A Tour of The South Bronx, NYC

Thank you for talking about and featuring the Grand Concourse. My husband’s Puerto Rican family moved there in the 70’s and he was born and raised there as well. The influx of the PR population was as you said, “as they were looking for jobs.” All because the US falsely advertised at the island that there were jobs awaiting for them or so the government thought there would be. As they arrived and people left behind their homes in the island, many had to succumb to federal help. After about 15-20 years in NY, my husband’s family slowly started moving to Orlando, FL or back to Puerto Rico. There’s still a lot of family members/cousins that live in different parts of the Bronx and own homes there.

The University of Richmond has digitized the redline maps and made them available online. This had such an effect on cities you can still see these areas even though it was outlawed in 1968.

My favorite Bronx Movies: -The Wanderers -A Bronx Tale -Hanging with the Homeboys -Summer of Sam -Green Book ❤ Yea!

There is only 3 reasons I go to the Bronx from New Haven CT. 1:Yankee Stadium 2: The Bronx Zoo 3: The 24/7 White Castle on the corner of E 224th and Boston Post Road (it's the closest white castle to New Haven)

I’m happy you’re discussing the South Bronx, Tom! It’s been a while🙌🏾!

I really appreciate these videos. They’re exposing me to parts of NYC that I did not visit when I was growing up there. ❤

I'd love to hear Tom's telling of Robert Moses and his effect on the development of New York. I'm reading the Power Broker right now and it's insane how one person could build so much - the UN, Lincoln Center, the BQE, Cross Bronx, Triborough Bridge, Verrazano Narrows, housing projects, Jones Beach, the list goes on. His negative impact on transit and walkable neighborhoods are super important too. Would be hard to summarize in 20 minutes but the filming locations are endless.

I was born in intervale avenue , in 1951 ,& raised there , till I left in 1973 ,moved to Astoria Queens. I enjoy your videos, I've learned a lot with you Keep it up , good luck 👍 ,God bless 🙏 you, too

I am in NYC. In walking around, we saw places you’ve shown in your videos and said your name multiple time as well as said sick plug 😂😂 thanks for another great video

Born and raised in the South Bronx. I left in 1991 at 25. Since then I have only been back to New York once. Having said that, I realized that I had never been anywhere in the Bronx. I never knew that there was another subway line besides the 4, D, C, 2, and 5. I found out the 6 train goes to City Inland. By the way, my family stayed in that hotel in the 70s,, I was so young. I never knew Yankee Stadium was down the Block.

I was born and raised in the Bronx, some 70-80 years ago. Yankee Stadium was West Bronx at that time. I played PAL baseball for the 41st PCT, and that was the South Bronx. Some of you may may remember an old Paul Newman movie, Fort Apache. That was the 41st PCT.

Tom is the best tour guide period. 👍👏😊♥️

The whole South Bronx? Including Hunts Point, my neighborhood? There should be a part 2

I have a friend who laughed cause I always say “The” Mosholu Parkway. I played in Latin bands in the mid 1970’s through early 80’s and doing gigs in the South Bronx was a wild experience. Sometimes there would be a building with absolutely NOTHING around it for many blocks and then this one place that would be an impromptu club with great live bands, dancing, of course, and sometimes food. One place was a former car showroom so this big cavernous space. They would sell plates, made up of good: the most delicious roast pork, rice with gondule beans, plaintains. Really delicious. It was like these oasis’s of joy and fun in the middle of what looked (and felt) like a burned out war zone or something. An amazing club in Mott Haven I think it was called the Cerromar Casino, I think it was. Like a 18th century Opera House turned into a smokin Latin club with great bands. Like something out of a dream it felt like to me at the time.

Thanks Tom, you always keep us thoroughly engaged from Australia 🇦🇺

Thanks for you entertaining and informative videos! Tom is the bomb!

Wao I lived 25 years in the Bronx and being honest everything you just said on this video is new for me 🤷🏽‍♂️😂. Thank you so much 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Thank you for telling the truth.

Hey Tom, always so refreshing to watch your videos, cheers!

I just moved to the Bronx from Queens. It’s a new world for me and I definitely have to learn to adjust.