Why Spanish Harlem is a Famous NYC Neighborhood

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@williampalmer8052 6 ай бұрын

Concise, informative, and entertaining. The fact you don't have 10x the amount of subs, when people who eat laundry detergent have millions, is a sure sign that we are culturally bankrupt.

@andwegogentle 6 ай бұрын

I went to the elementary school that is physically connected to the Museum of the City of New York. I had a beautiful childhood. We used to have our classes in central park when the weather was nice. If we were studying anything that had a relevant exhibit in one of the museums, we'd have a class trip to the museum instead of just studying in class. Diversity in the neighborhood was celebrated, and it was drilled into us to grow in knowledge of different cultures in order to understand people. The folks I've kept up with are all open minded, well read, well traveled adults. I don't know what it's like there now, but I'm very proud of growing up in East Harlem. Your video made me smile.

@jennyhirschowitz1999 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this comment. When I first moved to NYC, 24 years ago my first job was in-house counsel for MCNY (Museum of the City of New York) …for years I explored historic East Harlem….. my first and fondest memories of the city. Need to wander there again…… Miss Jenny

@christineh4192 6 ай бұрын

@@jennyhirschowitz1999 I love MCNY!

@christineh4192 6 ай бұрын

@@andwegogentle I could spend the whole day there, and I have!

@marisolpearls9276 6 ай бұрын

Great tour. I grew up here and still reside. Enjoyed your brief Puerto Rico history too, as I am Puerto Rican. My parents came to NY in 1965. Both didn't finish their education on the Island. So it was exciting when i graduated from High School, then College and had my own business. I returned to East Harlem to care for my elderly parents since they were never interested in leaving. They made friends and a life for themselves here.

@DanielMartins-og2gj 5 ай бұрын

My gf works in Manhattan funeral home there..I worked there for few weeks also. I'm a lifetime NYer . From Long island and Queens

@nydiafeliciano-morales9421 Ай бұрын

Love this, this is where I was raised.. My Barrio, forever will be in my Heart, ❤. So many precious MEMORIES.❤

@carmencirino4669 6 ай бұрын

A very good job in singing in Spanish.😊 Thanks for sharing

@angeloflip30thbhfcftb36 6 ай бұрын

his from nicaragua

@damarise8995 6 ай бұрын

@@angeloflip30thbhfcftb36He’s *

@nyclassic4ever130 51 минут бұрын

He speaks Spanish, that's why. He's Latino...lol

@newzcutter 6 ай бұрын

14:29 I remember when they refurbished the mural back in the late 90s. I was living on 100st at the time. I actually knew a kid in the mural as an adult. He’s in the white shirt behind the girl on the bike. He grew up on that street.

@BowoodEducation 6 ай бұрын

I especially love your singing. Seriously, very informative with a humorous satirical slant. I Enjoy it.

@caliostro9506 5 ай бұрын

I love this dudes random chaos 😂

@bryansu5824 14 күн бұрын

Idk if you knew when you filmed it but the tied shows on the telephone electric pole lines means a drug deal took place there lol

@helensyron6744 6 ай бұрын

Love the new look Tom!

@DQs-gy6nk 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for enlightening us and for the tour!

@christineh4192 6 ай бұрын

The paint job on that church looks new.

@barnesmultimedia2725 5 ай бұрын

Your presentation is very engaging. I learned alot and the ideas made me think alot. Good job.

@Larry-qz3es 6 ай бұрын

Great video of my neighborhood Tom. If I had seen you yesterday at Pleasant Avenue @116th Street, I would have greeted you. FYI, there were attempts to rename the neighborhood as "Upper Yorkville" or "Spaha", but it was vetoed on the spot. I am a long-life native of this neighborhood.

@ronaldbailey8676 6 ай бұрын

Wow i didn't know that i was born & raise on 116 & 117 st. & park ave on the downtown side in the late 50's early 60's today is my b-day 6 -20-56

@markharty9772 6 ай бұрын

I LOVED this presentation. My family lived in East Harlem at a street named Sylvan Place which no longer exists. They were Spanish and arrived pretty early in the 1900's. I really liked your impression of the "typical" museum goers which resemble me. BTW, you look really handsome when you shave. Don't get too skinny.

@ChrisOhMy 6 ай бұрын

I told a woman the other day to not get too fat. It wasn't received well. Got a lecture on how we're not supposed to comment on people's bodies

@4evermistyblu 4 ай бұрын

You are freaking hilarious 😆 Great tour, Tom!!! 👍🏿

@LollyandPop2 6 ай бұрын

Anither great video! Thanks for all you do!

@eugenedimitrov 6 ай бұрын

Hey Tom! What's up? Another great tour !!! So cool!

@DivaDivaFashionista 6 ай бұрын

I kept expecting to see myself walking through the background 😅 I enjoyed seeing my old neighborhood

@mikedrown2721 6 ай бұрын

👍😺What's your cats name Tom? Thanks for the excellent tour!

@hectornegron9155 6 ай бұрын

I arrived in NYC from Puerto Rico in 1980 at age 22 and somehow I ended up first working and a few months later living in E Harlem, 104th St bet 3rd and Lex and immediatelly felt at home. Lived there for three yrs until I met my then future wife and moved to the Bronx. Never had any problems with nobody. I liked it very much and really miss that place.

@A_Lion_In_The_Sun 6 ай бұрын

"And now I know Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say" My grandparents moved to Spanish Harlem when they came here from Key West. My grandfather was Puerto Rican and my grandmother was Cuban American. They loved living there, but as they had more kids, they needed more space and moved out to Woodside, then to Long Island.

@StoneyHoliday 6 ай бұрын

excellent tour tom

@newzcutter 6 ай бұрын

My parents were born and raised in Spanish Harlem. Italian on my dads side Puerto Rican on my moms side. Then moved to the upper east side.

@carmencirino4669 6 ай бұрын

Love the tour👏

@anock96 6 ай бұрын

The video is really good, you're very charming. But I gotta say the best part was when I woman who was walking right behind you put a bag on her head hahahaha. Thanks for all the information❤

@annchambers5739 6 ай бұрын

Yes, I learned loads too & from all your vids! A nice haircut & white t to keep COOL. But you're always COOL . . .

@gilrosario7224 6 ай бұрын

Keep doing your thing

@MeowImages 6 ай бұрын

Wow, looking good!

@andrewfischer8564 6 ай бұрын

1:18 a good friends cousin was a mobster from that neigborhood they wrote a book about him the pleasant avenue connection

@Lavidadeunacuarentona 2 ай бұрын

Eres hispano? Tú español es excelente! Hermoso video ❤

@christineh4192 6 ай бұрын

I love that little Halloween ghost!

@yuliaz-rz8sw 6 ай бұрын

OMGGG I MISS U!!!! I USED TO WATCH U IN 2020 HAHA

@chadtucker8361 6 ай бұрын

Nice haircut!👊🏼

@RTheWalkerOfGreenB 6 ай бұрын

ill be back in nyc two weeks from now

@Dolsie-tv6mh 6 ай бұрын

This was good.

@christineh4192 6 ай бұрын

Did you get yourself into that shopping cart. I don't usually call them wagons like most NY natives.

@charleshays5407 3 ай бұрын

There is a song called Spanish Harlem, originally done by Ben E. King, and later done by Aretha Franklin.

@josemurga3121 6 ай бұрын

Yes I think you provide more history than El Museo del Barrio! Not too shabby! Not sure about your Tito or Marc impersonations though. Glad you didn’t attempt to sing La India. I give this video a B+

@verajaglal5139 6 ай бұрын

Interesting as always 😊

@gladys6100 6 ай бұрын

I HATE THAT I MISSED YOU IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD!!....YOU WERE NOT TO FAR FROM WHERE I WORK AND LIVE!!...COOL VIDEO, AS PER USUAL!!😉👌❤❤❤

@roytownhill9934 6 ай бұрын

Nice one Tom, and was it 3 phones you scored? Bonus! 🤙

@russellzauner 6 ай бұрын

Now I know, Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say.

@MikeP2055 6 ай бұрын

We need a "History Lover" graphic for the person at 9:20.

@christineh4192 6 ай бұрын

Wait!... La Marketa doesn't sell ( primarily) Marquisite jewelry!? Where would I get some, haha.

@gavinmatts 6 ай бұрын

Amazing Marc Antony recall

@YT_upwiththesun 6 ай бұрын

Another great video. And we get to see your handsome face!

@charleshays5407 3 ай бұрын

One person who grew up in Spanish Harlem was Al Pacino.

@maritzamaldonado5303 6 ай бұрын

Marc Anthony, you funny you funny😂😂😂 we will be a party🎉🎉🎉

@StephenRogers-kr8yn Ай бұрын

One Como Va was Santana I believe

@karamuenster 6 ай бұрын

😂 🐀, hey amigo cool tour!! 🥤stay fresh everybody.

@jm2437 6 ай бұрын

Nice to see Tom is in his "Rick Grimes just got to Alexandria and got re-civilized" era of his Covid Apocalypse hair and beard styling.

@traumachef1 6 ай бұрын

Where u been?

@christianmoller6141 6 ай бұрын

Sharp new haircut. The new Corporate gig must be working out.

@undefined40 6 ай бұрын

Poor General Slocum, the thing he is nowadays known for being the disaster striking the ship commemorating him, but not longer what he was actually commemorated for.

@MilesBellas 6 ай бұрын

Germany as with Italy was fragmented until 1871 when it too became a country.

@LeahDyson-kq4bd 6 ай бұрын

Yes the two countries had a few things in common lol

@MeowImages 6 ай бұрын

11:25 How it started 11:52 How it's going

@jorgefelix9238 Ай бұрын

Oye como va is actually Santana, not Tito Puente

@andrewfischer8564 6 ай бұрын

no ben e king reference? ... there is a rose in spansish harlem

@nyclassic4ever130 50 минут бұрын

Forgot to mention 116th street has become little Mexico tho. Lol

@stevedoherty4680 6 ай бұрын

If they do a movie on Ted Bundy sign up 😂

@lyckantrope 6 ай бұрын

Tom, maybe someday tour of Chicago?

@michaelskidmore2006 4 ай бұрын

Wow

@robkeysnj 6 ай бұрын

Candy Stores that didn't sell candy....Upper Manhattan had a lot of these with a menu. $5 for Columbian. $7 for Cali. $10 for Hawaii. Push your money thru the hole in the building and get what you want.

@smrk2452 6 ай бұрын

We’re not allowed to call it Spanish Harlem anymore bc that’s racist. We have to call it East Harlem now. However, Little Italy and Chinatown are still allowed to exist.

@andrewfischer8564 6 ай бұрын

8:oo CARLOS SANTANA NOT TITO PUENTE

@marcelofarciert9498 6 ай бұрын

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@prestonradtke222 6 ай бұрын

I’m sorry, no amount of sugarcoating can hide the fact that East Harlem is still the preeminent shithole in Manhattan. Especially 125th and Lexington.

@worlds_1st_ortegz 6 ай бұрын

LoL

@GlobalsDreamland 5 ай бұрын

What do you mean? I’m moving to 125th soon

@Josue-th2ho 6 ай бұрын

Hey Tom, I peeped that ur full name was Tomas and ur last name is Spanish why change adopt ur name to just Tom? I wanna know because I feel like sometimes as Hispanics we should embrace our cultures/ names more

@aaronx8006 6 ай бұрын

Geraldo Rivera was a young lord

@LeahDyson-kq4bd 6 ай бұрын

Tony was Italian and Maria was Puerto Rican

@MarkHarty 6 ай бұрын

That wasn't Spanish Harlem though. West Side Story.

@bocachucka 5 ай бұрын

Tom is such a sexy guy. I don't always catch everything he says, but oh it's so nice watching him, especially in summer.

@Waltaere 6 ай бұрын

Tooom 😃

@wordmachine6 6 ай бұрын

First one, as the kids say ☝🏽

@wouterschijf47 Ай бұрын

I asked the people in 2024, if they know where the name Haarlem came from, they did not know, one guy became angry to me and said there is only one Harlem and not a Haarlem in the Netherlands, beside of you there are not much Americans that know their History!!!

@BAMMBAMMNYC 6 ай бұрын

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@junejones9819 5 ай бұрын

East 111st NY 10029 Between 2nd & 3rd Ave

@lennonmeijers2638 Ай бұрын

THIS IS WERE IVY DEALOCK LIVES

@coreyaaron7954 6 ай бұрын

You know what? Crack IS whack.

@TomTheCopywriter 6 ай бұрын

Anybody remember Caporal chicken on Broadway near 157th? 🙂

@carmencirino4669 6 ай бұрын

yes I grow up in Manhattan.

@TomTheCopywriter 6 ай бұрын

@@carmencirino4669 Damn I miss that chicken, so good!

@ClaribelRamirz 6 ай бұрын

Layback is better.

@davet1081AA 6 ай бұрын

Just a question from a fan Tom: Are you the same guy that does stand-up on the NY subway disguised as Jesus? Asking for a friend....

@claudrapoza 4 ай бұрын

dude is so different when he is not teaching

@cintronfam8668 6 ай бұрын

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@jim8764 6 ай бұрын

Ze Germans !!!

@latinobeef 6 ай бұрын

Why did you choose to center on Puerto Rico and not Mexicans, Italians, or even Black culture? 116th Street is a melting pot of history, food, music, ethnicities and you showed a broken down market. You focus on how Puerto Ricans can't afford anything so they succumb to graffiti. Not all Hispanic people fall into that painted stereotype of the "underprivileged." Not sure why you go to East Harlem to focus on some church that was held hostage and using statistics to make some kind of message of how bad blacks and latinos are because they are drug addicts. Why didnt you provide any postive display of East Harlem? Why didn't you provide any helpline for drug addicts or people who are dealing with loved ones who are addicted? You might be able to read online history lessons but this video is more about yourself with goofy pranks and mocking gangster signs than the current people, their culture, and how they are thriving or suffering in East Harlem. Bottomline, you had the chance to show a lot, but chose to show next to nothing but yourself talking to the camera and goofing off, discard trash, and nothing but negativity. But what do I know.