3oo]

Comment!!!!!!!!

[@Ira_ira_ira_ira]

Lovely neighborhood to live just watch out because there’s definitely a few crazy people who can’t handle there drink on Katonah who randomly go up to people attacking them.

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi IRA. Yes it is an amazing neighborhood and almost has a small town feel. And thanks for the heads up of the crazies on Katonah - they don't know how crazy I can get after a couple whiskeys myself :0

[@eddieomahony507]

Erin go bragh

[@Trend360TV]

Yo irish..

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

:)

[@sgtpepper7041]

MCLEAN AVENUE IS NOT WOODLAWN. WOODLAWN IS IN NYC. MCLEAN AVE. IS IN YONKERS. GET IT STRAIGHT.

[@squallie78]

That may be so...but Rubber Soul is still the best Beatles record 🤷‍♂️. Not Sgt. Peppers. GET IT STRAIGHT.

[@sgtpepper7041]

@@squallie78 LOL. Touche.

[@squallie78]

@@sgtpepper7041 😂

[@Hecules-p7k]

@@squallie78don’t rule out revolver😂

[@Leavypleasy]

That’s like saying the North or Ireland isn’t Ireland. It’s one place w an imaginary border in between

[@Mauipete]

A neighbourhood filled with the Irish who could not or would not assimilate into American culture. Or Irish culture, for that matter.

[@btklm]

@@Mauipete you’re such a troll, get the sand out of your vag and keep your pointless comments to yourself. What you said literally doesn’t even make sense. I’m sure I’ll regret asking this, but go on and elaborate on that baseless statement and explain how you surmised that scholarly revelation you bestowed upon us.

[@michaeljofat7895]

It’s little 🏳️‍🌈land

[@denisefuller3757]

Great video! Woodlawn is a wonderful neighborhood, thank you for coming to visit. 💚🤍🧡

[@ProjectGaiaTravel]

Hi Denise thanks for the welcome and thanks for watching! Woodlawn is an amazing neighborhood. I head up there all the time from Brooklyn to hang out in my favorite Irish neighborhood! Stay tuned for more tours!

[@johnmarshall4399]

American not irish

[@Sean-jc6cu]

No shit, it's Irish American

[@ALavin-en1kr]

Don’t feel bad. You are still okay.

[@denniscHill-cz7kl]

It's The Bronx dopey.