The Race to Win Staten Island
Added 2019-09-12 13:24:12 +0000 UTCThank you to my patrons for making this video possible.
Comments
I laughed so much when you caught the flight, but I laughed so hard when the museum was closed that my partner came to check if I was okay!
Peter Vaughan
2020-09-01 20:01:45 +0000 UTCCheck my profile out if you feel naughty gorgeousSoles
Amber
2019-10-01 09:08:57 +0000 UTCThe second I knew you were asking for money I had my wallet out. I have enjoyed your videos for years and I hope my humble subscription helps keep the party going. Thanks for everything!
Sean Smith
2019-09-20 18:14:16 +0000 UTCYou are by far my favorite YouTube channel. Never donated to one before. I appreciate the tremendous work you put into each video. It does not go unnoticed.
W Lawrence
2019-09-19 15:27:47 +0000 UTCIs it weird that that thumbnail makes me super happy? Must have for PC desktop!
PC Escobar
2019-09-18 04:13:46 +0000 UTCNew Patreon supporter here! What a great video! I love your hands doing the tippy taps on your desk at 6:02- love all the details you put into these videos! Thank you!
S
2019-09-17 22:19:47 +0000 UTCIs it just me... or does anyone else read it as Disco Sway and now wants a picture or animated GIF ? ;)
Jeff Short
2019-09-17 14:10:01 +0000 UTCDisagree entirely. It lacks the insights and random facts/knowledge that other videos had and instead writes a personal story with a lot of conjuncture.
Alex Moret
2019-09-16 13:26:33 +0000 UTCaw man your stuff is just getting better and better. the humor, both in the normal 'flow' of the writing and interjections and visual gags - the cuts, the mixed media, it's all coming toether!
matt
2019-09-14 05:44:43 +0000 UTCThis is most definitely your greatest video of all time, that manic laugh when the house was closed was killer. I can't wait to see someone in NY start interrogating the people at that museum!
Alicia P.
2019-09-13 15:54:31 +0000 UTCIf anyone is near New York, shall we have a group trip to the Billop house? https://www.facebook.com/events/2270857146370547/
TC Safavi
2019-09-13 15:26:37 +0000 UTCFor what it's worth, Grey, this viewer was really enthralled by the style you used for this video. I don't know if it will make sense for anything in the future, but on the outside chance it makes sense again... the live action sections really did pull me in to *your* story in a way I really, really enjoyed. Super cool.
h2g2guy
2019-09-13 00:32:27 +0000 UTCDid you really fly with a plane to America just for the video?
Martin Embeh
2019-09-12 20:34:30 +0000 UTCYou're aware that this video makes you look like an insane person, right?
Intergalactic Potato
2019-09-12 20:20:36 +0000 UTCLovely to have another video, it’s been a while 🙂 Your films are always so polished that I’m left wondering if we could have more if you lowered your very high bar? It’s your bar so entirely up to you 👍
Charlie Barker
2019-09-12 18:32:00 +0000 UTCGreat storytelling! Thank you for letting us take part in your journey!
Marcus Wagner
2019-09-12 18:10:11 +0000 UTCSo good. I spent 2 years living in Staten Island and spent most of that time on the ferry to Manhattan. But now I'm almost nostalgic for that most New Jersey-esque of all 5 boroughs.
Will McCollum
2019-09-12 17:07:41 +0000 UTCI found the video very enjoyable. However, I'm confused that you present the Billopp story as one that is generally believed to be historical, and that on Cortex you say it took a long time to find other sources who had looked into it and found it to be untrue. For more than a decade the Wiki article on Staten Island has said the story's apocryphal, referencing a NY Times article from 2007 that comes to the same conclusion as you and cites some of the same original sources ("That Old Tale About S.I.? Hold On Now" by Sewell Chan).
Skyler
2019-09-12 15:13:03 +0000 UTCLove a good detective story
Mateen Kasim
2019-09-12 15:11:21 +0000 UTCInteresting.
Sebastian Art
2019-09-12 15:11:19 +0000 UTCLike many New Yorkers I have never actually been to Staten Island and have been meaning to go just to round out the claim that I've been to all five boroughs. I nominate that all tri-state area CGP fans make a day trip together to Staten Island and to this museum, in the name of obscure history.
TC Safavi
2019-09-12 15:09:44 +0000 UTCIf you ever need something obscure looked up at the NYPL again, I don't live thousands of miles away, and would be happy to use my membership for something other than printing Amazon return labels.
TC Safavi
2019-09-12 15:08:05 +0000 UTCI increased my patronage level for this month so you can have another cup of (internet) coffee for your trouble!
Ewan Bremner
2019-09-12 14:48:59 +0000 UTChuge respect for telling the story even though it was maybe personally unsatisfying- still super interesting for all of us!
Daniel Swiecki
2019-09-12 14:30:13 +0000 UTCHoly crap - I am totally going to that museum and demanding answers in person!
Michael Romagnoli
2019-09-12 14:26:45 +0000 UTCMan this one is my new favorite
Charlie Robinson
2019-09-12 14:23:09 +0000 UTCThat video is GREAT
Andrew D Arenson
2019-09-12 14:19:00 +0000 UTCThrobbing suspense : )
Pindex
2019-09-12 14:11:13 +0000 UTCToday was the first time finally using my CGP Grey stainless steel cup and I get a new video? I should’ve used it long ago!
Tara Berry
2019-09-12 13:57:30 +0000 UTCGrey, I loved this one almost as much as the coffee episode, which ironically is what got me hooked on your videos. Well done.
Scott Rohrbach
2019-09-12 13:41:19 +0000 UTCFunny coincidence, as the video cut to black the first time I got an e-mail notification. :D
Maarten Daalder
2019-09-12 13:29:25 +0000 UTC
