1- Dirty city. 2-Crime is out of control. 3- Rats and garbage all over the place. 4- Rents are out of control. 5- Smells like weed wherever you go. Etc. Etc. 6- Everyone is stressed and uptight. Attitude is horrible. 7- Everything is so expensive. 8- City is falling apart. Everything is so ugly. 9- Overcrowded . 10- Taxes are high.
@lotusgrl444
5 ай бұрын
so much for NYC being a tourist destination...I remember movies like HOME ALONE even Sex in the City..glamourized NYC now, it's a shithole city
@DavidGivinsnhe
5 ай бұрын
Everything is so ugly is overboard so I must check you everything got prettier since you left! 😊😅
@user-hb2eq1sk7n
5 ай бұрын
well looks who's moving in
@lotusgrl444
5 ай бұрын
@@user-hb2eq1sk7n😂😂 true
@Styles1991
5 ай бұрын
California is the same way
@cryptothedawg1160
5 ай бұрын
I still don't understand why ANYONE would pay SO MUCH MONEY - To live in a disgusting-crime ridden-smog filled- sirens blaring-horns blowing slum
@garybulwinkle82
4 ай бұрын
Insanity!!!
@user-og2wt3le4j
4 ай бұрын
The jobs. They pay a lot more in NYC. And in some industries like investment banking or law, the best jobs are in NYC.
@dew02300
3 ай бұрын
@@user-og2wt3le4jOne does not need to live in NYC to work in NYC.
@Reddfrogg
3 ай бұрын
@@dew02300Jesus, are you proposing the pandemonium of daily commute ?
@dew02300
3 ай бұрын
@@Reddfrogg Not in a car.
@mafatone
6 ай бұрын
Before, if you said you lived in New York, people would say. "Wow, cool". Now they say, "Sorry to hear that".
@breadfan9
5 ай бұрын
They clearly are not moving fast enough since prices continue to go up
@LEA-4America
5 ай бұрын
It's true.
@sashole1
5 ай бұрын
I say, "My condolences".
@sagefields
5 ай бұрын
Same with CA.
@johnwong5317
5 ай бұрын
@@breadfan9 Since there are too many illegal move in, so tax is down, city spending is way way up. Gotta get money from somewhere for spending spree from city.
@willn8664
5 ай бұрын
As a former New Yorker, one of the best decisions I ever made in my entire life was not returning to NYC after I medically retired from the Army back in 2015. Granted North Carolina is not perfect, I would rather be able to afford a home with no issues than pay for overpriced walk-in closets.
@bgl9935
5 ай бұрын
Does North Carolina have many New Yorkers and New Jerseyans?
@willn8664
5 ай бұрын
@@bgl9935 don't know. There are a few where I am at because Fayetteville is a military town and I'm guessing Jacksonville is the same way because of Lejeune. I can't really speak for everything else though.
@frdjr2527
5 ай бұрын
@@bgl9935 Plenty of NYers and New Jerseyans have moved to North Carolina. I live in the Myrtle Beach area in South Carolina and most of the residents of my community (myself included) are from NY, NJ and other northeastern states. As a native NYer, this has made the transition much easier.
@box2519
5 ай бұрын
@@bgl9935 Yes. I have been living in Greensboro, NC since 2005. Since then my neighborhood went from 100% Southern Baptist to about 50% Hindu . They are from NYC and New Jersey most of them who have been moving to here.
@AtelierofZ_Co24
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely, also people from many Red states are here because NC is "reddish" @@bgl9935
@LargeDude2023
6 ай бұрын
Old news. People have always said, "its a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there."
@louklein7143
6 ай бұрын
Until ya live there .. 10 mins after I moved in 2009, I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.
@LargeDude2023
6 ай бұрын
@@louklein7143 Good for you. I'm glad there are people that love NYC. I still enjoy visiting in the summer.
@davidbanner2826
5 ай бұрын
Been here all my life will never leave and if you don’t like it LEAVE
@LargeDude2023
5 ай бұрын
@@davidbanner2826 I left NYC in the 80s. I don’t even live in the USA anymore. You can have NYC. I got my condo 10 mins from the ocean in Florida when I want to visit the USA.
@queens6583
5 ай бұрын
I say that about Florida.
@lydiadugan8368
5 ай бұрын
I come to New York for a day trip for over ten years now. I take the train from Philly to Penn Station and go to the opera, museums, shopping, and shows, but,no, I could not afford to live there even on my very generous income. It is a city for the very rich and the very poor. No one else can survive there. Yes, I agree with this video: New York (especially Manhattan) is just like Disney World, only for visitors.
@Al1987ac
2 ай бұрын
But everyone in the comments is talking about off the charts prices. How can very poor people afford living there?
@777sn2
2 ай бұрын
how long is that train ride that you take from philly?
@thankthelord4536
Ай бұрын
Philly is not any better.
@thankthelord4536
Ай бұрын
@Al1987ac I moved in 2006. My 91 yr old father and 59 yr old brother is still there together. My father was almost robbed for a fake diamond watch 2 yrs ago but my brother went after him a couple of days later and beat him to a pulp. My dad always said he would never leave NY. He's in the same housing authority apartment for the last 57 yrs.
@Kennypeagler
6 ай бұрын
I spent 17 years of my life in Manhattan and I got tired of high crime, high taxes, high rents, and crowds.
@abdola3ebelarab
5 ай бұрын
And where did you go? Don't leave us hanging
@Kennypeagler
5 ай бұрын
@@abdola3ebelarabThe Netherlands. American properties are in Florida.
@abdola3ebelarab
5 ай бұрын
@Kennypeagler awesome, enjoy it man. Nyc is good for a visit but living there is horrible May Allah bless you brother
@Kennypeagler
5 ай бұрын
@@abdola3ebelarabIt was great for me career wise but I agree with you now! It has changed so much. Best wishes to you
@yannip2083
5 ай бұрын
@@Kennypeagler What is the general cost of living in The Netherlands? Just tell us briefly to give us an idea, compared to the U.S. Thank you so much.
@henrypaul24887
5 ай бұрын
New York being for visitors than residents hit the hardest
@777sn2
2 ай бұрын
kind of sounds like new york is hoe and only good for fun, not marriage material lol
@WillFlannigan
6 ай бұрын
As somebody who moved to NYC last year from Cleveland, I've never felt more broke in my life. I have a good job, a decent wage and competitive skills, but it's nearly impossible to get ahead. Every day I wonder if I made the right choice.
@eddiew2325
6 ай бұрын
Damn at least you got to hang out with Lebron right?
@johnbnyc64
6 ай бұрын
You did. The opportunity here can’t be found anywhere else on the planet. Just make sure you take advantage of everything this city has to offer. Get out there and make the most of it! I’m New York or nowhere
@mandisaw
6 ай бұрын
Just don't live in any neighborhood you've seen on TV 😆 (Manhattan, Brooklyn, LIC) Biggest mistake many transplants make is taking the first apt they can find, and gravitating to neighborhoods that reflect what they think the "New York experience" ought to be. There are affordable (and safe!) apts/homes to be found in the outer boros if you have a good paying job and put in the shoe-leather. Esp if you don't just look online - most apts aren't actually listed online, and you can snap up some great deals just looking at flyers or via networking.
@johnbnyc64
6 ай бұрын
@@mandisaw I live in fidi and I love it down here. Apartments are great and well priced and the neighborhood is quiet after 5pm and on the weekends.
@nancyc7629
6 ай бұрын
I live in Cleveland. You made the right choice. I LOVE NYC.
@gmwilliamsful
5 ай бұрын
In 2023, you need to make AT LEAST $250,000 PER ANNUM to be comfortable in New York City. That is the NOW REALITY.
@chronicrelatavist
5 ай бұрын
or here illegally, and supplied with all the necessities.
@seand67
5 ай бұрын
Crazy
@journeylife7491
5 ай бұрын
What part of NYC, downtown Manhattan? $250,000 annually is around $20,000 per month. You are getting paid more than a medical doctor at that rate. Maybe you are blowing your money away on unnecessities. Plenty of people get by well with just 80K.
@operasinger2126
5 ай бұрын
That's really hard to believe if true. Who makes that?
@VanguardX
5 ай бұрын
@@journeylife7491 Everything you said is wrong. $250,000 annually is around 11K per month after taxes, insurance, 401k contribtions, etc. Doctors make significantly more than $250,000 a year. Starting salaries after residency or fellowship are usually $350,000+ Finally, downtown manhattan is cheap compared to some parts uptown and brooklyn.
@hejiranyc
6 ай бұрын
Although I still have my place in Manhattan, I now spend most of the year in Florida, where I am saving $50K+ per years just in state/city income tax alone. Plus I don't have to pay $700/month to park my car in FL. As time goes on, I am an increasingly debating whether I should just leave NYC permanently. I have lived in NYC for almost my entire adult life, and the thought of leaving permanently makes me sad, but I am getting to the point where the pros no longer outweigh the cons. The city that I fell in love with 25 years ago is unrecognizable.
@cguerreroguerrero7341
5 ай бұрын
You already left! As you said, you spend most of the year in Florida, etc.
@bebop54
5 ай бұрын
☝🏼💯🎯
@ColtraneTaylor
5 ай бұрын
25 years ago? How about a 100 years ago?
@Mekkalekka
5 ай бұрын
Which far left city is worth living these days?
@sfdko3291
5 ай бұрын
How tf do you have two places? wtf....
@TexasNewMoney
5 ай бұрын
Left NYC for Texas 18 years ago and never looked back. To this day, I hate visiting fam in Brooklyn. Not 'cause of them, but I just hate to get ripped off for everything. Car rentals, tolls, food, you name it. Nothing out there is worth it. I don't know why anyone puts up with the BS.
@ceddycedchin
6 ай бұрын
Good perspective. I moved to PA in March 2020 after 51 years in Brooklyn. It was a difficult & emotional decision. NYC is exciting, convenient, diverse, beautiful and full of opportunities. And so many wonderful, caring people. But in my final years there, the decision to leave became a no-brainer. Crime. Traffic congestion. Ridiculous cost of living. Taxes. Tolls. Mental illness. Subway & road projects that either don't happen, or take decades to complete if they do. But city gov't has no problem dishing out permits to build tons of skyscrapers & condos for the wealthy. All they do is block sunlight and make you feel even more cramped in one of the world's most densely populated metroploitan areas. It seems everything is about big money - and not about helping the average person. Not a good environment, especially for those raising kids. I am praying & rooting for a reversal of fortune, because we need NYC to be strong. But it is a longshot bet at best. Good luck to all who choose to stay.
@samanthabarry5817
5 ай бұрын
Nowadays it’s like the well to do come before any else it is like the elite are having more probity than us be it NYC or here in the uk 😢
@mrs.seaturtle66allen78
5 ай бұрын
Stop voting for democrat's they caused this. With them it's not about governing it's about control. We live in a red city of 65,000 you can go to Walmart and leave your vehicle unlocked.
@Ozama1221
5 ай бұрын
The 1960-2010 NYC that was dominated by Italians, Irish, black Americans, black Caribbeans, Puertoricans/Dominicans, Jewss etc, is done. NYC changed alot in the mid-late 2010s and the change got even more drastic after c0viid and the miigrants, if you come back you won't recognize it, it's completely different
@maclennylucas2248
5 ай бұрын
Hope you didn't come to PA and vote Democrat socialist BS
@maclennylucas2248
5 ай бұрын
Shittsburgh and Killadelphia are as bad as New York and the socialist BS of the democrat cult leadership is destroying that city as well
@K-Star1971
5 ай бұрын
You get what you are willing to tolerate and vote for. So enjoy it NYC
@possiblycurryddork
5 ай бұрын
True, you could live in florida where the crime is higher and walkability is much worse, but it is cheaper albeit marginally.
@soavemusica
5 ай бұрын
@@possiblycurryddork Orange Man Bad, keep getting woke NYC, and see what happens...
@jmarie.a
5 ай бұрын
@K-Star1971 born and raised here. And you know nothing about NYC so why comment. I mean Peter Cooper village .. old boomers should have never figured out how to comment on KZitem
@mitchhedberg4415
5 ай бұрын
@@soavemusica Trump did nothing to improve NYC or any city, he made everything much worse. They hate him in his home town!
@possiblycurryddork
4 ай бұрын
@@soavemusica No one here mentioned Trump except you. Florida literally has higher crime than NYC. So pretending that crime isn't a national issue is dishonest. In fact the majority of the high crime city and towns are red districts.
@pete7389
6 ай бұрын
When I lived in New York, I noticed all the upper managers at my company were divorced and living alone. I knew that was the path I was headed unless I did something about it.
@exelmans8855
6 ай бұрын
Nothing wrong with living alone.
@ClaraWsfreedom
5 ай бұрын
@@exelmans8855👍🏻🙌
@brendad3570
5 ай бұрын
@@exelmans8855 $$$$ however. One income in NYC .. big difference.. other than that as you say nothing wrong with living alone. I do lol but not in ny
@robertruffo2134
5 ай бұрын
In actual fact, the divorce rate in NYC is slightly lower than the national average.
@Weshotcupid
5 ай бұрын
But are the married couple statistic because I f financials or genuine happiness. Gotta think about that
@fxaman
5 ай бұрын
Prague is the same. When I moved here 17 years ago if you had a decent office job you were able to pay a mortgage on your two bedroom apartment, go on a vacation once a year, have a car and raise a couple of kids. Nowadays apartment is absolutely unaffordable (prices went up three times) and most people have one kid because they can't afford more. The quality of life here is much worse then outside the city, even though people from the countryside still think the opposite (because it used to be good here). We only stay because we really love this city and because we were able to buy our apartment before the prices went up. But we live in a one bedroom apartment with two kids (third on the way) and two dogs on fifth floor with no elevator, it's a hustle to make it work :D
@garybulwinkle82
4 ай бұрын
The stairs will keep you healthy!!
@TOKObee
6 ай бұрын
As a New Zealander, I visited NYC last year on a work trip. I absolutely loved my time there, but also noticed a lot of these things mentioned in the video, even as just a visitor. What got me was all the fees you pay on an Uber just to get around! Crazy to think there is a tax you have to pay if the vehicle is black? Like wtf haha
@mirzaahmed6589
4 ай бұрын
It's not about the colour. Black cabs/taxis in NYC have always been a premium option; Uber merely went with it. The vehicles are not necessarily black; my dad drove a "black cab" that was a silver Ford Crown Victoria.
@roserevancroix2308
4 ай бұрын
Do not use facts when you talk to these people, he has it in his head that's it's about being black and nothing you do or say will change that, he's a lost cause, leave him.@@mirzaahmed6589
@user-xb3wz3hw3p
5 ай бұрын
I'm smart. My wife and I left NYC 7 years ago. I guess we were prophetic not pathetic.
@sportluck9167
5 ай бұрын
NYC is the next Detroit!
@bluemax2072
5 ай бұрын
Detroit does not have subways ,unlike NYC we are not going build transit for bums and mentally ill to terrorize everyone.This is the motor city everybody drives and almost everybody has a CPL.
@bisbee1678
5 ай бұрын
Honestly, having been to both NYC and Detroit, I think I'd rather live in Detroit.
@jmarie.a
5 ай бұрын
@sportluck9167 you’re the next Detroit! Ignorance just belching his thoughts on KZitem after a Taco Bell dinner with 5-8 cans of beer Get your GED and stop being so ignorant 🙃✌🏻
@mitchhedberg4415
5 ай бұрын
Floriduh is Detroit with palm trees
@bluemax2072
5 ай бұрын
Detroit does not have mass transit or a subway system it's the motor city almost everybody drives.Sadly, mass public transit brings homeless, mentally ill, crime and poverty that's why its not funded in Detroit like NYC or Chicago.
@nataliemurphy5319
4 ай бұрын
So I've lived in NYC for 9 years. I think this video is just meant to trigger people. The $73,000 example is ridiculous. If you make $73k, you wouldn't even qualify for a $3,400 apartment because of the 40x rule. Also, $3,400 must be for Manhattan. Astoria, Queens is much cheaper and only 20 minutes away. The people who value what the city offers end up figuring out a way to make it work, and everyone else gets fed up and leaves. Not everyone wants to live in a house in the burbs or a different state. It is becoming harder to live here, but it's also weeding out the people who were kind of over it to begin with.
@fernandojackson7207
4 ай бұрын
There are cheaper alternatives too, which few consider. Share an apartment, or sublet,cook most of your meals at home, etc. I'd see friends bringing home bottled water. Ridiculous, since tap water is drinkable.
@Tayy_B
4 ай бұрын
Interesting take. I also reasoned that although NYC does seem to get worse for most people, if you can make it work and learn to be resourceful, you most likely can get ahead. I guess as they say, don't believe everything you see/hear online. That said, I'm still cautious about moving there.
@quetz6335
3 ай бұрын
even in the outer boroughs it is still really expensive, its not as cheap as you think. There is still a housing crisis in the outer boroughs as well.
@mylesstandish9299
5 ай бұрын
Don't leave NYC. Stay and fix your mess. Don't pollute the rest of the country
@kc3074
5 ай бұрын
🎯🎯🎯
@facsimileof2912
5 ай бұрын
NYC is the backbone of a lot of other state economies.
@intothebeyond8763
5 ай бұрын
People here didn't vote for higher rents that's not something any of us can fix. And I didn't vote for Adams or Kathy . Not all New Yorkers are extreme Liberals.
@ChatGPT1111
5 ай бұрын
Kinda like the rest of the world coming to the U.S. and then voting to give themselves lifetime entitlements.
@cynthiagonzalez658
5 ай бұрын
@@intothebeyond8763 My kids and I voted for Led Zeppelin and Sliwa
@buffalohead7783
5 ай бұрын
$15 to cross the bridge everyday is as worst as getting carjacked, mugged or pickpocketed.
@mcpivSC
6 ай бұрын
I work in health care in South Carolina and I've noticed a hugh up tick in patients who have relocated here from the northeast. I remember a patient that came in with her son who was wearing a JETS t-shirt, being a BILLS fan, I used to live near Rochester (Scottsville,NY) and when I asked him about what he liked about living here as apposed to NYC and he said that he was so happy to have a yard to play in.
@Said_w_the_G
5 ай бұрын
My brother-in-law moved his family out of manhattan before having his first child, then out of Brooklyn to buy a house because of how incompatible the city is for anyone who isn’t single and wealthy.
@TravelChannelOne
5 ай бұрын
There's also the 40x rent thing. With a rent of $4000,just to get in the cramped space you need to prove you make $160k.
@davidbanner2826
5 ай бұрын
LEAVE
@WillFlannigan
5 ай бұрын
Yes, 100%. My wife and I would need to make $400k a year to maintain the lifestyle we had in Cleveland. To put it into perspective: Our 3 bedroom, 2,000 square foot house in Cleveland was $1,200/month. Our 1 bedroom, 600 square foot apartment in NYC is $3,700.
@MissCane9
4 ай бұрын
@@davidbanner2826 Why stay when the only people left are lawyers, tech geeks, finance hustlers, and students? Living in Manhattan is about as intriguing as a trip to the dentist.
@EstevanValladares
5 ай бұрын
Long time ago a Russian guy (economist, actually knows his craft) said that the USA was only being able to navigate as it did, with the population it had, with the mentality it had, because the USA exports its inflation through US dollar reserves. Once that was out of the picture, the USA was as good as any "third World country". All he said would happen until then is happening as he described, for the exact reasons he described. And that was said in the early 80s.
@karnubawax
5 ай бұрын
He's not wrong.
@robant5578
5 ай бұрын
I know a lawer who rents loft in Chelsea, his rent 24K monthly. I know a family that was renting 5 floor townhome on UES for 30K per month. My only questions: why and how much many do you make to pay that crazy rent ?
@DevlogBill
5 ай бұрын
Born and raised in New York City. Two of my best friends left New York and most of my family is either planning on leaving or have already left. On a positive note at least, it can be said that New York isn't as bad as California. Is it true California is making into law an Exit Tax? Sounds scary to me! Great video by the way!
@jamesdellaneve9005
5 ай бұрын
I don’t think that the exit tax would survive the Supreme Court. They haven’t done it yet. I live here.
@SeanSoraghan
5 ай бұрын
Next is exit tax for new york
@mirzaahmed6589
4 ай бұрын
California is still miles better than NYC/NYS. The weather is fantastic and exploring the outdoors is enjoyable. People are friendlier, and there is actually a wider array of food options in most places.
@jamesdellaneve9005
4 ай бұрын
@@mirzaahmed6589 I still live here and don’t have plans to move. I live 50 miles inland from LA. I think of LA as Jupiter. It attracts the meteors so that they don’t hit my little “normal” town in the next county over.
@UNDERTAKER2621
6 ай бұрын
Great video. But I do have to admit, I myself have been questioning whether or not I'm going to leave New York because it's really starting to get to me mentally.
@TheyCallMeSledge
5 ай бұрын
Don't let your dreams stay as dreams. If you really want to achieve or do something you have a strong desire for, work for it and go get it. I was in the same boat as you too but you can't wish or wonder when they're gonna happen because you have to make an effort to make it possible. I wish you the best.
@radmiladedic8944
4 ай бұрын
Ci credo ❤
@whyzup6593
5 ай бұрын
IT'S NOT THE RATS, HOMELESS, CRIME OR POLLUTION. It's the: Taxes Tolls Fines Tickets Fees Surcharges Maintenence fees Parking meters Rent Inflation
@karnubawax
5 ай бұрын
That's the reason I moved out of SF after 25 years. It wasn't the crime or fear. It was just being nickel- and dimed- to death with all the fees, taxes, surcharges, fines...
@whyzup6593
5 ай бұрын
@karnubawax Was in San Francisco a few years ago moving clients to Oregon. I lived in Sonoma and worked in the Bay Area. I don't have any plans on returning to the state I once called home...sadly
@RageQtGaming
6 ай бұрын
Sarah, crime is higher. They decriminalized a lot of petty crimes such as theft under x amount of $. So crime being “lower” is sort of misleading when looking at just the data and numbers.
@jglee6721
5 ай бұрын
Yep, or people stop reporting because it's a waste of time. Sarah was misled by the statistics without the context.
@willyjoerockhead
5 ай бұрын
In the movie "Midnight Cowboy" the star moves from Texas to New York...at the end of the movie he moves to Florida and the store cashier askes him "Where are you from?" and he says "New York" - That says it all right there!
@lumensauce3199
5 ай бұрын
And...? People moving to Texas in droves right now.
@floxy20
4 ай бұрын
Says it all? Says what, exactly?
@sayitloudblcknproud
3 ай бұрын
Texas is FAR better than NYC. The quality of life is high in each of the 4 major cities and in several of the smaller cities that surround each big one. “Midnight Cowboy” is a movie from the 70’s. It says nothing relevant at all to our current times.
@kennylambell345
6 ай бұрын
London is exactly the same,people moving out rooms ,cost of living, food drink etc is very high. That's why people are turning to crime here as crime pays to live
@thilobraun3440
5 ай бұрын
True. Visiting London is great but I would never want to live in London.
@yannip2083
5 ай бұрын
Same in Paris. Some people live in a shoebox 10 sq.m (107 sq.ft) for 2,000 Euros (USD 2,160) per month. How does this compare with London?
@sho8567
2 ай бұрын
2,000 Euros per month for 10sq.m is absolutely insane
@nelsfrye8570
4 ай бұрын
I visit frequently and don't see all the negativity reflected on the ground. People complained nonstop about the price of life in NYC 25 years ago too. If anything, it is other places that have become more expensive in relative terms. I get all the arguments against blue states, but do any red states have a city like NYC where there is street level vibrancy and you don't need a car? Is there a red state city that isn't basically strip mall and suburb?
@rioluna6058
3 ай бұрын
one of my friends just went and he said would never go back to nyc that it is full of zombies and mental people , he has gone before to new york city but this time he wentsaid is kind of sad to see their dr g problem , now the dollar is on free fall in a lot of countries for example i live in costa rica and the dollar was so low that the central bank had to prop it up we dont want a really strong currency since we export more than what we import ..... i cant imagine what woyld happen to places like new york city when america cant keep exporting their inflation just because other countries using the dollar as a reserve currency but the problem now is that many countries have take notice that they dont need as many dollars as before,,, i think inflaction is gonna get back home to USA and huge cities will be the last place i wanted to be when that happens...... good luck i hope you guys can fix america cause is quite clear that the icceberg is just in front of you guys .
@tamarathejudeochristianmedium
6 ай бұрын
800,000 people left since 2020. Also, the city is bomarded with smoke, cigars, weed, cigarettes, vapes, hookahs, it’s constant 💨🤧 💙🙏🏻💙
@davidallen8003
6 ай бұрын
We visited NYC for new year ,been before we love this city but the stink of weed really bothered us this time you just couldn’t get away from it 😞🇬🇧
@remowilliams6152
5 ай бұрын
So why do they vote democrats?!😮😮
@nicolenotizieeamici
4 ай бұрын
More should leave than stay so the greedy bastxxx who keep raising rents will loose - hopefully- money.
@alexk0805
5 ай бұрын
NYC favors those who profit from it and make it more profitable; it does not adequately look out for those who make it all function
@CheCosaTesoro
5 ай бұрын
Evacuate.....its super expensive and dangerous....can't even ride the subway without fear.....and there's scaffolding everywhere.
@Steve33056
5 ай бұрын
I moved from Long Island to Miami 17 years ago. Miami is the New NYC. The motto goes to New York. It is a great place to visit. However, I would not want to live there. I left because of the taxes and the cold weather
@davefisch-y1t
6 ай бұрын
So unless you have a full time career here there’s no use in staying,
@juneladd1912
5 ай бұрын
I cant even imagine living in basically a closet for $3,400 a month and no where to even own or park a car...I live alone and my home is 1820 sq.ft., my closet is the size of their appartments..OMG...my yard is 1.5 acres of beautiful green grass and trees, flowers, etc. And I live right next to a beautiful Lake and great river...paid only $69,000 for the whole place as a fixer upper and it only took a little work to get it back up to par. and beautiful...property taxes are below $700 a year...Why on earth would u live in NYC or Calif. with those rediculious prices and all cramped up...with crappy transportation and subject your children to all the crime and bad schools ...Ill never understand it.
@ludwigsamereier8204
5 ай бұрын
Congratulations for living in heaven!
@amigochevere5217
2 ай бұрын
@@ludwigsamereier8204What a boring life, I would prefer a small room in Manhattan
@MrSilence99
2 ай бұрын
@@amigochevere5217 So basically you like noise and chaos. I will stick with my 80 acres of woods and green grass. And my animals.
@yesiam43
6 ай бұрын
One of the many things I love about your channel is how committed you are to CELEBRATING the city, while also being honest about the struggles and terrors of living there. Your content is informative and highly entertaining, but never fluffy! ❤
@Optim40
6 ай бұрын
🙄
@Eliguitar1
6 ай бұрын
Ironically, without the initial obsession with NYC none of the youtube influencers would get clicks by posting how terrible NYC is. First they get clicks hyping the city, then they get clicks tearing it down. After two decades plus here it's amusing to see how obsessed everyone is with this place. Pro tip for those who want to live in NYC: a couple splitting a one bedroom in queens for $3000 (ie they each contribute $1500 a month, easy for anyone with a decent job) can get by quite easily here. You can find a decent 1 bed in astoria for $2000. I lived in astoria for many years and it was very pleasant and inexpensive, 25 minutes by train to midtown for work. No car needed. Those who choose a luxury rental in a new building in or near Manhattan for $5000+, use car services, and eat out multiple times a week? Yeah, it's expensive. Two kids and not making a mid 6 figure salary each and don't have an office job in Manhattan? Ok, at that point you may want/have to move. 3-4 bedroom apartments in parts of the borroughs with good access to manhattan start at $3500-$4000 and go up from there.
@skyqueen1148
5 ай бұрын
I don't believe for a minute that tourists are still flocking to NYC. Foreigners have the internet, too, and they don't want to get killed by some random crazy.
@XTen1000DaysX
3 ай бұрын
i went for the first time last year. I stayed in new jersery airbnb, right across from NYC. It was nice cuz i could enjoy the jersery side, go into the city when i wanted, then go back to jersery. IT was a cool experience and it made me want to live there because its just so different from where im front in kansas. But i can see i could only probably live there for a few years max.
@queens6583
6 ай бұрын
First of all Manhattan is only 1 borough and not representative of NYC as a hole. My dad was a postal worker and had a part time job at night working as a building security guard for Brinks. My mom was a homemaker and took care of my brother and I. They managed to buy a home and we had moderate vacations growing up in the Catskills. When my dad retired they lived off his postal pension and S.S.I. and savings. My mother taught me to always live below your means and always save money for the future. I went to school in Manhattan and became a nurse and married at 23. Together we lived in a nice apt. in Queens for 7 years while saving for a down payment on a house. The interest rates were crazy high ( %18 or higher). It is a modest 1500 sq ft. home and when rates went down we refinanced twice and paid off the mortgage in 20 years. So, by the time we retired the mortgage was paid off 10 years before. I can take the Express Bus or MTA and be in NYC in less that an hour. If you live in any major city in the country the costs will be higher. Some of my family lived in N.C. and yes, some things were cheaper, but others were the same or more. Not to mention that nurses in N.C. are not unionized and I would have made less than half of what I made in N.Y.C. During the recent pandemic travel nurses from the south came to NY and made $180/hr. at my hospital. A lot nurses made the most money they ever made in their lives. I do agree crime is up, but if you research you will see that it's up all over the country, especially in big cities. Everyday I can go on the internet and see crap happening in rural areas as well. People just like to emphasize NYC because the News feeds always focus on us.
@mandisaw
6 ай бұрын
This! Doesn't matter if cost-of-living is lower, if your wages/job prospects/QoL are lower, too! People also don't realize just how much having unions/pensions/benefits in the region pushes up your total-lifetime earnings & quality-of-life, even if you personally are not in a union. When I talk to ppl in my field (tech) from other parts of the country, they are working in the office on weekends/holidays, never allowed to take vacations, and feel they have no legal recourse against employer shenanigans (crappy labor laws & one/few local employers). I'll take a slightly lower wage vs CoL to not have that kind of stress in my life.
@geeeee8268
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, MTA is great... when it works. Which is it doesn't most of the time. I only have to go into the city once a week. but so far there was not a single time without any sort of crap either on my way there or back. And thanks God I don't have to transfer. I live in NY for almost 30 years and it was never this bad. Yes most of big cities are the same, especially the ones governed by democrats for decades. But that's not the point really. Point is that tax paying population being slowly replaced by "newcomers" and city is trying to pinch you in every way they can. From property tax to damn speed cameras. So good luck I guess.
@mandisaw
6 ай бұрын
@@geeeee8268 30yrs, so either you're a kid, or a transplant. First, the MTA is State-funded, and includes the buses, commuter rail, and bridges & tunnels. You seem to only be referring to the subway - the economic engine of the region, but grossly underfunded b/c ppl in the rest of the State don't want to invest in urban infrastructure. So perhaps address your complaints to upstate/LI legislators, hmm? Second, you might want to review how the City and the subway were in the 70s and early 80s. I assure you, the conditions were way, worse, from the garbled announcements, to the deep understaffing, to the crazy-high crime (incl nuisances like graffiti & loud radios/boom-boxes). Junkies on the subway & streets were also way worse. I'm not saying it's all daisies & roses now, but it's rather droll to hear folks saying "it's the worst I've ever seen!", or complaining about "newcomers", when they themselves basically just got here.
@geeeee8268
6 ай бұрын
@@mandisaw It is literally the worst I've seen. I used to be a field tech and worked nights in the city before 9/11. Too the train all over the place. Including Bronx. I've rarely seen a bum or somebody doing number 1 on the station. There wasn't this constant stanch of the pot either. For all the years I was doing this , there were problems but I don't remember people being shot in a head or pushed on tracks. Sure technology got a bit better since, but I am not talking about that. I am talking about people being afraid to get on the train..
@mandisaw
6 ай бұрын
@@geeeee8268 There are more crazies, to be sure. But that seems to be true all-over, incl rural places & other cities/suburbs, not just NYC or the subway. I don't know if it's all pandemic-related trauma, but I think a lot of ppl were broken before/during, and now they're just out & about (or maybe it was more hidden before, idk). But again, that's a widespread problem, not really something that can be fixed by more transit cops, y'know?
@gregorymichael6182
5 ай бұрын
When Giuliani was a mayor , city still was crowded , and we had lots of tourists and traffic was horrible , and rents weren’t that cheap ompare to other places … BUT !! Crime was under control, and common sense more or less was prevailing … people were happier …
@Joeharleydoes_
6 ай бұрын
I’m moving to NYC in May from Spokane WA. I couldn’t be more thrilled to do so. I also have a wife with no kids, so to each their own!
@ingrid8994
6 ай бұрын
You will be fine. Lifelong NYer here.
@sandro1a2b
6 ай бұрын
This is allegedly a pro-NYC page that consistently takes shots at the city. With friends like these!!
@maa6507
6 ай бұрын
Total difference for lifelong NYers who got in before prices went crazy and someone trying to move in now.
@sandro1a2b
6 ай бұрын
@@maa6507 I don't see it. NYC is NYC and always has been. Is it "doomed?" Is there a "biggest exodus" happening? I call BS.
@ingrid8994
6 ай бұрын
@@maa6507 No. I meet people that are new to the city all the time.
@Baheieujlsksnen
5 ай бұрын
Honestly I think so. I'm a Legal immigrant and gad lived in midwest. Shocked so much to see how dirty and shitty NYC is than my home country.
@MrSilence99
2 ай бұрын
I live in the Midwest as well. I've been around the country and I don't think I would love anywhere else. Except maybe parts of Florida. Oh and thank you for immigrating the right way. We need more people like you.
@jjamerican93
6 ай бұрын
I had seriously considered moving to NYC when I was just starting to seek out full-time work, and now I'm glad that plan didn't pan out. It would've been too expensive and crowded. But I do try and visit from time to time, which works for me.
@redrojo22911
5 ай бұрын
So I went in 2016 for 3 days. NYC was a shitstain Trash at night is everywhere. Rats yes Every block has a scammer Subway had a pissed off homeless man cussing everyone out Eating was expensive AF Everything in general cost something which was ridiculous
@OTRTrader
5 ай бұрын
The trouble with so many people leaving New York is that if they move to a traditionally red state like Texas, they are forgetting the reasons WHY they had to leave in the first place, and voting the same exact way they did before, and it's driving up the cost of living in all other states. People who lived in California all their lives started leaving for Arizona and Texas, and you look now at how those two states are becoming cesspools of high crime, skyrocketing cost of living and increase in the homeless population.
@gregwillis7767
5 ай бұрын
The tall shiny buildings are office spaces, while (most) residents live in 100 yr old buildings. Granite countertops and fresh paint do not $3500+ rent equate!
@lauratainagonzalez2561
5 ай бұрын
Are we really surprised??? Omg I moved to NYC in January for several months for work and I wonder why people would like to leave here… expensive, horrible apartments quality if you want to pay less that 3000$ per month. To that, add the health insurance. I mean… coming from Spain, where we also are experiencing some big problems with apartments, I still feel the quality of life in Europe is waaaay higher for the majority of the people… people look for each other, it is a much more community driven society- which I feel it’s also a reason why people in Europe are considering less and less the US.
@stephanie-fh5qv
5 ай бұрын
Spain perhaps, but Sweden is not community driven and people don’t look after each other. Europe is very diverse and each country is very different. Although it seems all countries in europe and us are having more crazy rental people which in the end will lead to more crime, suicide and unhappy people. Capitalism on basic needs shouldn’t exist.
@AbimaelLopez-hz3qq
5 ай бұрын
@@stephanie-fh5qvsuicide is high I. Korea
@AbimaelLopez-hz3qq
5 ай бұрын
Suicide is high in Korea
@lotusgrl444
5 ай бұрын
Well even the most economically challenged country in Europe, I still think fares better that the USA
@LyricsQuest
5 ай бұрын
I visited Greece and concur, the quality of life there is much better for the $$$ than the USA. Imminenty walkable and picturesque cities, with most types of shops within 1/2 mile at most for the majority of city residents, definitely quite nice. Earnings potential might be lower, but think affording basic living is much more accessible compared to NYC.
@badgerden7080
5 ай бұрын
Those tourists she talks about are most likely foreign tourists who probably are not aware of the situation in NYC right now. As soon as they find out (provided they are not victims of some horrific crime), they will be leaving for other places like Orlando or Nashville. No American tourist will be coming to NYC. That is for certain. If I see foreign tourists in NYC, I will advise them to leave before they become victims.
@allthingsnu4673
6 ай бұрын
I visited NYC/Manhattan for the first time this past summer and am looking forward to going back. I live in Houston and we can't do anything here without a car... we even drive to the park so we can go walking! I really enjoyed walking to just about every place I went in Manhattan - it was such a nice break from my usual life. I know NYC is going through lots of challenges right now and I hope things get better - especially for the residents and business owners. I think it's the best city in the world.
@bondgabebond4907
5 ай бұрын
NY/NYC is not going to improve. It's on a downward spiral of confusion, corruption, incompetence, deficit spending, crumbling buildings, unsafe subways, crime, more crime, overrun by rats, garbage in the streets, taxation after taxation and bad weather. Love the west coast. Born in NY, retired in California and loving it.
@lumensauce3199
5 ай бұрын
Much rather take Houston than NY these days, at least one has a chance to scram more easily when things really get bad. And you can fill a private car full of stock as needed. Can you do that in NYC? You seem like you will enjoy the ready-state 15 m!nute c!ty then and all it offers with "walkability," lol.
@everest867
5 ай бұрын
Well said !
@LyricsQuest
5 ай бұрын
If you want walkable cities that are a bit more affordable, and are likely even more picturesque than the NYC, I would seriously suggest looking around Europe. I can verify Grecian/Italian cities are very walkable, probably at least 4x more "walkable" than NYC.
@why67152
5 ай бұрын
@@bondgabebond4907 California!! What!?!
@iloke11
4 ай бұрын
As a newly retired couple, New York City is not a place on our to visit list.
@Dan-departingin5mins
6 ай бұрын
You’re absolutely right about everything, but… You don’t need a car in NYC (and car insurance, gas). Insurance for homes and rent is much higher in other places. You don’t pay gas, sewer or garbage collection like you do everywhere else in the country.
@ClaraWsfreedom
6 ай бұрын
🙌🙌🙌
@ClaraWsfreedom
6 ай бұрын
And much more in terms of house maintenance/repairs than apartment living
@Dan-departingin5mins
6 ай бұрын
Yes, and car maintenance/repairs
@Caderic
6 ай бұрын
Oh, you pay for that somewhere. It might be build into water bill or income tax, but you pay for it.
@ClaraWsfreedom
6 ай бұрын
@@Caderic that being said, it’s not too significantly less different in terms of expenses living in the tri state area which she is
@silkscreenart5515
5 ай бұрын
New York City is a must if you are planning to be in certain industries. Example: Finance, Advertising, Film & Theatre, don't forget Fashion. Joe lunch pale is better off moving to somewhere more appropiate for their lifestyle and needs.
@bigjoafan
6 ай бұрын
AI thumbnail - white/yellow doom title - negative NYC video … Cash Jordan is that you ??😅
@ingrid8994
6 ай бұрын
EXACTLY 😂
@gabrielsr4791
5 ай бұрын
Where did cash jordan come from? Anyone knows? I always see his videos about the US (mostly about bad things )
@eeverett2
5 ай бұрын
New York City needs another guy like Giuliani in charge. I think that Guardian Angel founder and leader Curtis Sliwa, would be a good choice. He's not only tough, he's a good leader and he has a lot of compassion and heart as well.
@user-ng8fk8vn7q
4 ай бұрын
NYC doesn't really need another Giuliani. It just needs an electorate that would vote for another Giuliani.
@LynneTimko
5 ай бұрын
As for crime...police don't bother with the paperwork as they are instantly released...that is why it appears to go down
@josephcrangle4669
6 ай бұрын
"If you can make it there (NYC), you can make it anywhere." New York City has always been a really challenging place to live if you are not wealthy. An exciting place full of creativity and ambition? Absolutely, but if you are not trying to break into fashion, the arts or finance, you might want to consider a more affordable city to plant your flag.
@mandisaw
6 ай бұрын
Add media, education, tech, healthcare, architecture, transportation, and real estate to that list. And there are many others. New York attracts people because a lot of sectors are well-represented here at a world-class level. Unfortunately that does mean it'll be expensive to live here, esp if you aren't yet at a career point where your needs are mostly met.
@lumensauce3199
5 ай бұрын
@@mandisawAnd you folks speak as if NY is not permanently transforming into something really bad. That old romantic view of NYC will soon give way to Soysauce Green in the future.
@mandisaw
5 ай бұрын
@@lumensauce3199 You mean Soylent Green? 😅 Have you even seen that movie, are you just parroting the reference? Folks have been declaring the demise of NYC for literal centuries - war, plague, crime, depression, white-flight, still here, still thriving. Maybe when the sea rises, but even then we'll probably just move a bit upriver 🤷
@lumensauce3199
5 ай бұрын
@@mandisawSoybean Green, no need to attract certain automated word seeking, eh? Yeah, look at San Francisco now. That state of affairs is looming for NY very soon. Migrants being allowed to take over due to the generous NY and NYC authorities, lol. The symbolism of the National Guard...THE NATIONAL GUARD enforcing the subways...the S0r0s funded gangs raising havoc on the shops (problem, reaction, solution), NYC talking of turning vacant office spaces into LIVING quarters. WHEN has all this happened before? NY is one of the beta tests for this Br/\ve Noo W0rld and is in a state of terminal transformation. People can sense this DELIBERATE destruction and are fleeing the Rotting Apple in droves. This old romantic view of NYC being the "center" of culture, arts, bla bla...that is to be in the dust bin of the past as this @genda 3O/5O continues. Maybe the NYC fans when they are imprisoned in their C40 "15 M!nut= C!ties" of the near future can remind us their city's "greatness."
@mirzaahmed6589
4 ай бұрын
Funny how no one has made a song praising NYC since Jay-Z and Alicia Keys in 2010.
@r.pres.4121
4 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t be one bit surprised that private equity firms own most of the housing stock in New York City, Boston, San Francisco, and other popular big name cities causing the housing prices especially the rents to skyrocket to astronomical prices.
@adamcolon
5 ай бұрын
She just said paying $5 for a bagel is "totally doable". She's out of her mind. A normal place bagel is $1.30 at worst. $2 with butter, $2.50 with cream cheese. She's so used to paying insane prices for everything that $5 for a bagel is reasonable to her.
@Bellasie1
6 ай бұрын
This is very sad, but reacting to what you said last in the video about NYC becoming a theme park for tourists, well, that's also becoming true of Paris and London in Europe. Yesteryear's fabulous cosmopolitan cities like these fabulous artistic and cultural capitals have gradually become a cross between a playground for the very rich, who own one of their many properties there but actually rarely stay in them, international tourists who scraped up to visit these mythical cities for a limited number of days, and a base for corporations to which on-site workers still come to work.
@snoolee7950
5 ай бұрын
London is money laundering HQ for oligarchs who park money in high value London real estate that often sits empty. It's so bad that the London police look the other way from mob murders by Russian mafia in London.
@ludwigsamereier8204
5 ай бұрын
Paris a theme park for tourists? Not for me. My first visit to Paris was fifty years ago. It was a vibrant city inhabited by French people. Nice to look at. In 2010 I saw Paris for the last time. There was terrible noise from motorcycles, every spot on the sidewalk was occupied by beggars from East Europe, every tourist attraction besieged by African peddlars... Today muslim immigrants block streets pressing for more mosques. In a nutshell, Paris has lost any savoir vivre it was famous for.
@DJ-sw5hg
5 ай бұрын
Moved to Florida in 2003 never look back except for my daughter. she just bought a house in Long Island and she taking the joy of my life my three year old granddaughter 😢😢😢😢😢😢.
@TheChuckoluck
6 ай бұрын
Every time I've been to New York City I absolutely cannot wait to leave. That people live there on purpose is amazing to me. The place is a crap hole, and on top of everything else it stinks. It smells bad every time I've been there. Why people live there at all has always been a mystery to me.
@normbograham
5 ай бұрын
Two women I knew, the lived in NYC, lived in a room. One was the same size as a double bed. Meaning, open the door, get on the bed, close the door behind you. The other one had enough room to step in the room, and she had the bed, and a chair. Nothing else. She kept her clothes at the dry cleaners.
@jglee6721
5 ай бұрын
lol @ the dry cleaners trick.
@deloresredman4792
6 ай бұрын
New York is a place to go for an experience for a few days, then go home.
@davidbanner2826
5 ай бұрын
Better yet don’t come here
@deloresredman4792
5 ай бұрын
Touchy
@turninmonyin2noise978
5 ай бұрын
I realize you have been all about " the City" but people in suburban upstate are fed up and moving out as well. The State is run by NYC elected politicians who have no understanding, appreciation or concerns about those upstate. Born and bred upstate we would be long gone except for tending to elderly family. When that is done, we're outta here. And not going to look back. That would be like walking away from a dumpster full of rotten fish and looking back as you leave.
@kennethbarnhouse7462
6 ай бұрын
This video was really well done. Very informative.
@MrSloika
3 ай бұрын
This video is really just click-bait produced by another greedy 'influencer' who is playing all of you for suckers. This woman lived in Queens until recently. Up until the day she moved she made videos about how great it is to live in NYC. She raved about her neighborhood in Queens. Apparently her KZitem channel didn't make enough money to get into an apartment in Manhattan so she moved to the middle of the woods in upstate New York. Now she makes videos about how NYC sucks and living in the middle of the woods is great. Anyone get the feeling that this woman will say anything for clicks? Without those clicks she'd have get a real job.
@hansonel
5 ай бұрын
As someone managed to fulfill a childhood dream of moving to NYC after college in 2010 only to have to move away in 2015 to Chicago (the more affordable version of NY) since the COL was unaffordable for me (and so many other young professionals) I was completely devastated at the time. I loved New York but doing the math I couldn't afford to live there unless I was at least making $100,000+ per year (It's insane how making $70,000 is almost low income in NYC now). During and after COVID however I think I most likely made the right choice seeing how things have only gotten more expensive, seeing more videos of long time NY YTer's move out and crime has gone up post Pandemic. It's a sad situation New York is in and the city overall feels unsustainable and unaffordable for the average resident. You can really see the population loss in Manhattan and the borough also has noticeably less people there since watching NYC walking channels this past year a lot of the sidewalks look kind of..... empty for such a large city. Sort of creepy after dark with desolate streets in some areas that used to be bustling at all times of day when I lived there. Agree that NYC is likely to become a city where only the wealthy will be able to live and will become more reliant on tourism to sustain itself.... kind of like how Paris and Venice are now.
@SeanA.Skeete-wd4vi
5 ай бұрын
I left New York for the Atlanta suburbs in 2002 and it was definitely a "life saving" move. Everytime I revisit I ask myself "why are people still living here😮😊🤔"?
@davidbanner2826
5 ай бұрын
Atlanta is better you’re right
@snoolee7950
5 ай бұрын
@@davidbanner2826 As long as you do not mind yard signs about "values" while the people go to their insurance or lawyer job and screw society then come home and wave at their neighbor.
@gregh9975
5 ай бұрын
@@snoolee7950 Grew up in Atlanta area...never recall seeing any yard signs about "Values". Also, have a long -time friend there who worked in the insurance industry (State Farm). Not just sure how he 'screwed society', but maybe you can elaborate since you must know him.
@snoolee7950
5 ай бұрын
@gregh9975 don't forget the city paid for rainbow painted crosswalks on 14th street. Maybe you don't know Atlanta as well as you think. Atlanta area? As in outside of I-285.
@snoolee7950
5 ай бұрын
@davidbanner2826 Atlanta where the school superintendent got federally convicted of racketeering? That Atlanta? Better than what, a corrupt casino?
@TheUtube666
5 ай бұрын
The reason you cite are pretty much the same reasons we left NYC in 1987. Back then the crack cocaine crisis was getting closer to our neighborhood in Astoria, Queens, which was another good incentive. Talk about quality of life - having to have the National Guard in the Subway system now is not exactly an endearing situation either. Add the stores closing to rampant shoplifting and, no thanks.
@kelly-monique6983
6 ай бұрын
If there are a lot of people leaving NYC, landlords will be forced to lower the rents so eventually it will balance out. I see that .5 percent of people left NYC, but how many people move to NYC?
@smb4smb
5 ай бұрын
Good 👍🏾
@BoxingGang101
5 ай бұрын
15thousand more millionaires moved in
@vanessawyndham8791
5 ай бұрын
After awhile the city will be full of only two kinds of people: the very rich, and the very poor, and if people are complaining about the level of crime in the city, which I personally think is exaggerated given the fact it's a city of 8 million people, you ain't seen nothing yet.
@JJ2023.
5 ай бұрын
Im sure all the new residents that arrived over the border will start paying taxes soon 😆
@michaelroo7821
6 ай бұрын
The city is a cultural heaven. You walk one block and you have different folks. Or neighborhoods The city is going thru another cycle of History. You should have been on the lower Eastside during the sixties and seventies. Empty burned out buildings etc. Very interesting times. look at yourself and your husband are going tthru the next stage of life. So you decided to get out because of your daughter. You still come back to make money off the greatest city in the world. You move out younger people come in. Still the Greatest city in the world. The best of Everything you want and can afford
@mariatolentino4516
6 ай бұрын
True. NYC is for the young.
@thiscorrosion900
6 ай бұрын
Yeah...but you could still live on the LES or Bowery etc. even SoHo or TriBEcA back then and live cheap, be an artist, work at restaurants, whatever and make ends meet. Now, almost nobody can, you have to be a millionaire. And the city is much more dangeorus now than it was in 1979 or 1984. Rents are sky high. I used to come into the city and walk all over Chelsea, Flatiron, LES, and Bowery, etc. and SoHo, and I never had any issues, ever. And I was a wide-eyed teenager from LI, too.
@Eliguitar1
6 ай бұрын
It's amazing how people selectively forget what the last 40 years were actually like here. the 70s? 80? Even the 90s were MUCH worse (if still better than the 70s and 80s) . I moved here the year 9/11 happened. Not a cheery time. Murders are down 82% between 2023 (391)and 1990 (2262). So it's all relative.
@michaelroo7821
5 ай бұрын
@@thiscorrosion900 You better look at your crime stats. Also Vietnam war and race riots were the very crazy time.
@thiscorrosion900
5 ай бұрын
@@michaelroo7821 Well, yeah I know NYC had high crime rates in the 60s and 70s. And even into the 80s. But people still lived cheap in the city back then and dealt with it. And yes America in the 60s and early 70s was a total war zone. I didn't go into NYC much in the 70s given I grew up on LI and I was a kid.
@Soosan7981
5 ай бұрын
How can landlords afford to fix places when they are under rent control. ??
@aol6983
6 ай бұрын
Sarah I am flabbergasted that tourism is targeted to show growth this year what with the illegal immigrants causing absolute havoc, unsafe to ride the subways, the ridiculous hotel costs with added "resort fees" and the minimum expected 20% tip on absolutely everything!!!
@jimbo1637
6 ай бұрын
Crime is massively overplayed by right-wing media. FBI data indicates that NYC isn't even in the top 50 cities for per capita crime rate and NYCDOT data shows that you're more than 10 times as likely to die in a car accident as you are to be k1lled on the subway. The reason residents are moving out is because it's too expensive, but high costs aren't as much of an issue if you're a tourist who's only staying for a week.
@thiscorrosion900
6 ай бұрын
Tourists never stop wanting to come to NYC, it's a fact. They just don't care. Also, if you're a wealthy tourist, in particular, you don't have to go into dangerous situations if you don't need to, anyway. Most people that live here cannot afford to take Ubers all day long.
@wildbill7267
6 ай бұрын
What illegal mom immigrants? I commute to NYC every day and never see them.
@jimbo1637
6 ай бұрын
Crime is massively overplayed by conservative media. The per capita crime rate isn't even in the top 50 for US cities. People are leaving because it's too expensive, but that's not as much of an issue for tourists.
@emailaddress100
6 ай бұрын
NYC is clearly not for you and your uninformed misconceptions about the city are obvious
@djaminbartlett8679
5 ай бұрын
She's excellent. I grew up in New York and have been out of the city for a very long time, and finally have been able to save money.
@raygreen5926
5 ай бұрын
New York is such an intoxicating city 🎉😂
@jacknjill3000
5 ай бұрын
How about all the crime and the shoplifting that’s raising the prices for items.?!
@Erik-oe7gc
5 ай бұрын
Our company changed its plans on building a new plant in NY this year, an easy decision!
@HershNoeie
Ай бұрын
Every city needs a Sarah Funk. Her personality is awesome, her commentary is great. She is so down to earth and is a fun person. Yes this is her job, but some things you can't fake, and her personality shows that this is who she is.
@shaulmordechai5377
3 ай бұрын
That’s why I’m leaving the city back to Florida… IT SUCKS TO LIVE IN NYC, IT REALLY DOES.
@Whatt787
3 ай бұрын
Left NYC for Florida 40 years ago, never looked back
@welcome33333
6 ай бұрын
If you can't make it here, you are not supposed to be here ... New York City and especially Manhattan is only for the top of the top in any profession. Get used to it and move on. Sarah moved out and so will most of you.
@bossone1216
5 ай бұрын
People are laughing at New York New York is nothing to brag about anymore hint that's why people are leaving including billionaires lol. I'm happy that they're taking New Yorkers tax dollars and giving it to illegals to have a better lifestyle than the actual taxpayer hahah
@ariagrippasboulevards8990
5 ай бұрын
Look, it may be expensive but at least the weather is good. It may be expensive but at least there's no crime. It may be expensive but at least you're surrounded by good people. It may be expensive but at least it's nice and quiet.
@MRP3261
6 ай бұрын
Sarah Sheepshead Bay is still very reasonable Sheepshead Bay is still safe. I go to a Bar Restaurant. I go night fishing during the Summertime. I also do shopping at night as well. When i go home from NYR MSG. I go to the middle of the Subway car ( Q train) all the way to Sheepshead Bay. When it comes to renting. I think Sheepshead Bay is a bit cheaper than other Brooklyn neighborhoods Any way cool video
@kweenah.dknight
5 ай бұрын
Shhhhh - you're sharing too much 😀Now with Flatbush and Sunset Park gentrifying - we gotta delay the rest of South BK from being invaded
@chris8535
5 ай бұрын
Look up the city of Venice -- there are less than 5,000 actual citizens of the city. The entire city is owned, rented and consumed by out-of-town visitors and tourists. Think about that -- an entire world class city, that was once the financial and power capital of the WORLD, has only 5000! citizens. It can happen anywhere.
@s.macintosh-jc9rf
6 ай бұрын
Hi Sarah, Thank you for your video on whether NYC is doomed. I must say that NYC will never tank because of the economy. I know that the lower and middle class might escape to Connecticut or Jersey but the movers and shakers will always be in NYC and more of them will move into the city. I would do what you and your family have done and move to New Jersey because you get more for your money with a growing family. I would never desert NYC but I don’t live there and I’m a tourist. But it’s important to know that NYC is there as a shining light. Have a great weekend. Best Wishes, Peter
@Caderic
6 ай бұрын
I must say that NYC will never tank because of the economy. That's what the Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans said.
@jimbo1637
6 ай бұрын
@@Caderic I think what they mean is that for NYC's economy to tank, Wall Street would have to tank. And if that happens, there's a good chance the entier American economy is doomed at that point.
@mandisaw
6 ай бұрын
@@Caderic All those empires were around for millennia - NYC/New Amsterdam pre-dates the US as an economic hub, and is just coming up on its 400th birthday on the world stage. I'll take those odds.
@user-ls6hm6kj3u
7 күн бұрын
The reason why my father and myself moved out the city is because of rampant crime and corruption in the apartment building we once lived in.
@nelsfrye8570
4 ай бұрын
It sucks that New york is the only real city in the country. Everywhere else is an extended suburb where you need to drive to do anything.
@Zorichai
4 ай бұрын
Not true. San Francisco, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Chicago. I’m a proud New Yorker but that is a very arrogant stance to take.
@nelsfrye8570
4 ай бұрын
@@ZorichaiI’m from boston and I know that it’s hardly a real city in terms of sophistication, variety, and total area that is truly urban and connected to transit. I’m not trying to praise New York, but it’s the only US city that can compare to Tokyo, London, Paris, Shanghai, Beijing or Hong Kong or even Berlin, Singapore, Bangkok, Istanbul, etc. If you want to say that Boston, Chicago, SF etc have their merits, sure they do, but it’s not about the extent to which they are great and dynamic as cities.
@richardramfire3971
5 ай бұрын
When I was young I wanted to live there
@byungsong2819
6 ай бұрын
Hey i moved out of nyc completely. I think i made a right decision in my life. After that, i completely became conservative
@choonblaze
5 ай бұрын
Leaving NYC means you've accepted being old and living like it
@byungsong2819
5 ай бұрын
@@choonblaze ok cool 😎 live there and get robbed and mugged at night all the times lol 😂
@byungsong2819
5 ай бұрын
Oh yeah also get pushed out of the subway all the times with you luck haha 😆 mfker
@choonblaze
5 ай бұрын
@@byungsong2819 now you're sounding like you've never set foot in NYC rofl
@giantfactory
5 ай бұрын
Must have missed the part where you talked about the flood of “non-citizens”…
@vanessa92love
6 ай бұрын
Los Angeles is pretty much right there with NYC.
@RG-lg3mj
5 ай бұрын
100,000 in El Paso Tx makes you rich lol! I live in El Paso and I can afford to travel the world. It’s really nice out here. 🎉 By the way, best informative video you’ve done! Great reporting!
@crystaljow3621
5 ай бұрын
I moved to Brooklyn last year from LA, and I think where you live in New York makes a huge difference. I love living in Brooklyn way more than in LA. I experience way less homelessness, and I enjoy the convenience of not needing to drive. I walk way more, visit more parks, draw and read on the train, and go to more shows now since I don't need to pay $50 more for parking and sit in traffic.
@TheyCallMeSledge
5 ай бұрын
I grew up in Brooklyn and last lived there in 2022 before I moved to Singapore. Brooklyn is a wonderful borough, yeah it has it's troublesome parts but it's cleaned up compared to when I grew up in BK in the 90's. In turn though Brooklyn is the 2nd most expensive borough to live in next to Manhattan of course. One thing I do love about NYC is not needing a car to commute because...as much as I complain about the issues of the Subway system, it's a valuable necessity, that is when the city feels the same way about it as I do. However now I call Singapore my home now mainly because in it's own way it's similar to NYC but much more efficiently designed. Cleaner subways, lesser reliance of cars, decent and affordable living, culturally diverse and steadily tropical. Plus the law is actually enforced here in SG so a LOT less crime too.
@choonblaze
5 ай бұрын
Hell yeah for Brooklyn! I was thinking about moving to west LA but hesitated a lot as I've never been there. Would there be many difficulties as a new yorker to get along and vibe with the LA culture? I don't wanna have any nasty surprises like you move to a new place only to find out you can't vibe with the people living there.
@crystaljow3621
5 ай бұрын
@@choonblaze Both LA and Brooklyn have a lot of transplants, but I often hear people moving to LA saying it's harder to make friends. The car culture makes it challenging to interact more spontaneously, and LA friendships can frequently feel somewhat more transactional (many people move there for the entertainment industry and try to make connections rather than genuine relationships). There is also a vast flake culture in LA; people will make plans and, on the day of, cancel; it could be because it's raining, or they don't want to drive in traffic, but they will lie and say there is a spontaneous dentist appointment. You just have to suspect that it will happen. People also flake in New York but generally say they're unavailable upfront rather than canceling later. I am generalizing, but that's based on my experience and those around me.
@choonblaze
5 ай бұрын
@@crystaljow3621 That pretty much confirms what I've heard about LA so far. I haven't heard it directly by someone who lived there before so thank you very much!
@EspenJohan
5 ай бұрын
Then I hope that those of us who like to visit the USA on holiday. Want to see changes in New York, I love the city. We are coming in the summer, hopefully the prices will go down a bit by then🤔
@mitchellcutler2888
6 ай бұрын
I live in Toronto and it's happening here too. Same reasons.
@mturner2584
5 ай бұрын
The writing has been on the wall for years. My husband ( a native NYer and I left the city in 2009. Stop acting like this is something new.
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