I’ve been done with New York too, I agree with social justice thing being too loud. You forgot to say how politically it’s been making a lot of bad choices, bill deblasio sucks, and taxation is waaaaay too high
😤 DeBlasio & 🤮Cuomo SUCK. THE WORST MAYOR & GOVERNOR EVER. Now, dumbo Cuomo is asking NYers don't leave & to come back to NY. The city was bad waaay back in the days, but u arrogant, delusional people still did NOT notice it. Now that business are closed--due to our incompetent elected officials, Cuomo & DeBlasio Duh ! ! ! GO FIGURE. Hope people find a safe/enjoyable/decent place to move to. Oh, one more thing -- if u vote 4 Biden & Kamala IT WILL GET WORSE.🤢they are Demons, And 🛑🛑STOP it w/the social distancing & mask wearing dummies. It doesn't work.
wouldn't it be nice if citizens threw DeBlasio out .... like literally ... a mob gets him gets him to the boarder (long island or westchester) and just threw him over and didn't let him back in? I can dream about it can't I?
My brother had moved to NYC after achieving his PhD last summer. When Corona hit NY we as a family begged him to leave and come home to Germany. And tbh, I'm so glad he did.
@@chrisonthedot go ahead, vote d in other states and see what happens. I know what happens. It's almost like shooting yourself in the foot with a real bullet. Virginia just went blue with Ralph northam and he is removing everyone's human rights there!!!!!!!
People vote how they vote for their own reasons. Look at stats in your area for red and blue. That's how you should vote. Voting red all the time is rarely in anyone's best interest.
I ordered a steak dinner in NYC some years back and was actually disappointed. Meat was tough and the cheese they put on it smelled like old socks. Beyond outrageous prices as one would expect in NYC.
sounds like a the comfort of a coffin, there's a nice coffin life style here in Cincinnati, your "type", will fuckin love it full of comfort nothingness.........
When I Retired ... I Left NYC For Miami .. Best Decision Ever .... Sunshine State ... 2nd Ammendment Pro State As Well .... No State Tax ..... No Brainer
100% failed city and failed state. The dominos are falling and NYC will never recover like it was and will be the new Detroit for many years. Those high rise offices will remain empty as people work from home and move away.
Yep, they did it. I lived right in the NY Harbor for 3 years and it was way cool. But they MURDERED that city as sure as stabbing it in the heart. They must pay for what they have done. How, I have no idea. But this is their legacy... the death of one of the greatest cities on planet Earth.
I grew up in NYC in the 60's. Live in FL now. I will never go back. Rudy was the only mayor who got NYC clean and safe. Such a shame. It was a great city.
He does not just need to go. He has to go to jail and his private property has to be confiscated to cover at least some of the economic damage he caused!
The things your going to miss about New York can be found in many places across America . But its New Yorker's Voting Habits that have lead to the severe decline of New York . I don't see that changing anytime soon .
Anonymous as i recall they didn’t have budget.... and you cannot just add wiring on old (non compatible) trains... but new trains would come with cams... the questions how many new trans they will get...
Anonymous I think cameras in buses are mainly to protect the driver via recording whats already happened, theres no live monitoring of the camera. The train conductors/other subway staff are already protected by usually being in secure booths or rooms. It also takes a tremendous amount of funding to put cameras in each train car when a unit or string of cars that pulls into a station has roughly 8 - 10 cars. With multiple units on each line and multiple train lines in the system even if you could adapt old trains with cameras it sounds waaaaaay too expensive. Despite however cheap cameras may be the MTA made the regular buses free from late March to Aug 31st so I would imagine spending more money on something extra is off the table.
Absolutely you’re in shit, your opinion is shit, and you now realize it. Don’t ruin where you go. We don’t like the coasts for a reason and it’s been that way for 30 years
OR, think about the underlying reason for the bad issues growing, AND, move to a democrat entrenched alternative. Please dont bring your bad ideas to our peaceful, non race and victim obsessed unified republican run areas-PLEASE!!!
Exactly I live in the Pocono 's in PA. They have been moving into this area for years and are ruining it. I Don't fault someone for wanting a better life but when in Rome! They move here saying I want a rural area but yet what conviences so stores start springing up everywhere. It's not what the residents here want. They still vote the same way, they are some of the rudest people I have ever met, they drive up prices. They suck do me a favor and stay out of Pa. Oh and by the way the real Pa residents here Don't like you so in bad times you may not be so safe here either.
@mike a He should maybe cultivate himself some more, maybe look at Stockholms subway system.. It´s very stupid to say. Even Londons subway system is better then NYCs. NYCs is big, but low budget and dirty.
He's a hipster. He thought NYC before going in was going to be the end all be all. And once he made it in he had to think of some lies to tell himself it was.
This guy is the most neutral real voice I've heard in long time. It's very refreshing. And he's smart to know it's time to go and not sitting around complaining.
I agree with all your points brother. I left NYC after 4 years and I couldn’t wait to get out there. New York and New Yorkers will always be in my heart. Good luck mate!
When people leave their state because of radical conditions, please remember, it got that way from the way people voted. So if you come to Texas, change your ways or you'll be moving again
That’s were I wanna go.. I left the left when President Trump started running for President..I can’t wait to leave NY...Crime has skyrocketed all over NY like never ever before..it’s super sad.
@devohnmitchell ...Starring Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken. That 1981 cult classic is now the talk of the day. Why? Because those fast talking, willing and dealing schemers up there are now forced to accept the fact that the people who have controlled and manipulated them, are the very same people who were exiled/ran out of Europe. Nick shouldn't have apologized to them.
@@afroqbnoyque3512 Ummm, no idea what the heck you're talking about, but yes, I've heard of this film. Never seen it so I have no idea what it’s about though.
@@johnottr "simpleton" don't even hardly cover it; more like mendacious mental midget. THAT'S your "trump derangement syndrome" right there in a nutshell.
I think you are also emerging out of one life stage - the 20s and 30s and all that entails - and moving into middle age, when all life's opportunities start to narrow. You begin to realize you can't do as much all the time, and the need to focus becomes all encompassing. You sound like a great guy and no doubt you will have a great life in your next venture.
NYC's Subway System only claim to fame is that it was the only comprehensive 24/7 around. With that said, Japan, objectively, has the best subway and train system in the world. It's modern, spotless, punctual, and comprehensive. Best I've ever ridden.
I was born and raised here in New York, I don't see the hype of New York anymore. I'm planning to move my family out of here. I need space, fresh air and a little more nature.
I left NY Manhattan in 1995 for Florida. So glad I did Even though I was born in Long Island. Had a store on 6 the Ave. In the 20's .. only been back 4 times nice place to Visit but too expensive. For the price of a 7 day trip to Manhattan we now go to Europe and mostly Italy. We bought a great Home and own it. No more renting. You are right there is no place like NY for food. It is the best. But in Florida so many NY Businesses have come down it is getting better. I would never live in NY again. Too dirty and if you are a senior citizen you get no respect. So glad you are thinking of leaving. At first you will miss, not being able to take a walk later at night and getting something to eat. Funny thing, In 2 blocks of Manhattan you see more People than you see for weeks in Florida. Enjoy
Same here Robert. Except I moved from NYC to Florida in 1990. Best move I ever made. Own a home. Great beaches and Winters. No State tax. I still visit Manhattan (have family there) but on rare occasions. Its just not the same anymore. Its dirty. noisey and disgusting quite frankly. The late 1980's were great in NYC. What a time. After that it went downhill. The Thrill is Gone.
Everyone MENTIONING THE MICROPHONE & AUDIO: This WAS recorded on a good mic! RODE Video Mic Pro with a Dead Cat AND foam wind sock! It’s NOT that it was recorded poorly, it’ that THIS IS HOW LOUD NY IS!!!!! I even did a bit of noise clean up in post. Mic amp at +20 internal gain @2, Just to clarify. I know it seems like this is maybe just where I was or a joke, but it’s not a joke, and i filmed in a generally quiet area actually! Literally look at any youtuber filming in NY. The reason it doesn’t sound like this, is because they are usually vlog distance to the mic (which changes the levels) or they just cut the audio and pump music! It’s crazy because like i mentioned, the noise is relentless!
Haha... I’d say you’re gonna need a blimp, but I guess you really won’t since you’re leaving. Honestly, I’m right on the verge of doing the same thing myself. Like 80% of my friends have already left!! What am I doing sticking around?! (Not that I could see them at this point anyway, with all of us imprisoned in our tiny apartments.) Best of luck to ya!
Haha yeah I'd need an audio team to make it work! / Same most people I know also left, and if I was going to pay the prices for New York, then it better BE NEW YORK! I just don't think it still is what I signed up for.NYT just put an article put saying 85% of retail shops have closed in Manhattan!
I've been here 50 years. I dont have one single family member or have one single freind leaving, some are hiding out, that's a different story. We'll watch you guys come in and we'll waive to you go.
I've seen a lot of cars with NY plates around my city lately. I don't think you're alone in your decision to leave. The up side is that we live in a big country and there are plenty of opportunities for people who want to make a new start. Good luck. 👍
I feel u man. I have been a die hard NYer all my life but this pandemic has made me feel as u expressed, I'm done. I need sunshine, ocean breezes and space. We pay so much for such lil spaces. I'm glad u enjoyed our city while u could. I truly appreciated this video. It was real talk. All the best to u! 😊
I don’t even know what you’re talking abt when it comes to dating. No man I ever went out on a date with wanted to commit. It’s all about sex. I feel like the goal of every single man in nyc who goes out dating, is to get laid as much as they can.
Reports coming out about dating. Women go out with the hottest guys they can find and they are shocked why they wont commit. They got just as many options as you! Why would they settle down? Consider the average hard working guys who you all have brushed aside.....
George Petras I’m NOT talking abt the hottest guys out there. I avoid those self centered, arrogant men at all cost. I’m talking abt the average guy. And as shocking as it comes to you, they’ll gladly make a move on you right off the bat, and are shocked how a woman won’t sleep with them on a first date.. excuse me?!...
Tom D define nice. I can tell you from my own personal experience that an average looking guy could be just as big of an asshole as what you’d expect from the “playboy” type. At least “playboy” arrogance won’t come as a surprise.
The radical left is what that section was about in the video. Even if i shared the same thoughts, the volume and disorder of the message is ruining itself.
Rural places make people conservative. Cities make people liberal. It's more environment than any inherent "traits". But yeah if they move to other cities they could flip entire states.
Letting public sector employees unionize was a horrible mistake. The unions keep voting for the same corrupt politicians who give them unsustainable pensions.
That's how it always happens, because people don't learn from mistakes of the past. Plus that union boss is going to pocket the most money anyway then turn around and blame conservative politicians for the union's woes. Tired of seeing these commercials every 2 years of some union dumbass getting in front of a camera and blaming everyone else but themselves.
Pros of New York: Easy women, accessibility & food. Cons of New York: Disgusting winter/summer humidity, shitty beaches (only lame piers for tourists), cramped roads, and very expensive (especially rent) to the point it can make you cry
There are lot of cons but beaches are not one of them. Long Island beaches and the Rockaways the best beaches they are crowded every weekend !!!! Maybe you guys stay in the city come to the outer boroughs!!! The rent is cheaper too
Jennifer Williams rockaway beach is disgusting compared to a lot of other beaches in the country lol. Long island beaches are okay but that’s really not the city.
@@jenniferwilliams3513 Lol u clearly have never been to a proper beach. I've visited Greece, the Phillippines, Indonesia and Italy multiple times and in comparison Long Island beaches are complete shit...
When I lived in NYC (Park Slope, then Upper West Side), a local friend of mine told me: “I think everyone should live in New York... about 5-7 year, just until it nearly breaks you.” So that’s what I did. Now I’m in London which, though expensive, is so much easier in so many ways.
It almost broke me. I was there from Austin - quite the culture shock- for several years. Then work brought me to London which, oddly, was not as much of a culture shock in that it has a slightly southern-US ease about it. Now, though, I may have to go back to NYC to care for in-laws, so back into the fire again! 😂
Congratulations, Jeff! I moved to rural Virginia and love it (and my productivity, expense control and clarity are all supercharged)! I can't wait to see where you go from here.
It’s a shame. I went to NYC 2 years ago and was impressed since my previous visit was in the 1970 when the whole place smelled like pee. It looks like it’s going back to the 1970’s. If people want to see how bad it was, watch a Charles Bronson movie. That was a cartoon of how dangerous the city was.
2 years ago NYC was probably the best it has ever been. It is very sad to see it like this. Perhaps a mock funeral for NYC on the steps of city hall would bring some media attention. But don't wear black lest you be confused for Antifa. A black funeral carriage pulled by black horses, a small marching band playing a slow somber dirge and a large procession of police and then firefighters and then lawful citizens decked out in funeral dress. Effigies of da Blasio and Cuomo in hand cuffs ...a sign around their necks "Murders of NYC". Oh my goodness...you could play that up big time. Kangaroo court, burning of the effigies, then the speeches of remembering NY, the good 'ol days, people crying, oh such loss. 😂
alwaysmylove Come to the mission district in Los Angeles. 35,000 homeless people at this point. San Fran has a poo and needle app for visitors. So that you can avoid the worst areas. They have lost most of their convention business now. A street lamp fellow over and landed on a car because it rusted through from being urinated on so often. San Fran is now the car break in capital of the country. I ran a homeless ministry for a decade. This is misplace compassion. NYC can regress back to this in a year of two if they don’t reverse course. And then will have 20 years to reverse it.
Have visited NYC several times. While it is/was enjoyable, I can only take it in short spurts then I have to get back to sanity. It’s going to be years before NYC recovers and if that dumba$$ mayor keeps it up, none of the wealthy will return which will create even more headaches.
Never bring your poor government to NYS. Why would any state want to look like Mississippi or Alabama. The top ten poorest states are all Republican states. Every single one of them. Please dont bring that to NYS. We are 25% of the countries GDP. How much is your state?
There’s more to life than GDP. That’s the problem, right there. You get infected with that Modernist thinking and it might take a life threatening catastrophe to get you to see differently.
@@CSUnger You're right, there is more, the theatre, great restaurants, museums, sports entertainment, arts, great schools, diversity, and of course being able to do all of that with your family, while all you do is visit Walmart.
alwaysmylove, ...um.... with the exception of diversity, which arguably is not necessarily a bonus, all of that has effectively been shut down, in case you haven’t noticed. Now what are you going to do to infuse life with short term meaning ?
I live near Gettysburg Pa. Not a big city but not a national Park either. And I hate it here. So, I just accepted a position at the Hospital in Moab, Utah. I did the research, figured out what I wanted to have access to and a decent central location to it all. Also, I wanted as little snow as possible. Heat is ok because I grew up in South Georgia. Humidity sux, but dry heat doesn’t seem to bother me. I want nature. As much as possible. Moab will be my new home soon.😎
Just moved back to the US after living in London for 6 years, so I definitely relate to everything you mentioned. Best of Luck in your next venture Jeff!
haha I'm sorry I'm one of them, I've been upstate every summer for yrs and have been planning to move for yrs. Just convinced the family though. Beautiful people upstate, they make me feel so welcomed. Unfortunately I hear alot of horror stories about New Yorkers when I travel up. we arent all rude, most of us are regular ppl
Same here. I moved to Ulster county back in ‘02. It was like paradise. My first place was a two story cottage on a creek for $450 a month!! Now? Forget about it. You can’t find anything for under a grand. And Kingston, NY?? At least $1,200- $1,300 for a small one bedroom. As soon as they declare it Brooklyn on the Hudson it’s over. In 8 years the place became gentrified. And while Kingston was always a Democratic city it has gone full woke! SJWs abound everywhere!!
@W B I'm ashamed to report i dont vote. I'm in healthcare and it never seems to matter who is in power. ppl insurances and businesses never put the patients first.
A lot of you tossing out living in NYC during 2010 or 2005, 1995 is impressive but have any of you New Yorkers lived the 80s era? We're gonna forget heroin addicts on the subways and AIDS victims piling up on the piers? Compare now to NYC 1984. I'll listen.
@@Blast2224 sorry, it wasn't meant to be anything other than a narcissistic comment about myself that no one else cares about. i do agree with you, though. carry on.
NYC was edgy and real in the 80s and attracted that type of populace. It was also affordable, even Manhattan. Brooklyn and Queens were still solely for the bridge and tunnel crowd. As it became safe and sanitized it started attracting those type of people. There was a book called, "The Suburbanization of NY" that hit the nail on the head. The velocity with which people are fleeing now shows what little roots or community the city gave them, and how they were using the city as a kind of luxe hotel. That's not how it was in the 80s, when there was still a neighbourhood vibe filled with little locally owned, eclectic, non-franchise shops and it was pretty easy to fall into a tight friendship scene.
Best thing about growing up in my area of nyc, (Queens) was that we lived with people from all over the world. Successfully! Now there is tension in neighborhoods that wasn’t there for over 20 years. Sad really...food was a small bonus. Being relaxed in your neighborhood is priceless.
I live in Wilmington, NC and there are tons of northerners who come down here to flee those places. Tons of New Yorkers. Turns out the policies they voted for screwed them over and now they are moving to the place they swore they hated. The poetry of it all 😂 bit of a generalization, but I think NYC has changed a lot. The political leaders are driving the property value down by turning it into a shithole so they and all their friends can come in and scoop it all up. That’s my take at least. I’ve always liked visiting, but it will drain you if you don’t prepare accordingly.
You could have saved 15 minutes and just said "The reason I'm leaving NY is because of the DEMONcrats" He also forgot to mention the RATS, HIGH PRICES and RUDENESS!
I’ve lived in New York for the past 12 months. It was primarily for work however I was able to explore and enjoy the city. Once the pandemic hit I moved away. It’s shit there and it’s not gonna be normal for a long while. I chose freedom and now live in Texas where we’re open!
I'm a native NYer, and I don't blame you for leaving one bit. Many of us NYers are disenfranchised by leftist degenerates like DiBlasio and Cuomo. This is not the NYC I was born and raised in, and it's all thanks to liberal policies and liberal transplants from other places who have gradually turned NYC into an communist, SJW-obsessed shithole. 20 years ago, there was no place I'd rather be but NYC. I was in the Army, and I've visited other places and met people from all over the country, and was convinced that NYC was the place to be. Now, I'd literally rather live in Auschwitz. These "leaders" have ruined NYC beyond repair and recovery, and have politicized the "pandemic" to use it to implement draconian lockdowns that kill businesses, kill NYC, and kill people's livelihood. If I had the financial means, I'd relocate in a NY minute to any red state. For the majority, it's the same situation. Many of us want to flee, but can't. So we're stuck here hoping for change. Hopefully Cuomo and DiBlasio have red pilled enough NYers to flip the state red.
Exactly, the liberal transplants who came from other parts of the country...Not the born and raised New Yorkers. I still think it's one of the best cities in the world from NY State North of the Hudson and the hiking in the Adirondack Mountains to the beautiful beaches east of NY...The weather, and the cultural center of the world and yes the food!
Not the best thing for Colorado though. You New Yorkers just ruin every place you go. YOU and others like you ruined New York. You have invaded our turf and we don't like your demanding ways.
@@Bogusuap The people make the city. If you didn't grow up there, then you probably weren't the problem. New York was a great city, until Yuppies invaded and destroyed all the neighborhoods.
Ya know, when this virus first hit, I was telling friends and clients that perhaps this might be a blessing in disguise and it might cause us the stop and reflect on what we used to think was important in life and maybe re-evaluate our priorities. But, unfortunately, I don’t see that happening. Just listening to this guy talk confirms that we haven’t learned anything and if the virus disappeared overnight we’d all just go back to living life as if all that matters is distinguishing between pleasant and unpleasant. You know who else lives like that? Cockroaches.
I lived in Brooklyn for 62 years, worked operating subway trains for 27 years. When I retired, I relaxed for a year just to get my brain back working normally, then I started planning my exit. I am now in a small town in western NY state where it is clean, safe AND quiet. I've disliked the city for the last 20 years, but didn't want to be a slave to a commute from outside the city so I stayed to finish up my career. The one and only thing I miss about NYC now after being here for 3 years is being close to salt water. There's a river running through my town, but it is really nothing more than a creek. I loved walking along the rivers in Manhattan, going to the beaches in the winter when they are deserted. My stress level is at '0', and I am at peace. Good luck with your move.
Man. Sucks about what is happening in NYC. I was there when it transformed during 1995-1999. Been going back a lot. Hate seeing what is going on. But I know it will come back. I’ll be cheering on.
Spencer Xu yup and that’s one of the reason why I don’t live there anymore. I rather make 40,000 and have a better lifestyle the next make 100,000 and not have one at all.
Wonderful video. Loved it. I left after a slumlord pushed me out of my rent stabilized apartment 2 years ago. Now I thank the universe for this foresight. I'm up in NY's catskills ... fresh air... mountains ..security
as native NYer of 56 years, I'm moving out in a few weeks...this man hit the nail right on the head. I recall myself saying I'll never ever leave this town over the decades...you got to be crazy to leave NYC.......but no, things have changed......i thank this non-native for making NYC even greater....but even he knows its time to get out.
I just published a video about Dallas & I feel the same way. I'm 31 moving to Bend at end of the year. I don't care if I have to pitch a tent under a tree, it is so horrendous now in big cities.
If your income dries up doesn’t matter where you are.You will need to adapt. Also you are moving into midlife crises mode.Comfortable with yourself you can make anywhere “home”
Good luck to you. Born and raised here I’m moving out in a couple months. It’s exciting to live here but it’s gets old real quick and the politics and taxes and all that stuff it’s not worth living here. It’s just a shit hole
Another thing when I left in 1995 I saw a lot of companies that were leaving so I asked some why . They said since they make thing in other parts of the country and overseas. All they needed was a small office, a computer, and phones. With next day delivery and low overhead. That was the beginning of the exidos of business out of N Y. . I also saw large factories move and with that I was losing my customers. So I left. Too Best thing I ever Did.
Agree with everything you just said and glad I moved to Miami last year. I was over NY for a while and so happy to now have greenery and fresh air every where I go. Best decision ever. Good luck with your move.
born and raised in upstate, it was beautiful back then, now its really sad and despressing, we move to florida and its so much better and easier. best wishes on your new adventure
I live in upstate NY now and want to move but not sure where. I'm considering FL, it's one of my top choices, but I'm just concerned about hurricanes and getting sick of the heat? What do you like / love about living in Florida? And what do you not like? Thanks
@@aquamarine0023 storms can be a pain, but so are blizzards, the heat is intense from July and August especially but a/c and beaches make up for it. Tons of jobs, lots of freedom, happier people I think
@@debbiebelden4359 Thank you, Debbie! being in NY, Florida sounds amazing by comparison, especially as far as freedom. I wish my family did not live in NY!
It's a hell hole because you choose to be in one. I feel so terrible the food didn't tickle your pallet. That can happen anywhere. Originally from Rye New York and having once briefly been homeless I've been Chelsea Manhattan resident since 2005. Like any major crisis which is occurring nationally this didn't happen overnight and it's not going to get better overnight. It's already apparent that life is returning. Although cautiously, slowly and gradually as it's more than a pandemic to get this Snowflake to cave and go running because his Ray's Pizza wasn't up to par. Although to be honestly smug I'm a regular at Don Giovanni's where I enjoy (and they give me the big bowl while everyone else gets a small one) Seafood Soup, Baked Ziti. A glass of Malbec (they always give me a second one on the house) and ricotta cheesecake. As it's a sure bet that people who talk smack about my home think Taco 🌮 Bell is fine dining. As for the commute? I commuted from Rye, NY at 5:30 in the morning to Grand Central Terminal over a 30 year period and still at times had to take a subway. Metro-North at that time had bar car and in the 80s had a smoking car. And granted it was a toilet. As for nothing to do? My block 30 years ago was vacant, decadent and deserted. Now it's all art galleries. The High Line, Chelsea Market, Chelsea Piers, the revitalized Hudson Waterfront (just had oysters and a beer at The Frying Pan) and Hudson Yards are at my doorstep. I'm told I can strike up a conversation with anyone. If you have a bike go out for a bike ride (I bet it's got little pink tassels on the handle bars or takr a walk as you don't look crippled. As for meeting people? I don't have my nose in a phone. Instead I look up, smile and either say hello or pay them a compliment, give recommendations and will come to a person's rescue in a heartbeat. As you are obviously a primadonna who only sees the negatives I wouldn't date you either. As you'd be my reason if it were actually a choice to go straight. Personally I'd rather have an aneurysm as I'll help you pack. And throw confetti as you wave goodbye. As for my career? I've worked at Xerox in Greenwich, Connecticut, IBM and finally at Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett in corporate law. But I can also hang wallpaper as I worked with my father on the side. My parents were married 63 years. As for the people unlike those visiting who stride five across on a sidewalk and don't know how to behave as they are guests I live and work here so we usually have an appointment or meeting friends. We just don't like to wait standing in line 10 mins. I don't know if you even live where you filmed this but it purposely paints a dire picture which I'm not falling for. As for liking this video? I'd rather get a penicillin shot. Finally unlike most of you who use your thumbs to type I type 90 wpm on a full keyboard. It used to be 115 words per minute so not sorry for the long rant.
Yeah moved to small town years ago. Worked some few hours a day online and focus on personal development tru the internet. Know now it was the right decision. Its the right time for this kind of life now.
Born and raised in Queens. I am looking for residency out of the five boroughs. Cities in the Hudson valley, PA and CT that because I still work in the city. But when all said and done I'm looking into Texas. Dallas is nice.
Thanks for your insight about what’s happening in NewYork. I always was fascinated by the city growing up and always wanted to immerse myself with the culture. But now I realize I’ve only been told the good things about NewYork and very little of the bad. I hope things work out for you in the long run brotha
@@robinricart3155 I guess u have OCD about your safety.I live in Bath Beach for 25 years ,always very safe and beautiful sunsets overt Verrazano bridge.Better than Hawaii sunsets.
As someone that would like to leave NY, I appreciate the video. I just have one question. Why would you record this video near highways where the noise is terribly distracting?
I've been noticing this trend for a while. I feel like the U.S. will no longer be dominated by three big cities but perhaps by 12-15 medium size cities.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, I feel trapped in this city, NYC has been going downhill for years but it was accelerated since march and i don't see NYC returning from this any time soon. Hopefully i will escape to florida or texas
@Taylor Black not everyone in new york is a leftist. Can we drop the hyper partisanship because at the end of the day we are all locked down and the right has done nothing to push back against the left. We are all screwed
@Taylor Black Again, hyper partisanship showing, when did i ever claim any politics? You think the battle is won because you were "allowed" to dine in? The point that those rules even exist should be a wake up call to ALL OF US IN THE COUNTRY. The idea the govt can shut people down over the sniffles is very worrisome. Thats why i say we are all screwed unless laws are changed to where this can never happen again. How about instead of laughing at blue states you say your fellow americans shouldn't be going through that? At the end of the day, all politicians , say for a few red ones, betrayed the people and allowed this to happen. The whole system needs an overhaul. I hear what you're saying overall but the battle isn't over. The rules for "locking down" shouldn't exist.
@Taylor Black im torn brother, part of me, growing up here makes me wanna stay and fix it, other part of me says screw this city because it betrayed its citizens and just flee for florida.... I hope you pass the message around, work isn't done once we are "allowed" to get back to normal. Im still shocked, 6 months later that we as a country didn't fight back against this lockdown. Im willing to bet 100% of us never knew the ability to lockdown was even in the books
Taylor Black But his cousins live below the mason dixon line and he wants to visit them...and then bang them. Fit right in right? Now see what I did there Roscoe? Ewwww eeee! I bet you did. Unfair stereotypes aren’t so nice right? Now get back out there and get dem Duke boys!
If NYC is so great, why do people who live and work there retire to other states leaving most of their friends and family to go somewhere they don't know anyone?
One of the main opinions given that I strongly agree with you on is you mentioning “Cancel Culture.” I also hate the ridiculous cancel culture bull crap!
J T G I know quite a few New Yorkers - real New Yorkers, not some a-hole from Iowa who went to NYU and now spends his/her days sipping lattes in So-Ho, while discussing the merits of socialism. Anyway - true New Yorkers are good people. A little rough around the edges, but good people.
I'm New York City born and raised and I wish I could afford to get out of here. It's crazy because I can't afford to move and I could barely afford where I'm living. My landlord gave me a rent raise and she tried to manipulate me into signing into a two year contract after I signed the 1 year ! I just don't know what to do anymore. I want to go move to a red state I used to be a democrat but not anymobu! Democrats have now molded into liberals with clenched fists! it's so disgusting here, I just can't believe what's happening here. We are becoming Detroit Michigan. The decline is very quick, we will never ever get up from our knees from this ever. Best of luck stay safe and I'll be watching your videos. I love to see change and positivity 👋
@@catcar9157 That sounds good for the moment of passion of getting out of this cirrent hellhole,However, I'm too old to go and rent a room in a state I've never even visited and be at the hands of someone else changing their mind whether they want to continue to rent or not. It has to be better plan for me especially because I have an autoimmune disease, so I most likely cant fight off covid should a roommmate beings it home. I have a two bedroom and my roommate left tye state and I stopped renting. Its so painful to watch my life become dismantled. So there are some states that would be very bad for me medical facilitywise. It takes a lot of research and bfacilityw, I am doing it. I hope that you find a good place. Because once we leave it's really a sealed deal. I still love New York City, but I am so disenchanted.
I can completely relate to what you are currently feeling. I was studying and working in Northern California for approximately 6 years. I moved back to LOs Angeles to be with family only to find out that I don’t like LA for the same reasons you just described in your video. Homelessness is out of hand, rent is super expensive, ppl always looking who you are connected with or what do you have to offer, traffic, and not a lot of greenery, which was something you see in Northern California. Best wishes and excited to see what’s next for you! Oh and I’m considering moving to Washington.
I’ve been done with New York too, I agree with social justice thing being too loud. You forgot to say how politically it’s been making a lot of bad choices, bill deblasio sucks, and taxation is waaaaay too high
Be thankful you are in America. In Singapore, there is literally nowhere to run.
The internet has been slowly pulling the rug from under big cities for a long time. This is just a Wile E. Coyote moment.
😤 DeBlasio & 🤮Cuomo SUCK. THE WORST MAYOR & GOVERNOR EVER. Now, dumbo Cuomo is asking NYers don't leave & to come back to NY. The city was bad waaay back in the days, but u arrogant, delusional people still did NOT notice it. Now that business are closed--due to our incompetent elected officials, Cuomo & DeBlasio Duh ! ! ! GO FIGURE. Hope people find a safe/enjoyable/decent place to move to. Oh, one more thing -- if u vote 4 Biden & Kamala IT WILL GET WORSE.🤢they are Demons, And 🛑🛑STOP it w/the social distancing & mask wearing dummies. It doesn't work.
Agreed.. dirtbags took over...It sucks
Remmenber N.Y. is SANTUARY CITY, you know you pay for illegals people here, and THERE are millions of them thanks to the DemonsRats PARTY.
New Yorkers need to throw out DeBlasio - impeach or recall. He is the ground zero for the problems.
You throw around the word impeachment like it something you can do if you dont like his policies.
wouldn't it be nice if citizens threw DeBlasio out .... like literally ... a mob gets him gets him to the boarder (long island or westchester) and just threw him over and didn't let him back in? I can dream about it can't I?
He is the worst!
How about impeaching or voting Trump out? I mean you gotta get rid of the bad seeds right?
I'm honestly curious to know, why you feel DeBlasio is the problem?
My brother had moved to NYC after achieving his PhD last summer. When Corona hit NY we as a family begged him to leave and come home to Germany. And tbh, I'm so glad he did.
God bless you.
Nyc has become a reality TV show in real life😩
Why do people need Ph.D.s?
@@robithevampire To work in the academic field(s)
@@robithevampire Germany. You don't have to sell a kidney to get an advanced degree there like you do here.
If y,’all move out, DONT VOTE FOR THE SAME THINGS YOU VOTED FOR IN NYC. That’s all people outside of NYC/ NY are asking.
No. Just cause you said that I'm voting for the same things. Thanks homie.
Don't tell me what to do headass
@@chrisonthedot Well dont be a dumbass. How history repeats its self.
@@chrisonthedot go ahead, vote d in other states and see what happens. I know what happens. It's almost like shooting yourself in the foot with a real bullet. Virginia just went blue with Ralph northam and he is removing everyone's human rights there!!!!!!!
You afraid of termites?
People vote how they vote for their own reasons. Look at stats in your area for red and blue. That's how you should vote. Voting red all the time is rarely in anyone's best interest.
Food is overrated. Peace and quiet and safety is where it’s at.
I ordered a steak dinner in NYC some years back and was actually disappointed. Meat was tough and the cheese they put on it smelled like old socks. Beyond outrageous prices as one would expect in NYC.
@@sunnyd4734 Cooking at home is gold.
It’s all the international foods.. because it’s a melting pot and many different cultures so many different types of foods.
sounds like a the comfort of a coffin, there's a nice coffin life style here in Cincinnati, your "type", will fuckin love it full of comfort nothingness.........
If you’re not used to fresh non industrialized ingredients I’m sure you can find restaurant food in the US good
When I Retired ... I Left NYC For Miami .. Best Decision Ever .... Sunshine State ... 2nd Ammendment Pro State As Well .... No State Tax ..... No Brainer
AMEN! Naples for me.
NY is here in Ft Lauderdale for these reasons.
Are there good paying jobs in Florida?
@@serenas8144 only the survivors made it to Florida
Hurricanes ruin Florida living though. It's annoying having to evacuate each cane season
I used to love NYC. Sad to me it’s become so not great. Not to be rude, but to me, DiBlahblahblahsio destroyed NYC in a mere 4 months.
100% . He has serious problems totally unaffectef and brainless
Pandemic *
@@Josue-th2ho Plandemic
100% failed city and failed state. The dominos are falling and NYC will never recover like it was and will be the new Detroit for many years. Those high rise offices will remain empty as people work from home and move away.
Yea Dana its horrible here. LMFAO. The Met is reopening on Saturday. I will be there. Cant wait. This could be the longest we ever went without going.
#1 reason people are leaving New York. Look no further than you Mayor and Govenor
Amen
Amen!
Yep, they did it. I lived right in the NY Harbor for 3 years and it was way cool. But they MURDERED that city as sure as stabbing it in the heart. They must pay for what they have done. How, I have no idea. But this is their legacy... the death of one of the greatest cities on planet Earth.
@@loki6253 The Mayor Mussolini is a Fascist and the Governor Andrew Cuomo is Head of the New York Mafia.
Yep. Democrats. Thats the easy answer.
I grew up in NYC in the 60's. Live in FL now. I will never go back. Rudy was the only mayor who got NYC clean and safe. Such a shame. It was a great city.
Deblazio needs to go. He has destroyed NYC and isn’t finished yet.
Just wait till you get the next mayor 😀
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He does not just need to go. He has to go to jail and his private property has to be confiscated to cover at least some of the economic damage he caused!
I’ll take yang
The things your going to miss about New York can be found in many places across America . But its New Yorker's Voting Habits that have lead to the severe decline of New York . I don't see that changing anytime soon .
"The things your going to miss about New York can be found in many places across America ."
Bullshit! Name them.
There is no place like N.Y..
1.super high rent
2.savages pullin up in the opps to see of they catch them lackin
3.nathans hotdogs
4.homeless people on the streets
Yup!
No dodo bird. It is the stealing of voter records that were never updated. People moved or passed away leaving fraud to manipulate the ballots.
Born and raised in Manhattan. Planning my escape.
Crazy! But ya, it's not really NY anymore
Sorry to here it.
Anonymous as i recall they didn’t have budget.... and you cannot just add wiring on old (non compatible) trains... but new trains would come with cams... the questions how many new trans they will get...
Anonymous I think cameras in buses are mainly to protect the driver via recording whats already happened, theres no live monitoring of the camera.
The train conductors/other subway staff are already protected by usually being in secure booths or rooms.
It also takes a tremendous amount of funding to put cameras in each train car when a unit or string of cars that pulls into a station has roughly 8 - 10 cars. With multiple units on each line and multiple train lines in the system even if you could adapt old trains with cameras it sounds waaaaaay too expensive.
Despite however cheap cameras may be the MTA made the regular buses free from late March to Aug 31st so I would imagine spending more money on something extra is off the table.
Yeah everyone leave and leave jerrry Seinfeld there Hahahaha what an idiot he is
To all you NYC people moving out of NYC, don’t bring Democrat voting habits if you have them, to other places, leave them behind.
Absolutely you’re in shit, your opinion is shit, and you now realize it. Don’t ruin where you go. We don’t like the coasts for a reason and it’s been that way for 30 years
lol, say good bye to the republican party
OR, think about the underlying reason for the bad issues growing, AND, move to a democrat entrenched alternative. Please dont bring your bad ideas to our peaceful, non race and victim obsessed unified republican run areas-PLEASE!!!
Exactly I live in the Pocono 's in PA. They have been moving into this area for years and are ruining it. I Don't fault someone for wanting a better life but when in Rome! They move here saying I want a rural area but yet what conviences so stores start springing up everywhere. It's not what the residents here want. They still vote the same way, they are some of the rudest people I have ever met, they drive up prices. They suck do me a favor and stay out of Pa. Oh and by the way the real Pa residents here Don't like you so in bad times you may not be so safe here either.
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"best subway system IN THE WORLD" such an american thing to say.
Have you been outside the USA bro?
@mike a He should maybe cultivate himself some more, maybe look at Stockholms subway system..
It´s very stupid to say.
Even Londons subway system is better then NYCs. NYCs is big, but low budget and dirty.
He's a hipster. He thought NYC before going in was going to be the end all be all. And once he made it in he had to think of some lies to tell himself it was.
@@MarcAntomattei more like wannabe hipster. He sounds like an overgrown child.
i think he hasn't
@@mvmtsociety4026 tinder guru
This guy is the most neutral real voice I've heard in long time. It's very refreshing. And he's smart to know it's time to go and not sitting around complaining.
I agree with all your points brother. I left NYC after 4 years and I couldn’t wait to get out there. New York and New Yorkers will always be in my heart. Good luck mate!
Theres is no reason he stated that was an issue 4 years ago. SMH.
When people leave their state because of radical conditions, please remember, it got that way from the way people voted.
So if you come to Texas, change your ways or you'll be moving again
Happening to az too! They are dummies! The smart ones left long time ago.
Ha!
They'll be moving again after they have trashed the place.
We are afraid of that happening in Florida. We vote for people if they are good not by there party .and if they do not perform we vote them out.
That’s were I wanna go.. I left the left when President Trump started running for President..I can’t wait to leave NY...Crime has skyrocketed all over NY like never ever before..it’s super sad.
“Escape from New York” is Also the title of an Old Movie from 80s Starring Kurt Russell
devohnmitchell you mean staring Snake Bliskin.
As well as "Scape L.A." hmm... curious
@devohnmitchell ...Starring Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken. That 1981 cult classic is now the talk of the day. Why? Because those fast talking, willing and dealing schemers up there are now forced to accept the fact that the people who have controlled and manipulated them, are the very same people who were exiled/ran out of Europe. Nick shouldn't have apologized to them.
@@afroqbnoyque3512 Yup!
@@afroqbnoyque3512
Ummm, no idea what the heck you're talking about, but yes, I've heard of this film. Never seen it so I have no idea what it’s about though.
Hopefully guys like this stay in New York cause all you will hear is how your community doesn’t live up to New York
Don't forget who is responsible for the destruction of this great city: Cuomo and DeBlasio.
@mike a right on those pple are the problem
What party is running the country dumbass? The whole country is in the toilet. Is Alabama and Mississippi doing great? STFU
Yea okay, lol.....where do you live?
@ LMFAO! Do Deplorables still use the welfare talking point. I thought that died in 1980. I guess simpletons still use it.
@@johnottr "simpleton" don't even hardly cover it; more like mendacious mental midget. THAT'S your "trump derangement syndrome" right there in a nutshell.
No mention that the crime is out of control and the police will probably never be able to do their jobs in NYC ever again.
Dont worry they will find a way 🙂
Yes, vote the republicans in!
Why didnt you mention the riots? The evil that's on the street caused by the Democrats? Dont bring any radical thinking to my town. You'll be run out.
lol Yo I hate NYC because its overpopulated but You Anti NYERS spew bullshit... Crime is like any other City in America.
Jonathan Balbuena late 60s, 70s and 80s too in New York were horrible as well most major cities were tbh 😂 especially in America
I think you are also emerging out of one life stage - the 20s and 30s and all that entails - and moving into middle age, when all life's opportunities start to narrow. You begin to realize you can't do as much all the time, and the need to focus becomes all encompassing. You sound like a great guy and no doubt you will have a great life in your next venture.
that is true!
“Best subway system in the world.”
Lmao!
Broaden your horizons homie. NY ain’t all that.
Guess he never took the A train late at night thru Brownsville or Bed Sty or any other atrocious subway lines full of fucking rats.
Yes it is the best subway system in the world and I have been on many. NYC is the greatest life anyone can have. Where do you live?
NYC's Subway System only claim to fame is that it was the only comprehensive 24/7 around. With that said, Japan, objectively, has the best subway and train system in the world. It's modern, spotless, punctual, and comprehensive. Best I've ever ridden.
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@@CorruptionDee 👍👍👌👌
I was born and raised here in New York, I don't see the hype of New York anymore. I'm planning to move my family out of here. I need space, fresh air and a little more nature.
I left NY Manhattan in 1995 for Florida. So glad I did Even though I was born in Long Island. Had a store on 6 the Ave. In the 20's .. only been back 4 times nice place to Visit but too expensive. For the price of a 7 day trip to Manhattan we now go to Europe and mostly Italy. We bought a great Home and own it. No more renting. You are right there is no place like NY for food. It is the best. But in Florida so many NY Businesses have come down it is getting better. I would never live in NY again. Too dirty and if you are a senior citizen you get no respect. So glad you are thinking of leaving. At first you will miss, not being able to take a walk later at night and getting something to eat. Funny thing, In 2 blocks of Manhattan you see more People than you see for weeks in Florida. Enjoy
Just stay safe down here born raising in Florida start packing plz.
Same here Robert. Except I moved from NYC to Florida in 1990. Best move I ever made. Own a home. Great beaches and Winters. No State tax. I still visit Manhattan (have family there) but on rare occasions. Its just not the same anymore. Its dirty. noisey and disgusting quite frankly. The late 1980's were great in NYC. What a time. After that it went downhill. The Thrill is Gone.
I'm not budging survived the 70s,80s,and 90s until now in the south Bronx .what don't kill you will make you stronger..
Everyone MENTIONING THE MICROPHONE & AUDIO:
This WAS recorded on a good mic! RODE Video Mic Pro with a Dead Cat AND foam wind sock! It’s NOT that it was recorded poorly, it’ that THIS IS HOW LOUD NY IS!!!!!
I even did a bit of noise clean up in post. Mic amp at +20 internal gain @2, Just to clarify.
I know it seems like this is maybe just where I was or a joke, but it’s not a joke, and i filmed in a generally quiet area actually! Literally look at any youtuber filming in NY. The reason it doesn’t sound like this, is because they are usually vlog distance to the mic (which changes the levels) or they just cut the audio and pump music! It’s crazy because like i mentioned, the noise is relentless!
It sounds good enough to me!
Haha... I’d say you’re gonna need a blimp, but I guess you really won’t since you’re leaving. Honestly, I’m right on the verge of doing the same thing myself. Like 80% of my friends have already left!! What am I doing sticking around?! (Not that I could see them at this point anyway, with all of us imprisoned in our tiny apartments.) Best of luck to ya!
Haha yeah I'd need an audio team to make it work! / Same most people I know also left, and if I was going to pay the prices for New York, then it better BE NEW YORK! I just don't think it still is what I signed up for.NYT just put an article put saying 85% of retail shops have closed in Manhattan!
Real New Yorkers cant live without that noise. It's common6 referred to as a "buzz".
I've been here 50 years. I dont have one single family member or have one single freind leaving, some are hiding out, that's a different story. We'll watch you guys come in and we'll waive to you go.
I've seen a lot of cars with NY plates around my city lately. I don't think you're alone in your decision to leave. The up side is that we live in a big country and there are plenty of opportunities for people who want to make a new start. Good luck. 👍
yes I live in Austin tx been seen lot plates also
I see a lot of cars in NYC with plates from every state in the country all the time. Now what?
I feel u man. I have been a die hard NYer all my life but this pandemic has made me feel as u expressed, I'm done. I need sunshine, ocean breezes and space. We pay so much for such lil spaces. I'm glad u enjoyed our city while u could. I truly appreciated this video. It was real talk. All the best to u! 😊
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How you going to get space, when all the crap people are moving with you. People in these beach communities don't want you.
I don’t even know what you’re talking abt when it comes to dating. No man I ever went out on a date with wanted to commit. It’s all about sex. I feel like the goal of every single man in nyc who goes out dating, is to get laid as much as they can.
A lot of women complain about that. Often it’s because the nice guys who are maybe average are invisible to them.
THOT Patrol
Nice people do exist lol
Reports coming out about dating. Women go out with the hottest guys they can find and they are shocked why they wont commit. They got just as many options as you! Why would they settle down? Consider the average hard working guys who you all have brushed aside.....
George Petras I’m NOT talking abt the hottest guys out there. I avoid those self centered, arrogant men at all cost. I’m talking abt the average guy. And as shocking as it comes to you, they’ll gladly make a move on you right off the bat, and are shocked how a woman won’t sleep with them on a first date.. excuse me?!...
Tom D define nice. I can tell you from my own personal experience that an average looking guy could be just as big of an asshole as what you’d expect from the “playboy” type. At least “playboy” arrogance won’t come as a surprise.
Those leaving New York, leave your left wing politics in NYC too.
Agree completely leave your known failure Democrat voting behind in the city you with your poor voting choices destroyed.
You are correct sir
Been voting Republican since I started voting. We’re not all marxists maniacs
The radical left is what that section was about in the video. Even if i shared the same thoughts, the volume and disorder of the message is ruining itself.
Rural places make people conservative. Cities make people liberal. It's more environment than any inherent "traits".
But yeah if they move to other cities they could flip entire states.
Letting public sector employees unionize was a horrible mistake. The unions keep voting for the same corrupt politicians who give them unsustainable pensions.
That's how it always happens, because people don't learn from mistakes of the past. Plus that union boss is going to pocket the most money anyway then turn around and blame conservative politicians for the union's woes. Tired of seeing these commercials every 2 years of some union dumbass getting in front of a camera and blaming everyone else but themselves.
Amen
Man are they stupid to keep voting for the same rotten corrupt politicians! Didn't know about unions getting unsustainable pensions, wow!
From NYC and leaving was best thing i ever did. Now i appreciate it more when i come home to visit
1 of the most spot on comments on here. & it's a damn shame too; NYC SHOULD be a great city but the leadership continues 2 decline in intelligence.
Leaving next month! 30 years born and raised In NYC. I’m ready to live peacefully
How’s it going where u are??
Pros of New York: Easy women, accessibility & food.
Cons of New York: Disgusting winter/summer humidity, shitty beaches (only lame piers for tourists), cramped roads, and very expensive (especially rent) to the point it can make you cry
There are lot of cons but beaches are not one of them. Long Island beaches and the Rockaways the best beaches they are crowded every weekend !!!! Maybe you guys stay in the city come to the outer boroughs!!! The rent is cheaper too
Jennifer Williams rockaway beach is disgusting compared to a lot of other beaches in the country lol. Long island beaches are okay but that’s really not the city.
Moe thank you for your expertise! Too bad there’s millions of others who visit there who feel differently! Love ya!
@@jenniferwilliams3513 Lol u clearly have never been to a proper beach. I've visited Greece, the Phillippines, Indonesia and Italy multiple times and in comparison Long Island beaches are complete shit...
When I lived in NYC (Park Slope, then Upper West Side), a local friend of mine told me: “I think everyone should live in New York... about 5-7 year, just until it nearly breaks you.” So that’s what I did. Now I’m in London which, though expensive, is so much easier in so many ways.
Yep. Heard the same. It's been 8 yrs for me
The Buon Life I hop your move and relocation go well! It’s a tough time in the creative industries (I’m in music), but it will bounce back!
It can definitely break you. Especially people not from here. It can chew you up and spit you out.
It almost broke me. I was there from Austin - quite the culture shock- for several years. Then work brought me to London which, oddly, was not as much of a culture shock in that it has a slightly southern-US ease about it. Now, though, I may have to go back to NYC to care for in-laws, so back into the fire again! 😂
@@ChickyNYC LOL. Back to the rat race.
3 to 5 dates a week! Fair play to you, that's practically a full time job
It’s expensive too
buddy is a pussy magnet. I don't even wanna deal with 1
@@jeffreybuoncristiano good on you for your resilience to that kind of humiliation and financial punishment. Dating in NY is a dumpster fire
@@jeffreybuoncristiano In NY peiple are individuals. If the guy pays the first date than the girl pays the second date. Things are equal.
NYC is dating on cheat mode. Once you go to most other places you'll realize it's far far more difficult.
Congratulations, Jeff! I moved to rural Virginia and love it (and my productivity, expense control and clarity are all supercharged)! I can't wait to see where you go from here.
Ya?! I'm expecting my productivity to increase as well!
MOVE TO TORONTO. CHARLES BARKLEY SAYS, "TORONTO IS JUST LIKE NEW YORK MINUS THE CRIME RATES AND THE PEOPLE ARE NICER."
@Rhode Island Native at least our cities aren't burning to the ground. People here are actually civilized.
Yes take your voting Democrat with you .
Except Canada won't even let you visit
Steve Martin said “Toronto is just like New York - without all the stuff.”
As a native New Yorker thank you for your honesty. I share similar views as you do. As I've gotten older, I feel the opportunities have decreased
It’s a shame. I went to NYC 2 years ago and was impressed since my previous visit was in the 1970 when the whole place smelled like pee. It looks like it’s going back to the 1970’s. If people want to see how bad it was, watch a Charles Bronson movie. That was a cartoon of how dangerous the city was.
2 years ago NYC was probably the best it has ever been. It is very sad to see it like this. Perhaps a mock funeral for NYC on the steps of city hall would bring some media attention. But don't wear black lest you be confused for Antifa.
A black funeral carriage pulled by black horses, a small marching band playing a slow somber dirge and a large procession of police and then firefighters and then lawful citizens decked out in funeral dress. Effigies of da Blasio and Cuomo in hand cuffs ...a sign around their necks "Murders of NYC". Oh my goodness...you could play that up big time. Kangaroo court, burning of the effigies, then the speeches of remembering NY, the good 'ol days, people crying, oh such loss. 😂
sounds like its about to become an interesting place again finally lol
I did the same as you about 4 years ago. Great time and then this happens. Really sad
That smell was you.
alwaysmylove Come to the mission district in Los Angeles. 35,000 homeless people at this point. San Fran has a poo and needle app for visitors. So that you can avoid the worst areas. They have lost most of their convention business now. A street lamp fellow over and landed on a car because it rusted through from being urinated on so often. San Fran is now the car break in capital of the country. I ran a homeless ministry for a decade. This is misplace compassion. NYC can regress back to this in a year of two if they don’t reverse course. And then will have 20 years to reverse it.
Have visited NYC several times. While it is/was enjoyable, I can only take it in short spurts then I have to get back to sanity. It’s going to be years before NYC recovers and if that dumba$$ mayor keeps it up, none of the wealthy will return which will create even more headaches.
When ever you decide to leave, make sure you leave that big government attitude in New York
Never bring your poor government to NYS. Why would any state want to look like Mississippi or Alabama. The top ten poorest states are all Republican states. Every single one of them. Please dont bring that to NYS. We are 25% of the countries GDP. How much is your state?
There’s more to life than GDP. That’s the problem, right there. You get infected with that Modernist thinking and it might take a life threatening catastrophe to get you to see differently.
@@CSUnger You're right, there is more, the theatre, great restaurants, museums, sports entertainment, arts, great schools, diversity, and of course being able to do all of that with your family, while all you do is visit Walmart.
alwaysmylove, ...um.... with the exception of diversity, which arguably is not necessarily a bonus, all of that has effectively been shut down, in case you haven’t noticed. Now what are you going to do to infuse life with short term meaning ?
People in Alabama and Mississippi are very happy because they might be somewhat poor but they have enough, work hard and value family life.
I live near Gettysburg Pa. Not a big city but not a national Park either. And I hate it here. So, I just accepted a position at the Hospital in Moab, Utah. I did the research, figured out what I wanted to have access to and a decent central location to it all. Also, I wanted as little snow as possible. Heat is ok because I grew up in South Georgia. Humidity sux, but dry heat doesn’t seem to bother me. I want nature. As much as possible. Moab will be my new home soon.😎
I live 5 hrs from Moab. I’m up there frequently. Fabulous place!
I still live in the Bronx suffering and seeing most people here going through the same thing as me
Just moved back to the US after living in London for 6 years, so I definitely relate to everything you mentioned. Best of Luck in your next venture Jeff!
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Im in upstate New York and all the city people are moving up here and now our cost of living is going up...🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
haha I'm sorry I'm one of them, I've been upstate every summer for yrs and have been planning to move for yrs. Just convinced the family though. Beautiful people upstate, they make me feel so welcomed.
Unfortunately I hear alot of horror stories about New Yorkers when I travel up. we arent all rude, most of us are regular ppl
Same here. I moved to Ulster county back in ‘02. It was like paradise. My first place was a two story cottage on a creek for $450 a month!! Now? Forget about it. You can’t find anything for under a grand. And Kingston, NY?? At least $1,200- $1,300 for a small one bedroom. As soon as they declare it Brooklyn on the Hudson it’s over. In 8 years the place became gentrified. And while Kingston was always a Democratic city it has gone full woke! SJWs abound everywhere!!
@@baronhelius4596 im in Dutchess County in Wappingers
No way. Tell them to leave and get back to the city where they came from. I don't need city rats in my rural towns.
@W B I'm ashamed to report i dont vote. I'm in healthcare and it never seems to matter who is in power. ppl insurances and businesses never put the patients first.
Quit just dating and seek holy matrimony. We need families in this country, not more ramblers.
Benjamin Harrison Gray How the hell are you going to get married if you don’t date?
Find a good church , be surprised the great people who you will meet!
Starting a family cost too much money. No one has money for that anymore
Ehh screw dating vergin for life, do what ever I want
A lot of you tossing out living in NYC during 2010 or 2005, 1995 is impressive but have any of you New Yorkers lived the 80s era? We're gonna forget heroin addicts on the subways and AIDS victims piling up on the piers?
Compare now to NYC 1984. I'll listen.
i was born in 84. in the bronx.
@@escarlit ...okay?
@@Blast2224 sorry, it wasn't meant to be anything other than a narcissistic comment about myself that no one else cares about. i do agree with you, though. carry on.
NYC was edgy and real in the 80s and attracted that type of populace. It was also affordable, even Manhattan. Brooklyn and Queens were still solely for the bridge and tunnel crowd. As it became safe and sanitized it started attracting those type of people. There was a book called, "The Suburbanization of NY" that hit the nail on the head. The velocity with which people are fleeing now shows what little roots or community the city gave them, and how they were using the city as a kind of luxe hotel. That's not how it was in the 80s, when there was still a neighbourhood vibe filled with little locally owned, eclectic, non-franchise shops and it was pretty easy to fall into a tight friendship scene.
Best thing about growing up in my area of nyc, (Queens) was that we lived with people from all over the world. Successfully! Now there is tension in neighborhoods that wasn’t there for over 20 years. Sad really...food was a small bonus. Being relaxed in your neighborhood is priceless.
I live in Wilmington, NC and there are tons of northerners who come down here to flee those places. Tons of New Yorkers. Turns out the policies they voted for screwed them over and now they are moving to the place they swore they hated. The poetry of it all 😂 bit of a generalization, but I think NYC has changed a lot. The political leaders are driving the property value down by turning it into a shithole so they and all their friends can come in and scoop it all up. That’s my take at least. I’ve always liked visiting, but it will drain you if you don’t prepare accordingly.
They will vote for the same policies and then NC into a shithole .
True.
HELLHOLE is an understatement.
LMAO - couldn't have said it better!
I lived in Manhattan from 1995 to 2006, I returned to live in TORONTO. The noise is constant in NYC like a machine.
You could have saved 15 minutes and just said "The reason I'm leaving NY is because of the DEMONcrats" He also forgot to mention the RATS, HIGH PRICES and RUDENESS!
Oh shut up
You people are so self absorbed, such crybabies 🙄🙄
Are you coming to Florida
And the wanna bes carrying their Lattes
Antifa and blm are saying if you don't vote for democrats then there will be open war on trump voters.
I was thinking that same thing! I left Austin, TX for Alaska
I’ve lived in New York for the past 12 months. It was primarily for work however I was able to explore and enjoy the city. Once the pandemic hit I moved away. It’s shit there and it’s not gonna be normal for a long while.
I chose freedom and now live in Texas where we’re open!
I'm a native NYer, and I don't blame you for leaving one bit. Many of us NYers are disenfranchised by leftist degenerates like DiBlasio and Cuomo. This is not the NYC I was born and raised in, and it's all thanks to liberal policies and liberal transplants from other places who have gradually turned NYC into an communist, SJW-obsessed shithole.
20 years ago, there was no place I'd rather be but NYC. I was in the Army, and I've visited other places and met people from all over the country, and was convinced that NYC was the place to be. Now, I'd literally rather live in Auschwitz.
These "leaders" have ruined NYC beyond repair and recovery, and have politicized the "pandemic" to use it to implement draconian lockdowns that kill businesses, kill NYC, and kill people's livelihood. If I had the financial means, I'd relocate in a NY minute to any red state. For the majority, it's the same situation. Many of us want to flee, but can't. So we're stuck here hoping for change. Hopefully Cuomo and DiBlasio have red pilled enough NYers to flip the state red.
Prays for your success
Exactly, the liberal transplants who came from other parts of the country...Not the born and raised New Yorkers. I still think it's one of the best cities in the world from NY State North of the Hudson and the hiking in the Adirondack Mountains to the beautiful beaches east of NY...The weather, and the cultural center of the world and yes the food!
I live in Mississippi in a small quaint country home on 4 acres. I pay $500/month rent. I couldnt be happier.
You only live once, and you do not have forever. Follow your heart while you still can.
I left NY about 20 years ago.... It already stunk.
I left 3 years ago to Colorado. Best thing in my life.
Not the best thing for Colorado though. You New Yorkers just ruin every place you go. YOU and others like you ruined New York. You have invaded our turf and we don't like your demanding ways.
I didn’t do anything I grew up in Poland. I was shocked how horrible NyC is.
@@Bogusuap The people make the city. If you didn't grow up there, then you probably weren't the problem. New York was a great city, until Yuppies invaded and destroyed all the neighborhoods.
colorado is broke
Ya know, when this virus first hit, I was telling friends and clients that perhaps this might be a blessing in disguise and it might cause us the stop and reflect on what we used to think was important in life and maybe re-evaluate our priorities. But, unfortunately, I don’t see that happening. Just listening to this guy talk confirms that we haven’t learned anything and if the virus disappeared overnight we’d all just go back to living life as if all that matters is distinguishing between pleasant and unpleasant. You know who else lives like that? Cockroaches.
I lived in Brooklyn for 62 years, worked operating subway trains for 27 years. When I retired, I relaxed for a year just to get my brain back working normally, then I started planning my exit. I am now in a small town in western NY state where it is clean, safe AND quiet. I've disliked the city for the last 20 years, but didn't want to be a slave to a commute from outside the city so I stayed to finish up my career. The one and only thing I miss about NYC now after being here for 3 years is being close to salt water. There's a river running through my town, but it is really nothing more than a creek. I loved walking along the rivers in Manhattan, going to the beaches in the winter when they are deserted. My stress level is at '0', and I am at peace. Good luck with your move.
Man. Sucks about what is happening in NYC. I was there when it transformed during 1995-1999. Been going back a lot. Hate seeing what is going on. But I know it will come back. I’ll be cheering on.
Yes get out of New York immediately. I did 17 years ago. What a hell hole. I live in San Diego. absolutely love it.
San Diego-That's a beautiful city for so many reasons. Unfortunately,people get caught up in the 'making more money' culture of NYC
Spencer Xu yup and that’s one of the reason why I don’t live there anymore. I rather make 40,000 and have a better lifestyle the next make 100,000 and not have one at all.
I once stepped in human crap in NYC, totally ruined my day. I am making my exit plan as we speak.
Wonderful video. Loved it. I left after a slumlord pushed me out of my rent stabilized apartment 2 years ago. Now I thank the universe for this foresight. I'm up in NY's catskills ... fresh air... mountains ..security
What job did you leave in the city? And what do you do in the Catskills?
Left NYC in 2011. I saw the writing on the wall. The ones that stay will say, "You're not a real New Yorker.", "Leave!".
as native NYer of 56 years, I'm moving out in a few weeks...this man hit the nail right on the head. I recall myself saying I'll never ever leave this town over the decades...you got to be crazy to leave NYC.......but no, things have changed......i thank this non-native for making NYC even greater....but even he knows its time to get out.
I just published a video about Dallas & I feel the same way. I'm 31 moving to Bend at end of the year. I don't care if I have to pitch a tent under a tree, it is so horrendous now in big cities.
ANY city is a bad place to be right now if you're looking for a better living.
If your income dries up doesn’t matter where you are.You will need to adapt. Also you are moving into midlife crises mode.Comfortable with yourself you can make anywhere “home”
Good luck to you. Born and raised here I’m moving out in a couple months. It’s exciting to live here but it’s gets old real quick and the politics and taxes and all that stuff it’s not worth living here. It’s just a shit hole
I was a lifelong New Yorker and had to get out of there too. Don’t regret it in the least.
Another thing when I left in 1995 I saw a lot of companies that were leaving so I asked some why . They said since they make thing in other parts of the country and overseas. All they needed was a small office, a computer, and phones. With next day delivery and low overhead. That was the beginning of the exidos of business out of N Y. . I also saw large factories move and with that I was losing my customers. So I left. Too Best thing I ever Did.
Nyc self destructed its over the mayor can keep the rotten apple 🍏 to himself
Come to the Midwest, brother! Wide open spaces and friendly folks. Best of luck to you. 👍🏻
And dont vote democrat if you do.
@hg xob cool, we wouldn't want you here
Or south
Where would you suggest? Minneapolis, Chicago, St Louis. I here they're booming allright !
just not Chicago. Chicago is far worse than NYC
Jeezus the background noise alone....he's basically yelling the whole time and I bet he doesn't even notice
That's new York prepandemic, loud and hustle 24/7
U get used to the loud traffic to a point where it feels like you’re yelling when ur taking in a suburban area away from newyork lol
@@TinaMarieJ which is really sad, quite frankly
That is often the norm in NYC, even when sitting inside your apt!
@@Quantum36911 unhealthy af. No thanks !
Agree with everything you just said and glad I moved to Miami last year. I was over NY for a while and so happy to now have greenery and fresh air every where I go. Best decision ever. Good luck with your move.
I heard from an architect who used to live in NYC that it is great when you are in your 20s and up to 35.
Truth
Left the city and have been living in a farm town now. One gets into a natural rhythm. Having said that I do miss museums and Thai food.🧚♀️
Thats about it. ...salute
Thai food? Learn to cook it, it’s not that hard and you can get most of the ingredients shipped to your door.
New Yorkers will ruin farm towns next.
Spot on
Over 60 miles fr Washington DC tucked into a quiet West VA riverside town, those are exactly my losses as well...
So basically you’re growing up and don’t want to live such a hedonistic lifestyle.
Hedonistic? Yea ok! So basically you want to live a boring lifestyle. Enjoy your daily trip to Walmart.
alwaysmylove The term “less hedonistic” makes you think of Walmart? A bit limited in scope, isn’t it.
@@charis128 Nope, thats about how hedonistic you Bible Belters get.
alwaysmylove Not in a bible belt.
charis128 grow up at 40? Peter Pan syndrome
born and raised in upstate, it was beautiful back then, now its really sad and despressing, we move to florida and its so much better and easier. best wishes on your new adventure
I live in upstate NY now and want to move but not sure where. I'm considering FL, it's one of my top choices, but I'm just concerned about hurricanes and getting sick of the heat? What do you like / love about living in Florida? And what do you not like? Thanks
@@aquamarine0023 storms can be a pain, but so are blizzards, the heat is intense from July and August especially but a/c and beaches make up for it. Tons of jobs, lots of freedom, happier people I think
@@debbiebelden4359 Thank you, Debbie! being in NY, Florida sounds amazing by comparison, especially as far as freedom. I wish my family did not live in NY!
It's a hell hole because you choose to be in one. I feel so terrible the food didn't tickle your pallet. That can happen anywhere. Originally from Rye New York and having once briefly been homeless I've been Chelsea Manhattan resident since 2005. Like any major crisis which is occurring nationally this didn't happen overnight and it's not going to get better overnight. It's already apparent that life is returning. Although cautiously, slowly and gradually as it's more than a pandemic to get this Snowflake to cave and go running because his Ray's Pizza wasn't up to par.
Although to be honestly smug I'm a regular at Don Giovanni's where I enjoy (and they give me the big bowl while everyone else gets a small one) Seafood Soup, Baked Ziti. A glass of Malbec (they always give me a second one on the house) and ricotta cheesecake. As it's a sure bet that people who talk smack about my home think Taco 🌮 Bell is fine dining.
As for the commute? I commuted from Rye, NY at 5:30 in the morning to Grand Central Terminal over a 30 year period and still at times had to take a subway. Metro-North at that time had bar car and in the 80s had a smoking car. And granted it was a toilet.
As for nothing to do? My block 30 years ago was vacant, decadent and deserted. Now it's all art galleries. The High Line, Chelsea Market, Chelsea Piers, the revitalized Hudson Waterfront (just had oysters and a beer at The Frying Pan) and Hudson Yards are at my doorstep. I'm told I can strike up a conversation with anyone. If you have a bike go out for a bike ride (I bet it's got little pink tassels on the handle bars or takr a walk as you don't look crippled. As for meeting people? I don't have my nose in a phone. Instead I look up, smile and either say hello or pay them a compliment, give recommendations and will come to a person's rescue in a heartbeat.
As you are obviously a primadonna who only sees the negatives I wouldn't date you either. As you'd be my reason if it were actually a choice to go straight. Personally I'd rather have an aneurysm as I'll help you pack. And throw confetti as you wave goodbye.
As for my career? I've worked at Xerox in Greenwich, Connecticut, IBM and finally at Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett in corporate law. But I can also hang wallpaper as I worked with my father on the side. My parents were married 63 years.
As for the people unlike those visiting who stride five across on a sidewalk and don't know how to behave as they are guests I live and work here so we usually have an appointment or meeting friends. We just don't like to wait standing in line 10 mins. I don't know if you even live where you filmed this but it purposely paints a dire picture which I'm not falling for.
As for liking this video? I'd rather get a penicillin shot.
Finally unlike most of you who use your thumbs to type I type 90 wpm on a full keyboard. It used to be 115 words per minute so not sorry for the long rant.
What State did you happen to plan on moving to after leaving NY?
I left NYC this week. Spent a month there. "Not much to do in NYC" is still 20x better than other cities. Including and especially London.
rod why comparing NYC with London? London is basically just a big village.
@@exelmans8855 you are correct. I live in London. Hence the comparison.
Yeah moved to small town years ago. Worked some few hours a day online and focus on personal development tru the internet. Know now it was the right decision. Its the right time for this kind of life now.
I used to visit Nyc every weekend. The best Food, Clothes and Stores!
God bless you.
Born and raised in Queens. I am looking for residency out of the five boroughs. Cities in the Hudson valley, PA and CT that because I still work in the city. But when all said and done I'm looking into Texas. Dallas is nice.
Thanks for your insight about what’s happening in NewYork. I always was fascinated by the city growing up and always wanted to immerse myself with the culture. But now I realize I’ve only been told the good things about NewYork and very little of the bad. I hope things work out for you in the long run brotha
Remember that left wing politics are the reason that you are leaving NYC. When visiting my daughter in Brooklyn, I never felt safe.
Not everywhere in Brooklyn is dangerous you know. My neighborhood is actually very quiet and safe.
@@alleycatalog My daughter lived on Park Slope
@@robinricart3155 LMAO Park Slope is one of the nicest areas of Brooklyn. If you feel unsafe there then I really do not know what to tell you.
@@robinricart3155 I guess u have OCD about your safety.I live in Bath Beach for 25 years ,always very safe and beautiful sunsets overt Verrazano bridge.Better than Hawaii sunsets.
Funny thing is now a days half the people that live or lived in NY aren’t from NY.
They are ramblers. They move to a place, fuck it up, then move on and blame the city or town. It's these ramblers that screw it up.
This is a great video. Enjoyed hearing about NY, the ups and downs, the challenges you are going through, and your decision making process. 👍👍
As someone that would like to leave NY, I appreciate the video. I just have one question. Why would you record this video near highways where the noise is terribly distracting?
I've been noticing this trend for a while. I feel like the U.S. will no longer be dominated by three big cities but perhaps by 12-15 medium size cities.
Hope you're doing well, mate! Good luck with moving!
So, the city is finally sleep
No, it's woke
Born and raised in Brooklyn, I feel trapped in this city, NYC has been going downhill for years but it was accelerated since march and i don't see NYC returning from this any time soon. Hopefully i will escape to florida or texas
@Taylor Black not everyone in new york is a leftist. Can we drop the hyper partisanship because at the end of the day we are all locked down and the right has done nothing to push back against the left. We are all screwed
@Taylor Black Again, hyper partisanship showing, when did i ever claim any politics? You think the battle is won because you were "allowed" to dine in? The point that those rules even exist should be a wake up call to ALL OF US IN THE COUNTRY. The idea the govt can shut people down over the sniffles is very worrisome. Thats why i say we are all screwed unless laws are changed to where this can never happen again. How about instead of laughing at blue states you say your fellow americans shouldn't be going through that? At the end of the day, all politicians , say for a few red ones, betrayed the people and allowed this to happen. The whole system needs an overhaul. I hear what you're saying overall but the battle isn't over. The rules for "locking down" shouldn't exist.
@Taylor Black im torn brother, part of me, growing up here makes me wanna stay and fix it, other part of me says screw this city because it betrayed its citizens and just flee for florida.... I hope you pass the message around, work isn't done once we are "allowed" to get back to normal. Im still shocked, 6 months later that we as a country didn't fight back against this lockdown. Im willing to bet 100% of us never knew the ability to lockdown was even in the books
Taylor Black
But his cousins live below the mason dixon line and he wants to visit them...and then bang them. Fit right in right? Now see what I did there Roscoe? Ewwww eeee! I bet you did. Unfair stereotypes aren’t so nice right? Now get back out there and get dem Duke boys!
If NYC is so great, why do people who live and work there retire to other states leaving most of their friends and family to go somewhere they don't know anyone?
It’s cause nyc pays well
One of the main opinions given that I strongly agree with you on is you mentioning “Cancel Culture.” I also hate the ridiculous cancel culture bull crap!
Check your politics on your way out the door.
Herbster41 New York lives matter
Born, bred and lived my whole life here in NY. I voted Trump and will do so again. Don't assume we're all the same here.
AMEN TO THAT.
The way this guy is talking about the NY people it's making me want to move there lol. Not gona happen though.
J T G I know quite a few New Yorkers - real New Yorkers, not some a-hole from Iowa who went to NYU and now spends his/her days sipping lattes in So-Ho, while discussing the merits of socialism. Anyway - true New Yorkers are good people. A little rough around the edges, but good people.
I'm New York City born and raised and I wish I could afford to get out of here. It's crazy because I can't afford to move and I could barely afford where I'm living. My landlord gave me a rent raise and she tried to manipulate me into signing into a two year contract after I signed the 1 year ! I just don't know what to do anymore. I want to go move to a red state I used to be a democrat but not anymobu! Democrats have now molded into liberals with clenched fists! it's so disgusting here, I just can't believe what's happening here. We are becoming Detroit Michigan. The decline is very quick, we will never ever get up from our knees from this ever. Best of luck stay safe and I'll be watching your videos. I love to see change and positivity 👋
Just move, leave your stuff, rent a room elsewhere. You can’t afford not to move! I’m nyc born too, but looking to leave too...
@@catcar9157 That sounds good for the moment of passion of getting out of this cirrent hellhole,However, I'm too old to go and rent a room in a state I've never even visited and be at the hands of someone else changing their mind whether they want to continue to rent or not. It has to be better plan for me especially because I have an autoimmune disease, so I most likely cant fight off covid should a roommmate beings it home. I have a two bedroom and my roommate left tye state and I stopped renting. Its so painful to watch my life become dismantled. So there are some states that would be very bad for me medical facilitywise. It takes a lot of research and bfacilityw, I am doing it. I hope that you find a good place. Because once we leave it's really a sealed deal. I still love New York City, but I am so disenchanted.
How is your faith?
I can completely relate to what you are currently feeling. I was studying and working in Northern California for approximately 6 years. I moved back to LOs Angeles to be with family only to find out that I don’t like LA for the same reasons you just described in your video. Homelessness is out of hand, rent is super expensive, ppl always looking who you are connected with or what do you have to offer, traffic, and not a lot of greenery, which was something you see in Northern California. Best wishes and excited to see what’s next for you! Oh and I’m considering moving to Washington.
Amen
But where did you move to?
Thank you for your honesty. I completely understand the reasons you’re moving out of NYC. It makes total sense. Best of luck.