Thank you for your insights and excellent breakdown of my beloved Brooklyn I know that I was born in a foreign country and came here has a young boy and ever since I'm Brooklyn all the way. Like the rapper Mos Def said we are our planet. Thank you once again
I always said that it's another world there is no where like brooklyn I've been around born in brooklyn stayed there for 40 years Brownsville representative
From Bed-Sty (Bedford-Styvusant). Left in mid-70s. Lots of places you mentioned I remember from childhood. Nice memories. Great work on the history information.
Born and raised in BKLYN too. We called the ‘hood Park Slope in the 70s, but now it’s called South Slope. Loved the bits about the ships built in BNY. I’m retired Navy now and was very proud that my first ship to be stationed on, the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62, was also made in Brooklyn.
I grew up in Greenpoint in the 70s. Our building was the last one on the block before the pier on the East River. My beloved Brooklyn. As a kid I thought the architecture was beautiful. Even abandoned red brick warehouses with green ivy growing on the side, cobblestone streets and remnants of trolley car tracks were appreciated. Some streets had brownstones from the 1800s. Later in 85 I moved to absolutely gorgeous Bayridge also by the water. Beautiful houses, hilly streets and the Verrazano Bridge. Lots of history in those neighborhoods.
I was born in Manhattan in January, 1941. We moved to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1945 and became a Brooklyn Dodger fan. I saw a lot of Ebbet’s field until we moved out to Elmont, Long Island in 1947 but followed the Bums beyond beating the NY Yankees in 1955. The next year the hated Yanks beat us.
Born and raised in Brooklyn..Williamsburg! The best Neiborhood in all of NYC! Seen what it was like in the 70's the blackout of the summer of 77, the blizzard of 77/78, till what it has become now. I am 4th generation, still living in the same area of Williamsburg.
Jackie Gleason was born and raised in upstate New York, Cortland New York. The home he grew up in still stands today next to Cortland golf course in Cortland.
Yup I remember that, south 5 and keap st,it’s two blocks away from where I , lived at, 330 south 3st by that Labamba grocery store Now I live by northside in Kent & n6 Great to hear from someone from the neighborhood I went to P.S 19
@@RX-8GT you might get a kick out of the French Connection scene where Hackman wears the Santa suit and catches the guy he's chasing. That's Woodhul hospital now. You can see the church steeple as a reference point
brooklyn was dangerous in 80s & 90s. our Diners are gone, entire hoods gentrified, people forcefully evicted for Barclays stadium, and the bagels pizza dont taste the same
Agreed! The phrase I used was merely a throwback to the 1883 poem, 'the new colossus' by emma lazarus, which appears on a plaque inside the statue of liberty
I live half a block away from the Navy yard,in the old black sailors building.We call it the eagle buildings. Cant forget Al capone right from fort greene😂😂
@@LocalNYhistory I was born in Brooklyn, raised in Downstate but now live in Central New York...the Battle of Oriskany played a pivotal point in the American Revolution but is often overlooked. More importantly, it's tough to find a "Real Pizza" place in CNY but there are few in Utica, Rome and outside of Syracuse that sort of come close!
97 square mile? Knowing that New York is 300 mi.² and Queens is the biggest borough in area that 97 number shocked me and upon a quick Google search I believe it’s 69 mi.² most people think who cares but being a passionate New Yorker and not from Brooklyn please get your facts right! In fairness, it’s a big and complicated city and I love videos about it and I love to learn about my city, but I watch the rest of your video with some skepticism. I wish I didn’t have. It’s a great video overall.
disappointed you failed to mention the hip hop group Stetsasonic who preceded biggie and the beastie boys, and a mention of fort green should have been included...but this was nice...
I’m not sure if it was intentional or not, but the erasure of Black Americans in Brooklyn is appalling. Not only did you fail to mention our presence in bed stuy wher many of us own/owned those brownstone, you used two non Black Americans as example of Brooklyn hip hop (beastie boys white, biggie Jamaican) when Black Americans created hip hop. Extremely disrespectful and ethnocidal
Have been really enjoying your video's. When you mentioned the Olney & Floyd families in the Delta video I was surprised you didn't talk about Gen William Floyd, evidently one of your descendants that was a signer of the Declaration of Independence? His amazing home built around 1790 in Westernville still stands and is well maintained by Doc & his wife Jackie.
Yes! I am going to do a whole video on my great great great great great great grandfather once I have more information and resources about him. Right now I only have wikipedia-style write-ups
Brooklyn was too intense for outsiders during the 70s and 80s when I was there. Many suburbanites couldn't tolerate it for more than a few minutes. They wisely responded to their inner voice and left quickly. It was a circumstance created by politics.
Love this !! Born & raised...no longer live there...but BROOKLYN will always live within me. There's no place like home 💙
I am from Japan and came to Brooklyn 30 years ago and I still love Brooklyn!
There is a bar in Peekskill NY- maybe 2 miles from Cortland Manor named " Gleasons". There is another town called Cortland more Upstate. 7:03
Thank you for your insights and excellent breakdown of my beloved Brooklyn I know that I was born in a foreign country and came here has a young boy and ever since I'm Brooklyn all the way. Like the rapper Mos Def said we are our planet. Thank you once again
I always said that it's another world there is no where like brooklyn I've been around born in brooklyn stayed there for 40 years Brownsville representative
From Bed-Sty (Bedford-Styvusant). Left in mid-70s. Lots of places you mentioned I remember from childhood. Nice memories. Great work on the history information.
Born and raised in BKLYN too. We called the ‘hood Park Slope in the 70s, but now it’s called South Slope. Loved the bits about the ships built in BNY. I’m retired Navy now and was very proud that my first ship to be stationed on, the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62, was also made in Brooklyn.
I grew up in Greenpoint in the 70s. Our building was the last one on the block before the pier on the East River. My beloved Brooklyn. As a kid I thought the architecture was beautiful. Even abandoned red brick warehouses with green ivy growing on the side, cobblestone streets and remnants of trolley car tracks were appreciated. Some streets had brownstones from the 1800s. Later in 85 I moved to absolutely gorgeous Bayridge also by the water. Beautiful houses, hilly streets and the Verrazano Bridge. Lots of history in those neighborhoods.
Very cool - My grandmother grew up in Bay Ridge
@@LocalNYhistory As did I, 1960's-Shore Rd, and 91St. Magical time, and memories. Thomas Wolfe was correct, however, you can never go home again.
I was born in Manhattan in January, 1941. We moved to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1945 and became a Brooklyn Dodger fan. I saw a lot of Ebbet’s field until we moved out to Elmont, Long Island in 1947 but followed the Bums beyond beating the NY Yankees in 1955. The next year the hated Yanks beat us.
I’m from sunset park and dyker heights
I also grew up in greenpoint 80’s 90’s I was a block away from the India st pier
Worked in Fort Green from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Loved it!!!
This was an amazing video 👍
Great job! 👏
😀😀😀I Love my Brooklyn New York..Born and Raised...
Short and very sweet!
Born and raised in Brooklyn..Williamsburg! The best Neiborhood in all of NYC! Seen what it was like in the 70's the blackout of the summer of 77, the blizzard of 77/78, till what it has become now. I am 4th generation, still living in the same area of Williamsburg.
Congrats on 1000
Thanks!
Awesome video man
Gotta love Brooklyn. My mom grew up there and my dad was the biggest Dodgers fan once upon a time.
That's awesome! I'm working on a Brooklyn Dodgers history right now as a matter of fact. Cheers
@@LocalNYhistoryLooking forward to the release of your Brooklyn Dodger project.
Jackie Gleason was born and raised in upstate New York, Cortland New York. The home he grew up in still stands today next to Cortland golf course in Cortland.
Another favorite son of Cortland NY was the late Great Ronald James Padavona aka Ronnie James Dio.
RIP Ronnie and Jackie 😢😢😢
@ yes! Amen.
Thanks for the history lesson...I love BROOKLYN ❤️
You bet!
Brownsville and Flatbush my hometown days
Brooklyn born and raised 💙 Gravesend
392 South 5th Street is the barber shop in the clip from Coming to America
Yup I remember that, south 5 and keap st,it’s two blocks away from where I , lived at, 330 south 3st by that Labamba grocery store
Now I live by northside in Kent & n6
Great to hear from someone from the neighborhood
I went to P.S 19
@@RX-8GT you might get a kick out of the French Connection scene where Hackman wears the Santa suit and catches the guy he's chasing.
That's Woodhul hospital now.
You can see the church steeple as a reference point
great video! Sad that nearly all of downtown Brooklyn was destroyed by urban renewal :(
Thank you for watching!
Very Interesting, I ❤ History 😊
Me too!
brooklyn was dangerous in 80s & 90s. our Diners are gone, entire hoods gentrified, people forcefully evicted for Barclays stadium, and the bagels pizza dont taste the same
It was dangerous in the late 60s and 70s also.
I was born and in Brooklyn New York back in 1950. Moved out in 1995.
I was born and in Brooklyn New York back in 1956. Moved out in 2016.
Lived some young life up in Flatbush. Where Brooklyn at?
Did you mention that Winston Churchill's mother was born in Brooklyn?
my family has been living in Brooklyn for many generations. it's really gone downhill
Can you do white plains Yonkers or new Rochelle I grew up in Westchester or better yet money earnin Mount Vernon they got a hell of Superstars
Sunset Park, Brooklyn born and raised
Where Brooklyn at???
13:21 no, it’s not. They’re two boroughs of the same city.
Agreed! The phrase I used was merely a throwback to the 1883 poem, 'the new colossus' by emma lazarus, which appears on a plaque inside the statue of liberty
Next time, please don't forget Susan Hayward and Barbara Stanwick. Also Curly,Moe and Shemp, Dane Clark and Patty McCormack and more. Thanks! 👍
Duly noted!
I live half a block away from the Navy yard,in the old black sailors building.We call it the eagle buildings. Cant forget Al capone right from fort greene😂😂
I think I might do a video specifically on the Brooklyn Navy Yard. There is so much interesting and important history there
What does 'hischtory' mean?
I see you have noticed my upstate accent
@@LocalNYhistory I was born in Brooklyn, raised in Downstate but now live in Central New York...the Battle of Oriskany played a pivotal point in the American Revolution but is often overlooked. More importantly, it's tough to find a "Real Pizza" place in CNY but there are few in Utica, Rome and outside of Syracuse that sort of come close!
97 square mile? Knowing that New York is 300 mi.² and Queens is the biggest borough in area that 97 number shocked me and upon a quick Google search I believe it’s 69 mi.² most people think who cares but being a passionate New Yorker and not from Brooklyn please get your facts right! In fairness, it’s a big and complicated city and I love videos about it and I love to learn about my city, but I watch the rest of your video with some skepticism. I wish I didn’t have. It’s a great video overall.
Thanks for your interest! While you are accurate about the land size of Brooklyn, including water brings it up to around 97 square miles
@@LocalNYhistory I will give you that, the water in Brooklyn is dirty enough to be land anyway. :)
@@robert4123 😄
@@robert4123 Especially the Gowanus Canal!!!😊
Wonderful information and photos. BUT, did we really need all those inane TV and movie clips?
Raised in Flatbush.
And Steve Rodgers...
The inserts of unrelated clips added NOTHING to this presentation of Brooklyn history.
Ambassador to the US was Phil Foster.
If something is good, and at the same time is short, it is good twice!!! Good because it is good and good because its short.
That's your case.
Sad I wasn’t born there. It I lived all over Brooklyn in the 80,s through 2000,s until I couldn’t afford it.
Now Brooklynites live in Atlanta.😂
disappointed you failed to mention the hip hop group Stetsasonic who preceded biggie and the beastie boys, and a mention of fort green should have been included...but this was nice...
I grow Sheepshead Bay Area!
Very cool!
Love Nathan hot dogs😊😊😊
1000!!!!!!!!!!
YEAH BUDDYYYYYY
Do they still sell chow- mien sandwiches?
I’m not sure if it was intentional or not, but the erasure of Black Americans in Brooklyn is appalling. Not only did you fail to mention our presence in bed stuy wher many of us own/owned those brownstone, you used two non Black Americans as example of Brooklyn hip hop (beastie boys white, biggie Jamaican) when Black Americans created hip hop. Extremely disrespectful and ethnocidal
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Have been really enjoying your video's. When you mentioned the Olney & Floyd families in the Delta video I was surprised you didn't talk about Gen William Floyd, evidently one of your descendants that was a signer of the Declaration of Independence? His amazing home built around 1790 in Westernville still stands and is well maintained by Doc & his wife Jackie.
Yes! I am going to do a whole video on my great great great great great great grandfather once I have more information and resources about him. Right now I only have wikipedia-style write-ups
They destroyed our Brooklyn making it like that sleaze bag Manhattan Man rest in peace to the real Old Brooklyn 😢❤ SUNSET PARK BABY!!!!
Brooklyn was too intense for outsiders during the 70s and 80s when I was there. Many suburbanites couldn't tolerate it for more than a few minutes. They wisely responded to their inner voice and left quickly. It was a circumstance created by politics.