Im still in Greenpoint for over 60 yrs. So many changes. As you walked from Greenpoint Ave to Bedford so many memories so many places gone that gave me joy as a younh person. Van Dolans Ice Cream parlor gone replaced by Calexico Cheap Charles Meserole Theater just recently knocked down Lorraines Funture store Fanny Fashions Miles Miles shoes National Shoes Carville's ice cream palor Hershey's mens shop Goodwins Mc Larens Tempkin Carpet Jonhs Bargain store Winski butcher A&P Bohacks Five and Dime Nick and Marys Restaurant Golden Pit Broadway Resturant thank the three Decker is still there but changed hands there is more but I won't bore you. I just will state mostly I miss the people that worked in these places they were king hard working people that wecomed everyone. One more The Rivera Grocery store located Mahattan Ave near Clay. I went to school with Mary and Gladys. We loved our community.

wow Tom , Greenpoint tour ! Cheers from the Polish community !

Back around 1960 I used to take the bus along Metropolitan Ave and then up Manhattan Ave to go to the dentist. When the bus crossed over Newtown Creek I would have to hold my breath so I wouldn't get sick to my stomach. It's improved 1000% since then. Now I walk the nature trail along the creek. Sometimes change can be for the better. Thanks for the tour!

I feel like I should’ve paid for this. It feels like an episode from an educational tv series, the editing and camera work is next level, and I learned so much about my own Borough just now.

Greenpoint turned into a predominately Polish community during the late 70s. (the Lech Walesa movement in Poland). Before that Greenpoint was a mixed community of all European backgrounds. The north side of Greenpoint (wooden frame buildings) was a largely a Hispanic community. The Pulaski Bridge replaced the old Greenpoint Bridge (where the trolley ran into Long Island City) that lead into Long Island City on the Queens side. I'm from Long Island City & I used to travel to Greenpoint on personal field trips.

I've got my beer and I AM READYYY for the tour!

OMG, How can you remember all these names , locations and history!! Way to go, Tom. Greetings to Phil too.

You’re an amazing creator. Please do not stop!

You know you watched some interesting stuff when at the end you wished it would have been longer. Love how you always shine some light on issues like gentrification, robbing neighborhoods of their identity. Great as always! Cheers!

In UK lockdown, just what I need to feel like I was back in NYC, exploring some same and new places. Keep it up in the cold, man.

I was baptized in St. Anthony's Church. My first savings account was in the Greenpoint Savings Bank, a glorious interior. I spent my early childhood in McGolrick Park and sat on the Monitor statue's head many times, when a kid could still climb it, prior to the fence. Great video !

My beloved GP. Miss it so much. Dreaming of the day I can afford to fly back across the pond.Thanks for this video!

Tom how can anyone NOT like and love you man? Keep up the amazing work. I learn so much from your videos. Thank You!!!

“The Rhode Island of Mexico!” Really enjoy watching this channel grow.

I love your videos, Tom! I love your passion for the city, and your videos are both funny and educational. Keep up the good work 👏

My family settled in Greenpoint in the late 1880s and I thought I knew it all. I bow to your genius! Wonderful thank Phil too !!!

Still waiting to get my "OMG as the Kids say!" t-shirt!!

McGolrick Park used to be called "Winthrop Park". It was re-named McGolrick Park in 1941 but we always called it Winthrop Park up until the '70's when we moved upstate. Lived on Monitor Street. There was a scene in the last episode of the Showtime show "Ray Donovan that was shot in Greenpoint on Monitor Street near the B-Q-E.

What can I say that hasn’t already been said about your videos. So much information, fun facts and figures. Hell we even got sarcasm from Phil 😂😂😂. Anyways.... wait there wasn’t one WTF is going on TD. Only 2 sick plugs but I’ll let you off this time. Brilliant as ever and Greenpoint looks really vibrant and great seeing people back out and about. Looking forward to the next mini movie already 🤞🤞🤞

Omg as the kids would say.... he’s back ! Tom you the man !!!!!!! Peace from Marbella Spain !!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

I love all the interviews you are putting in these videos, Tom! They are hilarious. 😆

Thank you again for stopping by Tom! Appreciate the inclusion in your video. We hope to see you again :)

I’ve lived in Greenpoint for about 12 years. One of my favorite places is Transmitter Park (even got engaged there!). Such a fun video. You certainly did the neighborhood justice!!

These interviews certainly take the content up a notch. Coming from Liverpool I can relate to this area and the changes it is going through. It's worldwide sadly.

Great history! Was waiting for you to show GreenPoint Hospital , I was born there 1960 , I heard they moved it to Broadway, but I wanted to see the old location , hope to see sometime when you have another video , I also went swimming at the pool in McCarran park ! Boy you took me to my childhood🥲🙏 it was fun! thanks love Brooklyn my home town City! Hello from Lancaster , Pennsylvania

I am moving from the great burning state of California to Brooklyn and you're helping me pick the right burb for me. I am a performing Singer-Songwriter. Any music in Greenpoint? You're fun! Phil is a good sport!

Commenting for the sake of the algorithm. All hail the algorithm!

Funny and informative as always! Great job man!

OMG, Tom! This is fantastic!

Tom I'm a decently long-time subscriber and imho this was one of your best uploads to date. They just seem to get better and better and ...

This was fascinating, thank you. I stayed in Greenpoint opposite St. Anthony of Padua Church in Spring 2018 and loved wandering around this neighbourhood. Had a pizza at Paulie Gee's, Polish food at Christina's and beer at the Brooklyn and Greenpoint breweries, plus great views over to Manhattan from the waterfront. Really interesting insight into the area and its history.

...Also, in these places of Greenpoint, many Poles also live, with their own cultural and social centers, businesses, shops, Catholic churches and so on, and next door is Williamsburg...

Crying over childhood in the park and pronouncing Beaux-arts awkwardly totally made my day! Excellent videos, thanks! Edit: I was always curious about what borough and part of the city you like the most, and now I know it's probably Greenpoint. Wow, what else we don't know, even acting in a series? It was good to see how much you love the place where you grew up!

Greenpoint is siiiick! Tom is siiiick! Saying something is "siiiick" is siiiick!

Hey, Man. I like that G train! My favorite train line. I’m so glad you featured Taqueria La Norteña! Thanks, Tom.

Glad this popped up in my feed, lived here for two years and this was very informative. But one thing you didn't mention is that Greenpoint Ave was previously named Lincoln Street with the rest of the alphabet streets and technical the last alphabet street is Quay not oak. Calyer being the one street that broke the rule which should have started with a P.

I wish I had a teacher like this in school!

Possibly your best tour thus far, Tom, although they’re all so terrific that I don’t waste too much brain space on comparing them. Thank you for enlightening us on a SICK amount of history. Many thanks to Phil, too!

Current topic aside, you are a very engaging fellow and in these times I certainly appreciate that. Uplifting presentation.

I love Greenpoint! We used to buy toys at this toy store when my daughter was little. Mcgolrick park is great especially after they renovated it a couple of years ago.

So how do locals feel about very sincere outsiders moving in? The kind of person that would be a good citizen, help fight for what is right in your local area, neighbor...etc. An Ambassador to the community. (Is it easy to get involved even as an outsider?) *Im an artist from Hawaii, living in vermont and I have always wanted to visit NYC, finally went and fell in love.

Tom always amazing with your excellent tours. Guiding us across history while showing the places origins. 👏👏👏

Another great video Tom. So much fascinating history and information. I live in a small town in Scotland and I’m sure that if Tom was airdropped into it he would immediately know EVERYTHING there is to know about it 😂🙃👍

Your first video I watched was the financial district walking tour. I've watched every video since 👍

Great video. I was born in that neighborhood, late 1970s.

Thanks for taking us along your NY walks! Keep warm!

Content is one-of-a-kind! I'm appreciative.

Always cool. Thank you.

Cool vid on a cold day; thanks Tom!

Really enjoyed this video Tom, thanks for sharing!

Been waiting for this upload all day.

Great video, love the added guests.

Thanks for the video Tom!

Been bingeing on your videos found you from action kid. I’m visiting nyc on the 25th to the 29th so I’m here filling my noodle up with all your knowledge.

What a great tour! New sub today! Thanks, man.❤️😎🇺🇸

You're great! Why am I just finding out about your wonderful tours through my city? 😊

Discovered your channel earlier today and I love it!

Superb Walk & as per:History Lesson..THX for it All!

Glad I found this, I grew up there from 1980-1994 on Hausman st, loved that donut shop. Was that toy store the old cheap Charlie’s by any chance. My mom ran that for over a decade

Always look forward to a new video from you!

tom looking so happy eating pizza made me hungry. 🍕

Love your videos and can’t wait to see NY this July!

can't wait to visit Greenpoint this weekend. THanks for sharing so much history and culture in the town! really liked how you had some fun convos with the locals!

The mighty algorithm has blessed me with a new best friend! Love the videos. I live in jersey and can't wait to visit Brooklyn more often once the weather is better.

Great stuff! Good Work Tom.

Loved this video! I watched the whole thing, low key sad it ended. I learned so much!

You do the best videos, thanks for your work

Here in Far Rockaway, we also have a Frankel's (located on Cornega Avenue--between Bay 19th Street, and Central Avenue)

Great introductions, I'll go to take a look and walk around with your footprints in the summer

Hey there! We are Matt and Ann and we just recently came across your channel. Your videos are very nice to watch! They are very interesting and the scenes are really pretty :) Thanks for sharing! Keep up the great work!

dude you're getting better and better, just keep on truckin! grettings from Zadar, Croatia!

Fantastic Tom enjoyed that video as usual , watched it on big tv screen it looks better than on a small laptop screen

Awesome, as usual! I want to see Phil's face, by the way....

Impressive retention of information 🙌🏼 I live in GP and learned a ton.

How does Tom know and remember so much? He is cute and fantastic

Excellent!👍😊

Yes Tom doing the dishes😂‼️Your Spanish is on point. Great tour (per usual⭐️)

Tom you are,de man. Full of info funny and handsome too!

This is outstanding work . Java street is where I used to live. Awesome commentary .

Thank you! This is a major help for apartment hunting

I'm a new sub. Enjoying your witty, humerous and clever take on these enjoyable walking tours. Came over to your channel by way of Urbanist : Exploring cities. Certainly a different perspective from Ariel and Actionkid but just as informative. A riot indeed to watch your tours! 😀😁😃✌🤘👍👌

Great content and awesome presentation. ...with good chuckles. ...you are going to get millions of Views n subscribers ....God bless

Thank you for dealing with the weather to make our evenings a little more interesting I think we all have learned there's more to New York than Times Square. Eric Montalvo

Good walk Tom, Excellent History. Amazing , how you get into it, dig up local colors. True, not sure I would at this point recognize my favorite spots. And you're so right on chomping up Small,,/ big entropion energy for chichi highrise. Glad locals pushing back. Have a great day. 🇺🇸🗽🦅🇩🇰📬😎

Hi Tom ! Thanks for the info on Greenepoint And Phil knew about Pat Benatar ‘s song Yay! 🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻🗽😍👏

I used to live in Greenpoint. The Pencil Factory was the local bar.

Love your videos! Thank you for making it a point to talk about gentrification and it has many negative consequences. Very important and a connection most people miss since they think its ‘making the neighborhood safer.’ Get to know your council member folks!

Great video 👍 Really enjoyed it ✌️🥰

Thanks Tom!!✌️🤸

This is Geweldig!

Well done. Youre engaging andentertaining and Know a Lot. Blessed to have tours by you and in a Native NYer. Keep going. You'll be big.

I lived Two Blogs from the park on Driggs Avenue ♥️ my Green point Neighbor hood

Tom you are cool man love your videos !!!!

Great Video!

You are a very knowledgable guy love it

Excellent. Thank you. Intelligent and informative. I love the way you mange to combine genuine interest in the subject with the impression that you'd rather be doing something else!🤣🤣🤣

HI From Idaho --- love your videos! I read The Power Broker -- it is great! As is the other books by Caro on LBJ....

Love it!❤️👩‍💻

I like your videos very much tone the good they tell you a lot of stuff st. Thomas from Winter Haven Florida

Love is a Battlefield is my go to karaoke song. The choreography is extra. :-)