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

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  • @amandeepv
    @amandeepv 4 роки тому +92

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

  • @josephbordonaro
    @josephbordonaro 4 роки тому +30

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

  • @PierreMarkuse
    @PierreMarkuse 4 роки тому +110

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

    • @tomdnyc1
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому +15

      Thanks, and yeah, maybe one day!

    • @jamesmajor5978
      @jamesmajor5978 3 роки тому

      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
      @zevmiller1303 3 роки тому

      @James Major instablaster ;)

    • @scubadiva666
      @scubadiva666 3 роки тому

      @@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
      @floravannineuse2795 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @lizef5195
    @lizef5195 4 роки тому +15

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

  • @MusicLover-ui9sm
    @MusicLover-ui9sm 4 роки тому +51

    You would be great at teaching history

    • @61kimmarie
      @61kimmarie 4 роки тому +5

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

    • @KLG-xx7yy
      @KLG-xx7yy 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @tomdnyc1
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому +12

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

    • @californiadreaming6560
      @californiadreaming6560 4 роки тому +1

      Do u have a post office box?

    • @grayj6268
      @grayj6268 4 роки тому

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

  • @landocalrisian2014
    @landocalrisian2014 2 роки тому +1

    LOVE Jim!!!

  • @heatherknisley4194
    @heatherknisley4194 10 місяців тому +1

    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.

  • @janicesanders9981
    @janicesanders9981 4 роки тому +26

    Love your walking tours Tom......

  • @denisceballos9745
    @denisceballos9745 3 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @lindagiardnello550
    @lindagiardnello550 4 роки тому +5

    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.

    • @DrBeah
      @DrBeah 4 роки тому

      Born on 2nd Ave.? Manhattan General?

  • @brucesmith3072
    @brucesmith3072 4 роки тому +8

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

  • @danielledoherty5452
    @danielledoherty5452 4 роки тому +18

    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
      @3506Dodge 11 місяців тому

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

  • @eltonej
    @eltonej Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @marcelhumes1360
    @marcelhumes1360 7 місяців тому +1

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

  • @marleysworldofart6627
    @marleysworldofart6627 4 роки тому +32

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

  • @carmenjimenez3757
    @carmenjimenez3757 Рік тому +2

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

  • @anonymousjustice4357
    @anonymousjustice4357 4 роки тому +20

    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
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому +5

      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!

  • @Challenger540i
    @Challenger540i 4 роки тому +5

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

  • @10411702
    @10411702 4 роки тому +11

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

  • @TheRandomHouseVideos
    @TheRandomHouseVideos 3 роки тому +5

    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 UA-cam. 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
      @TheRandomHouseVideos 3 роки тому

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

  • @AlexisCarabano
    @AlexisCarabano 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @GuvnaTwos
      @GuvnaTwos 3 роки тому

      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
      @PlainVidz Рік тому

      What happened to V-Bar?

  • @edwardduarte7393
    @edwardduarte7393 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @topquarkbln
    @topquarkbln Рік тому +1

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

  • @cherylquell
    @cherylquell Рік тому +2

    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..

  • @p1dru2art
    @p1dru2art 6 місяців тому +2

    Arlo Guthrie wrote This Land is Our Land Woody Guthrie wrote Alice's Restaurant...❤ it's a father and son story

  • @barbgot
    @barbgot Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @BoB-ef7zd
    @BoB-ef7zd 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @barbaragottlock230
    @barbaragottlock230 2 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @larrygrasso6032
    @larrygrasso6032 4 роки тому +6

    Tom you're still the best !

  • @pizzareviewsonthego
    @pizzareviewsonthego 4 роки тому +14

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

  • @christopherroloff3453
    @christopherroloff3453 2 роки тому +1

    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!!!!

  • @mdwmdw1000
    @mdwmdw1000 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @amandascottdale6501
    @amandascottdale6501 4 роки тому +7

    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

  • @jenhjaychuks9359
    @jenhjaychuks9359 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @letsif
    @letsif 4 роки тому +30

    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
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому +5

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

    • @richardrobledo466
      @richardrobledo466 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @richardrobledo466
      @richardrobledo466 4 роки тому +2

      .... 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"

  • @brianalucinda4102
    @brianalucinda4102 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @dopekaleidoscope8591
    @dopekaleidoscope8591 4 роки тому +7

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

  • @noreenanthony-tabar2148
    @noreenanthony-tabar2148 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @scubadiva666
    @scubadiva666 3 роки тому

    The narrow building at 12:18-which used to be free-standing-was a stable in the 19th century; I knew the woman who ran a jewelry store out of the storefront in the 1990s, and she said when she moved in, it had a dirt floor.

  • @TheChrisd72
    @TheChrisd72 28 днів тому

    A little late to the party here. Loved this so much. I spent 3 weeks in East Village back in the 90's and this brought back so many great memories and reflections. Damn, you're good at what you do!

  • @1surfpickle
    @1surfpickle Рік тому

    I lived on St. Marks and Ave A from 1998 to 2008. Especially the Garage Rock(Hipster) explosion and Howl Festivals in the early 00's. It was an amazing time to live there. Glad to see Mosaic Man is still kickin'. RIP Jimmy from Trash and Vaudeville. E.V./L.E.S. forever 🤘

  • @discotrader
    @discotrader 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @geoffreyselvage1673
    @geoffreyselvage1673 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @everyoneytubes
      @everyoneytubes 3 роки тому

      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.

  • @CristinaGreece
    @CristinaGreece 3 роки тому

    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 ✌️🎶🗽

  • @jackgill1534
    @jackgill1534 4 роки тому +4

    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
    @aaronfellers9566 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @p1dru2art
    @p1dru2art 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @lilyofthevalley9819
    @lilyofthevalley9819 Рік тому +1

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

  • @sharontucker242
    @sharontucker242 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @mjl5497
    @mjl5497 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @cynthex7113
    @cynthex7113 3 роки тому

    I lived on St Marks off 1st Ave in the late 70's. Seeing Gem Spa closed was a shock! Thank you for the tour. I learned quite a bit.

  • @geniustomato951
    @geniustomato951 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @politefan6271
    @politefan6271 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @crystals8693
    @crystals8693 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @大叔的退休生活
    @大叔的退休生活 4 роки тому +3

    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

  • @worldtravelrafhat7886
    @worldtravelrafhat7886 4 роки тому +6

    Awesome tour as always! Thanks Tom!

  • @mariewiseman2962
    @mariewiseman2962 4 роки тому +8

    Love your little tours Tom! ✌️✌️

  • @carolinareyes9490
    @carolinareyes9490 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @paulmoran3028
    @paulmoran3028 4 роки тому +2

    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 👍👍👍

  • @mdwmdw1000
    @mdwmdw1000 4 роки тому +4

    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

  • @briankelly85
    @briankelly85 3 роки тому +1

    I always felt very alone on the planet earth. But i never felt alone or lonely in the East Village. I lived upstairs from Angelica's kitchen on East 12th street for many years. fond memories!

  • @williamowsley9771
    @williamowsley9771 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @joelfrombethlehem
    @joelfrombethlehem 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @tomdnyc1
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому

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

    • @lovelandpark
      @lovelandpark 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @kentmoon7158
    @kentmoon7158 Рік тому +1

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

  • @JaneG55
    @JaneG55 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @daisygonzalez7624
    @daisygonzalez7624 3 роки тому

    Hi Tom! Appreciate your video of East Village. I was born and raised there. Lived on 3rd St. between Ave. C&D and Ave. A and 1st. I cracked up when you said that if you went to Ave. D you were dead. I also lived on Orchard St. Really enjoyed your videos. I left NY when I was 14 never been back. The city has changed so much. Honestly learned more of the city from you than when I lived there. Then again I was very young. Regards from Puerto Rico. Keep the videos coming!!

  • @infinite_vortex
    @infinite_vortex 4 роки тому +5

    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 UA-cam, 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
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому +4

      Yes! So cool - actually the UA-camr 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
      @blue2134 Рік тому

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

  • @ehmmmjay9907
    @ehmmmjay9907 4 роки тому +7

    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
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому

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

    • @Cat-es9op
      @Cat-es9op 4 роки тому

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

  • @LauraVolpintesta
    @LauraVolpintesta Рік тому

    I could watch these videos all day!

  • @metta9512
    @metta9512 3 роки тому +1

    10,000 steps?
    Thank two guys so much 👍
    Always ❤

  • @tonygould1524
    @tonygould1524 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @GuvnaTwos
    @GuvnaTwos 3 роки тому

    Alex is the man! Very good soccer player. Played with him in Brooklyn over the years. Keep up the good work, Tom.

  • @am8twinklenotes253
    @am8twinklenotes253 3 роки тому +1

    Long live to ya Jim !! Love this town❤️

  • @LillyAugusta
    @LillyAugusta 4 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @jackhunter4428
    @jackhunter4428 4 роки тому

    I love your NYC Walks. You used to be an attorney but now give historical tours. I love it. Lol. I learned a lot from this episode. Best wishes.

  • @hpmoon
    @hpmoon 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the great introduction to my new neighborhood!

  • @Sam-ne9ns
    @Sam-ne9ns 4 роки тому +1

    Great job Tom. Thanks very much!

  • @Cat-es9op
    @Cat-es9op 4 роки тому +1

    Love your tour¡ and i love Alex ☺️😅so fun and great place

  • @maetes
    @maetes 4 роки тому +1

    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

  • @christopherm2552
    @christopherm2552 4 роки тому +1

    Another home run! 🏟

  • @sistrine
    @sistrine 4 роки тому +2

    Very informative and enjoyable. Thanks. 💯❤️

  • @royston8044
    @royston8044 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @Maxtheyellowlabrador
    @Maxtheyellowlabrador 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @nancyking9718
    @nancyking9718 4 роки тому +5

    Tom has lots of tallents!!! 🏃😉🎸🗽

  • @wmarczyk1
    @wmarczyk1 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @DesimaVEBO
    @DesimaVEBO 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Tom, just wanted you to know that I watch all of your tours usually at 2 am after smoking some joints and totally love them, it's crazy how you know NYC so much, next time I go there sure will reach you. Greetings from Argentina 🇬🇹

    • @tomdnyc1
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому +1

      Che, gracias, boludo! Hasta pronto!

  • @janicesanders9981
    @janicesanders9981 4 роки тому +32

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

    • @tomdnyc1
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому +10

      I would have let you look off my paper!

    • @janicesanders9981
      @janicesanders9981 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @muhumedmohamud2356
      @muhumedmohamud2356 4 роки тому

      @@tomdnyc1 who is camera man actionkid

    • @mag1cbadger
      @mag1cbadger 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @tomasb92
    @tomasb92 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @larsjuergensmann6776
    @larsjuergensmann6776 4 роки тому +1

    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

  • @Nickerer
    @Nickerer 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @mariewiseman2962
    @mariewiseman2962 4 роки тому +9

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

    • @tomdnyc1
      @tomdnyc1  4 роки тому +4

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

  • @jayonez137
    @jayonez137 2 роки тому +1

    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

  • @LauraAlvarez-qe9de
    @LauraAlvarez-qe9de 4 роки тому +1

    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..

  • @calotono
    @calotono 4 роки тому +1

    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!

  • @diannewhalen4870
    @diannewhalen4870 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @jamesd5201
    @jamesd5201 4 роки тому

    Hi, just love your videos, its more like a class in history, a walk down memory lane for me.
    i am originally from RIdgewood, Brooklyn, Stockholm St. Then we moved up to Gates Ave. (upper Ridgewood)Now I live in East TN, on the border of NC. place called Cosby TN.
    Just very exciting to see the City that never sleeps, come back to life once again. New Yorkers are a hard working people full of hope, nothing can ever knock that life out of us.
    Thanks a million for these vids.
    Demetri

  • @rdubitsk
    @rdubitsk 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @vickident6690
    @vickident6690 4 роки тому

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

  • @may-beeart7930
    @may-beeart7930 4 роки тому +1

    Nice walk and info. Tks

  • @DiamondHead5
    @DiamondHead5 4 роки тому +3

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