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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Tomas "Tom" Delgado shows you around the north Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, famous for its Dominican and Latino presence and Revolutionary War history. Shot by Phil Rizdon.
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Tom is my favorite tour guide-lawyer-actor-comic in New York City. The rest don't even compare.
Yep. Not even close. 👍🏾
I forgot that Malcolm X was murdered in Washington Heights back in the day. Thank you for reminding us Tom. Also Great tour, some parts of Washington Heights I've been to.
@jieair You’re funny💀🤣
I didn't realize that
The history comments and background are OUTSTANDING and VERY INTERESTING. Good Work Tom !!!
My word! Dominican cuisines, historical landmarks, and political assassinations? Who knew "Washington Heights" could be so exciting.
Great tour. Also for sports historians the Highlanders baseball team later named the New York Yankees played at Hilltop park in Washington Heights where New York Columbia Presbyterian Hospital is located. There is a commemorative plaque where home base was.
I love your channel and don't care that you repeat things. I didn't know about Broadway stretching so far outside of NYC and I'm sure a lot of other people didn't either. We don't always catch all facts in every video. There's a lot to unpack. Keep up the great videos. I'm always thoroughly entertained.
Dear Tom's Mom - You should be very proud of your son!
@Yenny Ayala He is a teacher.
Lmaooo love your “Dominican “ accent. You’re always welcome to come eat arroz y habichuelas in my Dominican casa in BK 😄. Love your videos Tom
I agree ! I’m curious if his journey .
Jeezo ,grow up toms nearly 40
Yeah, he's one in a zillion.
Thank You for staying positive about the barrio. I lived in the heights for a few years and loved it.
Hello Tom, I'm a 4th generation Harlemite but I've lived across from Trinity cemetery for years. Just wanna' say I really enjoyed the tour. FYI Additional info: Sylvan Terrace was the slave quarters for George Washington. The building that is Boriqua College and Spanish Museum is also the Hall of letters, but was the Native American History Museum until the 90's when they moved it to the Wall St. Battery Park area, the names of the tribes are engraved along the rooftop. Likewise Samuel Clemens AKA "Mark Twain" is also buried in the cemetery... as well as my grandma and great grandparents who were born in 1891. Thank You for your work.
Love these walking tours. Like Bourdain, it isn't just the information Tom provides, it's the oratory.
And I think that if facts are getting repeated it just helps to demonstrate that even though New York is many different neighborhoods, it is still one city; it is gestalt.
Thank you for the work, both you and Phil. These tours are fantastic.
everybody can walk around a city and film, but hard to beat tom :)
I love his video tours. He is so above and beyond knowledgeable about all things New York City.
no hes not, stop it
@@MrRoderick187 why is he not?
Look at my comments st you'll see y. He did a half ass job with tons of incorrect information
@@MrRoderick187 oh cmon give him a break, you don't need to take offense to him saying something wrong it's never that deep
It was trash n dass it lol
his Info was Incorrect, he's not from here obviously
Carry on....
You’re like a walking encyclopedia man! Great stuff.
Being a New York City native, this was very enjoyable to watch. Keep up the good work 👍🏼
You’re knowledge is amazing. Thank you for your work.
Tom, I have been patiently waiting for the Washington Heights video and you never disappoint. I am a huge fan of the editing too. Sound effects, creepy pop ups behind random stuff, asleep on park benches, being violent with a random chunk of tree limb. Just love it all!
Glad you liked it!
@@tomdnyc1 love your work. Why not start an affiliate link for books you recommend. I want to read Malacolm X autobiography but waiting for your link. Thanks 😊
I can’t express enough how much I loved this! I was born in New York to Dominican a parents and we moved to Florida when I was 9. I vaguely remember New York so this virtual tour was prefect! I can’t wait to go back and watch more of your tours 🔥🥰
The old, and slightly creepy, gentleman leading us through this video really knows his stuff. Love all those facts. And the production value is getting better each video, like, did you see, this video had cuts!!! Totally poggers.
@@rar2222 Don't judge me, I just commented to help this video with the TH-cam algorithm. Of course Tom isn't old. At best he's oldish... But I see you didn't mind me calling him creepy 😁
Thanks, Pierre! Each cutaway took 72 hours of work to execute. I had been editing this video for 3 1/2 years and I am now retired. I am too old and creepy for all of this work!
@@tomdnyc1 😂😂😂
This guy should be at home drinking tea and resting - he's so siiick!
I have seen some of your recent videos about NYC, I like the way you explain all the History, its quite useful for foreigners and you do very enjoyable. Even if I am European, I can understand you pretty well and also love the differences between spanish and english accents. They are both quite. Don't worry about people trying to criticize you, there are always vindictive people who do not see the good that your videos do to those who are not from NYC. Keep working hard. Thank you so much Tom
Thank you Tom. Another goodie.
Tons of history on this tour Tom....
I'm always amazed of HOW MUCH u know man!!!
Soy uruguayo y vivo en Brooklyn.
Vivi varios años por esos lares.
Abrazo hermano!
Tom, I enjoyed this Washington Heights tour .. . . You are knowledgeable plus you have the charisma to relay information. GREAT JOB !!!!
Tom you're the next big NYC TH-camr, love your vids! If you ever want free videography/editing/refreshment table coordinators/extras/translators of young people culture, we'd love to help! We're located in Morningside Heights during breaks from college. Keep up the amazing work! You, sarah funk, and actionkid gonna rule the big apple someday 🗽
This is awesome of you guys to offer to Tom. Hopefully he sees this comment. Also, hopefully one day someone does the same with me on my channel LOL😭😅❗
The Jar doesn't know how to kayak.
@@Gsntlc Agreed, The Jar can't kayak.
That's such a nice offer, thanks! Would love to chat. Where can I reach out to you?
@@tomdnyc1 You can email us at alexanddan00@gmail.com
Looking forward to talking!
gotta love this guy. the lighthouse analogy is great. your light is needed by someone :)
There is a little red lighthouse under the GW bridge.
Thanks again. Quality!
Another great tour!
My son lives here
I absolutely love it!
It also had a heavy Greek influence at one time. My son lives on Audubon between 172nd and 173rd. Same Spiridon on Wadsworth. Beautiful Greek Orthodox Church.
My great uncle came from Greece in the 1910s and never left Washington Heights
I've read Malcolm's autobiography 3xs...I may read it again now...Great tour Tom!
One of my favorite books of all time!
Excellant Tour Tom, It was nice seeing you at Bryant Park couple of weeks ago
Love your tours!
Excellent tour 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼. Thank you so much! I’ve always wanted to know more about Washington Heights because of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Broadway show
Such an information packed tour! Amazing as always, and so so laced with stories that connects to other historical events! Hmmmm... I am going to watch that classic movie, El Cid again. And Die Hard Vengeance...
Another place to visit next time I’m in Manhattan. Your connectivity is wonderful and repeating facts is fine.
Glad I found this channel this morning! Im from NYC born and raised and absolutely love coming across videos sharing the history of my birthplace. I'm just so interested in all it's history. Thanks for the vid.
Cheers! x
Nice. What borough are you from originally?
Very interesting, thanks.
One thing you forgot, the home plate of Hilltop Park where the NY Highlanders - now known as the NY Yankees - played. It’s in the gated park at New York Presbyterian Hospital. You can get in by waiting for one of the staff to open the gate.
Thanks for the video. Born in Presbyterian Hospital December 27th 1952. Lived on 162nd and 575 West 172 street. Played at that light house Sixty-two years ago. Hey Diego, if by chance if you see this....Remember Neil?
Well versed, well read, historian and great story teller and proud New Yorker. I feel I am taking US history in NYU.
Liked the video right at the beginning! Me encantan estos videos, Tom! Saludos desde Texas!! 😁
This is all so interesting, I am learning so much, thanks Mr Delgado! I have been to the Union Palace theater, a popular venue of Francisco Nuñez’s YPC concerts these days.
Thanks for the tour of Washington Heights. My mom grew up there in the 30s and 40s and went to George Washington HS. My grandfather owned a grocery store on Cabrini Blvd, but I've never actually spent any time in the neighborhood.
Thank you for this video. I just moved here and appreciate this content much.
Phil is right it was a great tour thanks Tom
Love your videos that are mixed with knowledge and humor. Be safe!! Happy Holidays!!
Just so you know, I hit the like button before I even watch the video and before you even ask because I know I'm going to love it 🤗
good you repeat your history so that we can remember. thanks
Hola mi amigo. I love all the History about my old neighborhood that you covered on this video so well. Adios
Keep doing your videos... I'm learning so much about some of the history there.😊
Thanks for sharing. So much knowledge.
Wonderful video, Tom!
Let me add my two cents: the nice building you show in front of Bennet Park is Hudson View Gardens, one of the 5 historical buildings in all NYC.
You walked by Broadway and 157th st. Right there and one block West, on Riverside Drive, John Cassavettes shot a few scenes with Gena Rowlands in their movie Gloria, where she plays a tough gangster woman.
Looking forward to more of your videos, Tom!
The GWB is not only the busiest bridge in the US but the world!
Thanks for the free Washington Heights tour.
Good show. Thanks.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TOM - be safe. ~ JDS/CT -- from Connecticut
Very educational as usual.....vast amount of knowledge
Great video of Washington Heights! Thank you!
I lived here from 2006-2010. Nice hood...
Love your knowledge
Great video. As someone born and raised in Washington Heights, I was aware of a lot but I also learned a lot. You are now officially 'honorary Dominican'. QLQ De lo mioo!!!! LOL Keep up the great work. ✊🏾
Hey Tom just checked this one out now. Unfortunately have had to go back to Australia again though I’ll be back later in the year. I hope you keep it with these videos mate
I always love your videos! Thank you!
Tomas, repeat yourself as much as you want. This stuff is gold!
Tom thNk you so much 💖 for this video recently left the city in May and have been missing nyc the heights and you just brought a little piece of home back to me during this tough year I really appreciate your videos and all the work you do thank you 😊
Awesome tour, really fun. I like that hood in the summertime. The Jamal Mansion is a great place to sit with a sketch book. Thanks, Tom and Phil.
One of your best videos Tom. Interesting area.
This was a good one Tom. I liked the cutaways to Bennett Park and Washington Bridge
I love following along on Google Earth! I am so coming to NYC and we are going walking!!
This experience is really amazing Tom. I always love walking around new places I have never been to before. This neighborhood is very interesting especially with the history you shared with us. Thank you so much for the wonderful walk, my friend! :)
It ’s a very nice walk!!
Thanks for showcasing my home town Washington Heights!! Brought tears to my eyes!🥲I haven’t been back in 20 years!! Hasn’t changed much!
The recap at the end is great Tom, you put out a lot of info and my rememory isn’t so good anymore. Love your stuff! Thanks
Planning to visit Washington Heights tmr. Thank you! Really fun video
Tom you're still the best !
Grew up in Washington Heights, back in the 60's on 187th n St Nicholas Ave.. love that whole area.
I had a whole dream yesterday night where I interviewed you and you were telling me about how you loved being a tour guide. I woke up so confused. Anyway awesome tour as usual.
This video was awesome, as they all are, but particularly I got to learn more about my home neighborhood. So informative.
thank you
Very rare that I LOL at anything.....but I did at the "my light is just fine....ok?" bit.
Outstanding knowledge and from memory. Best online NYC tour videos on TH-cam.
Yet another fantastic, fun- and fact-filled tour! Thanks, Tom D! Keep 'em coming!
Tom your light is amazing! I would be proud to call you sun!
Nice video, thank you. I wonder if you did a tour showing NYC Beat Generation. Allen Ginsberg lived in East Village & Kerouac in 454 West 20th Street back, in 1951. Burroughs also lived in the Chelsea Hotel where he met Warhol...
what a wonderful video and tour guide, thank you.
I’m a Washington Heights native, from 175th/Broadway…right across from the building where El Malecón is at. My old building is in plain view from 3:42 to 3:53 - 700 W 175th Street.
J. Hood Wright Park one block down from there on Ft. Washington Ave was like a second home to me every summer as a child.
I left WH for Miami in July 1985 and don’t regret it one bit.
Washington Heights was already very Dominican by the late ‘70s.
I’ve visited WH many times between 1994 and 2013. Definitely some dos and don’ts for that neighborhood. Rule of thumb: west of Broadway and north of 181st Street has ALWAYS been best.
If comments help “the algorithm”, I’ll comment on every video.
Discovering your videos has been one of the rare silver linings of this pandemic. You already know I love your work, Tom. You, too, Phil!
Just for sake of accuracy, wasn’t Clement Moore’s poem called “A Visit from St. Nicholas”?
Enjoy the holidays, TomSquad! I just started your fan club, Tom!
FYI- There are many survivors of the Holocaust that still live in this area of NYC. Thank you!!!!!
My Orthodox nephew and his family live there. He goes to the Yeshiva in Wash Heights to be a rabbi
You're not always gonna like the way creepy-face Tom looks, but you're gonna like it when he randomly appears. I guarantee it.
Guys nearly 40 still needs the kids approval
Great work. I only know the area immediately close to New York Presbyterian or Columbia Presbyterian as we old-timer medical types still call it. Did not know about the cemetery either. Thanks for a fun tour.
No problem, Patricia! I am glad you enjoyed it!
I’m moving to Washington Heights in a few weeks and I’m so excited!
Dominicans began moving into the Heights and Inwood ca.1965 and not in the 1980's. Excellent video and audio, thanks, Tom.
He’s probably referring to the mast of Dominicans that came in the 80s
Merry Xmas thin tom!
Excellent tour!
You are truly the “ Rick Steves” of NYC! Give this man a show! Did you know Audubon was Haitian?... fun fact!
My block at 5:19 - thanks for doing this video!
Thank You for the ride & information.
Very well informative & edited. Lots of Good Luck on endeavor ( s) .📡📡📡📡🙏🇩🇴🇺🇸🇩🇴🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🇩🇴🇺🇸Inwood, NYC.
LOL tomasito hellooo mijo im your honorary mom/// i love this episode well i love all of them just the way you explain it so understandable i just love to see all those hidden treasures nyc has..thank you mijo and you have a safe merry xmas ok cuidese y bendiciones tu H MOM
Awesome
I lived in Washington heights for 6 years (I am from France). Missed the vibe, I was happy to find this video! Thanks for sharing!
Nice!
Great work Tom ! Very enjoyable videos! We need more in spanish amigo!
Yeah, I want to make more, I am just so bogged down with editing in English. As soon as I get some help editing, there will be more coming!
Thank you Tom.Sure you will!! Merry Christmas from Uruguay!!
Thanks, Tom. I watch your videos as often as possible. No longer live in NYC so your videos are my way to go back home and relieve my formative years.
THIS VIDEO WAS EXCEPTIONAL. YOU GOT A NEW SUB