Why Spanish Harlem is a Famous NYC Neighborhood

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  • Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
  • Tour guide and comedian, Tom Delgado, takes you around Spanish Harlem and dips a bit into East Harlem, telling you the history of the neighborhood and telling you some stories. He covers the Italians, Puerto Ricans, drugs, street art, the Museo del Barrio, and more. Shot by Pat Burtscher and music by Shakir Standley.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 107

  • @williampalmer8052
    @williampalmer8052 3 місяці тому +45

    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.

  • @carmencirino4669
    @carmencirino4669 3 місяці тому +13

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

  • @caliostro9506
    @caliostro9506 Місяць тому +2

    I love this dudes random chaos 😂

  • @BowoodEducation
    @BowoodEducation 3 місяці тому +2

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

  • @4evermistyblu
    @4evermistyblu Місяць тому +1

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

  • @helensyron6744
    @helensyron6744 3 місяці тому +6

    Love the new look Tom!

  • @newzcutter
    @newzcutter 3 місяці тому +2

    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.

  • @StoneyHoliday
    @StoneyHoliday 2 місяці тому +1

    excellent tour tom

  • @Lv-nq9qz
    @Lv-nq9qz 2 місяці тому +1

    "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.

  • @barnesmultimedia2725
    @barnesmultimedia2725 2 місяці тому +1

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

  • @eugenedimitrov
    @eugenedimitrov 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @christineh4192
    @christineh4192 2 місяці тому +1

    I love that little Halloween ghost!

  • @yuliaz-rz8sw
    @yuliaz-rz8sw 2 місяці тому +1

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

  • @gilrosario7224
    @gilrosario7224 3 місяці тому +3

    Keep doing your thing

  • @carmencirino4669
    @carmencirino4669 3 місяці тому +3

    Love the tour👏

  • @mikedrown2721
    @mikedrown2721 3 місяці тому +8

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

  • @LollyandPop2
    @LollyandPop2 3 місяці тому +2

    Anither great video! Thanks for all you do!

  • @anock96
    @anock96 2 місяці тому +1

    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❤

  • @chadtucker8361
    @chadtucker8361 3 місяці тому +3

    Nice haircut!👊🏼

  • @Dolsie-tv6mh
    @Dolsie-tv6mh 2 місяці тому +1

    This was good.

  • @charleshays5407
    @charleshays5407 5 днів тому

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

  • @newzcutter
    @newzcutter 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @russellzauner
    @russellzauner 3 місяці тому +3

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

  • @RTheWalkerOfGreenB
    @RTheWalkerOfGreenB 3 місяці тому +1

    ill be back in nyc two weeks from now

  • @verajaglal5139
    @verajaglal5139 3 місяці тому

    Interesting as always 😊

  • @maritzamaldonado5303
    @maritzamaldonado5303 3 місяці тому +2

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

  • @RotiJohn-c3z
    @RotiJohn-c3z Місяць тому

    great part of a fantastic city.... walked up/down/east/west.. plenty of times.. so many impressions...

  • @gladys6100
    @gladys6100 3 місяці тому

    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!!😉👌❤❤❤

  • @jm2437
    @jm2437 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @michaelskidmore2006
    @michaelskidmore2006 27 днів тому

    Wow

  • @andrewfischer8564
    @andrewfischer8564 3 місяці тому

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

  • @gavinmatts
    @gavinmatts 3 місяці тому

    Amazing Marc Antony recall

  • @christineh4192
    @christineh4192 2 місяці тому

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

  • @christianmoller6141
    @christianmoller6141 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @MikeP2055
    @MikeP2055 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @YT_upwiththesun
    @YT_upwiththesun 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @robkeysnj
    @robkeysnj 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @prestonradtke222
    @prestonradtke222 3 місяці тому +4

    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.

  • @MilesBellas
    @MilesBellas 3 місяці тому

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

    • @LeahDyson-kq4bd
      @LeahDyson-kq4bd 2 місяці тому

      Yes the two countries had a few things in common lol

  • @undefined40
    @undefined40 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @aaronx8006
    @aaronx8006 3 місяці тому +1

    Geraldo Rivera was a young lord

  • @bocachucka
    @bocachucka 2 місяці тому

    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.

  • @marcelofarciert9498
    @marcelofarciert9498 3 місяці тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lyckantrope
    @lyckantrope 3 місяці тому +1

    Tom, maybe someday tour of Chicago?

  • @smrk2452
    @smrk2452 2 місяці тому +1

    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
    @andrewfischer8564 3 місяці тому

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

  • @LeahDyson-kq4bd
    @LeahDyson-kq4bd 2 місяці тому

    Tony was Italian and Maria was Puerto Rican

    • @MarkHarty
      @MarkHarty 2 місяці тому

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

  • @BAMMBAMMNYC
    @BAMMBAMMNYC 3 місяці тому

    🗣I don't know what else to tell ya but another 🤒🔌⚡️ 📟🍎🏙🏙🌁🌁🏙🗽🇵🇷⛪️✊🏽😎👍🏽 #LaPlugga🔌 #🤒🔌

  • @Josue-th2ho
    @Josue-th2ho 2 місяці тому

    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

  • @junejones9819
    @junejones9819 Місяць тому

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

  • @wordmachine6
    @wordmachine6 3 місяці тому

    First one, as the kids say ☝🏽

  • @coreyaaron7954
    @coreyaaron7954 3 місяці тому +2

    You know what? Crack IS whack.

  • @jim8764
    @jim8764 3 місяці тому +3

    Ze Germans !!!

  • @andrewfischer8564
    @andrewfischer8564 3 місяці тому

    8:oo CARLOS SANTANA NOT TITO PUENTE

  • @cintronfam8668
    @cintronfam8668 3 місяці тому

    🫡

  • @claudrapoza
    @claudrapoza Місяць тому

    dude is so different when he is not teaching

  • @RD49x
    @RD49x 2 місяці тому

    Jim carrey

  • @captmuttonchops
    @captmuttonchops 3 місяці тому

    Algorithm engagement comment

  • @latinobeef
    @latinobeef 3 місяці тому +1

    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.

  • @sdsuperiorairbrush
    @sdsuperiorairbrush 2 місяці тому

    no bueno! comedia le falta!

  • @SeaBassTian
    @SeaBassTian 3 місяці тому +4

    Not subscribing to Tomdnyc is wack!

  • @TheWarriors1515
    @TheWarriors1515 2 місяці тому

    They aren’t Spanish though 🤣🤣 they are Hispanic Spain is European 🤦🏼

  • @marisolpearls9276
    @marisolpearls9276 3 місяці тому +11

    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
      @DanielMartins-og2gj Місяць тому

      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

  • @andwegogentle
    @andwegogentle 3 місяці тому +16

    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
      @jennyhirschowitz1999 2 місяці тому +2

      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
      @christineh4192 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@jennyhirschowitz1999 I love MCNY!

    • @christineh4192
      @christineh4192 2 місяці тому

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

  • @annchambers5739
    @annchambers5739 3 місяці тому +7

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

  • @stevedoherty4680
    @stevedoherty4680 3 місяці тому +4

    If they do a movie on Ted Bundy sign up 😂

  • @christineh4192
    @christineh4192 2 місяці тому +2

    The paint job on that church looks new.

  • @DQs-gy6nk
    @DQs-gy6nk 3 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for enlightening us and for the tour!

  • @markharty9772
    @markharty9772 3 місяці тому +3

    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
      @ChrisOhMy 3 місяці тому +1

      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

  • @karamuenster
    @karamuenster 3 місяці тому +3

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

  • @MeowImages
    @MeowImages 3 місяці тому +3

    Wow, looking good!

  • @DivaDivaFashionista
    @DivaDivaFashionista 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @Larry-qz3es
    @Larry-qz3es 3 місяці тому +2

    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
      @ronaldbailey8676 3 місяці тому +1

      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

  • @charleshays5407
    @charleshays5407 5 днів тому

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

  • @christineh4192
    @christineh4192 2 місяці тому

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

  • @traumachef1
    @traumachef1 3 місяці тому +1

    Where u been?

  • @hectornegron9155
    @hectornegron9155 2 місяці тому

    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.

  • @davet1081AA
    @davet1081AA 3 місяці тому

    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....

  • @josemurga3121
    @josemurga3121 3 місяці тому

    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+

  • @MeowImages
    @MeowImages 3 місяці тому

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

  • @danieljones8639
    @danieljones8639 3 місяці тому

    Did I just see you encourage a history hater!?

  • @roytownhill9934
    @roytownhill9934 3 місяці тому

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

  • @Waltaere
    @Waltaere 3 місяці тому

    Tooom 😃

  • @ClaribelRamirz
    @ClaribelRamirz 3 місяці тому

    Layback is better.

  • @TomTheCopywriter
    @TomTheCopywriter 3 місяці тому

    Anybody remember Caporal chicken on Broadway near 157th? 🙂