This is the Mulberry Bend, the most dangerous part of Five Points, itself a really BAD part of old New York. Immigrant Irish, German, Jewish and Black gangs fought each other here, but now it's a quiet park in Chinatown. Jacob Riis wrote about it in 1895:
http://www.authentichistory.com/postcivilwar/riis/chap6.html
thanks! Nice and informative video.
ChrisnSnoop 1 year ago
That's y y dint mess with them real gongfu shit!!!
hondalover301 1 year ago
cotton candy compared to the mexican border!
MrJm89074 1 year ago
Keep it up North!!
Deerfield49 1 year ago
the tenenment actually got torn down over a hundred years ago and was turned into a park
hegs2 2 years ago
when you see this in the morning, you know your not in little italy anymore....
LOL
MrGnaes 2 years ago
great information and videos
GrandDHustle 3 years ago
Great VIdeo.
wannabethief 3 years ago
Thanks man you got great vids
cnsparrot 3 years ago