If you are ever in Port Richmond try out La Bottiglia right on Port Richmond Ave. New and upcoming restaurant on the island. Great food. Highly recommend!
Oh that's something to remember, thank you. I can't seem to find a good all around Italian restaurant up in the North shore besides the great pizzerias.
My dad as i both grew up in Port Richmond. He was born in 1916 and we both attended P.S.20 My Port Richmond heyday was from 1948 to 1956 back then we could roam the the streets at will, before the police state moved in. The train was running back then, mom would take me to Manhattan and we would usually go to Macy's and the automat for a snack.Sorry to say but S.I. and NYC has declined in quality of life. I remember waving to the troops on their way to WW2 the bus cost 7cents and a phone call was a nickel
Wow that was a long time ago. I am happy to evoke old memories through this video. I agree about the quality of life. A lot of Staten Islanders enlisted, and a lot in Bayonne NJ too. Port Richmond is still a very laid back neighborhood, Denino's is still there, making amazing food, as well as Lacey's Bridge Tavern. Lots of immigrants moving in, hard workers, they really do a great job at renovating the old homes.
I loved this tour. The only thing I wished you would have named the streets as you turned on the. I could only make out a couple of names. The Island has changed so much it would help to be able to identify what was before. Like the Seniors homes that was a school. I seem to think it was PS 20 but I can't be sure because I don't know the street name. But it was a great trip. Thank you.
Thank you for this.. i grew up on Treadwell ave, I went to St. Mary of the Assumption and Port Richmond hs. My mom worked at Van Roons on Richmond Avenue and my Dutch ancestors were buried in the reformed church you featured in the video. In the 60s Richmond avenue was like fifth Avenue until the fucking mall killed everything. The Ritz theater was like the Fillmore...everyone who was anyone played there...and Deninos is the best pizza on the planet
Ahh, a knickerbocker. S.I. is one of the only places in NYC with lots of traces and remains of original Dutch settlements. I moved from Brooklyn to Eltingville 25 years ago so I don't remember the Ritz. I find it interesting you say that about the mall, It makes a lot of sense. I attended an event at the reformed church several years ago and was amazed by it. Perhaps i shouldn't have featured Liedy's Shore Inn since it's not really in Port Richmond but glad that place survived. I regret not passing by Lacey's Bridge Tavern, I visit there quite often. Port Richmond has got to be one of my favorite neighborhoods in all of the city. It's almost New England like, and yeah Denino's is still as good as I remembered it decades ago. Thanks for taking the time to comment and offer that information.
Great video . Statin Island is like it’s own city and people should be happy to live there. A lot of cities out in the middle of America have become empty with not much neighborhoods and abandoned………Also nice to see a 24 hour deli.
Very nice night tour. The place looks like "so American" to me! Don't complain about gas price; in my small town in Italy, the cost is 1,80 euros per liter, that means about 7,30 dollars per US gallon. They are crazy; the gas price is rising everywhere.
Great tour. I can't believe it's a whole 15 minutes long, because it really didn't feel like it. I can see why you like that neighborhood so much. My favorite neighborhood in my town has lots of old trees, too. I guess you and I have somewhat of a connection, in that you were an ambulance driver. I was a hospital security officer for 4 years. I had lots of contact with ambulance drivers and EMT's. In the last year or so that I worked at that job, 2 EMT's committed suicide, which was really saddening for me. I don't think most people have any idea how stressful and depressing that kind of work can be.
Thanks for watching. Lots of police officers committed suicide in recent years, EMS, also some cases. The reason I quit was because it was just too stressful. And we barely got paid. I did it for a nice chunk of years though. I volunteered on 911 to dig through the rubble for bodies/survivors. But I’m old now …but it was a rewarding experience…
Antonio, good job well done******
If you are ever in Port Richmond try out La Bottiglia right on Port Richmond Ave. New and upcoming restaurant on the island. Great food. Highly recommend!
Oh that's something to remember, thank you. I can't seem to find a good all around Italian restaurant up in the North shore besides the great pizzerias.
My dad as i both grew up in Port Richmond. He was born in 1916 and we both attended P.S.20 My Port Richmond heyday was from 1948 to 1956 back then we could roam the the streets at will, before the police state moved in.
The train was running back then, mom would take me to Manhattan and we would usually go to Macy's and the automat for a snack.Sorry to say but S.I. and NYC has declined in quality of life.
I remember waving to the troops on their way to WW2 the bus cost 7cents and a phone call was a nickel
Wow that was a long time ago. I am happy to evoke old memories through this video. I agree about the quality of life. A lot of Staten Islanders enlisted, and a lot in Bayonne NJ too. Port Richmond is still a very laid back neighborhood, Denino's is still there, making amazing food, as well as Lacey's Bridge Tavern. Lots of immigrants moving in, hard workers, they really do a great job at renovating the old homes.
I loved this tour. The only thing I wished you would have named the streets as you turned on the. I could only make out a couple of names. The Island has changed so much it would help to be able to identify what was before. Like the Seniors homes that was a school. I seem to think it was PS 20 but I can't be sure because I don't know the street name. But it was a great trip. Thank you.
The seniors home was on Heberton avenue. I'll keep that in mind next time. You used to live in Port Richmond?
Thank you for this.. i grew up on Treadwell ave, I went to St. Mary of the Assumption and Port Richmond hs. My mom worked at Van Roons on Richmond Avenue and my Dutch ancestors were buried in the reformed church you featured in the video. In the 60s Richmond avenue was like fifth Avenue until the fucking mall killed everything. The Ritz theater was like the Fillmore...everyone who was anyone played there...and Deninos is the best pizza on the planet
Ahh, a knickerbocker. S.I. is one of the only places in NYC with lots of traces and remains of original Dutch settlements. I moved from Brooklyn to Eltingville 25 years ago so I don't remember the Ritz. I find it interesting you say that about the mall, It makes a lot of sense. I attended an event at the reformed church several years ago and was amazed by it. Perhaps i shouldn't have featured Liedy's Shore Inn since it's not really in Port Richmond but glad that place survived. I regret not passing by Lacey's Bridge Tavern, I visit there quite often. Port Richmond has got to be one of my favorite neighborhoods in all of the city. It's almost New England like, and yeah Denino's is still as good as I remembered it decades ago. Thanks for taking the time to comment and offer that information.
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Glad you liked it
Great video . Statin Island is like it’s own city and people should be happy to live there. A lot of cities out in the middle of America have become empty with not much neighborhoods and abandoned………Also nice to see a 24 hour deli.
Oh we have plenty of those 24 hour Delis. Hope the drive was more relaxing because at night.
Very nice night tour. The place looks like "so American" to me!
Don't complain about gas price; in my small town in Italy, the cost is 1,80 euros per liter, that means about 7,30 dollars per US gallon. They are crazy; the gas price is rising everywhere.
Oh I know, most of my family lives in Rome and in Sicily, and In California it's $6 a gallon. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.
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Great tour. I can't believe it's a whole 15 minutes long, because it really didn't feel like it. I can see why you like that neighborhood so much. My favorite neighborhood in my town has lots of old trees, too. I guess you and I have somewhat of a connection, in that you were an ambulance driver. I was a hospital security officer for 4 years. I had lots of contact with ambulance drivers and EMT's. In the last year or so that I worked at that job, 2 EMT's committed suicide, which was really saddening for me. I don't think most people have any idea how stressful and depressing that kind of work can be.
Thanks for watching. Lots of police officers committed suicide in recent years, EMS, also some cases. The reason I quit was because it was just too stressful. And we barely got paid. I did it for a nice chunk of years though. I volunteered on 911 to dig through the rubble for bodies/survivors. But I’m old now …but it was a rewarding experience…