Tom, I really appreciate you doing this neighborhood this neighborhood was where my mother was born and raised. She recently passed away last year, and this means a lot to me. I was also born in sunset at Lutheran Medical Center. Now NYU Langone, hospital.
My grandma born in Puerto Rico on the day The Jones act went into law. She was one of the first new US citizens born in PR. She later grew up in NYC. Miss her.
I was born and raised in Sunset Park, my parents lived up the block on 50th between 5th and 6th avenue and my grandparents lived down the block and we traveled back and forth in the early 1960s to the early 90s Great memories growing up.
omg, my home Borough Park and Sunset Park area! I've no time to watch it now but I can't wait for weekend! So many memories... toooo many. Finally I wathed it lol. Rob was horrified that he didn't buy a house there before 2017. It was terrific to watch the neighborhood through this tour video, thanks!
We don't need Mofongo Place in Sunset Park when we already have La Isla Cuchifritos on 5th Ave. When I first moved here 26 years ago an old timer told me that it was "a working class neighborhood where everybody works" and that kind of sums up the place for me... Amazing job covering the neighborhood, but a few things you missed: - 5th Ave used to be South Brooklyn's theater district in the first part of the 20th century, with big movie houses stretching from the park all the way to Bay Ridge. You can still see a lot of these old three story buildings today, with the upper floor windows all bricked up and used as warehouses for ground floor businesses like furniture stores The only one still standing as a cinema is the Alpine cinema in Bay Ridge. - One of the great books about Brooklyn, Hubert Selby's infamous Last Exit to Brooklyn took place largely in Sunset Park's waterfront district. Selby was born and raised in Sunset Park (though it was still called Bay Ridge then), and enlisted in the Merchant Marine here, too. He was one of Lou Reed's favorite writers and his seedy subject matter was a big inspiration for quite a few early Velvet Underground songs. - We've got our own Basilica, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, which is kind of a big deal - it's grounds take up a whole block between 5th and 6th Ave, between 59th & 60th St, and it's a real microcosm of the changing ethnic identities of the neighborhood, with a few older Irish and Polish congregants as well as Vietnamese and Latinos (I think they still offer a mass in Vietnamese, but I'm not sure). Also, alongside the Chinese population, there's a pretty significant Vietnamese community and some damn fine banh mi and pho shops. - Supposedly the first Fujianese people to settle in Sunset Park in the '80s chose 8th Ave because 8 is a lucky number in Chinese folklore. My landlady told me that and she's Chinese, so take that as you will...
@@GODLY29ER dawg sunset was only hood back in the 80s and 90s. There is still a little bit of gang activity but most of that shit is wannabes bro. Sunset is known for being safe and it’s known for having a low crime rate it’s just been seeing a bad rise of crime since 2020 sadly.
@@Babyshoes777bro that shit been gentrified why tf you think sunset got ode nice stores and food places and shit. Shit you got bubble tea shops in sunset tf. 😂 It’s literally a Hispanic Asian white neighborhood even tho most of it Hispanics and Asians ofc I grew up there so I know.
Great vid! I'm Massachusetts born but 100% Finnish blood. My dad, grew up in Mass, attended NYC s Brookwood Labor College in early 30's. at 18 yrs old he delivered eggs door to door in Manhattan one winter. Brookwood is long gone
Tom, thank you for introducing me to new beautiful and interesting places I've never heard from before ❤❤❤ Great work as always!! 😊 All the best from Heidi from Helsinki
When you were standing in the park, I kept looking behind you to see my four family house. I didn't. To the left, I saw the Steeple of St. Michael's Church. When I left decades ago, the area was strictly German and Italian. Yes today, very Chinese with some Puerto Ricans. Interesting how people come in groups in every culture. I loved it. I still miss it.
I have been watching you for years except I watch you on RU-vid on my TV so it's really hard to press the like button and whatever. I think you're a very knowledgeable an awesome young man. This is probably some place because the only time I get to say I hope you're still with Lucy cuz I think you're both adorable. Thank you for all the history and the wonderful facts that you give us. You're like a walking Google and I enjoy every one of your shows thank you thank you thank you
Thanks Tom! You just crack me up something fierce.......😅!! I ❤ your stories of NYC. I stayed in Sunset Park a few yrs back; really loved it. And that view from the hilltop park!! Mucha suerte mi amigo!!
Great Video. I was born, raised, and will be buried not far from where you were standing, with a great view of NYC. But it saddens me to see what SP has become. Its no longer a neighborhood, but merely an "Area" now called "Greenwood Heights"😆. I played in the cemetery as a kid, and got many free pieces of candy from the factories. Industry City is the biggest sore. I will sub, and watch your vids.👍🏽
👋Hey there Tom, A new fan & subscriber here & for very good reason! You're simply, brilliant, just like a beautiful sparkling star!🌟 And you possess such wonderfully positive energy, that it radiates through the tv. Your intros are always fun & funny too! I always find myself either giggling or laughing out loud. I also love your relationship with Rob! I just love the humour between you both! lol We unfortunately don't get to see him, but he also comes across as a pretty cool dude, yeah!! Your videos really encapsulate all that is NYC & it's interesting, extensive & deep history, which btw, is always truly eye opening & amazing! I have always loved NYC, so this is right up my alley! Thank you for creating & sharing your awesome content with we curious viewers. Peace✌
Another awesome vid Tom! I loved it as always! I stayed in Sunset Park, right down 39 st between 4th-5th Ave this summer when I visited. It’s such an interesting and beautiful neighborhood with all the brownstones and mix of cultures! Thanks for another cool video-documentary! As always, you make me laugh with your antics!
Right on with the takeaway on city policy 21:40. I had very low expectations about this video when YT suggested it, thought I would take a guilty trip down memory lane, but you were very respectful and informative. Thank you
I did not realize NYC/Brooklyn had such diverse Euros. All you hear about is Italians, then Jews, and Irish. What happened to all the Finns and Norwegians? I know there are Poles around though. What about Germans? NYC used to have a lot of Germans.
Stay in Sunset Park at the Wyndham Garden Inn Sunset Park on 39 street between 4-5 avenues! Cheaper than Manhattan and only about a 30-40 min subway ride away. Also the Sunset Park Diner (cash only) is an awesome classic NYC Diner on 39th street and 5th ave. Also tons of bodegas for night snack buying and awesome restaurants!
To Tom d. , here. My friend sacrificed. Ripped of his manhood at the door. All the way from his suburban jersey to cheer me up. Court case I think. He's a programmer so is probably seeing this. Tamara.
hello , rob was it robert and may i ask to call him bert. greenwood near is it christopher verrazano. when i was 5 in 1985 , home asked me which one was my favorite bridge. did not want to say washington bridge and said williamsburg bridge. he tend to take me off the west bound pretty fast and into delancey street and i know i am in the city then. he turns down into chrystie and we stay there. elle for est river
when vegas was with 'him' flying out of planes and with sideburns - thought he went away from us in 1979 at the age of 39 and meant he came home in the 70s from the southeast.
thank you for the c village - think many of the posters with ad is from the newspaper has slow been not there on the corners from our old ones usual find the info in the newspaper. they have nice restaurant reviews in them. if you can ask them , if the newspaper logo can be there that we wrote about here.
Nice Video! But now you got the yuppies that ruined the NYC I grew up in giving tours. Greenwood Cemetery have a lot of family in there it's a city within the city. Born and Raised in Bensonhurst Brooklyn all Italian Cafes etc no yuppie Starbucks and Gregory' Coffee. You want stories on how the REAL NYC was by all means drop me a line but Yuppies ruined it. Best of Meats no Whole Foods etc etc. I would give one hell of a interview from food, Graffiti best of all the Nightlife that most missed out on list goes on.
Nice video. NYC is no longer an American city of all backgrounds and ethnicities. It has become city full of the 3rd world especially in The Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. It will be a long time before you see anything in pop-culture coming out of NYC the world loves and gravitates towards like in past decades
I was seeing a colored lady in Gunset about 6 months ago. Didn't end well, but not the worst, we both still have our lives and sanity. You live and you learn.
Where to begin? Your videos are always so entertaining! You are funny and sing well too. If I were in that shopping cart I'd be rolling down the street trying to figure out how to get out of it. lol I love that you focus on the pigeon at times. They are the most marginalized members of our society. We used them as messengers and considered them valuable once upon a time then discarded them when they were no longer useful and they couldn't fend for themselves. Everyone should read about Cher Ami and thank you for the fabulous tour. ❤🦤✨
@@mgtowlevel5293 Thank you it's kind of you to say. At one time they were considered highly valuable. Cheri Ami saved 450 men by delivering a message during the first World War. She flew 25 miles after being seriously injured. She was shot in the eye and her leg was hanging by a thread but she never gave up. She delivered the message and saved all those men. Sadly, after carrier pigeons lost their usefulness due to advancements in technology they were cast away and were expected to fend for themselves after losing the art of survival. Now they are called "flying rats" which is cruel and untrue. They are actually very clean. I have a pool especially for them. I used to feed them until a neighbor called the city on me and I don't even live in a large city. (sigh)
