Until recently, I lived about six blocks north of the park for the past 20 years. I always made it a point to walk by it when going in that direction. It's such a lovely oasis it always helped with mood or energy. Also, I often got to see one of those residents regularly. who as you said don't leave until they are carried out. In this case it was Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the Cars. I always loved to see him not just because I was a fan, but he was always dressed wonderfully, like an Elder Rock and Roll gentleman. RIP, Ric.
@scubadiva666
Жыл бұрын
Ric lived with his wife Paulina Porizkova in a house on 19th street; they had raised a family there. As residents of 19th street, they didn't have a key to the park, but maybe they had friends who lived on the park. In any case, Paulina has since moved elsewhere in Manhattan since Ric's untimely death. I walked and still walk dogs in One Lexington Avenue, which is right at the top of the park; I didn't know Ric and Paulina had lived on 19th street, but they had lived there long enough to raise a family. Calvert Vaux (4:48) designed many buildings around the city, including the Newsboys' Lodging-House at 295 East 8th street; this was a place the "grimy little boot-blacks and their rivals in trade, the newsboys" could stay for a night-per a Harper's Magazine article from 1886. www.opengreenmap.org/greenmap/east-village-eco-culture-map/newsboys-lodging-house-25044 That building, of course, has since been turned into condos. For the first few months I lived in Manhattan-in 1980-I lived in 18 Gramercy Park south, which is at the corner of Irving Place; at the time, it was a Salvation Army residence for young ladies (and spinsters) and they lent out their key to women who lived there. Having been inside, I can say it's the most boring-ass park in the city.
@two3D
Жыл бұрын
I lived on 26th off First. I’d also walk by the park a lot when going to Union Square or a show at Irving Plaza etc. It always felt a quiet place away from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan.
@barbarawillis5187
8 ай бұрын
I never get tired of looking at the older New York buildings with the unique artistic features. This video was enlightening in many ways. So much history in New York.
@feralNYC44
Жыл бұрын
The best channel on youtube!
@MichelleL1220
Жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@rexgirl-11
2 ай бұрын
"Sent as a telegraph" my favorite part.
@dissidentfairy4264
Жыл бұрын
I love the warm old world charm of the tangerine patina on that Arts Club building! 🧚♀
@dissidentfairy4264
Жыл бұрын
PS Oh, did I forget to mention that you are always fun and entertaining as well. 🧚♀
@travelingwithrick
Жыл бұрын
Never knew private parks were a thing. Defeats the purpose of having city parks. Always good to see a Tom video. A true New York historian but in a fun way.
@andrasszerencses
Жыл бұрын
It's an honor to listen to and watch the greatest singer and the smartest man alive spitting out the history of the neighborhood at ease :)
@mariawade913
Жыл бұрын
Love the history and the humor!😍😍
@MrRezRising
Жыл бұрын
The Irving section, the building behind your right shoulder across the street is in the opening title sequence of Head of the Class. Watch Howard Hessman try to get to work.
@ManChan-w5p
Жыл бұрын
Dr. Johnny Fever?
@MrRezRising
Жыл бұрын
@@ManChan-w5p The one and the same. 🤘
@ianthetourist
Жыл бұрын
Tom, you're a freaking gem! have a good day 😎
@MikeP2055
Жыл бұрын
PHIL! You didn't even walk under any scaffolding to make Phil use his magic fingers. That sounded better in my head.
@unknownkitchenchallenges
Жыл бұрын
one of my favorite hidden gem in NYC, there's a very cool speakeasy bar called dear irving across the street from Casa mono, which is also one of the best tapas restaurant
@garishanth
Жыл бұрын
I've been binge-watching your "Walking Tour" series of NYC! (btw, why isn't this video in 4K, like your other recent videos, Tom?)
@jaredleemease
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Tom
@seshepley
Жыл бұрын
Welcome back Phil! Great video again Tom. I've always wondered about those houses, gorgeous.
@lukewilliamsparent8113
Жыл бұрын
All I got from this video is Tom is the smartest man alive
@sayanchatterjee355
Жыл бұрын
Literally was here 5 mins ago! Great video, Tom!
@Alex-fx5es
Жыл бұрын
I almost snuck into the park once. I was across the street and saw the gate was wide open, but by the time I crossed someone closed it.
@mikedrown2721
Жыл бұрын
That was hilarious when that thing flew out of your mouth Tom😂
@HontasFarmer80
Жыл бұрын
I love how much this guy knows ... and also how afraid of him Anna Kasparian would be by assuming he was homeless.
@nwoweikupamer
Жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your videos ! Good history to have about Gramercy Park ,,
@eugenedimitrov
Жыл бұрын
Hey Tom! What's up? Wow! Gramercy park is one of my fave!
@lisieb1
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing Gramercy Park!!
@OUTNABOUTwithYoursTrulyLIZZOC
Жыл бұрын
OMG! 15:06 regurgitated a grain of rice, capture the moment! 😂I miss your livestreams, I hope you try it again! Better yet when I visit NYC again we should meet up and do a collaboration! Cheers! 🥂
@christianhansen3292
Жыл бұрын
Lizzo and Tom collab yes make it happen!
@OMG21ization
Жыл бұрын
omg Phil is back!! Very enjoyable tour!
@patirvin-bz9pg
2 ай бұрын
As always, terrific presentation.
@LMays-cu2hp
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing New York.
@jasonibiza7993
Жыл бұрын
As always a fun filled video!
@Christina24life
Жыл бұрын
I’m glad Phil figured out how to hold the camera so it’s not 2 feet over your head
@TheMnoer48
Жыл бұрын
Nice meeting you the other night on Roosevelt AVE. I was hammered but I remembered lol. Go check where Mickey Spillane(Leader of The Westies) was whacked in Woodside.
@tomdnyc1
Жыл бұрын
Hey Marty!
@crazy1234573
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I wasn't subscribed, I've enjoyed this channel for a while now, definitely subscribed now! My friend lived in Gramercy Park for over 20 years...the park us beautiful and I didn't even realize that was Edwin Booth until I was looking at pictures I took in the park and read the name on the statue and was like...wait...what? He was the Brad Pitt of Broadway. I remember the Gramercy hotel was beautiful too. I know every year since 9/11 they left the park open for anyone to come in that day....I wonder if they still do that. Anyway, great episode and history lesson.
@lyndamcnally6263
Жыл бұрын
Fun video Tom. And you’re a good singer!
@dylanisco0l
Жыл бұрын
Welcome back Phil!
@AbaddonDeath
Жыл бұрын
Brings back memories, I thought you were going to show Washington Irving HS though. I went there in 1992-1993.
@rondj3495
7 ай бұрын
TomDnyc legendary tour as always ❤. 👍👍👍 When would you tour riverside park /riverside drive in the upper west side and their historic mansions?
@thecrimedog8424
Жыл бұрын
Phil is back baby!!
@eth39232
Жыл бұрын
Barbara Stanwyck-James Mason movie "East Side West Side" took place in Gramercy Park. Ava Gardner and Nancy Davis (later Reagan) were also in it.
@ManChan-w5p
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, Big Valley meets Mandingo/Lolita. Frank Sinatra dame meets First lady.
@eth39232
Жыл бұрын
@@ManChan-w5p Stanwyck was one of the highest paid actresses in the 30's and 40's. Double Indemnity and Baby Face are my favorite Stanwyck films
@ManChan-w5p
Жыл бұрын
@@eth39232 Thanks interesting. Fred MacMurray from my three sons. I use to watch Big Valley with Lee Majors and Linda Evans amazingly still alive. I'm 51 so I can only go back so far.
@JnTmarie
Жыл бұрын
Love love you. Been a fan. Enjoy all your videos. You are a star!
@lindacecile5647
Жыл бұрын
Love this video, and learning about NYC
@angelicagaldos
Жыл бұрын
Fancy video Tom! Thank you for the amazing tour. Also suck plug
@nicoletanis3703
Жыл бұрын
Hello tomnyc, great video and I appreciate your hard work very much! 😊
@culpablecruz
Жыл бұрын
Underrated comment “i think ive seen that guy on the subway actually” 😂
@BluesIsBlood100
Жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video, Tom! My son & I had dinner at Pete's Tavern after you shared it, and we had a fantastic time! Thank you. We also walked around the neighborhood afterwards. We learn so much about the history of NYC through your videos.
@giakojove6364
10 ай бұрын
The new house of Carrie Bradshaw !!!!!! ❤❤❤ 😂😂
@tobuscuse4568
Жыл бұрын
Love this video and welcome back Phil!
@winttonson4655
Жыл бұрын
Thank god Phil is back
@annchambers5739
Жыл бұрын
Love your vids
@maddominican879
Жыл бұрын
Tom is the man.
@missyyourist9859
Жыл бұрын
Phil's baaaaacccckkkk!!!
@jrfallon1370
Жыл бұрын
Terrific!
@larsnienstadt9538
Жыл бұрын
Always glad to have my New York fix, living in soulless Cali.
@jt2475
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@Sam-ys6iw
11 ай бұрын
LOL i walked past the building with the knights outside the front one night and it literally gave me adams family vibes. beautiful place though
@eugenedimitrov
Жыл бұрын
Another sick and informative tour as always!!!
@roxyt3585
Жыл бұрын
Yay! Phil!!!
@marcobarbosa9690
4 ай бұрын
I remebered the GRAMERCY RIFS gang from the Warriors movie.
@dawnpaap7704
Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that they didn’t let you inside the park. Still a great tour! 🙌🙌🫶🙌🙌
@jessedylan6162
Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Fallon lives at the Gramercy ( red building) ; Stanford White was architect of Player's club. Pete's Tavern food isn't all that great; it's greasy bar food, essentially. Been there , done that. Thanks for the video, Tom. Keep up your labor of love...better than practicing law, i presume.
@vincentgoupil180
Жыл бұрын
Stanford White was also a member of the *Sewer Club* , 80 Washington Square East, built by McKim, Mead & Bigelow and Lucius Tuckerman in 1879 as the Benedick. Tuckerman was vice-president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and member of National Academy of Design. He built the apartments with lofts for artists.
@animaginaryboy_
Жыл бұрын
TOM IS THE SMARTEST MAN ALIVE
@IPA0718
Жыл бұрын
Great Vid!
@Carroes
Жыл бұрын
Please do a history of Sunnyside Gardens Park and Phipps Garden apartments!
@chiefexec
Жыл бұрын
Sick plug
@richardepps5834
Жыл бұрын
Pretty good Dylan
@3xl255
Жыл бұрын
You have been missed
@irenelacour3486
Жыл бұрын
I kept looking out for fancy pants but even everyone was in shorts. Maybe those were the fancy pants hey
@danmusiceasy
Жыл бұрын
What a weird thing to have a private park... I can understand why someone would be upset not being allowed to enter.
@raineyj560
Жыл бұрын
Snobs
@nooyorcste
Жыл бұрын
plbs n yor purlor. hut plbz.
@ManChan-w5p
Жыл бұрын
True, I would go over to Union square park or to Stuyvesant Square to the east between 15th to 17th streets on 2nd Avenue.
@txsphere
Жыл бұрын
I had grown rather fond of Eric. He added a lot to the videos.
@tomdnyc1
Жыл бұрын
He'll be back!
@Dutch-bi1wf
Жыл бұрын
It’s pronounced “krom muurashuh”. Emphasis on the second syllable. Love the chanel!
@asadazmat6957
Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤ love you and miss you
@KennethBSmith
Жыл бұрын
Mercy, amigo. Didn’t Teddy Roosevelt grow up around there? I thought I remembered seeing a plaque.
@CCHBKNY160
Жыл бұрын
Yes his birthplace is at 28 East 20, it’s a National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service. The house itself is a reconstruction on the same site it was redone by an organization known as the Women’s Roosevelt Memorial Association and has been open as a museum since 1923!! Well worth a visit a hidden gem in NYC
@roxannrobles7409
Жыл бұрын
Long time no see.
@donnapoissant2839
6 ай бұрын
😢you were staanding in front of Carol Lyndies house . Kames Beards place. Friers club. Telehone company. I can't remember but the eatery forks and such 19th street the international garment union lou chois.
@neilmeadowcroft7569
Жыл бұрын
Good video, interesting facts, but not enough walking.
@LancesLens
Жыл бұрын
Tell Dolla Bill get at me man!
@joshuacarnes5446
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the Grammercy Riffs had a key
@peterbradfield2805
Жыл бұрын
I think you need to wear fancier pants.😂
@evandermajor7183
Жыл бұрын
Phil!
@janmango4692
Жыл бұрын
Dutch "Krom" = Cromm, "Moerasje" = Moo-rashYUH; is indeed "Crooked little swamp". Almost, Tom :-)
@wawathunder
Жыл бұрын
What happened to the Gramercy Park Hotel?
@blackllama4602
Жыл бұрын
Love that hood. So clean
@matthewhintz6404
Жыл бұрын
Give this guy an HBO series already! Tom is a true triple threat: funny, smart and has good baseball hats!
@mattbonanza9032
Жыл бұрын
I love you man ❤
@mikedrown2721
Жыл бұрын
Everyone does
@claudiogallucci563
Жыл бұрын
Hi phil
@samavery459
Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Fallon had a place overlooking the park for a long time before selling it to actress Cara Delevingne
@paulhiebert1887
Жыл бұрын
Pffffffp, tell us something that we don't know Mr. Smartest Man Alive and now that we know your real name, please don't change your name to Mr. Obvious and tell us that your Mom's maiden name was Madame Psychic!!! 😂😂😂
@nalantunc2011
Жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
@gurbinderkaur6548
Жыл бұрын
🎉
@densidste9137
Жыл бұрын
i was afraid we converted to some sort of TED presentation type of deal.
@BillyInnes
5 ай бұрын
Theodore Roosevelt birthplace right down the block.
@missassist9745
Жыл бұрын
Chaos 😆😆😆😆😆
@dirkworld
Жыл бұрын
New yorker's never say: "Ave" We say "lex" or "third"
@patirvin-bz9pg
2 ай бұрын
It sounds illegal. It gives you the urge to climb over the fence.
@rr7firefly
4 ай бұрын
It's a shame that one cannot walk around in Gramercy Park unless you live in one of the surrounding properties. An early example of a gated community, alas.
@christophersmith1155
8 ай бұрын
IM GLAD I HAVE THE PRIVATE PARK. NO HOMELESS DRUG ADDICTS SLEEPING IN MY PARK/AREA. SO IT DOES EFFECT PROPERTY VALUES.
@myownprivateglasgow280
Жыл бұрын
One day the Earth will be a 'private park'...
@BAMMBAMMNYC
Жыл бұрын
🗣🤒🔌⚡️Good💩🤤 😁👍🏽#LaPlugga🔌
@AmbroseChamberpot
Жыл бұрын
prominent members? 😳
@hendycai2881
7 ай бұрын
Why is a park private? Isn't a park is for public. This is the first time I heard a private park. 🙄
@captmuttonchops
5 ай бұрын
Algorithm engagement comment
@MilesBellas
Жыл бұрын
there should be no private parks...... why not talk to the NYC tourism dept and get some access?
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