Oh my goodness! Hidden gems? Thanking you for exposing these unique locations and letting us know of a few of the more eclectic, beautiful spots to experience in Manhattan. Definitely will be visiting 2 of your mentions during my late summer visit.
I love Elizabeth street garden, I go there quite often. So cool to see all these public clocks! With the one in Union Square on 14th st it's already 3, interesting to see that time is so important in Manhattan that artists feel the need to display its measurements in their creations.
Mary Jane -- I never lived in big cities but have visited a number of them, and the residents there always seemed so time conscious and they always struck me as being tired and exhausted due to the hectic pace of the city. So maybe that is why there are so many clocks. LOL
Jon, did you just say you were frolicking about? I don't know why that made me laugh so hard, still am😂. This was a really interesting video, thanks for taking the time to make it.
Wow. I worked across the street from that weird digital clock above Starbucks and never even gave it a second thought! I can appreciate its uniqueness.
The Elizabeth St. Garden is one of my favorite places in the city. That legal battle has been going on for years. Hope the garden prevails. Check out the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral around the corner on Mulberry St. Couple of times a year, they bring in sheep to mow the church yard!
The funny part is watching your hidden gems videos, I’m actually more excited for a trip to NYC to see the places & sights in the videos than things like the Statue of Liberty or Times Square.
Oh my Jon you have done it again. A scent museum , only in New York how interesting indeed, have a question how did you and Ben pass a dumpling restaurant and not stop. That building clock is awesome. But I truly feel that sidewalk clock should be rescued and put in a museum or better yet in that hidden gem garden. Take and as always thanks for the entertainment Bill in Fort Wayne Indiana
Just found your channel while doing research for my trip in 1 months. Best channel hands down for tips and tricks! You mentioned in a video I think about a mocktail bar? Can you make a family friendly bar video? I am bringing my cousin who is 20urs old so she is not quite old enough for the bars
It's hard to miss the clock - I noticed it when I occasionally worked downtown in the late 1970s - it was really hard to miss. Back then you couldn't look it up on line. I'm not even sure I knew it was a clock. I am associated (very remotely) with the developers who want to build in the Elizabeth St. garden. It is the politicians who desperately want this to be developed, not the developers. The pols talk a green game, but they also want low income housing (inhabited by more Democratic voters) more than open space.
Thanks so much, Jon! I really enjoyed this video!!! In Buenos Aires there is a beautiful garden like the Elizabeth Street Garden. It's called "Jardin botánico" (Botanical Garden). It was founded by a French-Argentinian landscaper called Carlos Thays😊.
Allan Reiner was an antiques collector and he created ESG from what was an abandoned dump site, with unwanted pieces he picked up from mansions undergoing renovations. Hence the unique pieces. He died May 2021. 🙏🏼 ESG is saved.
I know all but the 1st one..thanks Jon for the tour and insight...keep up your labor of love...and i have one that you don't know about...across from MSQ Park , 1 block south of where the former MSQ Garden was located...see if you can find it.
@@HereBeBarr On the Appellate Division Courthouse at 27 Madison Ave," hidden away on the Northwest corner of the building, and rarely noticed, is a miniature memorial to the Holocaust. A column was added to the façade in 1990, this one covered in swirling flames. And at eye level, carved into the column is a representation of Auschwitz. Sculpted by Harriet Feigenbaum, the camp is shown from a bird’s-eye view, and details where the commandant’s house was and, more chillingly, the execution wall, torture chamber, gas chamber, and crematorium. The sculpture is based on an aerial photograph taken on August 25, 1944, by the 15th US Army Air Force; the implication from Feigenbaum being that the US knew of the camp’s existence and layout, but did nothing about it. The camp itself was liberated by the Ukrainian army in January of 1945. To further underline the point, around the carving is inscribed the words, “Indifference to Injustice… Is the Gate to Hell,” a message made more poignant given its placement on a court house."
Hi there, I'm visiting for the first time in September. Just discovered that the NY Yankees are playing the Boston Red Sox on Thursday and Friday nights, and Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I've already got tickets for the Jets game on the Sunday so can do either a night game or Saturday afternoon. Would you have any preference for an afternoon or night game?
All these videos are unbelievably helpful. Many thanks for putting the time and effort into them. 🤣I swear the person in the oldfactory art gallery is unknowingly the true creator of the Bruno characters accent. I'd be checking if Sacha Baron Cohen ever visited 😏
Love your videos. Always gives me one new thing to look for when I'm in NYC. The structure you though was an NFT is a FLYBOY by the artist Hebru Brantley. You should check out his art and the very strong messages he puts into them.
Nice video Jon. The compass on the clock reminded me of my subway impression. I thought a simple sign at each exit of the subway sure could use a simple arrow pointing north. Several times I exited a station, and just STOOD THERE trying to figure out which way to walk afterward.
@@HereBeBarr it would certainly make the subway more tourist friendly. I wouldn't expect the locals to need it. Am I wrong? Isn't it disorienting to come of out of a station and not know which way is north?
Great vid, Jon! Very interesting! NYC has so many interesting things about it. I think that tomdnyc covered that Merchant Mariners Memorial in one of his videos. Do you ever watch his channel? He is so funny! LOL. Makes me laugh just thinking about his funny stuff!
@@HereBeBarr -- He sure is a character. I understand he is a professional / amateur comedian also. I love how he will slowly rise behind some object and then slowly go back down. He makes such funny faces sometimes. The man of a thousand faces! LOL. But don't feel left out, Jon, because I love you and your channel too. You do an awesome job on your videos too!
Hello, love your videos. I will be visiting New York for the first time in May. I have booked a hotel in Astoria near Rossvelt Island to save money. I wanted to ask you if the area is safe at night and if you have any tips on how to get back from Manhattan safely and cheaply because the subway late at night looks scary. What about the boats from Rossvelt island?
I live on Roosevelt Island. You're defining "Astoria" very broadly. The subway should be fine up to 11:30 especially if you are a male over 5 foot 5 inches under the age of 70 and you seem to know where you are going. If your hotel is in Queens or Queensboro Plaza, you're probably OK. Just don't linger around purposelessly at very late hours. If your hotel is near a housing project, as a few are, I would be more cautious at later hours - after 3PM, especially if you look like you're right off the farm or from a Nordic country. My views are only opinions, not facts.
Soap that smells like a brick sounds so strange. Sounds like something people might buy for an April Fool's joke. Never heard of the Merchant Marines statue. That's so interesting how the statue disappears underwater depending on the tide. That watch on the sidewalk looks very cool! I'm surprised there's not more people stopping and taking photos of it. That's so sad that some people want to turn the garden into housing. I can understand the need for affordable housing in the city, but it would be a shame if they had to tear down the park to do so.