I love this documentary. My grandmother came from Abruzzo and lIved on Mulberry street. I loved going to Little Italy in the 70's, 80's and 90's. But everything changed and it wasn't authentic anymore. It is all gone. The is nothing there anymore. Is makes me so sad.
@@PaulStoneFilmsHe definitely is !Iam from NYC and ten years younger.My generation is like the last generation that remembers these days as a working class New Yorker.We are basically gone.Even our working class NYC accents are not being passed down.Yes,We are the last of the Mohicans
This series is GREAT. Been visiting NYC (from Calif) since 1967 and ALWAYS visit Mulberry Street just to absorb all the memories from the past and for a great meal. Lots and lots of great history on Mulberry. Even though its much smaller than before, its still very enjoyable and special. Thanks Mr. Stone.
Thanks so much-wonderful memories! We remember your dad-bought a Neopolitan espresso pot from him-still have it😊We used to spend every Monday night on Mulberry Street-Taormina, Cafe Biondo-miss those days! Well done!
We really should its the youth tho they all wanna be either like the medigan or the azzupeps there's only a few who really care about the culture now a days it gets me down at times cause the puerto ricans preserve mexicans etc even the greeks and russians are doin a good job we need to do the same simple as that it's our future
God bless you. My Mother’s parents were born in Sicily. We did have some family in New York but I don’t know them. I grew up in South Philly. I understand and appreciate the truth. Somethings that happen in New York happened in Philadelphia too, and they want to drive Italians away. Don’t worry it will be okay. Trust God. All of this will work out.
I almost came to tears seeing this!! Carmine I say to you We Are very close in age!! And I also of Italian Descent, only from NJ, I also lived in a LITTLE ITALY 🇮🇹 IN NEW JERSEY which has all but disappeared and become nonexistent!! I been in your area many many times especially in the late 70’s and 1980’s I dated a girl from the 4th WARD KBV on Monroe St. for a few years!! Many people in the old 4th and 6th would ask me where I lived because I was so normal to the area and in so many ways!! I find it extremely sad how both our once great neighborhoods disappeared and others have taken over and made it Dead and in every way!! GOD it’s so sad what only 50 years ago was once a world no one will ever believe! God Bless You Old Friend!!
My family lived on Mott St / Grand St. we moved in the late 70s to Knickerbocker Village on Monroe St . Most of the residents in little Italy moved to Knickerbocker Village, Brooklyn, or Staten Island.
Funny. I grew up a latchkey kid on the west coast watching Kojak, Barney Miller, Welcome back Kotter, and slew of movies set in NYC. Evertime I watch anything NYC like this series or a local youtuber doing a live cast walkaround I almost feel nostalgic for home. Not almost, I think its real. Go figure.
All the power to you,i remember the 70's another world but great memorys,some of my favorite places are now gone,why coun't a family member take over?no they sell now gone forever.
@PaulStoneFilms I grew up in the 80's (born in '74) and the changes I've witnessed here in South Philly are almost unbelievable. Your videos bring back so many good memories... unfortunately, that all that's left of Little Italy.
Guliani will go down as the biggest degenerate in NYC history worst than any gangster he betrayed his own people disgrace GODBLESS THIS OLDTIMER WE GOTTA CHERISH THESE GUYS B4 THERE GONE, I LEARNED EVERYTHING I KNOW FROM GUYS LIKE THIS GODBLESS THEM LOVE FROM TRENTON NJ
Chinatown is just as old as little Italy but it hasn’t shrunk to the level Little Italy has. The big difference is the culture. The Chinese keep the wealth in the community and the Italians get greedy and sell out. Hate to say it
My parents are born overseas and we were second generation migrants and wops, greaseballs etc but my kids are no where near holding onto our culture today…
Your kids are probably preoccupied with much more important things such as getting an advanced education. Your kids are American and that's a good thing. I see no point in looking back to the past.
@@joedimaggio3687 I was raised by my grandparents and my hero was my grandfather who was a strong Italian man that never put anything ahead of his family. Until his death 4 years ago if anyone in our big family had a problem, knew my grandfather would be right by their side until they got through it and this goes down to his grandchildren. He was my hero.My buddy told me how his father never taught him a thing,he meant like a trade to make a living. I told him my grandfather taught everything that i know and that he was my hero. I said i never learned a trade from my grandfather yet he taught me everything and he said what do you mean. I said never once did he sit me down and tell me about teaching me something . He just was an Italian man that taught by example and not words. He taught me how to treat a women, he taught me how to be a family man,He taught me about earning respect,he taught me to never put our family second,i watched him go to work at 530 am for 40 years i could go on and on but the point is that he taught me all he knew and that was how to be a real man. I tell this story because i know his upbringing and culture played a big role in the man he was and he passed that on to his 5 kids and numerous grand kids. He was from the Abruzzi region in Italy.His mother was a seamstress and all i know about his father is that he ran around on his mother. He came from nothing to become the leader of a big family that never missed a holiday,birthday,and when you moved out of his home you always had a spot at the table for Sunday dinner.Culture is much deeper than living in a strong Italian neighborhood. Culture comes from a strong Italian home first. The old neighborhoods were special no doubt,but what you learn in a strong Italian home is enough for culture to survive at least for me. I just wanted to be like my grandfather and Im just proud of the man that i am who carries on the name of his hero and it means the world to me.
@@joedimaggio3687 I'm 3rd generation Italian and my family still taught be about the Italian culture & we try to hold on to the traditions and trying to learn more Italian. My father tried to teach me some but it's dialect & he's not fluent either...I'm American 100% ofc. But we should always try to respect our ancestry & where we came from. It even happens to Latinos as well my gf is 3rd gen Puerto Rican & she doesnt speak Spanish or know much about the culture unfortunately. What can we do at the end of the day.
Little Italy hasnt been a neighborhood in years. I grew up in Hell's Kitchen and the same thing happened. The poorer neighborhoods like Washington Heights, Spanish Harlem (used have alot of Italians too) are still a neighborhood. No bodegas in Chinatown oops I mean Little Italy. Only tourist go there.
I see how the people have changed.. funny that’s the same thing the Indian that got there 1000 yrs ago said when the Italians immigrants moved a bit over 100 yrs ago..
@@joedimaggio3687 abandoning your ethnic culture is a good thing? What an ignorant statement "if they want to be Italian then go move to italy" God I hope you aren't Italian
Major rivalry between,Calabrese, Napulitans and Sicilians. If you dont get it and your just somebody that wants this guy canceled because your offended for someone else then you have zero clue and remain quiet about that culture
Hey Everyone.If any of you Rich Generation Z Italians are out there buy back Mulberry Street bring back our Italian traditions.Make these hipster real estate people "offers they can't refuse. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a Very Happy Holiday season Everyone. Hope I See you all at ST Gennaro's next year.💚🤍❤
I’m glad I found this. I like this guy, he can really tell a story. I’m not Italian, but it saddens me to know Little Italy is hardly Italian anymore.
I love this documentary. My grandmother came from Abruzzo and lIved on Mulberry street. I loved going to Little Italy in the 70's, 80's and 90's. But everything changed and it wasn't authentic anymore. It is all gone. The is nothing there anymore. Is makes me so sad.
Thanks for the kind words! Make sure to subscribe. Every week is a new episode. 😁
you probably saw Don Carlo Gambino , what a time that was
Where was your grandmother from in Abruzzo? Ateleta???
There's, or was, a bit of little Italy, in the Bronx near the Botanical Garden.
This is a wonderful series. Thank you to the film maker and all of the participants that he interviewed. Past & present included.
@@scal2520 Thanks!
@@scal2520 Agreed.
Carmine. Stand up guy. 💯 keep this series coming!
He is one in a million. Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe. 😁
@@PaulStoneFilmsHe definitely is !Iam from NYC and ten years younger.My generation is like the last generation that remembers these days as a working class New Yorker.We are basically gone.Even our working class NYC accents are not being passed down.Yes,We are the last of the Mohicans
@@JoJo.Christmas 🇮🇹💪🏻
This was great. Thank you for sharing your stories.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brilliance! Well done Paul!
Thanks for watching!
This series is GREAT. Been visiting NYC (from Calif) since 1967 and ALWAYS visit Mulberry Street just to absorb all the memories from the past and for a great meal. Lots and lots of great history on Mulberry. Even though its much smaller than before, its still very enjoyable and special. Thanks Mr. Stone.
Thanks so much-wonderful memories! We remember your dad-bought a Neopolitan espresso pot from him-still have it😊We used to spend every Monday night on Mulberry Street-Taormina, Cafe Biondo-miss those days! Well done!
Love ya Carmine! We had the best ❤️
Thanks for watching!
Awesome!
Thanks!
i love this guy!!! I would love to hang out with this dude
I'm loving this series so much. Work of art
@@dean-marr Thank you!
Love this series! Can’t wait for the next episode.
Thnx for watching
This is sad being an Italian American from NYC ..🇮🇹🇮🇹❤️
Reminds me of the paisans in the North End (Boston) salute!!!
@@andrewmendezietri1209 Grazie!!
Let’s take back little Italy 🇮🇹 ❤
We really should its the youth tho they all wanna be either like the medigan or the azzupeps there's only a few who really care about the culture now a days it gets me down at times cause the puerto ricans preserve mexicans etc even the greeks and russians are doin a good job we need to do the same simple as that it's our future
Azzupeps are yuppies right? 😂
Beautiful ❤️
I wish everything could go back to the old days. These days suck...there's nothing fun or exciting anymore and no more mystery to anything.
God bless you. My Mother’s parents were born in Sicily. We did have some family in New York but I don’t know them. I grew up in South Philly. I understand and appreciate the truth. Somethings that happen in New York happened in Philadelphia too, and they want to drive Italians away. Don’t worry it will be okay. Trust God. All of this will work out.
I almost came to tears seeing this!! Carmine I say to you We Are very close in age!! And I also of Italian Descent, only from NJ, I also lived in a LITTLE ITALY 🇮🇹 IN NEW JERSEY which has all but disappeared and become nonexistent!! I been in your area many many times especially in the late 70’s and 1980’s I dated a girl from the 4th WARD KBV on Monroe St. for a few years!! Many people in the old 4th and 6th would ask me where I lived because I was so normal to the area and in so many ways!! I find it extremely sad how both our once great neighborhoods disappeared and others have taken over and made it Dead and in every way!! GOD it’s so sad what only 50 years ago was once a world no one will ever believe! God Bless You Old Friend!!
@@vincentadams9569 so true.
Thanks for watching
@@PaulStoneFilms such a heartwarming documentary you made! I miss the old days!!
Just a wonderful series! True people ❤ Thank you!
@@mebythesea5 thank you for watching!
Love this man x
@@angelademarco-duggan3064 he’s one of a kind!
My family lived on Mott St / Grand St. we moved in the late 70s to Knickerbocker Village on Monroe St . Most of the residents in little Italy moved to Knickerbocker Village, Brooklyn, or Staten Island.
If it makes you feel better, nobody sticks together no matter where they grew up anymore
Brutal
I’m so happy to have found this channel! ❤
In my City of Toronto, Little Italy is full of latinos and there are next to no Italian shops left. Just a few cafes.
Hey, I don't know who the Mayor is since Vinny Vella (R.I.P.) but, I respectfully nominate Carmine! This documentary is a brilliant idea 👍
@@jasonarcovio6923 I agree!
@@PaulStoneFilms True indeed! Guys like him are rare.
"Momalukes"
Carmine sounds like Dangerfield😂❤
I can't stop laughing love his story
Funny. I grew up a latchkey kid on the west coast watching Kojak, Barney Miller, Welcome back Kotter, and slew of movies set in NYC. Evertime I watch anything NYC like this series or a local youtuber doing a live cast walkaround I almost feel nostalgic for home. Not almost, I think its real. Go figure.
All the power to you,i remember the 70's another world but great memorys,some of my favorite places are now gone,why coun't a family member take over?no they sell now gone forever.
Thanks for watching!
Old man shakes fist at cloud
At least someone is.
One of the last gents left. Can you share some stories about the wise guys you seen over the years
Same thing in Chicago on Taylor Street. Almost no Italians left.
I heard and that’s sad
Sad what’s going on to the old tight knit neighborhoods
Same problem here in South Philly.
@@CarmineLicastri That sux. And it’s going to get worse.
@PaulStoneFilms I grew up in the 80's (born in '74) and the changes I've witnessed here in South Philly are almost unbelievable. Your videos bring back so many good memories... unfortunately, that all that's left of Little Italy.
Yes sir!
♥️♥️♥️
My stepdaughter just married a marmaluke. 😝😝😝
@@Jjane2011 haha!
Guliani will go down as the biggest degenerate in NYC history worst than any gangster he betrayed his own people disgrace GODBLESS THIS OLDTIMER WE GOTTA CHERISH THESE GUYS B4 THERE GONE, I LEARNED EVERYTHING I KNOW FROM GUYS LIKE THIS GODBLESS THEM LOVE FROM TRENTON NJ
Chinatown is just as old as little Italy but it hasn’t shrunk to the level Little Italy has. The big difference is the culture. The Chinese keep the wealth in the community and the Italians get greedy and sell out. Hate to say it
This is nonsense.
You should either call this series:
- “They’re not like us”
- or “Bitter old racist Italian men who got bought out my people who aren’t like them”
My parents are born overseas and we were second generation migrants and wops, greaseballs etc but my kids are no where near holding onto our culture today…
I agree. We are losing the New York accent with the new generations.
Your kids are probably preoccupied with much more important things such as getting an advanced education. Your kids are American and that's a good thing. I see no point in looking back to the past.
@@Hito856 how are they supposed to hold on to the culture?
@@joedimaggio3687 I was raised by my grandparents and my hero was my grandfather who was a strong Italian man that never put anything ahead of his family. Until his death 4 years ago if anyone in our big family had a problem, knew my grandfather would be right by their side until they got through it and this goes down to his grandchildren. He was my hero.My buddy told me how his father never taught him a thing,he meant like a trade to make a living. I told him my grandfather taught everything that i know and that he was my hero. I said i never learned a trade from my grandfather yet he taught me everything and he said what do you mean. I said never once did he sit me down and tell me about teaching me something . He just was an Italian man that taught by example and not words. He taught me how to treat a women, he taught me how to be a family man,He taught me about earning respect,he taught me to never put our family second,i watched him go to work at 530 am for 40 years i could go on and on but the point is that he taught me all he knew and that was how to be a real man. I tell this story because i know his upbringing and culture played a big role in the man he was and he passed that on to his 5 kids and numerous grand kids. He was from the Abruzzi region in Italy.His mother was a seamstress and all i know about his father is that he ran around on his mother. He came from nothing to become the leader of a big family that never missed a holiday,birthday,and when you moved out of his home you always had a spot at the table for Sunday dinner.Culture is much deeper than living in a strong Italian neighborhood. Culture comes from a strong Italian home first. The old neighborhoods were special no doubt,but what you learn in a strong Italian home is enough for culture to survive at least for me. I just wanted to be like my grandfather and Im just proud of the man that i am who carries on the name of his hero and it means the world to me.
@@joedimaggio3687 I'm 3rd generation Italian and my family still taught be about the Italian culture & we try to hold on to the traditions and trying to learn more Italian. My father tried to teach me some but it's dialect & he's not fluent either...I'm American 100% ofc. But we should always try to respect our ancestry & where we came from. It even happens to Latinos as well my gf is 3rd gen Puerto Rican & she doesnt speak Spanish or know much about the culture unfortunately. What can we do at the end of the day.
Well what do you expect this is not italy . You should expect different ethnic groups.
Seeing church courtyard gone on mulberry st made me sick !
Little Italy hasnt been a neighborhood in years. I grew up in Hell's Kitchen and the same thing happened. The poorer neighborhoods like Washington Heights, Spanish Harlem (used have alot of Italians too) are still a neighborhood. No bodegas in Chinatown oops I mean Little Italy. Only tourist go there.
@@johnlooney2319 Last of the Mohicans aka my cast are still here but once they’re gone it’s over.
"Worse than Sicilians"... I resemble that remark. We are a rambunctious bunch, I must admit.
Haha
Napolitani which includes eveyone who had origins in The Campagna Region and Siciliani always had a rivalry in NYC. In the mob too.
@@charleshammer2928and the Calabrese and barese
'Merica love it or leave it
I’m 100% Sicilian and I take offense to Carmine’s words. 😂
Hallo mate, did you know Red who owned 262 Mott?
9:14 real reason why it was gentrified. You can't have what you never owned
Things change all the old generation are gone..now you got 2nd 3rd 4th generation who,s bloodline is italian but are American.
Worse than Sicilian’s !!! Ohhhhhh !!!
He's just bein a neaplitan culo
I see how the people have changed.. funny that’s the same thing the Indian that got there 1000 yrs ago said when the Italians immigrants moved a bit over 100 yrs ago..
This guy is lefty reincarnate from Donnie brasco
Italian-American culture is over
It’s not dead but definitely watered down.
Definitely not. They’re just in the suburbs now, mostly.
@@truthteller4442 yeah they're in the suburbs and don't even remember/know their Italian alot of them have removed themselves so far from the culture
And so what? They became Americans and that's a good thing. If they wanted to be Italian then go move to Italy.
@@joedimaggio3687 abandoning your ethnic culture is a good thing? What an ignorant statement "if they want to be Italian then go move to italy" God I hope you aren't Italian
Nothing wrong with Sicilians! Skippin' this episode! 👎🖕
Major rivalry between,Calabrese, Napulitans and Sicilians. If you dont get it and your just somebody that wants this guy canceled because your offended for someone else then you have zero clue and remain quiet about that culture
THTHee indigeni aint italy.. sicilians
Hey Everyone.If any of you Rich Generation Z Italians are out there buy back Mulberry Street bring back our Italian traditions.Make these hipster real estate people "offers they can't refuse. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a Very Happy Holiday season Everyone. Hope I See you all at ST Gennaro's next year.💚🤍❤