HARLEM NEW YORK 1989 CRACK EPIDEMIC VS HARLEM HOODS 2020

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Bringing back some not so good memories. I went to school there . We used to put a paper note on the windshield when we parked our cars on the street that read "no money, no radio" . One day someone broke my small window in the rear door. The thief obviously didn't find anything valuable, but he had a great sense of humor, he added " just checking" on the note I left under my windshield.

Have to admit that's some damn good video quality for 1989. Loved it.

New York: From unlivable to unaffordable in less than a generation

Thanks for posting this video ! As a Greek, the "old" harlem is what we knew thought the hollywood movies. It was nice to see real footage of its streets!

Now he time travels to the worst hoods.

Those apartments probably sell for millions of dollars today

Спасибо людям, запечатлевшим в свое время часть истории на камеру и позволяющим через много лет кратковременно окунуться в ту среду.

Wow what an amazing video. From a lifelong born and bred Bradford (UK) lad this video hits home. We went through a similar resurgence in our area. Growing up we didn't really notice it as we saw everything being built. But just like this video shows. When you do a before and after you see the immense changes.

This is why what Charlie does is so important because in 30-40 years people will be watching his videos of neighborhoods now to see how much they’ve changed. He’s literally making visual/audio time capsules.

Would be cool to see a direct, spilt screen side-by-side comparison of the exact same streets/buildings then and now

Wow, much appreciated for this footage.

I live on one the streets they drove down in the 2020 clip, so interesting to see the comparison. Not from NYC originally but from downtown Chicago and to have seen so many of the changes there in the last 20 years has been crazy too.

Big L wasn’t lying when he called Harlem the danger zone back in the days. Gota give NY pros they definitely cleaned it up and made it look better.

Respect for my boy Charlie for going all the way back to 89 for this one.

We lost 80% of our buildings in the South Bronx. It was crazy!! My mom came home one night and the landlord literally told her.. the building is finished!! He left!! The building was massive and absolutely beautiful. They don’t build apartments with space like that anymore. The whole block literally died overnight. Even in those hard times we were able to be happy!! We did create a strong sense of community and friendship with our family, friends and neighbors. They always tried to help one another. I still have wonderful memories of those times.

I can imagine how glorious those homes and streets looked in their Golden day.

CharlieBo must be driving a certified hood delorean traveling back in time and shit

I drove a City bus in Harlem throughout the 80's and 90's. It's amazing how it's changed. Alot of those burnt out buildings you show in this video were owned by speculators who sat on them for years. The regular people who lived up there used to complain,"Why don't they do something with these buildings". Eventually they did and cashed in.The neighborhood got Gentrified and many long time residents got pushed out. I remember a lady telling me the only place a person can afford to live is the Projects. I have good memories of driving the 8th Ave bus. The people of Harlem were always good to me. Especially my regulars from the Polo Grounds houses.Peace to you all.

The cars back then were eye candy 🤩