Unboxing New York: What It's Like Living In New York

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 1 тис.

  • @NickJohnson
    @NickJohnson  Рік тому +6

    Here is my entire Unboxing Series: ua-cam.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF.html

  • @Dangic23
    @Dangic23 5 років тому +661

    Yeah....NYC and NY State are 2 separate worlds.

  • @cijidunne
    @cijidunne 3 роки тому +98

    New York is insanely diverse. Upstate NY is vastly different than Western NY, which is different from Northern NY, which is different from the Adirondacks, which is different from NYC.

    • @718snoopymoe_nyc7
      @718snoopymoe_nyc7 2 роки тому +4

      Great explanation but you left out Long Island & westchester county although westchester is the start of Upstate it’s very different than other places in the North this coming from someone born and raised in Southern NY Long Island & NYC 🗽

    • @jerryhatrick5860
      @jerryhatrick5860 Рік тому

      There are, hudaon valley, usptate, central, western and northern.
      Even people from jew york cant even get it right.

    • @virginiabolt4725
      @virginiabolt4725 Рік тому

      FAB FAB FABULOUS NiCK loooove the video's loooove your humer hahaha

    • @jmogler
      @jmogler Рік тому

      New York is a shit stain on this country and the toilet bowl of the Western Hemisphere.

    • @LuigiWP
      @LuigiWP 11 місяців тому

      ​@@virginiabolt4725
      Moi 😂 lmpp

  • @klickklack_pron9504
    @klickklack_pron9504 4 роки тому +49

    This video: Talks mostly about upstate/Downstate and the popular parts of NYC
    Me:Cries in Queens

  • @PlacidSine
    @PlacidSine 3 роки тому +46

    Suffolk county being insanely rich is kind of misleading. Most of the people I know are middle to higher middle class. Its a small percentage of New yorkers that own all the big expensive houses. But everything here is ridiculously expensive

    • @robertlind1511
      @robertlind1511 3 роки тому +1

      Upper East Side is way richer than anywhere in Suffolk county, totally agree.

  • @peterhawkfan
    @peterhawkfan 5 років тому +207

    New York is so expensive that I'd just mash up the cockroaches I find and use them as protein shakes.

    • @lifewitholga_
      @lifewitholga_ 5 років тому +13

      🤢🤮 😂😅

    • @headbangerbabe
      @headbangerbabe 4 роки тому +15

      Might as well open up a shop and sell it like in Brooklyn. Yes there is a resturant that sells bugs. Yes to eat!

    • @jimmythegentconway8690
      @jimmythegentconway8690 4 роки тому

      Lol

    • @mikecrooks876
      @mikecrooks876 4 роки тому

      Ummm

    • @thejanitor3263
      @thejanitor3263 4 роки тому +1

      Say New York city us people from upstate dont want to be associated with those fucks

  • @jokerbatman4865
    @jokerbatman4865 5 років тому +45

    NY had became free state university tution after i graduated

    • @ladyemlynn
      @ladyemlynn 5 років тому

      Yaoyu An yeah but would you have to say in New York for three years or so?

    • @bgandjsco1
      @bgandjsco1 Рік тому

      More give aways. NY is a bankrupt liberal mess

  • @gwgux
    @gwgux 3 роки тому +14

    I used to live in NY and I lived in the Poughkeepsie area. Poughkeepsie is often considered the upper boundary of the metro area because that's where the furthest train station is to catch a train that'll take you all the way down to Grand Central in NYC without having to change trains. Also the "local" news from Fox, NBC, etc., are all about life in the city. When you go north out of that area towards Kingston or Albany, that's when you start getting separated from NYC.
    Good overview though. This is something I'd like to show my nephew sometime and show him a little about where his mother grew up. I like your channel! Very informative!

  • @SeemsLogical
    @SeemsLogical 3 роки тому +191

    I live on Long Island, in Suffolk County. I'll elaborate on some of the generalizations in the video:
    On average, Nassau County is richer than Suffolk County. It's closer to NYC and has a shorter commute. Anyone who works in the city (which offers higher paying jobs) would prefer to live closer to the city for the shorter commute. They already work 70 hours a week so they're willing to pay more to have a shorter commute to work each day.
    On average the North Shore neighborhoods are more affluent than the South Shore neighborhoods. There are exceptions to this rule, but for the most part it holds true.
    The South shore is flatter and is where all the beaches are. There are some ports, but it's mostly beachfront. The North Shore is rockier and has deeper waters, making it ideal for boating. Fishing and crabbing can be done on both the north and south shore.
    The Hamptons are where the super wealthy prefer to vacation.
    But not everyone who lives in the Hamptons are ultra rich. There are still some "normal" people living in the Hamptons.
    The east end of the Island are where some of our farms are located. In our history much of Long Island started out as farmland. Suburban development bought out/forced out a bunch of those farmers but some still live here. They grow typical crops like corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and tomatoes. But the cash crop are grapes. Grapes make wine, wine is expensive to make and the Hamptons are nearby and willing to buy expensive things. It makes sense.
    Some of the wealthier neighborhoods of Suffolk county include Dix Hills, Port Jefferson, Brightwaters and Riverhead. The roughest neighborhoods of Suffolk county are Wyndanch, Central Islip and Brentwood.
    Some of Nassau county's wealthiest neighborhoods include Manhasset, East Norwich, Muttontown and Cold Spring Harbor. The roughest towns are Freeport, Baldwin and Huntington Station.
    Jones Beach and Robert Moses Beach are two of the more popular beaches on the South Shore for normal residents. Jones Beach is frequently referenced by Adam Sandler in his movies.
    Long Island traffic is often mocked and satired by those who live here. It can take us an hour to travel 8 miles during our rush hour. For this reason most people elect to take the train (Long Isand RailRoad) to and from the city. And the Babylon line is the line that experiences the most delays, as reported by the local news.
    As bad as our traffic is, it is nothing compared to NYC. Once you hit Queens you will notice a major difference in the driving conditions.
    Long Island is a very diverse place. We have lots of nationalities represented here and have considerably high concentrations of Italians, Irish, German, Polish, Puerto Rican, Jamaican, Dominican, Mexican, Venezuealan, Korean, Jewish, Indian and Russian immigrants living here. Pretty much the only culture that isn't represented significantly here are Native Americans... which is ironic.
    Because of all the diverse cultures living here we are spoiled with lots of great restaurants to choose from. There are the usual Chinese, Italian and Mexican restaurants but also Portugese, Indian, Dominican, Korean and much more exotic places to choose from.
    New York has 2 teams representing them in nearly every sport. There's a lot of sports rivalries in full show here. Sports bars are in nearly every town and they showcase memorabilia from both teams in each sport. The average Long Islander is usually a Mets, Jets, Islanders & Knicks fan. The NYC residents are Yankees, Giants, Rangers and Nets fans. Usually, but not always. It varies per person, but we are very vocal of our sports teams nonetheless.
    Did I leave anything out fellow Long Islanders?

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 роки тому +70

      You want a job?

    • @t-squared6406
      @t-squared6406 3 роки тому +1

      hey,what do you think about Buffalo? I have a friend living in Lockport,he seems pretty happy!

    • @SeemsLogical
      @SeemsLogical 3 роки тому +2

      @@t-squared6406 Buffalo is on the border of Canada and is roughly an 8 hour drive away. Trenton, Hartford, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and Pittsburgh are all a shorter drive from where I live than Buffalo.
      I've only ever been to Buffalo once. We visited the university there (its very large and has its own rail system) and I also ate at the Anchor Bar, the spot where Buffalo wings were invented. It was alright. We were gone in 4 hours. I'm probably not the best person to ask about Buffalo. Nick Johnson probably knows more about it than I do.

    • @SeemsLogical
      @SeemsLogical 3 роки тому +3

      @@NickJohnson I wasn't entirely sure if you were being sarcastic when you commented this. What did you have in mind?

    • @SeemsLogical
      @SeemsLogical 3 роки тому +1

      @Cece Are you from Long Island as well? Is there anything I overlooked?

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 років тому +137

    I live in NY and I like the schools, sites to see, and beaches. What I don't like is the politicians like Cuomo and de Blasio. Cuomo only cares about building new subway stations instead of fixing the current subway infrastructure. A good example of this is Chambers Street on the J and Z. That station is in dire need for maintenance. When a subway system in the most isolated country in the world (North Korea) has a more beautiful and maintained metro system than a subway system of a world power, there is something that needs to be done

    • @tokenstandpoint93
      @tokenstandpoint93 5 років тому +4

      Yeah that line still looks like it did back in the 80's. Only the rats were bigger.

    • @holyrodr10
      @holyrodr10 5 років тому +1

      Not even lying

    • @PlayerOneUp
      @PlayerOneUp 5 років тому +2

      Thought you lived in Miami

    • @Moltar_Railfan
      @Moltar_Railfan 4 роки тому

      Avery the Cuban-American greetings fellow New Yorker! You mean upstate?

    • @khe84
      @khe84 4 роки тому +2

      hey.. north korea only has about 21 miles of subways... NYC has 245.

  • @RobertCT86
    @RobertCT86 5 років тому +93

    no mention of Binghamton.... i dont blame you IBM likes to forget about us too
    also forgot to mention: Upstate NYers always have to explain to everyone that when they say they are from New York, they are not from New York City, because let me tell you what i do when i talked to someone outside of the state.

    • @itovers
      @itovers 5 років тому +7

      Binghamton suck period ..i grew up there left and came back after ten year still look the same then i move out of state again because how miserable it is there

    • @rosealexander9007
      @rosealexander9007 4 роки тому +3

      It’s exhausting. I’ve lived in Virginia for 4 years now. Every time I tell someone from NY state, they immediately think I’m from NY city. I’m from Plattsburgh Ny area.

    • @reeseling-20
      @reeseling-20 3 роки тому

      binghamton is fire

    • @davidobrien2739
      @davidobrien2739 3 роки тому +1

      @@rosealexander9007 And nobody in the NYC, and thereby the national media ever refers to the Plattsburgh area as being on the shore of Lake Champlain or near the Adirondacks; it's always referred to as "extreme upstate New York". Burlington, VT never gets that kind of treatment.

    • @rosealexander9007
      @rosealexander9007 3 роки тому

      @@davidobrien2739 you’re absolutely right

  • @chrissutera7769
    @chrissutera7769 5 років тому +53

    Outside of NYC, The Rochester area seems like the only area that has any potential, If only people cared about it.

    • @johnphilips6868
      @johnphilips6868 4 роки тому +2

      I live in the country side nearby Rochester but it's poor when you go deep into the city. I got cousins who live deep in the city and they're roads are littered and all the houses are old and run down. It's no different like the area I live in but the people in my area are generous

    • @bigchungus5431
      @bigchungus5431 4 роки тому +1

      @@johnphilips6868 the city is a huge shithole besides for the university which provides most of the jobs in the area... monrow County itself is pretty shitty except for the east side suburbs

    • @Unoriginalswine
      @Unoriginalswine 4 роки тому +5

      There's no work in Rochster

    • @dlognave
      @dlognave 4 роки тому +8

      I remember when Rochester used to be an economic hub for New York. Companies like Kodak, Xerox, and wegmans all started there. It’s just sad to see it decline so much

    • @RookCooks
      @RookCooks 3 роки тому

      @@bigchungus5431 as a person in NYC, this is ignorant, by a longshot

  • @samkaraca1337
    @samkaraca1337 Рік тому +7

    I am a native New Yorker and boy you nailed it… Do you live in New York? It’s rare to hear somebody explain New York with so many subtle nuances that’s not a native. Thanks for the video! 🫡 Also on a sidenote, my family is not wealthy, but I feel New York has given us a good chance of living, a happy prosperous life. I personally have never struggled to find employment or housing. I am the first to criticize New York, but deep in my heart, I’m a New Yorker… 🗽

    • @PrivacyKingdoms
      @PrivacyKingdoms 2 місяці тому

      no chance this guy has ever lived in new york. he pronounced albany and suffolk incorrectly.

  • @MikeJ2023
    @MikeJ2023 5 років тому +14

    New York City in the 80s looked like this graffiti covered subway car. New York City today looks like this shows empty subway car I’ve never actually seen an empty subway car in New York City except in my dreams so thank you for the visual.

  • @prakharisfine2433
    @prakharisfine2433 3 роки тому +9

    NYC has some exquisite and diverse architecture. It's frigging beautiful. The housing cost is the only eyesore tbh.

  • @MAS4JI
    @MAS4JI 3 роки тому +20

    Northern NY and upstate (*true* upstate) NY are two entirely different worlds. Coming from New England, NY is so big there are actually cities that are hours apart that most people in places like MA or VT don't even know exist (like Binghamton). I got to work a lot in upstate NY and grew to really love the place. There are whole different regions (not like on the New England states' maps): the Finger Lakes Region, the Adirondacks, the Hudson Valley, the Catskills, the Southern Tier Region, the Capitol Region, and whatever that really flat farm area is between the Adirondacks and Canada. Beautiful state as long as you stay *far* away from the southernmost part, aka the Metropolis.

    • @NorthernForester
      @NorthernForester 2 роки тому +1

      The area between the Adirondacks and Canada is mostly St.Lawrence County which has the last city north of Syracuse in NY being Ogdensburg right up on the Canadian border. The rest are just towns and villages.

    • @MAS4JI
      @MAS4JI 2 роки тому

      @@NorthernForester Thanks. I've worked in Messina, Malone, Potsdam, Watertown, and Plattsburgh. I've enjoyed drives along Rt 11 and 11a, but loved drives through the Adirondacks even more, which I took to get to many of these places, especially traveling through Keene Valley, along with Long Lake, Tupper Lake, and Saranac Lake. I miss those drives.

    • @123SmileFiona
      @123SmileFiona Рік тому

      Facts the city is like another state

  • @JBAT_X
    @JBAT_X 5 років тому +36

    I love these unboxing videos. Hey Nick can you do Connecticut next tuesday ? If you want to

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +7

      I will soon Justin :)

    • @merlebump5328
      @merlebump5328 4 роки тому +4

      I think you'll have to wait until Wednesday

  • @dansugardude2655
    @dansugardude2655 3 роки тому +28

    Try to start unboxing each province and territory of Canada! And unbox some European countries while you're at it. Love the content!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 роки тому +13

      Wow so many requests Daniel!

    • @krollpeter
      @krollpeter Рік тому +2

      @@NickJohnson Yet he is right. Your presentation is punchy and interesting. Don't know how you would do that, though, since these are foreign countries for you.

  • @ADPeguero
    @ADPeguero 4 роки тому +7

    Awesome video. As the old commercial used to say: "I love New York...for a great vacation."

  • @Ninja_Xanz
    @Ninja_Xanz 3 роки тому +30

    I'm seeing a lot of people ragging on Nick for pronunciations and information. This was one of the first unboxing videos and he did a pretty good job considering he didnt get help from any of us nyers like he gets with his newer videos.
    I enjoyed it. I wish it was longer but it's still a good video. Ppl need to relax.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 роки тому +5

      Yeah people

    • @theresapellicano402
      @theresapellicano402 3 роки тому +1

      Also New York state is so diverse and you have to divide the state in sections. It's not an easy state to do.

    • @josephroessler3061
      @josephroessler3061 2 роки тому

      @@NickJohnson I wasn't nagging you I was just voicing the harsh truth and like the truthful facts you mentioned New York state Sucks .

  • @anniekirts6621
    @anniekirts6621 6 місяців тому

    “New York, New York- so nice they named it twice..” 😍🙏 I’m praying for her recovery. NYC-LI beaches a great place to grow up..in the Good ‘Ol Days. Somehow tho, I think it has to come back! The Apple’s been rotting before ❤

  • @williamcarey8529
    @williamcarey8529 5 років тому +6

    You just gave Mappy a pay raise
    Which was the best thing you did for Mappy and a wise investment for your channel!! Without Mappy your channel would be very drab and boring!! Keep up the great work Mr. Johnson!!
    MAPPY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      Haha we'll wait till next week it gets saucy William!!

  • @CloudlessStudio
    @CloudlessStudio 3 роки тому +8

    I miss New York, it can be a sad płace, especially upsate, but there is a beautiful charm to it.

  • @stun3282
    @stun3282 5 років тому +18

    I’m a New Jersey resident and I love New York and the city itself. I love the city cause of its culture, entertainment, food, and much more. Heck I was even born in Manhattan. However, I do agree with those who say they don’t like cuomo because from what I’ve seen he seems like an ass. For instance, he renamed the tappen zee bridge to the Mario cuomo bridge. It’s a dick move in my opinion cause he takes this important piece of infrastructure and names it after his father. In my opinion very selfish, but how do you guys feel about not only the bridge and cuomo, but New York in general? Also where does mappy get off prank calling people? Also didn’t he have a son? But he is quite rude for wasting that persons time.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      Stun Mappy is just having fun, and yes, he has three kids but is expecting another soon. Is it his though?

  • @annasherosky
    @annasherosky 5 років тому +17

    New York publishes my favorite Garfield books I love those books

  • @FL5.isaiah
    @FL5.isaiah 3 роки тому +26

    You should do an unboxing puerto rico lol, ik it's not a state just a territory but still would be interesting

    • @joannabettman2123
      @joannabettman2123 3 роки тому +2

      Yesss!!

    • @jimmorrison3715
      @jimmorrison3715 2 роки тому +2

      He talked about the Bronx same thing

    • @FL5.isaiah
      @FL5.isaiah 2 роки тому

      @@jimmorrison3715 lool true

    • @MyMuseYourViews
      @MyMuseYourViews 2 роки тому +1

      I agree

    • @JIGGAMAN186NY
      @JIGGAMAN186NY Рік тому

      @@jimmorrison3715 If you think there is any place in the states that come even close to how PR is you are sadly mistaken. The Bronx is literally a disgrace to the island hence why people from the island frown very hard at Nuyoricans. They are nothing like the island.

  • @daconnoisseurrex1752
    @daconnoisseurrex1752 4 роки тому +12

    "A creepy guy that smells like curry" lmao

    • @jezs8199
      @jezs8199 3 роки тому

      His stereotype was off they don't smell like Curry
      But let me tell you something it is not always very fun to take a cab in New York City in the summer when a lot of people who drive cabs don't believe in deodorant for one reason or the other Curry would be an improvement

  • @TheRabidPosum
    @TheRabidPosum 3 роки тому +11

    Well for me, and I think just about anyone else from Long Island and the 5 boroughs, anything above The Bronx is upstate. They are an entirely different breed up there.

  • @maryannhope8276
    @maryannhope8276 3 роки тому +3

    Ohhhh...I'm really loving 😂😆🤣 these belly laughs and details!! Lmao Peace sent from R.I 😆 I'm dyin' ova hair!! Thanx 😄

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  3 роки тому

      Hey Maryann ❤️❤️ you have yourself a good holiday week ❤️

  • @pinktoes3875
    @pinktoes3875 5 років тому +28

    ...take their frustrations on chicken wings of various flavors ... :)

  • @FTrainProductions
    @FTrainProductions 4 роки тому +9

    Not all parts of the Bronx are bad. It's not the 1970s anymore. Parts of the northern and eastern Bronx are nice. I live in a chill neighborhood here in The Bronx.

  • @LemurJackson
    @LemurJackson 3 роки тому +8

    Mappy needs a higher salary so i can mug him like its 1980s NYC

  • @robertvillaneda3828
    @robertvillaneda3828 5 років тому +8

    Great video Nick keep them coming

  • @sportsshooter2940
    @sportsshooter2940 4 роки тому +9

    Beacon NY, my home town. 25 minutes south of Poughkeepsie and 60 minutes north of the Bronx. Take the Metro North it runs from P.K to the Bronx, Grand Central and vice versa. I love New York!!!

    • @Jophlo78
      @Jophlo78 4 роки тому +1

      Beacons developing quickly these days.

    • @alexandravincent1886
      @alexandravincent1886 3 роки тому +1

      I live in Kingston, my mom used to work in beacon :)

  • @DMINISHED9
    @DMINISHED9 3 роки тому +1

    Yo, I lost it at “Mappy” 😅😂🤣 Subscribed!

  • @lexarico7606
    @lexarico7606 4 роки тому +18

    I live in NY and I feel like you were more broad with MA. Also Upstate is the North area, the western side where Buffalo, Rochester are located is called Western New York. Very informative video mostly about NYC.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +1

      Ok Lexa noted.

    • @653j521
      @653j521 3 роки тому

      North Country, not area.

    • @MissRailfan
      @MissRailfan 2 роки тому +1

      i cant believe how lil he did about the REAL NY.... Im proud to be from Western NY

    • @718snoopymoe_nyc7
      @718snoopymoe_nyc7 2 роки тому +2

      Give him a break I was born in Long Island and raised in The Bronx NYC even I don’t go past westchester county Upstate why would we need to there’s so many cities in counties in Southern NY alone

    • @jerryhatrick5860
      @jerryhatrick5860 Рік тому

      Yup this video was a huge fail

  • @MoNoK15
    @MoNoK15 5 років тому +7

    I’ve never been to NY, but thanks for the eye opener 🙃. Mappy got secrets huh 🤣

  • @JohnDaker_singer
    @JohnDaker_singer 5 років тому +44

    There are more New Yorkers in Florida than there are in New York.

    • @tokenstandpoint93
      @tokenstandpoint93 5 років тому +3

      That's true a lot of my friends who end up having families or retired people from New York end up moving to Florida.

    • @renroxhrd
      @renroxhrd 5 років тому +4

      I'm an upstater and we own a condo in FL

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      Haha yes!!!

    • @orbitallevel6749
      @orbitallevel6749 5 років тому

      Martín County, Florida perhaps?

    • @orbitallevel6749
      @orbitallevel6749 5 років тому

      John Daker You must mean the Martin County área near Stuart

  • @orbitallevel6749
    @orbitallevel6749 5 років тому +6

    Nick, Hopefully you wore face paint when you sang NY Groove. 😂

  • @contentwithchaz8916
    @contentwithchaz8916 5 років тому +57

    Some of this was accurate but most of this is not as accurate, especially when you said the Bronx is a terrible place to live, some of the Bronx is very city suburban and beautiful, otherwise this was mostly inaccurate

  • @cherij9008
    @cherij9008 5 років тому +6

    Great video! Been to Little Italy, Greenwich village & used to attend the West Point football games .. grest tailgating❗

  • @voidvector
    @voidvector 3 роки тому +5

    I am pretty sure the maker/writer of this video did not grow up in a big city. None of the downside mentioned (crowded, crime, overpriced) is something native NYer care about, because that's what we grew up in. And the video doesn't mention the upsides of living in a major city - 24/7 stores/restaurants/bars, walk everywhere, parks with people, finding people for every hobby.

  • @airplane381
    @airplane381 5 років тому +22

    Well, at least I'm not moving to Manhattan and Brooklyn since it is Way Too Expensive. No Way.

    • @orbitallevel6749
      @orbitallevel6749 5 років тому

      Daniel Bazalar Check out Manhattan, Kansas or Brooklyn, Iowa. Both are less expensive options. The former is a K State town and the latter, sad to say, is a farming community, that probably beat NYC, as far as murder rate per capita.

    • @morelifecoppo8606
      @morelifecoppo8606 5 років тому

      Just move to Rochester ny

    • @HAMID___
      @HAMID___ 5 років тому +1

      The Bronx is your friend then

    • @joaquinjr2570
      @joaquinjr2570 4 роки тому

      You can always move to jersey like across the Hudson in Hoboken or Jersey City

    • @nenaj1
      @nenaj1 3 роки тому +2

      If you were smart you would live in Queens

  • @L.P.84
    @L.P.84 4 роки тому +4

    I am a brazilian and I like so much your videos! Thanks! Congratulations!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому

      Hey Leandro!

    • @marcoglob
      @marcoglob 3 роки тому

      Não acredite na metade. Muito comentário preconceituoso.

  • @TheGearShots
    @TheGearShots 5 років тому +15

    I do public restroom reviews if that interests anyone at all. I love these videos

    • @markrichards6863
      @markrichards6863 3 роки тому +1

      I'd rather pee on a tree than use most public restrooms.

  • @Pau_Pau9
    @Pau_Pau9 4 роки тому +3

    Wow, I check ALL 3!
    1. Killed cockroach with bare hands
    2. 3 AM bodega beer run
    3. Mugged
    I must be a Super New Yorker!

  • @charleslima982
    @charleslima982 5 років тому +6

    I think Mappy should get paid more 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

    • @Sick_Boy_Rick74
      @Sick_Boy_Rick74 5 років тому +1

      Charles Lima Yeah Mappy has Mrs Mappy and his Mappy kids too.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      Okay I'll give him a raise next video;)

  • @wickedvixen777
    @wickedvixen777 3 роки тому +15

    Some of the what you stated had some merit, however, the Bronx has some beautiful and expensive places to live ie: Riverdale.

    • @marilynringel9228
      @marilynringel9228 3 роки тому +5

      People in Riverdale don't say they are in tbe Bronx - they say Riverdale!

    • @wickedvixen777
      @wickedvixen777 3 роки тому +2

      @@marilynringel9228 Yes I know...I was born and raised in the Bronx and went to school in "Riverdale". However, at the end of the day its still the Bronx lol.

    • @718snoopymoe_nyc7
      @718snoopymoe_nyc7 2 роки тому

      Yes Riverdale and Throgs neck and country club I even say Clarson point and Pelham Bay but I’m from The Bx trust me even in Riverdale there’s mad Pjs ands hoods and I have homies nearby in Marble hill Pjs off Broadway on the Westside near the 1 train

  • @Jophlo78
    @Jophlo78 4 роки тому +6

    Born & raised in Goshen NY.
    I love New York.

  • @marieantoinette666
    @marieantoinette666 5 років тому +19

    I don't care what internet said. I love NY ♥️

  • @patrickstar151
    @patrickstar151 5 років тому +9

    Hey Nick. Hey Mappy, how are you. Can you start your own channel. I would be binge watching all your Mappy comedy.
    P.S. Can you unbox Virginia (my state) please.
    Yay! You mentioned my state. Yes, it’s less dense because when you go closer to the border of VA and WV its pretty rural but I live in the DC metro area.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      Jaslene Mappy just might do that. I'll do Virginia soon I swear!

  • @davidwing8879
    @davidwing8879 3 роки тому +6

    Anyone in the Lake Effect snow areas of NY State has had most of the life sucked out of them by non-stop snow and freezing cold for 4 months a year.

  • @tyronebibbins7957
    @tyronebibbins7957 Рік тому +1

    I lived in Saratoga County and absolutely loved it. Quiet. Good people.

  • @sarahb9240
    @sarahb9240 5 років тому +4

    Love you Nick! You’re too funny. 😍🥰😘

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +4

      Love you Sarah B! Mappy says hi 😉

    • @sarahb9240
      @sarahb9240 5 років тому +1

      Nick Johnson - give my love to Mappy! ♥️♥️♥️

  • @ninanievez
    @ninanievez Рік тому

    I live for your mappy skits and your silly songs

  • @wweraw97
    @wweraw97 5 років тому +11

    Do unboxing Charlotte NC please 🙌

    • @ElyOmar
      @ElyOmar 4 роки тому +1

      You mean North Carolina the state

  • @kiarashkhoze7923
    @kiarashkhoze7923 Рік тому

    im from Iran and i use to search any useful information about living in US, your unboxing video are great, it helped me a lot getting familiar to all different states,So tnX dude👍

  • @cornejorge
    @cornejorge 3 роки тому +3

    Hello Nick, could please do a video about Unboxing Connecticut. I'm planning to move out of New York, and Connecticut seems appealing to me. Thank you.

  • @mmcdonald1000
    @mmcdonald1000 8 місяців тому +1

    I was born and raised in Queens, NY. I love Manhattan. NY is too expensive now to live. I now reside in Georgia. I'm getting adjusted but I want to move to a state close to NYC later on. Any suggestions on what is a good state to move to close to NYC later that's not too expensive?

  • @kenzbt1
    @kenzbt1 3 роки тому +5

    You jumped from Westchester to Albany! You skipped the best, most picturesque part of the state……the mid-Hudson Valley!

  • @r5LgxTbQ
    @r5LgxTbQ 2 роки тому +1

    how dare you accuse us of having Dunkin Donuts. This is Tim Hortons country.

  • @melendezcarmona64
    @melendezcarmona64 5 років тому +5

    I lived in NYC its pretty acurate and upstate its pretty accurate...too

  • @user-rb4cj7mb8f
    @user-rb4cj7mb8f 3 місяці тому

    LMFAO the way you pronounced Suffolk and Nassau

  • @strawberrymaple
    @strawberrymaple 5 років тому +5

    I grew up in Long Island (north shore, wealthy, Jewish) and I would say people are half conservative and half liberal. I know a lot of my friends who are Jewish and rich, who’s parents are rich and liberal (no where near sjw level). I switch between Republican and Democrat depending on what term it is and who the presidential candidate is. If you look at recent studies, a higher percentage of Phd’s and those with master’s degrees are liberal rather than conservative which is a switch from the 80’s and 90’s. I thought that was interesting because one would think liberals are young, dumb college kids or poor inner city dwellers; however, that isn’t true anymore.

    • @PAULY-P
      @PAULY-P 5 років тому +4

      Interesting. I also am not tied down to one party (haven't sold my soul). I vote for whoever i think is good at that time.

    • @PAULY-P
      @PAULY-P 5 років тому +3

      One of my favorite places is liberal. Its the Oregon coast like Cannon Beach and Coos Bay. If i could afford to live there, thats where id be. For the beauty, relaxation, and of course the sound of the waves crashing.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      Great points Elizabeth!

  • @willisjefferson5886
    @willisjefferson5886 Рік тому

    Another Gem Nick

  • @roguerodriguez8215
    @roguerodriguez8215 5 років тому +8

    you say yuck to the Bronx but alot of people are moving here now

    • @thetwilightzone2403
      @thetwilightzone2403 3 роки тому +1

      Because housing is cheap

    • @markrichards6863
      @markrichards6863 3 роки тому

      I love the Bronx. They have great ethnic food. People who come to the city, and only do stuff in Manhattan, missed out on what NYC is really about.

    • @clobberelladoesntreadcomme9920
      @clobberelladoesntreadcomme9920 2 роки тому

      this whole review is stuck in the 70s, the Bronx has nice places and not so nice places just like anywhere.

  • @scottmccarthy2392
    @scottmccarthy2392 3 місяці тому

    The best kept secret in NYC is Broad Channel. I had the privilege of growing up there, imagine living in a small town with all of that initials....now picture that it's on its own island and still just a 45 minute to ide on the A train to midtown Manhattan.

  • @rauljosegarcia
    @rauljosegarcia 4 роки тому +11

    You definitely need to have a reason for being here. If you don't, there are better places you could be in.

  • @John-ho9bb
    @John-ho9bb 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for 8:49! Gave me a good laugh!

  • @danseabreeze1404
    @danseabreeze1404 5 років тому +3

    Let me guess! The 25,000 dollar pyramid theme song from the 80's in the beginning and at the end... not REALLY sure but it sounds like a movie "special" intro on tv theme song of the late 70's to 80's? Very informative video and entertaining!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      Thanks Dan. That was the ABC Saturday Night Movie intro/outro song

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      And that $25,000 Pyramid song is stuck in my head now 😎

  • @Og.peye87
    @Og.peye87 3 роки тому

    Chicken wing jab had me week, did Buffalo dirty. 😆 🤣

  • @piranhasforscissors
    @piranhasforscissors 5 років тому +5

    New York City is a beautiful place with a lot to do, but living there would suck, mainly due to the crime and expenses. I mean, if you're a tourist, it's great, but living there it goes downhill within the first few months.

    • @morelifecoppo8606
      @morelifecoppo8606 5 років тому +4

      I’m from Rochester and I feel like nyc is much safer

    • @piranhasforscissors
      @piranhasforscissors 5 років тому

      @@jacobwood1707 New York City has some dangerous parts but luckily they're out of the way.
      Is it safer than Buffalo, though?

    • @danseabreeze1404
      @danseabreeze1404 5 років тому +1

      Where I live now in Hollywood, Florida it takes me less than 10 minutes to get to work, 10 minutes to the beach and 5 minutes to the nearest Publix, Target and many other stores and restaurants. If I were to wake up in New York and just look outside of the window at the traffic craziness I'd probably jump (since I'm sure it would probably be in a high rise) : l

    • @elbee1290
      @elbee1290 5 років тому +4

      @@piranhasforscissors The safety here in NYC comes also courtesy of the fact that there ARE a lot of people- And since we're famous for being "the city that never sleeps" it's safe to walk around alone at 1:00 a.m. or even later almost anywhere from the lower tip of the island all the way up to about 96th Street. There are always pedestrians walking around outside, strolling, going into or coming out of restaurants, walking their dogs, sitting on stoops, etc. which itself is a big deterrent to criminals who prefer quieter, more deserted areas that don't have densely populated pedestrian-friendly areas.

    • @rushrush1209
      @rushrush1209 3 роки тому

      Also NYC is such an unsanitary city. Lots of rats there. Constant construction there, and lots of noise.

  • @KCFromTheIE
    @KCFromTheIE Рік тому +1

    NYC is a bit intimidating for this Midwest girl, but it’s a cool place-rural NY is super cool too!

  • @nikzak108
    @nikzak108 5 років тому +39

    I never heard anyone say Albany like that😭 it's more like olbany

  • @diannedidomizio52747
    @diannedidomizio52747 Рік тому

    Nick ~ 🙂Have you ever thought of doing Yonkers, NY? Your Videos are great!

  • @shellypuff1727
    @shellypuff1727 5 років тому +5

    Hey Nick you have it pretty much right about New York I was so unimpressed with the state I moved to Pennsylvania but, you might want to look at your statistics regarding Saranac Lake New York and the Adirondacks I believe they get more snow sometimes than us we go but we won’t argue about it I love Mapei and you need to keep singing it’s a steric all of these videos are great thanks for the great descriptions in the videos as I happen to be blind I’m really not gonna fault you for pointing at the maps and stuff and map he and his kids were great in this video but keep describing things I am subscribe to this channel and I like it thanks 1 million

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      Hey Shelly! I will sing more just for you! Mappy says Hi!!

  • @ryankulkarni8899
    @ryankulkarni8899 2 роки тому +3

    Hey. I think you clumped a lot of parts of NY into upstate. Rochester Buffalo Syracuse and Albany are all similar and are far from rural. Suburbs are nice. Cities are ghetto. I think you should do another video on upstate NY, Western NY, Catskill regions. A lot of stuff there.

  • @JAYJOSE100
    @JAYJOSE100 5 років тому +8

    I love NY.. i’m from Long Island

    • @coolaunt516
      @coolaunt516 3 роки тому

      Me too. Close to NYC and not too far from the Catskill mountains. The best of all worlds!

  • @mr.abdullahnadeem7664
    @mr.abdullahnadeem7664 5 років тому +5

    Nice and Good Information Video Bro Nick Johnson.

  • @Sick_Boy_Rick74
    @Sick_Boy_Rick74 5 років тому +3

    Not sure if you’ve done it before but can you do an unboxing of Colorado?

  • @33Donner77
    @33Donner77 4 роки тому +2

    The very northern part of the NY State is where clouds go to die, but it's a pleasant area.

  • @tonyhippensteel3805
    @tonyhippensteel3805 4 роки тому +12

    I wouldn’t live in NYC if it was free!

    • @MermaidPisces
      @MermaidPisces 3 роки тому

      The Rats & trash there now I visited 2 years ago for my B-D at Time square Hotel oh my goodness.

  • @juhturonezo
    @juhturonezo 5 років тому +1

    very nice Nick. i hope you will make unboxing video from all states!

  • @scott5055
    @scott5055 5 років тому +4

    Nice video. Would love to see it more detailed. Albany is also pronounced all-bany with an all sound in the beginning

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      I know I was drunk

    • @phongphong4640
      @phongphong4640 3 роки тому

      Scott, too bad that you have to bring yourself with you--no matter where you go!
      I move back to NYC before lockdown. So glad that I am back in this Fun city! ( I lived in west coast for two years, LA & Vegas)

  • @joansmith3296
    @joansmith3296 5 років тому +29

    Its NOT AL-BINNY. Its AWL-BANY. And yes, its poor. And broke.If it wasn't for New York City most of NY state would be like Maine.

    • @ethan.000
      @ethan.000 4 роки тому +1

      Most of it is, at least north of albany.

  • @kayalessio1105
    @kayalessio1105 5 років тому +23

    did you just pronounce "Suffolk County" like "Suh-follllk"? The L is silent and people say it like "Suh-fik" XD

  • @markrichards6863
    @markrichards6863 3 роки тому +2

    NYC is awesome, great place to live. The city is a show, but you have to remember to pace yourself here. Upstate is gorgeous. We have great state Parks for hiking and back to nature. Upstate is reall underrated. Most of Long Island is yucky suburbs until you get to eastern Suffolk County. Staten island sucks.

  • @julietporter7967
    @julietporter7967 4 роки тому +3

    Yes and Long Island is a world on itself

  • @jaketahoe
    @jaketahoe 4 роки тому +2

    Saratoga Springs and Lake George... that area is awesome, north of Albany

    • @ethan.000
      @ethan.000 4 роки тому

      I live there. Very nice.

    • @bethknight4436
      @bethknight4436 3 роки тому

      @@ethan.000 me, too. I didn’t appreciate this overview of our state.

    • @ethan.000
      @ethan.000 3 роки тому

      @@bethknight4436 Yup.

  • @RaptorCircle
    @RaptorCircle 5 років тому +43

    It used to be the coolest city in the world until the late 1990s. Now its sterilized version of Disney World that cost a fortune with smelly hipster trash and trust fund babies everywhere

    • @tipperzack
      @tipperzack 4 роки тому +5

      @Jerry Silk Maybe try a mid western city for affordable. NYC is over rated.

    • @tipperzack
      @tipperzack 4 роки тому +1

      @Jerry Silk Because its the financial capital of the world. With largest city population and world view in the USA. Number one pick for Terrorism. If you want boring cities go to Pittsburgh.

    • @tipperzack
      @tipperzack 4 роки тому +1

      @Jerry Silk Tell that to the bad people that like to target it. Looking for the largest bang for their efforts.

    • @kennyprice6694
      @kennyprice6694 4 роки тому +1

      What are you talking about, nyc isn’t filthy and smelly. You must not get around to much

    • @RaptorCircle
      @RaptorCircle 4 роки тому +3

      @@kennyprice6694 NYC is in a quandary that has hit the point of no return

  • @tokenstandpoint93
    @tokenstandpoint93 5 років тому +10

    You should do an unboxing on each borough if NYC.

  • @pippiponypetter
    @pippiponypetter 5 років тому +5

    I live in upstate NY and I agree with you lol

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      Good to know Luke. Merica up there.

  • @keithninesling6057
    @keithninesling6057 Рік тому

    Most of the time, these Unboxed videos appear to be well considered, but this one generally misses the point. NYS consists of over a half dozen distinct areas, although some of these are somewhat similar. Metro New York, Mid-Hudson and Adirondack areas, Central New York, the Finger Lakes, Western New York and Northern New York. There's even smaller distinct areas within the larger ones, i.e., the Catskills and the Thousand Islands region. And, the Southern Tier extends through Central and Western New York as well as the Finger Lakes. Some upstate regions are essentially rural, others are a rural and urban mix, given the presence of Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Binghamton, Rochester and Buffalo. There are quite a few college/university towns upstate that are lively, vital places to live. Finally, the economic conditions in parts of upstate New York have improved in the past 20 years due to efforts to improve the urban areas, enhanced tourism, an influx of affluent retirees, and, most recently, movement of backoffice operations and at-home workers from more populous regions of the US Northeast.

  • @cameronmiller9283
    @cameronmiller9283 5 років тому +14

    "They are very liberal, unfortunately" 😂😂 I love it

  • @jayraft3013
    @jayraft3013 4 роки тому +1

    I think the city in Georgia pronounces Albany the way you did. The state capital of NY is pronounced All-bany. No biggie. I love your videos bro and I love your snarky, attitude laden narrative.

  • @theoneandonlypinkypinky8245
    @theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 роки тому +4

    You say often in your videos "downtown" NY. There is a downtown Brooklyn but not Manhattan. In Manhattan it is a direction not a neighborhood. It is called lower Manhattan. I cant relate when you say "downtown" NY! Unless you mean all of Manhattan. It does not have a downtown area like other cities. Businesses are all over especially midtown. Again it is a direction not a neighborhood!

  • @johnlurch
    @johnlurch 5 років тому +1

    Thankyou for listening to my last comment your videos are great

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      No prob John. Thanks for watching!

  • @ThatTaRaGiRL
    @ThatTaRaGiRL 4 роки тому +4

    Does this poster even live in NY? I'm in upstate. I'm about 15 minutes away from Albany, in a pretty decent small town/city? Called Watervliet. I grew up like 40 minutes away from here, in a town called Berlin, otherwise known as Petersburg (they cross in and out of each other, it's confusing) and out there, it's beautiful country scenery, and you could access bennington VT in about 20ish minutes... both areas, where I live and where I grew up aren't very far apart, and yet are COMPLETELY different places. And idk what in the hell this guy is talking about as far as winter LOL it was 60° today. Now that's obviously not every winter day, but in the last 15-20 or so years, winter has become pretty mediocre here in the "city" by city, I mean where I live, near Albany.... upstate New Yorkers basically refer to any place that's not the country rural area as a "city".LOL It confuses people that are actually from NYC. Anyway, up where I grew up, it's on Taborton Mountain, so there's always snow in the winter term up there, yet, go 20-30 minutes back here to Watervliet, and we haven't seen snow for Christmas, minus 2018 , in many years. Temperatures are an average of 35. There are of course colder days/weeks, but it's hit or miss and usually we can get through most the winter with no snow and above freezing (over 32 degrees) Hell, even in January (and seemingly almost every January since my 15 yr old daughter was born, I remember what we call a "freak week" of like 60-70° weather! We just had it last month in January. I can't remember how long it lasted, but it was close to 70° 🤣 The crime rate here in the town I live in is almost none besides petty stuff like kids taking off with bicycles, and it's practically ZERO up in the mountain I grew up on. Now if you go just over the bridge to Troy, or to Albany or Schenectady, that changes QUICK. But even in all 3 of those areas, different sides of town can be like night and day. But overall, in this ENTIRE area, I have never personally been mugged or been a victim of a crime. And no one I know has been. The worst problem we have in the urban areas are drug crimes and for the last 7-10 years or so, losing people I have personally known to this fucking heroin epidemic. But I guess if I had to choose, I'd keep my ass planted right here over worrying about shootings like it was a lifestyle like in Harlem, NYC, for instance. Just saying. ...you could NEVER "unbox" The enigma that is the ENTIRE state of NY in even a month worth of videos🤣 But hey, I appreciate your efforts, anyway. I just thought I'd give my 2 cents from your NOT so stereotypical New Yorker. Oh and I pay $750/month for a huge 3 bedroom flat.
    PS- I have NEVER squashed a cockroach in my life! Fucking gross!

  • @mrmeyers26
    @mrmeyers26 5 років тому +2

    Great video Nick. Hope you made it out of the subway ok. This maybe inappropriate but Mappy's kids resembles you a little bit. Just saying. Can't wait for the next video.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      How does his kid resemble me? Thanks for watching Mike, seriously!

    • @mrmeyers26
      @mrmeyers26 5 років тому

      @@NickJohnson same personally. His daughter was a pro at them phone calls!

  • @MartyGlenn72
    @MartyGlenn72 5 років тому +17

    There are many people who live in New York City who think that YONKERS is upstate!

    • @JosephRussellStapleton
      @JosephRussellStapleton 5 років тому +8

      True. It makes no sense.

    • @DONNYPESO
      @DONNYPESO 5 років тому +3

      I'm from Philadelphia and I had a New York person tell me that it's down south I don't know if he been sleeping under a rock since he was born

    • @rosealexander9007
      @rosealexander9007 4 роки тому +2

      It’s annoying!! I just got done talking to someone on another site that lives in Yonkers and thinks that NY city is the whole state of NY

    • @patrickrene1133
      @patrickrene1133 3 роки тому +2

      Facts!!

    • @rushrush1209
      @rushrush1209 3 роки тому +1

      Those same people probably think New Jersey is in Mexico.