Original Little Italy in NYC - Local's Perspective 🇮🇹🇺🇸

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That was a beautiful moment, when he stared briefly at his mother’s window while smiling.

My great grandfather came over from Italy to Ellis Island and he lived on the lower east side of Manhattan. He helped build many bridges and the Empire state building in NYC. Back then it was about family and working hard. Love watching these videos. Thank you

Damn i loved watching this. Love hearing older people talk about their lives. Honestly I have very little need for TV anymore. This is my jam.

I find it amazing how New Yokers who are total strangers can just talk to one another as if they have known each other for a long time, like they were neighbors and treat each other with such hospitality. That's a perfect example of community and neighborly love. I find it awesome how involved New Yorkers, with the exceptions of others because not everyone is friendly, can just come together as one another. I find that amazing! You hardly see that these days. It blows me away. I love to see it. How sad that it's rare.

"You cannot erase good memories" I used to have lots of bad memories but now I make an effort and get out there and experience good things and now have good memories. Life became more beautiful when I stepped outside my bubble.

Dam that hit me when he said “I see my mom now” don’t take your parents for granted. Great video

I could have watched you and Rich for hours. The young man with an Italian grandfather and the biracial gentleman really helped the video along. Thank you all for such a wonderful video.

Good video...great that you didn't edit out all the blah blah between those neighborhood guys when they were talking about the mafia...very interesting

This guy RICH is a New York treasure. Many thanks for this show. It is your best show so far.

Great video Peter! I was born and raised in The Bronx;I am now 76 and live in Texas. The video brought back wonderful memories. Thank you so much.

What a great look at the way things were. I love these old school Italian guys, rich looks so much like my Uncle Sam born in Sicily .

I was raised in the east part of Los Angeles but both my parents are Italian Americans--my mother Calabrese and my father from Brooklyn-from the stories they tell me of their upbringing, this really gives me a glimpse into my roots and how my parents, uncle and aunts etc were raised. Love these videos Mr. Santanello!! Thanks. Am looking forward to showing my dad...mom passed some years back.

I love talking to old people. So much wisdom and great stories

That's how storytelling videos should be done, in the heart of the places with the right people. Good work man. Regards from Italy.

This was fantastic! I saw "A Bronx Tale" and thought it was a beautiful story. I love to see the emotion swell up as he revisits all the memories.

When he looked up at that window and smiled, I started crying. I lost my mom to covid in February and now I get to walk past my old apartment in the LES and picture my momma looking out our kitchen window, too. I miss her so much and I can tell Rich misses his mom dearly as well. Our mothers were something special.

I watched a Bronx tale over the weekend. I'd not seen it before either. Great film. Pesci wasn't in it as much as I'd liked

Oh, this was so outstanding! Running into that guy by the club…talking about old times…that they knew each other! What a lucky moment that he happened to be there when you guys walked by!

That first 15 minutes, I feel his melancholy so much. Ive walked the streets of San Francisco like that in the districts/neighborhoods I've lived in in the 60/70's. Yes, emotional for sure. LOVE these interviews so much.... going back in time. Please keep at it Peter~