Lower East Side "Live"

It's the summer of 1987, LES resident's are cooling their heels in the open hydrant in Baruch Park. Multimediamel captures the action with his video camera.

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[22bethsaida]

oh..my goodness....im in that video...with my sisters elba and liz.....its been a longtime....thanks ..We lived at 711 FDR drive

[multimediamel]

@22bethsaida Tell me what you and your sister is wearing in the video so I can refresh my memory? And tell when you appear. I hot this so long ago I do remember the day but need to refresh my mind of a few people.

[multimediamel]

Thank you Islamami for watching

[qbsamoa]

this is a great video. i wish you could put up the video without "good times." I would love to use the park audio for a school project

[multimediamel]

@qbsamoa I have an hours worth of raw footage from that day, too long to put on youtube, perhaps I could extract the audio from my footage for you. Tell me more about your project.

[multimediamel]

@qbsamoa Glad you enjoyed it, Check out some of my others including Alphabet City part 1,2,3 & 4 and Lower East side reunion.

[1973NEWYORKER]

BARUCH WAS FUN BACK IN THE DAT BLUE TRUCK WHITE TRUCK OH N THE WILD ASS CASTLE!!!L.E.S. ALL DAY!!!

[nicoleayanna]

looks like lots of fun back then...did'nt even have to send yr kids to summer camp then,,,just send them outside

[TheFANTOM187]

@teknashend jeah now these new kids making it a mess

[teknashend]

@TheFANTOM187 way back wu, cuz i rememba wen !!!

[chrisroc123]

Nice video! Back when things were more at ease! CRA LES Franks bike shop!

[eaguir3]

@teknashend when "killing it" actually meant you ruined something lol now a days people use killing it as a positive thing

[nycslumz]

SEN4 SEN4...THE LEGEND GRAFF WRITER ON THE RUSTY STREET POLE!!

HAHAHA....

[teknashend]

Dapper Dan, ALPO runnin Harlem, boy george in the BX

wen they rolled wit EZwider, they aint get blunted drinkin 40s NONSTOP

wen breakdancin was old school but was only fuckin 5 yrs ago!

wen ghettos smelled like shit and piss everywhere

when crack destroyed millions of families and some niggas got rich off it

urban blight, poverty,

when brothas wud settle a fight wit fists

I love urban blight, i love poverty, bring back the 80s !! David Dinkins 4 prez !

ed koch where u at my nigga !!!

[teknashend]

wen niggas in queens wud BEAT U DOWN for boomin BDP in ur pioneer tapedeck

when "ya shit ate tapes"

the start of the Lo Lifes runnin up in spots and cold jackin' shit!!

When JUST ICE the truest hard rapper of them all released "BACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL"

wen nigas used to drink Cisco's and rob nigas for they're Suede Pumas

Wen adidas turned GAY after RUN DMC killed it and nigas got into Pro Keds

and Ballies

[teknashend]

oh my god. 1987, the godliest year in history next to 1967. crack everywhere, crime rising every year to all time highs, dirty filthy city streets, prostitutes and drugs out in the open, AIDS just coming out, LES and Washington Heights = the two biggest crack spots and coke spots in the city. brothas robbin u in short shorts and shit that looks gay nowadays. gettin stomped out in 40 below timbs, when timbs was only a harlem thang,

when brooklyn niggas used to rock Fila and Le Coque Sportif,