Now do a video about Donald Trumps hometown in Queens N.Y. and how spoiled and rich he was and is and the "real'' hardships I'm sure he had to face... whiich has turned him into the person he is today! :)
Mr. Johnson, when you can see the car's headlights when they are parked on both sides of a residential street, it is good to assume that it is a one way street.
You gonna ask a woman who has never grown up in the city about the city. I lived there my whole life and I can tell you a lot more than she can. Also you only rode through a certain part of town. AND YES HE HAS STEPPED FOOT IN THE HOODS!!
Wilmington is no worse than most small cities in the United States that have been neglected by politicians over time and administrations.Key word: Infrastructure. No jobs, drugs, the regular down fall of American cities.
Yeah and what's the craziest is it's usually blamed on democrats ... Even though it was the republicans in power when the States lost it's industry to Japan etc. Both sides are to blame so I'm beyond surprised people still get so excited about voting here ....🤔
Old Joe doesn’t care because he lives in the rich suburbs and the Democrats don’t care because they only care about brown nosing to the activists and the mob so they can maintain power, which is the only thing they care about because they don’t care about you!! 😡 but hey keep voting Democrat guys!! 🤦🏻♂️🙄
@@julianshepherd2038 that's suburban sprawl. It's perfectly acceptable to permanently destroy fertile farmland, where I live some of the most fertile soil in the world, build vinal clad houses without any soul, take tax money to subsidize unsustainable infrastructure all to move away from problems instead of fixing them. That's the American way since.the 1950s
Sorry Janise...There are plenty of jobs available in Wilmington. In fact, there is a labor shortage. Really good paying jobs to build a future upon are going unfilled.
I grew up in Poland, and the US always seemed like heaven on earth to me. But when I look at it today I am just sad, and it seems like a scary place to live in.
I had an ex who’s family lived there. When I visited, I asked him to walk down to the corner store with me. He told me “You can’t just walk to the corner store in Wilmington.” I asked him why, and he said “You just don’t.”
Lmao that's not true at all. Well in some areas if you're white, alone, and don't know anybody yeah you don't do that. I'm white and used to live on 5th and N Scott on the westside and used to walk all up and down 4th street. Just all depends where you're at
ok now yall are just exagerating it way too much, you can walk to a corner store or anywhere else in wilmington and be fine, some of yall make it seem like wilmington is detroit
I'm born in raised in Wilmington Delaware. The "Down bottom" area where he shows the worst of the worst. I've lived there for over a decade before moving to another hood same, run down. It is hard raising your kids in such a dangerous location. Gunfire guaranteed to be heard weekly if not multiple times throughout. Drug use is getting worse and a norm to see on the streets daily. The best thing to do is to stay out of the way. Which means staying home or off of the streets. You see it looks bad, you see drug dealers just go the other way and/or don't hang out with everyone. There is a such thing as a wrong place, wrong time but that's everywhere. Everywhere has it run down hoods and violence. I've even seen hoods close by with waaay worst drug use and abandonment. I feel like growing up in it because it's so small everybody knows each other some way some how or has crossed each other before. You are sadly immune to it. You know where you live and just have to be more careful that's all. Like he said it's more so retaliation crimes so you just have to mindful of how you live. And again I believe that's anywhere. We're just small and more cramped. So it looks even worse. Flip side, they're beautiful parks with views that takes you out of the state. Great bars, great food. Good for visiting. Like I said because we are small and know one another, we do come together in time of need.
I'm originally from Wilmington, delaware. No! I'm not a Biden supporter. This is downtown Wilmington, it has looked this bad for more then 10 years. Biden lives in a different part where the million dollar homes are
@@susanmerkel2976 I edited my comment just for you. I know where he lives. It's been yrs since I've lived in New castle Co. Plus it was just easier to put Wilmington. He also has a home in sussex county. I know where that 1 is too.
You literally drove past my house. I live on one of the most drug infested drug dealing blocks in the whole city. I see overdosed people almost everywhere. I have lived in NY, I have live in Baltimore and Wilmington DE is the worst city I’ve ever seen. Gun fights, being white and living here everyone assumes when they see me I’m trying to buy drugs and when I tell them no I don’t do that I’m good half walk off and half follow you, threaten you, I’ve had a gun put to my head 4 times it’s insane here. Kids 13 yo with guns, dead bodies, shooting up right in the day time right in middle of everything and they don’t care no one cares this place is insane.
@@austin1975b Huh, that generally hasn't been my experience with most hustlers/pushers in Wilmington. You say no and walk off and they've already walked on to the next person. Only a few have been aggressive.
Man come on... I grow up on 5th and Adam's, around the corner from West Center City(Community Center). At the age of 17 my family moved to 2nd St... ive seen everything on those streets but Brian you may be stretching your truth a bit or there is more to that story.
@@jeremyud that's because he's lying. Smfh I hate when ppl try to over exaggerate he's talking about. I've had a gun pulled on me four times just because I told these drug dealers that I don't want drugs. Sounds like a lie. So you mean that you allowed random people to put pull guns on you four times? Because they asked you if you want drugs and you said no like seriously dude
Yeah it’s amazing that a smart guy who worked for his whole life was able to accumulate some wealth in the richest country on earth. Doesn’t make any sense to me
I live in Wilmington. The city boasts being home to a multitude of corporations, but that is a fallacy. The truth is that many companies incorporate in the state, bcuz of favorable taxation and anti takeover legislation, but the companies do not actually “reside” here. Most of those companies actually operate elsewhere. As for crime, there is a reason we were dubbed “murder town.” It’s a shame because most of the people here are great, hard working folks.
To be incorporated in delaware you need a post office box a phone number and a answering service which handles multiple businesses at one time. No employees need be present just pay the fee and your good to go
Who is doing the killings? Where is it coming from? And what's causing them to do it? I'm wondering is it poverty based crime like robberies? Is it morally bankrupt stuff like rapes? Or is it hang wars?
hi fellow delawarean here. i just wanted to add to this video from the perspective of someone who has been to wilmington an uncountable amount of times. yes a lot of bad things happen in wilmington and it is very unsafe, but that is only in the city area. there is also the wilmington town which is very nice and safe. it is a very broad area within delaware. most of the best schools in delaware are located in wilmington, with a lot of them being in the city. my school is located in wilmington but the township. just thought i would explain so people don’t get the wrong perspective of the city or state in general.
Also DE resident, can confirm. Places like the Riverfront, Talleyville and the parts of Wilmington that border Greenville and Hockessin are quite nice. Just like with most cities in the US, if you don’t screw around in neighborhoods that you’re not familiar with you’re fine.
Born and raised in Wilmington, De. Grew up on the “Up Top” part which was pretty quiet and full of families that have been there for years. I moved to Raleigh, Nc 10 years ago and go back home to visit once every 2 years it seems. It’s getting really bad. I hate that a places I was so comfortable with is turning into a place I’m scared to be an get anxiety every time I go. I miss my family there but I really only go to the suburban area of New Castle when I visit. It’s wayyyy more safe and just don’t bother with the city no more. It’s caught between the surrounding areas like Chester, Philly, Jersey, Baltimore, etc. they don’t seem to have their own identity and EVERYONE has a chip on their shoulder. It’s really sad to see. My mom moving us to NC was the best thing she could ever do!
Interesting. I lived in Wilmington until 10 years ago as well, but I remember it to be EXACTLY as it’s described now… but I wasn’t lucky enough to be part of the small population who lived “Up top”. Ironically, I Iived on West Sides “Hilltop” but closer to “The Jungle”, specifically on 4th St directly across from the McDonald’s… in the only section of the row-home style apartments painted royal Blue. 10 years ago it was absolute hell with death all around… I just thank God that I found a way to move out of state 3 months after I gave birth to my son, and exactly 1 month after my neighbors newborn baby girl was shot to death by a stray bullet that killed her in her own crib.
Wilmington, DE is an interesting city. I used to ride the train between DC and NY. Passing through Wilmington was impressive on one hand because you have this very small city of 70,000 with a huge downtown for its size and a legitimate skyline of high rise bank towers... but then the neighborhoods are some of the most poverty stricken, run down looking hoods I’ve seen anywhere. Seriously worse than Baltimore in parts. Very sad.
It's almost as sketchy as Baltimore overall and it has 500K less people. So if you added 500K more people to Wilmington, you'd probably get the most dangerous city in the country. The first and forgotten state...
Two words that cause most crimes: broken homes. This is mostly the case when the father isn’t present in the home to give positive reinforcement and appropriate discipline. If love and affection is high in the home you automatically get stronger more loving communities. It all starts in the individual homes.
Bunch of BS. I've lived in Wilmington on and off through the years and cant wait to move back. Its a great city with lots parks, entertainment and eating establishments. It has problems like any other city, The guy obviously has a grudge against Biden.
You can't call Wilmington a city...not when there's only 70,000 citizens. It's one of the tiniest "cities" I've ever been to (and the sleepiest in the Northeast)
My sister lived in Delaware, after her husband was transferred there. When I heard Obama was choosing Biden as his running mate, and he was a Senator in Delaware, I asked her about him and she said, "don't even get me started on that criminal" this was back in the early 90s!
I used to live in Wilmington, just north within city limits, more suburbia part. Was OK in the late 80s/early 90s. There were bad sections then. Downtown had some nice bars, etc. No idea how bad they are now. I've heard much worse. But every city (Democrat or Republican states) have very bad sections. Cities in Ohio like Cleveland have bad places. You had a recent video of south Carolina towns that were very bad. You can find bad sections of cities everywhere. Shoot, New Jersey has many very bad areas. Drugs are bad in most states now. Fentanyl is bad here in Colorado now, too, along with Heroin.
Cleveland is one of the worst cities in the country. I lived in Akron, and have stayed in Cleveland several times, and every time was a worse experience. I'm originally from Rural NC. Cincinnati was great, but Kentucky, apart from Louisville, and some areas where poverty is extremely bad, is the best place I've ever lived.
You're kidding, right? The welfare and gang banger types love rich white inactive impotent enabling liberals. Wilmington is a perfect match to Joe and vice versa.
@marks90004 More like the friend that f*cked you over a few years back and you want nothing to do with them. But they continue to try and hit you up for favors. Like voting for them.
Why not? Name one successful person from a city who chooses to not live in the rich ritzy area? Obama claims Chicago, think he's living in the hood? Uh no.
Yet they keep voting democrat. Every city with high crime and run down. Has a democratic mayor. Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Detroit, Flint Mich, Camden NJ, Atlantic City, Patterson NJ, Wilmington DE, Portland OR. I can keep going but it's all over. One common denominator. Democratic Run.
The poor delta areas in the south vote democratic and are awful too. But……All those rural white areas in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia that are broke as can be are ran by republicans and have the worst drug problems in the country. Why aren’t those areas nicer considering they vote for the nice/safe/clean/responsible correct political Party?
Had relatives living in Wilmington back in the 1960's before their nice neighborhoods became gettos . My old Aunt got so pissed off at how much value her row home lost she stopped paying real estate taxes last few years of her life. Would never drive thru her once nice neighborhood even during daylight hours.
My childhood home in Cheverly Maryland is the same, lived there in the 1960s to 1970, it was beautiful and thriving city. Now, it’s a criminal riddled hellhole, my old house looks the apocalypse happened to it.
@@Iwilldestroyyoo I'm sorry to hear that was there a train station next to the interstate back in those days? It looks like a nice quiet suburb at that time
The bottom line is, where there is poverty crime shall be also. There are a lot of reasons such as our American politicians selling out American Citizens decades ago by allowing companies to move business out of the country on a mass scale. When you do not have businesses moving in and no opportunities for the populous, this is what happens. Drugs have been allowed to flourish in America starting with the facilitation of crack cocaine pipeline that was encouraged and allowed to flourish in the inner-city. Big crime normally does not happen disproportionately in middle class to upper middle class areas. Unfortunately, this is going to get worst as we do not have a glut of new jobs in America for the common man that pay a decent living wage(everybody can't be a tech star). Pair that with inflation, income inequality, systematic discrimination both social and financial over decades(and some of those past discretions are chickens that have came home to roost in present day). We do need the police and more of them, well trained ethical law enforcement. That being said, increased and an over zealous police presence isn't the only answer, only a part of the solution. The police cant solve every problem. It starts in the individual homes which can be assisted by the government/politicians mandating and funding business opportunities and training in this problem areas for the youth. In partnership with motivated members of these communities, a really sustained powerful outcome can be witnessed. There are a lot of good and great people in these neighborhoods that are scared and are hostages in their own communities. When you have 10,000 people that are not causing any problems and are simply trying to make it from day to day and 1000 individuals that should be locked away from the rest of us, it makes for an unfortunate circumstance to those that are trapped. That is what is happening in these hoods all over the country. I hate to be a fatalist, but I feel that things are not going to get any better anytime soon given our current state. As far as politics are concerned, liberals suck! And guess what, conservatives are sh1tty as well!
"As far as politics are concerned, liberals suck! And guess what, conservatives are sh1tty as well!" Sounds like your country needs a third party alternative.
I usually like Nick Johnson’s videos. The educated proactive RN that was on the Delaware video described generational poverty. That means it’s been going on for a while. Therefore it’s unlikely that the current president caused the problem. We can argue the current politics all day long but that’s not supposed to be what these videos are primarily about. They’ve become increasingly that way. I don’t know maybe the rest of you like it. And I expect that I’m gonna get bashed and hated on and called names and everything else just for saying this. Like we need more hate in this country. Like we need more labels. It sounds like Nick hates “liberals” -he’s always bashing “liberals” lately what does that mean? these labels are confusing. The bashing on President Biden is distracting. I think we had enough hate in this country to last us for awhile here. I got a break before while enjoying a Nick’s videos while contemplating where to move. it’s just unnecessary and distracting to have the labels and name-calling and hating. I know controversy sells. it’s just really not clear who’s being hated on when there is a label “liberals” Who Nick is calling the problem? Is it those of us who are in healthcare? Is it people who believe that women have the vote and shouldn’t? Who are these evil people? Distracting. All this bashing seems like it’s something fairly new here. I personally don’t like it. I hope it gets toned down. OK start the hating
But don’t forget , he was vice President and U.S. senator for many years before becoming president. What improvements he ACHIEVED . Riding train from good part of Wilmington to good part of DC. and ignoring the real problems of USA .
It looks like Baltimore. Lots of brick row houses there, too. Doesn't look as bad as Detroit, just looks blah and uncared for, like nobody really gives a crap.
@@brittsmith8260 Oh I see. And the poor hapless Republicans just can't figure out how to fix things? damn.... Meanwhile, those Democratic policies here in Minnesota resulted in a $9 Billion surplus this year.
I was going to say he needed to go to route 9 😂😂😂 he was in the good hood areas of Wilmington, no southbridge, no riverside, eastside by Leroy’s lounge, under the bridge where the homeless are.
This video hit the nail right on the head! I worked in Wilmington for 20 years. It's an awful place and hasn't improved. Except for the train station. Since slow Joe always used it, that's the ONLY thing that was improved!
I live in Wilmington and the sad part of this video is he didn't even go thru the worst areas he went thru downtown and the Northside, try driving on the west side up 4th st or 2nd street
Actually, Tramp and Clinton, and Gates have relations with Epstein. And as for Corn Pop, he really didn’t seem that bad of dude. Probably was interrupting Joe in the kiddie pool.
@@thatischanel06 huh weird it's like you quoted me. "Unless you live near by" my exact words. Even then I wouldn't want to because it's just a larger Dover and both cities are trash. Also once again Wilmington isn't Biden's home town, Scranton PA is but Wilmington residents are idiots. Biden only moved to Wilmington because PA wouldn't elect him.
The nurse at the end was pretty much bang-on. Save for a few cases, the dangerous parts of town only really effect the people that were involved in shady dealings.
Not a fan of Joe Biden but I’m from here and I can say he’s definitely stepped foot in those “hoods” more than a handful of times and helped more than a handful of people
I feel invaded when I see plates from Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, New York, assachusetts, Maine, etc. in my state. It's super frustrating that more and more keep coming here...
Because the small part is the problem. When you neglect half of your city and let it rot, let people fade away from drug abuse, and crime. That's an issue. "We have some bad areas, just like all cities." isn't a valid argument. It's actually significantly worse, because NOT all cities are like this. People aren't left to rot on the streets in Raleigh, or Austin.
@@camd4648 more money is passed thru this city and created with this city than any other place with less than 4 million population.. there is no reason besides greed that this city is not gleaming
I live in Wilmington and although my home does not look like the 2 million dollar mansions, it looks nothing like the houses you drove past. There are plenty of places in Wilmington that does not look like the 10 blocks you circled day and night. You stayed in the same small area. Talleyville, Greenville, Trolley Square I can keep going.... they look nothing like the few blocks you showed
thank you!! i lived in many paces in the city, from the worst to the best and this video doesnt show any of the nice areas, no trolley square, riverfront, the new sixers complex and the nature preserve across from it, he acts like market street mall is unsafe, he never mentions or show the tons of mansions over on 18th street etc.. i spent my last 4 years living on waterfront and it was my favorite house still to ths day and i live at the beach now
While you are right Greenville is outside the city…. And talleyville and trolley square make up the smallest parts I live here and drive through the city everyday most of the city is shitty and looks like this
@@josephcofrancesco4123 Greenville is a bedroom community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, and a suburb of Wilmington. Directly from Google.. I get it city... Suburb... It's still Wilmington.. Biden house is in a suburban part of Wilmington but this guy still called it Wilmington. Not denying where he went was horrible just pointing out I can go to any major city in a state and find these places
I live in Delaware- about 20 minutes from the Biden’s. My daughter lives even closer to them; both of us in very safe areas but sure not denying there are places I wouldn’t get out of the car. FYI: figure skater Johnny Weir bought a house a few years ago in Greenfield, right on the edge of Wilmington. I’m from NH - this isn’t my first choice of where to live, but like most families, dictated by employment. But Joe Biden loves Wilmington. He commuted by train so many years the station is named for him. As far as him ignoring the slum areas? He was sitting on the curb talking to people and holding informal get togethers during the Rodney King crisis. Secret Service has fits, but compare his two homes (the beach house only bought a few years ago) to Mar-a-Lago. He really is living pretty modestly. A two million dollar home isn’t what it used to be! Remember, Wilmington is also home to the DuPont and Winthur estates that are breathtaking. Kind of a strange place.
We were there in April 2022. We were looking for a capuchin monastery and it’s right there smack in the middle of a scary district of Wilmington. The street was in poverty and the houses we’re boarded up. A lot a people are on the street or sitting in their patios. I don’t know what they’re doing as it was around 10 am.
You can't blame Joe on this it's the kind of people that live there. I lived in Delaware all my life. Currently I live in Newark much nicer but still bad everywhere. Yes it's boring living here not much to do but i'm older now and will stay in Delaware.
You lived in DE your whole life. What has Joe B done to improve DE. I will say he did put some money in Cape Henlopen State Park. They have a building named after him.
He’s a democrat and it’s been proven democratic individuals do not give a flying F about the people who live in the cities they live in. I’m a Baltimore native and I’ve seen the decline in my neighborhood I grew up in and the biggest decline was during democratic mayors and governors being put into office. So he has everything to do with it just like he does with current issues going on now.
@@myizukai8478 Again his Job has nothing to do with Wilmington. The mayor and city council is responsible for the city. At most he can appropriate money from the federal government to the city.
What a weird place! It's almost like everyone there is so jaded that they've decided just to get to the point and cut out any of the small stuff along the way. Instead of bothering with petty crimes, they go straight to murder. And instead of bothering to wait until night to shoot up (in more ways than one), they just get right to it after waking up in the morning! I appreciate your footage and commentary regarding downtown, Nick. I'd never seen it before. I think it's an uncomfortable reminder that making a city aesthetically pleasing does not in and of itself end violence and drug overdoses. It really does take more than just that. I suspect Wilmington faces a real uphill battle, being geographically located between Philadelphia and Baltimore. It makes sense that it would look a lot like those two cities. I also wonder which came first: Hunter Biden's drug addictions or Wilmington's big drug trade. Did you drive by Corn Pop's house? Keep up the excellent sushi poetry!
Wilmingtons drug trade has been here since the 80s. The real addicts came in the early 2000s-2010 these doctors here had lines around the block seeing hundreds of ppl daily for pain meds...we were getting 180 perk 30s 60opana 5s xanax valium hundreds of them. Codiene cough syrup...all from ONE DOCTOR here...He got in trouble..now he runs a SUBOXONE CLINIC HERE..SO get em hooked then sell em the cure...they should have put him in jail not gave him another license to sell drugs...de is about MONEY
I'm actually live in the city of Wilmington, and what you are saying is insanely false. In fact I bike around Wilmington daily with zero issue and highly suggest you to actually come here. We have great restaurants. I suggest Bardea.
Just think what all that money they’re sending to the Ukraine could do for this place and the rest of America. Think these people in our government have their priorities mixed up.
@Casket That $33 BILLION dollars isn't REALLY going to the Ukrainian People, it is simply being laundered and sent back to all the crooked gov't elites in both the US and Ukraine like Zelensky.
I love your format Nick and you're entertaining and funny while bringing a ton of information. I really enjoy seeing my America without having to ruin my retirement savings on our overpriced gasoline. Seeing the infrastructure and small business decline in our towns and cities is disheartening to me. I'm 82 and grew up in SoCal in a time of economic prosperity, Howdy Doody, I Love Lucy and 19 cent a gallon gasoline. I'm grateful for all that, and that as a kid I was able to buy a ticket at the FOX or United Artists theater for 20 cents. I; am delighted by your encouragement for all Americans to reach out and make an effort to be interactive in the community and make difference. Cheers to you Mr. Johnson, and keep up the fine work.
Delawear is highly sought after by CEOs such as Elon Musk simply because there is no taxes here being the first state. No property tax if you have your HQ here in Delawear, plz do some research. Why do you think we have all the banks in America 🇺🇸 located in wilmington DE?
You could show examples of this in every state whether it's controlled by Republicans or Democrats. I live in Georgia and we have a Republican governor and Atlanta is a SHIT SHOW. State and local governments bears a lot of the responsibility for why so many of these States are struggling with poverty and crime, it always starts at the local level!
Lisa Craven. Great answer from you. There are many run down neighborhoods in Republican States, Louisiana, Tennessee , Indiana and many others. And it starts at the local level, the Governor and the County a City, people from both political sides.
I remember riding through Wilmington and it never seemed that bad when I use to visit my cousin in Deleware back in the 2000s. I knew Wilimington was sketchy but not Detorit or Baltimore levels of schedule.
I had a Uncle that lived there . I visited him there many times and it's not as bad as this guy makes it out to be . It's like any other city you have your sketchy spots here and there if you go looking for them and that's all this guy was looking for , the good spots outweigh the few bad ones . I walked the streets there with no problems .
It's not that bad. And Philadelphia is way worse. Even Philadelphia people say the same s*** that I'm saying. They even told me they will never go back to Philly. And a lot of our crimes are from out of state people.
@@MsBeauty9000 I've been to Philly many times and seen no difference from any other city You have your good parts and you have your bad parts . Look at that shooting in Buffalo , NY 2 days ago where a hate filled White kid drives into mostly Black city and shoots up a grocery store . Now that's bad .
@@MsBeauty9000 Random street violence is actually pretty rare in Wilmington. The vast majority of the people that got killed were killed for personal reasons. Generally speaking, if you mind your business and don't get involved with trouble, you general won't find it.
I’ve always loved row homes. It’s sad to see these neighborhoods so run down. I imagine that they used to be cute neighborhoods with nice middle class families living in them. Maybe someday they will be nice again. 😕
They did used to be nice. Most homes in Wilmington were built in the early 1900s, many landlords haven't updated much since then 🤦🏽♀️ The city used to be divided by ethnicity basically, a polish section down bottom, the Italians up top, etc. Currently, many of the run down houses are actually owned by developers. Imo, they allow the vacant properties to just SIT because they are gentrifying Wilmington. If the entire block is run down, housing prices go down and they buy up the whole block. This city has been financially IGNORED for decades, I can't even REMEMBER the days wen it looked nice. And I'm 33
BECAUSE OF SPACE, IN ENGLAND THAT IS ALL YOU SEE IS ROWHOUSES, WHICH IN AMERICA ARE CALLED TOWNHOUSES, I OWNED ONE, IT WAS PRETTY NICE IN THE 70, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU GET OLD, YOU CANT WALK UP THE STAIRS TO THE BEDROOMS, AND ALSO WHEN YOU ARE OLD, YOU CAN FALL DOWN THE STAIRS, AND IT HAPPENS
Not the only channel with selective information but I love how you casually point to political problems when Democrats run states with poverty stricken cites but you ignore the deep Red states Republicans control. All of a sudden now it's a isolated problem with the city. If you're going to point to the problems with poverty and high crime cities in the United States be honest instead of making it a liberal issue. Alabama has some of the worst poverty and the second highest rate of gun deaths (including suicides) but you never blamed conservative and Republican leadership.
@@neil2831 No need for the jokes. I'm pointing out an inconsistency. Conservatives are always crying about political correctness and a lack of dialog, but it seems you all don't want to practice what you preach. Okay. Let's have an honest dialog. What's the difference between poverty and crime in a Blue State vs a Red one? You can't point to city government when it happens in a Red State then turn around and point to state government and the federal government when it is present in a Blue state. Overall Southern states are have more gun violence, have more poverty, and are under educated, even when the areas that are more rural and predominantly white. So it's not entirely about race and you can't keep pointing to liberal politics in the places it doesn't exist.
This is just ridiculous. I'm a Delaware native and most of us don't live that way. President Biden's house is a nearly 6,000 ft lakefront mansion with trees and lush gardens that isn't even visible from the road he lives on. Actually it's a suburban area very very far away from city limits. It isn't even called Wilmington.
Most of the people who worked at du Pont were suburbanites. What hurts this place the most was losing 40k people between 1950 and 1990. That's just something that Wilmington has never been able to recover from.
Why does it matter where Biden lives?? Pick any president…guaranteed poor people live somewhere near by…and I bet you can find a crime statistic that says “bad people” live there. It’s always funny that folks talk about crime so much but aren’t really affected by it or aren’t interested in real ways to curb it.
This is not unusual in the US. It's like where I live. My neighborhood is beautiful and the houses are worth a fortune. My neighbors are all engineers, doctors, and college professors. But just 3 miles away is the heart of the cutthroats. There's murders and ODs right on the street in broad daylight. It's frightening and depressing. I grew up in a really bad neighborhood but worked my way out. I was lucky enough to go to college on the taxpayer's dime, thanks to academic ability. Then I worked and built myself up. That's what it takes - hard work and focus.
Thank you Nick. My wife has an upcoming business trip to Wilmington whete they are asking her to walk, including late at night in the downtown area. This video was helpful to rest for a car rental. Not worth the risk
I'm brazilian, just found your channel out. What an amazing job. But, I gotta tell you, whenever you come to South America, you're gonna get even sadder. keep up tho
I have relatives in Wilmington and noticed you drove down a one way street, which is incredibly easy to do there and l have many times. Lots of poorer areas, sad...
Wilmington was the the hometown of late, great Colin Flaherty. Colin addressed, without bitterness, the issue younger men like Nick can not afford to discuss regarding crime. For fear of Social Media cancellation.
@jim foley Why is that? Because the bagels that control all levers of power in the USA have censored FREE SPEECH in social media and mass media as well.
I have lived in Delaware for over 29 years (6 in New Castle & 23 in Middletown) and what brought me to DE was a job change & then the no sales tax (due to all the corporations headquartered here) but it is a depressed state and the Democratic rule is part of the problem as well as the perpetual “Good ‘Ol Boy” networking that has continued for many decades. I thought northern NJ was bad, but this is way worse. I won’t travel through Wilmington, I’ll go around the city just to avoid getting shot.
Haha, Nick, you must have been so tired, be careful driving on that one way street (4:03) especially in them hoods, at nigh, Corn Pop is not going to like it. 😉. Again, thank you for another great video , you 🤘🏻rock!
I’ve lived in Delaware my whole life. For a large portion of it I lived about 15 minutes from Wilmington. I would avoid it at all costs. Always felt unsafe driving through and the few times I had to go there for work I always kept my head on a swivel. I now live in Southern DE in a beach town. It’s a real shame what has happened in Wilmington because DE as a whole is a great state. But Wilmington has fallen victim to generational poverty and poor infrastructure. I feel nothing but sympathy for the families and children that have to grow up there.
@@brookeburner4243it looks like this channel is only that, bad parts 😂 The U.S is heavily covered by them and it has become a very normal thing here, for example, now i live in Raleigh, N.C and there are obviously bad parts and the good areas, homelessness has been a contributing factor and it’s been increased in the past few years and unemployment as well.
I grew up on the west side of town until around the early 90s. I work in Wilmington now and over the last 30 years or so that I can remember it has drastically changed for the worst. After moving from the inner city years ago I was so happy my family left then we moved to the suburbs. When I do have to drive around Wilmington for the purpose of work, it is so rundown in most places, one thing I noticed in this video, Nick didn’t have a tour guide to really show him the worse of the worst hot spots for crime and drugs. He hit like one bad area near 2nd & 3rd and Franklin streets. So he missed so many other hot spots for drugs, poverty and high crime. Vanderver Ave., the East side, between 4th & 11th streets and between Walnut & Church Streets., Riverside, most of the north side around 22nd & 23rd and Carter, Concord Ave up to about 30th and Washington Streets, all of 4th Street, Maryland Ave. the Valley, Browntown, Southbridge and so many bad places and I’m sure I’ve missed a few. But in contrast you have some really nice places in Wilmington like, the area around the Brandywine river/creek/zoo, the areas around Wilmington Hosp, Baynard Blvd., some parts of the Northside near P.S. DuPont. Washington Street Extention, Trolley Square, Rockford Park, some areas near St. Elizabeth’s School and Church. Wilmington has some nice places but definitely nothing going on with social life, shopping or a decent night life other than a lot of “yuppie bars”. There is definitely a huge drug problem as well, the poverty drives the drug trade, politicians want the poor person’s vote but they do nothing really to help those communities, the police don’t really care to get out into the community and get their faces known, you only see the police when something bad is happening so a lot of poor people don’t look at the police as a positive force. There are so many issues in Wilmington but nothing far off from any other small city or major city…Philly is 25 minutes up I-95. He didn’t do bad but they were so many more places to explore…he needs a tour guide. I do love his videos and his animations…thanks Nick
@@NickJohnson i did, when I made the comment I had only watched half of the video bc it appeared that you kept driving around the same neighbors especially Franklin street. Once I finished the video I saw where you covered more areas. You still missed a few places. May I suggest that you use a tour guide especially if you’re going to criticize places, you seem to have quite a negative perspective on a lot of places. Please don’t take offense to this because I do enjoy your videos but some of your commentary is harsh in some places… thanks
@@youngirl you moved to the suburbs Miss Young. Let me say this and please be sure to understand. I have a friend that moved from the city out to pike creek. The entire time saying life will be better and crime virtually non existent. That friend was shot inside of the home and in this friend 30 plus years in the city that had never happened. This person was never mugged,robbed not even a fight in the city. So your experience is unique to you. Most people that live in Wilmington do so because of the location. It’s not too far from Philly NewYork New Jersey or Baltimore and DC. So we party there and can still make it home safely and away from any nightlife horrors. That stretch you said what Church from 4th to 11th. You know damn well hardly anything happens on Church street. Now if you said 8th & Pine to 11th & Pine then I would all you credible. The city needs people to care not just blacks and whites but all people. Folks from Yemen can come to Wilmington and open a stir in our neighborhood yet be afraid to stay open after dark and treat the customers rudely. They don’t sweep in front of their shops they don’t say hello. It’s deplorable yet if you come from this hood you can’t get a loan to buy that same store that the government helps them get and they not even have to pay taxes for a certain length of time to incentivize them to stay. Nick you didn’t really cover all of Wilmington you choose a few bad hoods and kept going through them and you committed a minor crime while doing so you hypocrite.
@@Kommunik8Moor what I commented I’m on is not just unique to me, a lot of ppl feel the same way. Wilmington isn’t a horrible place to live as I stated in my original comment but it’s definitely different than when I lived there 30 years ago. You’re right Church street is not as bad but that general area is what I speaking of. I do believe someone just was shot up on 10 & Pine the other day and they did die. This isn’t the worse area but is one of the worse areas that I know of in Wilmington. As for ppl who move into the city to be near Philly, DC, NY and Baltimore because they are from other places and it’s only a couple of hours at best either direction. Where I live now is only 15-20 outside of Wilmington and it doesn’t take long to get to either. As for the foreigners being able to buy a property and open a store in the communities, yes a lot of them are rude and don’t keep the area near and clean but they probably look at the surrounding area and ask themselves why should they? A lot ppl that used to own homes in Wilmington have sold them or they rent them out to low income families is certain areas. That can kill the tax base and that’s why a lot of these areas have become rundown and infested with crime and drugs. So this is why some of these foreigners can come and buy these stores for almost nothing and raise their prices and treat the community poorly bc the community has few choices and where else are they gonna go and shop? So again Wilmington isn’t the worse place on earth and somethings you said I agree with but overall we are all entitled to our own opinions…thank you.
@@youngirl great rebuttal and you are entitled to your own opinion just as I am. I wasn’t attacking you. The reality is that the foreigners from the Mid East can come to America and not be saddled with taxes for a number of years. The fact that they don’t feel they need to have respect and keep their storefront clean tells me a lot about them. I would never take my business to anyone in my hood that disrespects me and can’t even say hello when I am giving them my money. A person was shot on 23rd and Pine which as you know is not called the Eastside to the locals. All cities have similar problems the real way to solve them is to work together and as far as policing goes it’s a joke. This small city has some terrible police. The black citizens in Wilmington don’t riot or protest normally they just let shit happen. As a community they must hold the police accountable and when the cops kills a man in a wheelchair they need to be suspended without pay. If found guilty loose their pensions and be held over for trial. Moving out to Bear or Pile Creek or Newark means nothing crime happens there as well. Thank you for the rebuttal and point out some very great points like that tax base. Have a great day.
What makes you think the person being loaded into an ambulance is a drug overdose? All sorts of people wait at the bus stops at Rodney Square and there are all types of medical emergencies. Did you stop and inquire or are you just blathering as you drive along about what you think you are seeing?
And after the turn, all the parked cars on both sides of the single-laned street that were facing facing him should have been a clue that something was off. The officer probably thought Nick was either drunk, on drugs, or from out of state.
HAHAHAA!! AWESOME!! What up, Nickster? Classic vid, my friend! Definitely one for the archives! Great show. Im from MA & first saw a vid you did on some of the blue state slums! Haha! Take care, brother!
In answer to your question , yes. He took the train everyday from Wilmington when he was a Senator. Unfortunately two large companies that provided good jobs have left. It is a pity that you did not take time to visit all of Wilmington . Then again that wasn't your intent to be fair.
He didn't do a travelog of Winterthur and Montchannin... He showed the real Wilmington. No one denies there are nice spots for the rich up the Brandywine Valley. This isn't about the rich one-percent types, but the majority of Delaware's population, the peons suffering from decades of one-party rule.
@@arthurchadwell9267 Well we had 16 years under Republican rule with control of most offices and things haven't changed much. Delaware is a very corporate friendly state.
This is an amazing video you put together. I live in South East Chester County, PA - only about 20 min or so to get into Wilmington, DE with no traffic. You hit the nail on the head - many years ago when Mike Castle was governor and similar folks - Delaware was not bad. Now the entire state is filled with Libtards and under educated people. The public schools are horrible throughout the state. Unfortunately most folks born, raised and educated in Delaware stay in Delaware. My first house I bought about 28 years ago was south of I95 near Newark, DE. It was not bad at all living there for a few years. I still own that house - it is a rental property now - it is scary to go there to fix things and/or collect rent. I will be selling it soon.
I spent the night in a hotel in Wilmington last year. It was very affordable and then I Found out why. Traffic was horrible and the hot water ran in the morning. I’ll keep driving next time.
I am originally from NY and moved to (not Wilmington) Delaware just to acquire real estate. I can't wait to move to Virginia. I agree with you that Wilmington is ghetto AF.
Joseph Stein, that has to depend on what region of the state. I see the area east of the Appalachians much more dangerous. My family is from the southwestern mountains and it is totally different from the east coast where Richmond and other dumpy landfills (I mean cities) are.
I was a delaware C corp for about 20 years. You can be a one person corp in delaware, and you don't have to issue your stock so renewal each year is about 100.00. Cost about 500 to form. I used Harvard Business Services in Delaware as they provide a corporate address for you in the state. If you are one person, you do need to check the personal corporation checkbox however. What is nice is that a delaware corp is not considered a foreign corp in most if not all states outside of delaware. Most NYSE companies are delaware corps.
@Big Dick Black I guess making people responsible for themselves isn’t your thing. Dems WANT you dependent on them, it helps them control you and it has worked like a charm. That’s EXACTLY why LBJ implemented welfare and snap. For votes which you will keep doing to get your handouts. Us responsible people, aka, tax payers are sick and tired of funding lazy entitled people Go look up what he said when he signed it.
@Big Dick Black 100% right. People in those areas vote against their interests in favor of the Koch brothers agendas. All while letting themselves get riled up over things that don't actually affect their lives.
I kept watching for my neighborhood, Cool Spring, or Trolley Square, or The Triangle, or Mid-town Brandywine, of The Highlands, but they never appeared. Too nice I guess.
I watch a lot of your videos, but the right wing and left wing belong to the same bird.... just say you don't like Biden? Crime and poverty goes together!!!
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Now do a video about Donald Trumps hometown in Queens N.Y. and how spoiled and rich he was and is and the "real'' hardships I'm sure he had to face... whiich has turned him into the person he is today! :)
Should I move to Danville Illinois?
Mr. Johnson, when you can see the car's headlights when they are parked on both sides of a residential street, it is good to assume that it is a one way street.
No that’s a Apes 🦧 streets
You gonna ask a woman who has never grown up in the city about the city. I lived there my whole life and I can tell you a lot more than she can. Also you only rode through a certain part of town. AND YES HE HAS STEPPED FOOT IN THE HOODS!!
Wilmington is no worse than most small cities in the United States that have been neglected by politicians over time and administrations.Key word: Infrastructure. No jobs, drugs, the regular down fall of American cities.
Economic change happens in uk but I don't see the decay I'm seeing on this channel.
It's hard too believe you did that to your own country.
Yeah and what's the craziest is it's usually blamed on democrats ... Even though it was the republicans in power when the States lost it's industry to Japan etc. Both sides are to blame so I'm beyond surprised people still get so excited about voting here ....🤔
Old Joe doesn’t care because he lives in the rich suburbs and the Democrats don’t care because they only care about brown nosing to the activists and the mob so they can maintain power, which is the only thing they care about because they don’t care about you!! 😡 but hey keep voting Democrat guys!! 🤦🏻♂️🙄
@@julianshepherd2038 that's suburban sprawl. It's perfectly acceptable to permanently destroy fertile farmland, where I live some of the most fertile soil in the world, build vinal clad houses without any soul, take tax money to subsidize unsustainable infrastructure all to move away from problems instead of fixing them. That's the American way since.the 1950s
Sorry Janise...There are plenty of jobs available in Wilmington. In fact, there is a labor shortage. Really good paying jobs to build a future upon are going unfilled.
I grew up in Poland, and the US always seemed like heaven on earth to me. But when I look at it today I am just sad, and it seems like a scary place to live in.
It is sad to see it fall from what it once was. Hopefully you don't follow our toxic culture.
It isn’t like this everywhere, there’s more good areas than bad areas!
It’s safer then anywhere else
@@thedawg2510 false
@@NK-vd6wv no it’s not
I had an ex who’s family lived there. When I visited, I asked him to walk down to the corner store with me. He told me “You can’t just walk to the corner store in Wilmington.” I asked him why, and he said “You just don’t.”
Lmao that's not true at all. Well in some areas if you're white, alone, and don't know anybody yeah you don't do that. I'm white and used to live on 5th and N Scott on the westside and used to walk all up and down 4th street. Just all depends where you're at
He was a weirdo, thank god he’s an ex
@@dannybranch9865 imagine being afraid to go to a corner store only because feral pavement a pes can target you for being hwyte.
ok now yall are just exagerating it way too much, you can walk to a corner store or anywhere else in wilmington and be fine, some of yall make it seem like wilmington is detroit
Must’ve been at night
I'm born in raised in Wilmington Delaware. The "Down bottom" area where he shows the worst of the worst. I've lived there for over a decade before moving to another hood same, run down. It is hard raising your kids in such a dangerous location. Gunfire guaranteed to be heard weekly if not multiple times throughout. Drug use is getting worse and a norm to see on the streets daily. The best thing to do is to stay out of the way. Which means staying home or off of the streets. You see it looks bad, you see drug dealers just go the other way and/or don't hang out with everyone. There is a such thing as a wrong place, wrong time but that's everywhere. Everywhere has it run down hoods and violence. I've even seen hoods close by with waaay worst drug use and abandonment. I feel like growing up in it because it's so small everybody knows each other some way some how or has crossed each other before. You are sadly immune to it. You know where you live and just have to be more careful that's all. Like he said it's more so retaliation crimes so you just have to mindful of how you live. And again I believe that's anywhere. We're just small and more cramped. So it looks even worse.
Flip side, they're beautiful parks with views that takes you out of the state. Great bars, great food. Good for visiting. Like I said because we are small and know one another, we do come together in time of need.
Aye my baby Jai lol! (ingleside co workers)
“Never seen anybody overdosing on a sidewalk” Clearly you’ve never been to Kensington.
I'm originally from Wilmington, delaware. No! I'm not a Biden supporter. This is downtown Wilmington, it has looked this bad for more then 10 years. Biden lives in a different part where the million dollar homes are
Biden does not live in the city of Wilmington. He lives in an unincorporated area on Barley Mill Rd.
@@susanmerkel2976 I edited my comment just for you. I know where he lives. It's been yrs since I've lived in New castle Co. Plus it was just easier to put Wilmington. He also has a home in sussex county. I know where that 1 is too.
I never been through delaware I Google street viewed the most expensive homes are west of the downtown 1 maybe 2 miles away.
@@scottbrenham1341 you're not missing much. Born & raised in delaware. 43 yrs old, still live there.
he was from claymont delaware and it’s not as bad as wilmington but it’s a bit ghetto(e) and shootings from time time / car jackings
You literally drove past my house. I live on one of the most drug infested drug dealing blocks in the whole city. I see overdosed people almost everywhere. I have lived in NY, I have live in Baltimore and Wilmington DE is the worst city I’ve ever seen. Gun fights, being white and living here everyone assumes when they see me I’m trying to buy drugs and when I tell them no I don’t do that I’m good half walk off and half follow you, threaten you, I’ve had a gun put to my head 4 times it’s insane here. Kids 13 yo with guns, dead bodies, shooting up right in the day time right in middle of everything and they don’t care no one cares this place is insane.
Damn I wish I had talked to you
@@NickJohnson me too. Your guest seemed a little out of the loop and I live directly in the middle of it lol
@@austin1975b Huh, that generally hasn't been my experience with most hustlers/pushers in Wilmington. You say no and walk off and they've already walked on to the next person. Only a few have been aggressive.
Man come on... I grow up on 5th and Adam's, around the corner from West Center City(Community Center). At the age of 17 my family moved to 2nd St... ive seen everything on those streets but Brian you may be stretching your truth a bit or there is more to that story.
@@jeremyud that's because he's lying. Smfh I hate when ppl try to over exaggerate he's talking about. I've had a gun pulled on me four times just because I told these drug dealers that I don't want drugs. Sounds like a lie. So you mean that you allowed random people to put pull guns on you four times? Because they asked you if you want drugs and you said no like seriously dude
Crazy how a senators salary since the age of 29 has got him 2 multi million dollar homes
Senators make a lot esp if you've been one for 60 yrs
@@wolves1fan830 even Fauci government salary wouldn't be able to afford that
@@andrewscott8892 smh lol 😂😂😂😂
Yeah it’s amazing that a smart guy who worked for his whole life was able to accumulate some wealth in the richest country on earth. Doesn’t make any sense to me
@@dicknawson lmfao you mean sucked at the tit of the American tax payers while engaging in pay to play and using his son as his proxy?!?
I live in Wilmington. The city boasts being home to a multitude of corporations, but that is a fallacy. The truth is that many companies incorporate in the state, bcuz of favorable taxation and anti takeover legislation, but the companies do not actually “reside” here. Most of those companies actually operate elsewhere. As for crime, there is a reason we were dubbed “murder town.” It’s a shame because most of the people here are great, hard working folks.
To be incorporated in delaware you need a post office box a phone number and a answering service which handles multiple businesses at one time. No employees need be present just pay the fee and your good to go
Who is doing the killings? Where is it coming from? And what's causing them to do it? I'm wondering is it poverty based crime like robberies? Is it morally bankrupt stuff like rapes? Or is it hang wars?
hi fellow delawarean here. i just wanted to add to this video from the perspective of someone who has been to wilmington an uncountable amount of times. yes a lot of bad things happen in wilmington and it is very unsafe, but that is only in the city area. there is also the wilmington town which is very nice and safe. it is a very broad area within delaware. most of the best schools in delaware are located in wilmington, with a lot of them being in the city. my school is located in wilmington but the township. just thought i would explain so people don’t get the wrong perspective of the city or state in general.
Also DE resident, can confirm. Places like the Riverfront, Talleyville and the parts of Wilmington that border Greenville and Hockessin are quite nice. Just like with most cities in the US, if you don’t screw around in neighborhoods that you’re not familiar with you’re fine.
Born and raised in Wilmington, De. Grew up on the “Up Top” part which was pretty quiet and full of families that have been there for years. I moved to Raleigh, Nc 10 years ago and go back home to visit once every 2 years it seems. It’s getting really bad. I hate that a places I was so comfortable with is turning into a place I’m scared to be an get anxiety every time I go. I miss my family there but I really only go to the suburban area of New Castle when I visit. It’s wayyyy more safe and just don’t bother with the city no more. It’s caught between the surrounding areas like Chester, Philly, Jersey, Baltimore, etc. they don’t seem to have their own identity and EVERYONE has a chip on their shoulder. It’s really sad to see. My mom moving us to NC was the best thing she could ever do!
Interesting. I lived in Wilmington until 10 years ago as well, but I remember it to be EXACTLY as it’s described now… but I wasn’t lucky enough to be part of the small population who lived “Up top”. Ironically, I Iived on West Sides “Hilltop” but closer to “The Jungle”, specifically on 4th St directly across from the McDonald’s… in the only section of the row-home style apartments painted royal Blue. 10 years ago it was absolute hell with death all around… I just thank God that I found a way to move out of state 3 months after I gave birth to my son, and exactly 1 month after my neighbors newborn baby girl was shot to death by a stray bullet that killed her in her own crib.
@@M16_pew-pew p
Hilltop, Up Top BABY!!
New Castle is a shithole
Wilmington, DE is an interesting city. I used to ride the train between DC and NY. Passing through Wilmington was impressive on one hand because you have this very small city of 70,000 with a huge downtown for its size and a legitimate skyline of high rise bank towers... but then the neighborhoods are some of the most poverty stricken, run down looking hoods I’ve seen anywhere. Seriously worse than Baltimore in parts. Very sad.
It's almost as sketchy as Baltimore overall and it has 500K less people. So if you added 500K more people to Wilmington, you'd probably get the most dangerous city in the country. The first and forgotten state...
Almost as sad as the Bidens you think ?
Doubtful Wilmington is more dangerous then Charm City.
systematic, planned decline
@@xvsupremacy7190 Biden is more embarrassing than sad.
Two words that cause most crimes: broken homes.
This is mostly the case when the father isn’t present in the home to give positive reinforcement and appropriate discipline. If love and affection is high in the home you automatically get stronger more loving communities. It all starts in the individual homes.
Two more words that cause crime: dummy crats.
The mother can provide those to, but a good father present at least would be way more beneficial.
Let's not forget the removal of Gods word from everything.
@@deannahenry8925 so true!! 🥺
Feminists don't want to hear that
Bunch of BS. I've lived in Wilmington on and off through the years and cant wait to move back. Its a great city with lots parks, entertainment and eating establishments. It has problems like any other city, The guy obviously has a grudge against Biden.
You can't call Wilmington a city...not when there's only 70,000 citizens. It's one of the tiniest "cities" I've ever been to (and the sleepiest in the Northeast)
@@bkeen7013 i can, I did, and it is a city.
Exactly!! Show ALL of Wilmington!
@@stanleysharp4269 guess you've never been to a real city. Sad.
And likely a Trumper
My sister lived in Delaware, after her husband was transferred there. When I heard Obama was choosing Biden as his running mate, and he was a Senator in Delaware, I asked her about him and she said, "don't even get me started on that criminal" this was back in the early 90s!
And just like today, nothing is done to stop him and his criminal family .
Obama didn't have joe as a running mate in the 90s.
@@hawaiimenace6304😂 Expose the lies
Please stop lying ma'am
@@hawaiimenace6304 no he didn't but he was a Senator in Delaware in the 90's
I used to live in Wilmington, just north within city limits, more suburbia part. Was OK in the late 80s/early 90s. There were bad sections then. Downtown had some nice bars, etc. No idea how bad they are now. I've heard much worse. But every city (Democrat or Republican states) have very bad sections. Cities in Ohio like Cleveland have bad places. You had a recent video of south Carolina towns that were very bad. You can find bad sections of cities everywhere. Shoot, New Jersey has many very bad areas. Drugs are bad in most states now. Fentanyl is bad here in Colorado now, too, along with Heroin.
Cleveland is one of the worst cities in the country. I lived in Akron, and have stayed in Cleveland several times, and every time was a worse experience. I'm originally from Rural NC. Cincinnati was great, but Kentucky, apart from Louisville, and some areas where poverty is extremely bad, is the best place I've ever lived.
yeah, you know, this fentanyl bs was provoked by purdue pharma but drugs are hard to get out from them and it’s kinda expensive too
I dont think Wilmington is exactly proud of him
Lol
You're kidding, right? The welfare and gang banger types love rich white inactive impotent enabling liberals. Wilmington is a perfect match to Joe and vice versa.
@marks90004 More like the friend that f*cked you over a few years back and you want nothing to do with them. But they continue to try and hit you up for favors. Like voting for them.
Why not? Name one successful person from a city who chooses to not live in the rich ritzy area? Obama claims Chicago, think he's living in the hood? Uh no.
Yet they keep voting democrat. Every city with high crime and run down. Has a democratic mayor. Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Detroit, Flint Mich, Camden NJ, Atlantic City, Patterson NJ, Wilmington DE, Portland OR. I can keep going but it's all over. One common denominator. Democratic Run.
Everything woke turns to shit
Facts!
The poor delta areas in the south vote democratic and are awful too. But……All those rural white areas in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia that are broke as can be are ran by republicans and have the worst drug problems in the country. Why aren’t those areas nicer considering they vote for the nice/safe/clean/responsible correct political Party?
$40B for a proxy war in Ukraine while America literally falls apart
This is his plan for the rest of America.
Had relatives living in Wilmington back in the 1960's before their nice neighborhoods became gettos . My old Aunt got so pissed off at how much value her row home lost she stopped paying real estate taxes last few years of her life. Would never drive thru her once nice neighborhood even during daylight hours.
That’s really sad. Makes me wonder what led to such severe decay of a once prestigious American city.
Sorry racial demographics
@@LatestSquash hmm 🤔 I wonder
My childhood home in Cheverly Maryland is the same, lived there in the 1960s to 1970, it was beautiful and thriving city. Now, it’s a criminal riddled hellhole, my old house looks the apocalypse happened to it.
@@Iwilldestroyyoo I'm sorry to hear that was there a train station next to the interstate back in those days? It looks like a nice quiet suburb at that time
The bottom line is, where there is poverty crime shall be also. There are a lot of reasons such as our American politicians selling out American Citizens decades ago by allowing companies to move business out of the country on a mass scale. When you do not have businesses moving in and no opportunities for the populous, this is what happens. Drugs have been allowed to flourish in America starting with the facilitation of crack cocaine pipeline that was encouraged and allowed to flourish in the inner-city. Big crime normally does not happen disproportionately in middle class to upper middle class areas. Unfortunately, this is going to get worst as we do not have a glut of new jobs in America for the common man that pay a decent living wage(everybody can't be a tech star). Pair that with inflation, income inequality, systematic discrimination both social and financial over decades(and some of those past discretions are chickens that have came home to roost in present day). We do need the police and more of them, well trained ethical law enforcement. That being said, increased and an over zealous police presence isn't the only answer, only a part of the solution. The police cant solve every problem. It starts in the individual homes which can be assisted by the government/politicians mandating and funding business opportunities and training in this problem areas for the youth. In partnership with motivated members of these communities, a really sustained powerful outcome can be witnessed. There are a lot of good and great people in these neighborhoods that are scared and are hostages in their own communities. When you have 10,000 people that are not causing any problems and are simply trying to make it from day to day and 1000 individuals that should be locked away from the rest of us, it makes for an unfortunate circumstance to those that are trapped. That is what is happening in these hoods all over the country. I hate to be a fatalist, but I feel that things are not going to get any better anytime soon given our current state. As far as politics are concerned, liberals suck! And guess what, conservatives are sh1tty as well!
"As far as politics are concerned, liberals suck! And guess what, conservatives are sh1tty as well!"
Sounds like your country needs a third party alternative.
I usually like Nick Johnson’s videos. The educated proactive RN that was on the Delaware video described generational poverty. That means it’s been going on for a while. Therefore it’s unlikely that the current president caused the problem. We can argue the current politics all day long but that’s not supposed to be what these videos are primarily about. They’ve become increasingly that way. I don’t know maybe the rest of you like it. And I expect that I’m gonna get bashed and hated on and called names and everything else just for saying this. Like we need more hate in this country. Like we need more labels. It sounds like Nick hates “liberals” -he’s always bashing “liberals” lately what does that mean? these labels are confusing. The bashing on President Biden is distracting. I think we had enough hate in this country to last us for awhile here. I got a break before while enjoying a Nick’s videos while contemplating where to move. it’s just unnecessary and distracting to have the labels and name-calling and hating. I know controversy sells. it’s just really not clear who’s being hated on when there is a label “liberals” Who Nick is calling the problem? Is it those of us who are in healthcare? Is it people who believe that women have the vote and shouldn’t? Who are these evil people? Distracting. All this bashing seems like it’s something fairly new here. I personally don’t like it. I hope it gets toned down. OK start the hating
I agree 100%.
If ALWAYS comes out! Can’t hide hate long enough 🤷🏾♀️
I agree with you.
But don’t forget , he was vice President and U.S. senator for many years before becoming president. What improvements he ACHIEVED . Riding train from good part of Wilmington to good part of DC. and ignoring the real problems of USA .
As a Native Delawarean, I can vouch for just how worthless Joe Biden is not only for our country, but especially for Delaware.
Get over it 😂
@@lexilexi8548 glad you're enjoying the higher cost of living 🙃
Yeah..the “jump outs”…that was wild
It looks like Baltimore. Lots of brick row houses there, too. Doesn't look as bad as Detroit, just looks blah and uncared for, like nobody really gives a crap.
Depends on what part you go to... my family is from Wilmington. The house my father grew up in wasn't bad. But the Biden family has ALWAYS been rich.
At least he isn't from any town in West Virginia. Nobody can escape that Republican hellhole.
Except for most of its history, West Virginia was a Democrat stronghold, it only went Republican after the Democratic damage was done.
@@brittsmith8260 Oh I see. And the poor hapless Republicans just can't figure out how to fix things? damn....
Meanwhile, those Democratic policies here in Minnesota resulted in a $9 Billion surplus this year.
Real talk, I'm.more scared of New Castle than I am of Wilmington.
I was going to say he needed to go to route 9 😂😂😂 he was in the good hood areas of Wilmington, no southbridge, no riverside, eastside by Leroy’s lounge, under the bridge where the homeless are.
This video hit the nail right on the head! I worked in Wilmington for 20 years. It's an awful place and hasn't improved. Except for the train station. Since slow Joe always used it, that's the ONLY thing that was improved!
Lived in Philadelphia 12 years & some of the nicest people live in Delaware! Plus no sales tax on anything & the best beaches! I miss it!
Cap
Trump also has a small mansion/hotel that is worth way more and also has folks with far less who live down the street.
Trump is a real estate mogul; not a corrupt politician that's worth $150,000,000.00 +
@@theoBaba773 gag
I live in Wilmington and the sad part of this video is he didn't even go thru the worst areas he went thru downtown and the Northside, try driving on the west side up 4th st or 2nd street
Riverside. East side where my wifes lil cousin got his brains blown out sitting in a car.
he doesnt go near trolley or rockford park, the riverfront either he doesnt go near the new 800 million dollar NBA complex or river front
But make sure you lock your doors and have enough gas and pray your car don't break down
I was thinking the same thing. Didn’t go to riverside or south bridge extensions.
Exactly!!!
Plot twist: Child Sniffin' Joe IS Corn Pop, a bad dude.
Bill Clinton and Epstein you mean
Actually, Tramp and Clinton, and Gates have relations with Epstein. And as for Corn Pop, he really didn’t seem that bad of dude. Probably was interrupting Joe in the kiddie pool.
@@xp8969 nah, Joe just showered with his teen daughter.
That cop was trying to tell you that were turning into a one way street 😀
Right????? I was confused for a few seconds
I've lived in Wilmington and never had a problem work mind you're business and live.. You don't notice what your not apart of.....
Being a Delawarean myself, Wilmington has its good and bad parts it just depends where you going and what you doin
Being a Delawarian unless you live by Wilmington you shouldn't think it has any good parts. The City is trash.
@@hartlyreaper6849 there is good parts and has very good resources for the community you just wouldn’t know because you never lived in there
@@thatischanel06 huh weird it's like you quoted me. "Unless you live near by" my exact words.
Even then I wouldn't want to because it's just a larger Dover and both cities are trash. Also once again Wilmington isn't Biden's home town, Scranton PA is but Wilmington residents are idiots. Biden only moved to Wilmington because PA wouldn't elect him.
Is kirkwood street safe?
Wilmington has nice areas . But definitely got some fucked up areas like a 5 min drive away
The nurse at the end was pretty much bang-on. Save for a few cases, the dangerous parts of town only really effect the people that were involved in shady dealings.
Thank you! 😊
RIGHT She was so on point! I lived near one area he drove by. I never had problems with people. I also dont really deal with the underbelly of society
The rich don't have to deal with the poor in these cities. They can stay in their gated communities.
Not a fan of Joe Biden but I’m from here and I can say he’s definitely stepped foot in those “hoods” more than a handful of times and helped more than a handful of people
THE NE INFRASTURE PLAN SHOULD IMPROVE THESE SMALL CITIES
A lot of the population that causes all the problems are now moving to the suburbs like Bear, DE and even the Newark, DE area.
Yup. That's why I don't go down 40 for anything. To be fair Slummont Farms has always been bad
I live in DE. As in most cities, we have some bad areas. Just like DC. You have only highlighted a small portion of the city of Wilmington
exactly... i live in lewes and wilmington.. and this guy doesnt show any of the beautiful places or progress
Finally somebody went through Wilmington to see how bad it is Biden doesn't care about anybody here just other countries
I feel invaded when I see plates from Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, New York, assachusetts, Maine, etc. in my state. It's super frustrating that more and more keep coming here...
Because the small part is the problem. When you neglect half of your city and let it rot, let people fade away from drug abuse, and crime. That's an issue. "We have some bad areas, just like all cities." isn't a valid argument. It's actually significantly worse, because NOT all cities are like this. People aren't left to rot on the streets in Raleigh, or Austin.
@@camd4648 more money is passed thru this city and created with this city than any other place with less than 4 million population.. there is no reason besides greed that this city is not gleaming
I live in Wilmington and although my home does not look like the 2 million dollar mansions, it looks nothing like the houses you drove past. There are plenty of places in Wilmington that does not look like the 10 blocks you circled day and night. You stayed in the same small area. Talleyville, Greenville, Trolley Square I can keep going.... they look nothing like the few blocks you showed
thank you!! i lived in many paces in the city, from the worst to the best and this video doesnt show any of the nice areas, no trolley square, riverfront, the new sixers complex and the nature preserve across from it, he acts like market street mall is unsafe, he never mentions or show the tons of mansions over on 18th street etc.. i spent my last 4 years living on waterfront and it was my favorite house still to ths day and i live at the beach now
While you are right Greenville is outside the city…. And talleyville and trolley square make up the smallest parts I live here and drive through the city everyday most of the city is shitty and looks like this
Talleyville and Greenville are not in the city of wilmington ,those suburban neighborhoods are 5 miles out of wilmington.
@@josephcofrancesco4123
Greenville is a bedroom community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, and a suburb of Wilmington. Directly from Google.. I get it city... Suburb... It's still Wilmington.. Biden house is in a suburban part of Wilmington but this guy still called it Wilmington. Not denying where he went was horrible just pointing out I can go to any major city in a state and find these places
@@vshavico1199 not denying that one bit just pointing out there are places in Wilmington that's not like this
I live in Delaware- about 20 minutes from the Biden’s. My daughter lives even closer to them; both of us in very safe areas but sure not denying there are places I wouldn’t get out of the car. FYI: figure skater Johnny Weir bought a house a few years ago in Greenfield, right on the edge of Wilmington. I’m from NH - this isn’t my first choice of where to live, but like most families, dictated by employment. But Joe Biden loves Wilmington. He commuted by train so many years the station is named for him. As far as him ignoring the slum areas? He was sitting on the curb talking to people and holding informal get togethers during the Rodney King crisis. Secret Service has fits, but compare his two homes (the beach house only bought a few years ago) to Mar-a-Lago. He really is living pretty modestly. A two million dollar home isn’t what it used to be! Remember, Wilmington is also home to the DuPont and Winthur estates that are breathtaking. Kind of a strange place.
Joe did brag about how he is one of the least rich multi-million area in Congress...
The President has nothing to do with that!!
We were there in April 2022. We were looking for a capuchin monastery and it’s right there smack in the middle of a scary district of Wilmington. The street was in poverty and the houses we’re boarded up. A lot a people are on the street or sitting in their patios. I don’t know what they’re doing as it was around 10 am.
The Capuchin Center is a soup kitchen, hence all the people standing out front.
You can't blame Joe on this it's the kind of people that live there. I lived in Delaware all my life. Currently I live in Newark much nicer but still bad everywhere. Yes it's boring living here not much to do but i'm older now and will stay in Delaware.
You lived in DE your whole life. What has Joe B done to improve DE.
I will say he did put some money in Cape Henlopen State Park.
They have a building named after him.
@@kevinkiss3340 his job isn’t to improve Wilmington way of life, it’s to represent the state in the Senate
He’s a democrat and it’s been proven democratic individuals do not give a flying F about the people who live in the cities they live in. I’m a Baltimore native and I’ve seen the decline in my neighborhood I grew up in and the biggest decline was during democratic mayors and governors being put into office. So he has everything to do with it just like he does with current issues going on now.
@@myizukai8478 Again his Job has nothing to do with Wilmington. The mayor and city council is responsible for the city. At most he can appropriate money from the federal government to the city.
@@myizukai8478 and republicans do? The top 2 poverty ridden states are red! Top 3 most dangerous states to live in are red states 🤷♀️
What a weird place! It's almost like everyone there is so jaded that they've decided just to get to the point and cut out any of the small stuff along the way. Instead of bothering with petty crimes, they go straight to murder. And instead of bothering to wait until night to shoot up (in more ways than one), they just get right to it after waking up in the morning! I appreciate your footage and commentary regarding downtown, Nick. I'd never seen it before. I think it's an uncomfortable reminder that making a city aesthetically pleasing does not in and of itself end violence and drug overdoses. It really does take more than just that. I suspect Wilmington faces a real uphill battle, being geographically located between Philadelphia and Baltimore. It makes sense that it would look a lot like those two cities. I also wonder which came first: Hunter Biden's drug addictions or Wilmington's big drug trade. Did you drive by Corn Pop's house? Keep up the excellent sushi poetry!
Corn pop haha
Wilmingtons drug trade has been here since the 80s. The real addicts came in the early 2000s-2010 these doctors here had lines around the block seeing hundreds of ppl daily for pain meds...we were getting 180 perk 30s 60opana 5s xanax valium hundreds of them. Codiene cough syrup...all from ONE DOCTOR here...He got in trouble..now he runs a SUBOXONE CLINIC HERE..SO get em hooked then sell em the cure...they should have put him in jail not gave him another license to sell drugs...de is about MONEY
I'm actually live in the city of Wilmington, and what you are saying is insanely false. In fact I bike around Wilmington daily with zero issue and highly suggest you to actually come here. We have great restaurants. I suggest Bardea.
@@cneubert28 Exactly... definition of Judging a book by its cover.. ppl who live in Wilmington understand
Just think what all that money they’re sending to the Ukraine could do for this place and the rest of America. Think these people in our government have their priorities mixed up.
We have to stop the Russians
@Casket
That $33 BILLION dollars isn't REALLY going to the Ukrainian People, it is simply being laundered and sent back to all the crooked gov't elites in both the US and Ukraine like Zelensky.
I love your format Nick and you're entertaining and funny while bringing a ton of information. I really enjoy seeing my America without having to ruin my retirement savings on our overpriced gasoline. Seeing the infrastructure and small business decline in our towns and cities is disheartening to me. I'm 82 and grew up in SoCal in a time of economic prosperity, Howdy Doody, I Love Lucy and 19 cent a gallon gasoline. I'm grateful for all that, and that as a kid I was able to buy a ticket at the FOX or United Artists theater for 20 cents. I; am delighted by your encouragement for all Americans to reach out and make an effort to be interactive in the community and make difference. Cheers to you Mr. Johnson, and keep up the fine work.
Delawear is highly sought after by CEOs such as Elon Musk simply because there is no taxes here being the first state. No property tax if you have your HQ here in Delawear, plz do some research. Why do you think we have all the banks in America 🇺🇸 located in wilmington DE?
You could show examples of this in every state whether it's controlled by Republicans or Democrats. I live in Georgia and we have a Republican governor and Atlanta is a SHIT SHOW. State and local governments bears a lot of the responsibility for why so many of these States are struggling with poverty and crime, it always starts at the local level!
True. Except mostly white states
Lisa Craven. Great answer from you. There are many run down neighborhoods in Republican States, Louisiana, Tennessee , Indiana and many others. And it starts at the local level, the Governor and the County a City, people from both political sides.
@@grg337 I live in NH which is like 85-90% white and our towns up north are terrible and riddled with heroin addiction
Probably not gonna happen, this is a conservative channel that won't portrayed both sides fairly
Yep. I don’t live in ATL so I always forget about the crime. I live 20 miles east.
I remember riding through Wilmington and it never seemed that bad when I use to visit my cousin in Deleware back in the 2000s. I knew Wilimington was sketchy but not Detorit or Baltimore levels of schedule.
I had a Uncle that lived there . I visited him there many times and it's not as bad as this guy makes it out to be . It's like any other city you have your sketchy spots here and there if you go looking for them and that's all this guy was looking for , the good spots outweigh the few bad ones . I walked the streets there with no problems .
It's not that bad. And Philadelphia is way worse. Even Philadelphia people say the same s*** that I'm saying. They even told me they will never go back to Philly. And a lot of our crimes are from out of state people.
@@MsBeauty9000 I've been to Philly many times and seen no difference from any other city You have your good parts and you have your bad parts . Look at that shooting in Buffalo , NY 2 days ago where a hate filled White kid drives into mostly Black city and shoots up a grocery store . Now that's bad .
@@MsBeauty9000 Random street violence is actually pretty rare in Wilmington. The vast majority of the people that got killed were killed for personal reasons. Generally speaking, if you mind your business and don't get involved with trouble, you general won't find it.
@@jeremyud You're absolutely correct 💯
All U.S. inner cities are like this.
The Wilmington suburbs are quite nice.
Wilmington's location is excellent for having things to do!
I’ve always loved row homes. It’s sad to see these neighborhoods so run down. I imagine that they used to be cute neighborhoods with nice middle class families living in them. Maybe someday they will be nice again. 😕
They did used to be nice. Most homes in Wilmington were built in the early 1900s, many landlords haven't updated much since then 🤦🏽♀️
The city used to be divided by ethnicity basically, a polish section down bottom, the Italians up top, etc.
Currently, many of the run down houses are actually owned by developers. Imo, they allow the vacant properties to just SIT because they are gentrifying Wilmington. If the entire block is run down, housing prices go down and they buy up the whole block. This city has been financially IGNORED for decades, I can't even REMEMBER the days wen it looked nice. And I'm 33
Never will happen under Dem rule.
BECAUSE OF SPACE, IN ENGLAND THAT IS ALL YOU SEE IS ROWHOUSES, WHICH IN AMERICA ARE CALLED TOWNHOUSES, I OWNED ONE, IT WAS PRETTY NICE IN THE 70, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU GET OLD, YOU CANT WALK UP THE STAIRS TO THE BEDROOMS, AND ALSO WHEN YOU ARE OLD, YOU CAN FALL DOWN THE STAIRS, AND IT HAPPENS
Not the only channel with selective information but I love how you casually point to political problems when Democrats run states with poverty stricken cites but you ignore the deep Red states Republicans control. All of a sudden now it's a isolated problem with the city. If you're going to point to the problems with poverty and high crime cities in the United States be honest instead of making it a liberal issue.
Alabama has some of the worst poverty and the second highest rate of gun deaths (including suicides) but you never blamed conservative and Republican leadership.
Alright Karen
@@neil2831 No need for the jokes. I'm pointing out an inconsistency. Conservatives are always crying about political correctness and a lack of dialog, but it seems you all don't want to practice what you preach.
Okay. Let's have an honest dialog. What's the difference between poverty and crime in a Blue State vs a Red one? You can't point to city government when it happens in a Red State then turn around and point to state government and the federal government when it is present in a Blue state.
Overall Southern states are have more gun violence, have more poverty, and are under educated, even when the areas that are more rural and predominantly white. So it's not entirely about race and you can't keep pointing to liberal politics in the places it doesn't exist.
In Philadelphia...you would've seen addict zombies 🧟♀️ in a half of a second when arriving there.
It's called "the nod"
No doubt it's like zombies without the munchies .... 🤦♂️
@@JP-uk9uc brilliantly put
You would’ve seen Hunter Biden near the Liberty Bell looking for crack.
On Kensington and Allegheny??🤔
@@mariooliveira6780 yes...all up and down Kensington Ave.
Wilmington is a town that can be defined in a single word, asofootimehfoots.
HUH?
@patriot15 OH! OK! I HOPE IT TRANSLATES TO: FJB!! 😂
I thought you were referring to his 4th Of July "Speech". And then I realized that this comment was made 4 months ago lol. (July was last Month BTW)
FJB
Word. Preach it.
The riverfront area has been a huge success, gone from an apocalyptic wasteland to a new bustling area within the past few decades.
Nope.
This is just ridiculous. I'm a Delaware native and most of us don't live that way. President Biden's house is a nearly 6,000 ft lakefront mansion with trees and lush gardens that isn't even visible from the road he lives on. Actually it's a suburban area very very far away from city limits. It isn't even called Wilmington.
It is Greenville.
I wonder how much DuPont downsizing affected the cities economy and thus standard of living.
Most of the people who worked at du Pont were suburbanites. What hurts this place the most was losing 40k people between 1950 and 1990. That's just something that Wilmington has never been able to recover from.
It didn't, it was all the other industry that left. The General Motors and Chrysler plants shutting down were major.
Why does it matter where Biden lives?? Pick any president…guaranteed poor people live somewhere near by…and I bet you can find a crime statistic that says “bad people” live there. It’s always funny that folks talk about crime so much but aren’t really affected by it or aren’t interested in real ways to curb it.
They don’t want help
@@dcg590 Exactly. It’s always easier just pointing the finger without any critical thinking as to why things are the way they are.
Well it is a point of interest in this town - is it not???
This is not unusual in the US. It's like where I live. My neighborhood is beautiful and the houses are worth a fortune. My neighbors are all engineers, doctors, and college professors. But just 3 miles away is the heart of the cutthroats. There's murders and ODs right on the street in broad daylight. It's frightening and depressing.
I grew up in a really bad neighborhood but worked my way out. I was lucky enough to go to college on the taxpayer's dime, thanks to academic ability. Then I worked and built myself up.
That's what it takes - hard work and focus.
Amen
Thank you Nick. My wife has an upcoming business trip to Wilmington whete they are asking her to walk, including late at night in the downtown area. This video was helpful to rest for a car rental. Not worth the risk
Fantastic Steve!
I'm brazilian, just found your channel out. What an amazing job. But, I gotta tell you, whenever you come to South America, you're gonna get even sadder.
keep up tho
Love ending a busy day with a new video from Nick. And Mappy swore🤭
aww hi Heidi :)
@@NickJohnson 3:43 she is sitting on a bench, not the ground, not far from a bus stop I have seen many times.
@@NickJohnson4:40 Nick it looks like you went the wrong way down a one-way Street, be careful. I hope you took Mappy as your wingman.
I have relatives in Wilmington and noticed you drove down a one way street, which is incredibly easy to do there and l have many times. Lots of poorer areas, sad...
He drove down a few lol
Wilmington was the the hometown of late, great Colin Flaherty. Colin addressed, without bitterness, the issue younger men like Nick can not afford to discuss regarding crime. For fear of Social Media cancellation.
Excellent comment
He's dead? YA!! GOOD RIDDANCE! Now for BS Shapiro
@jim foley
Why is that? Because the bagels that control all levers of power in the USA have censored FREE SPEECH in social media and mass media as well.
Absolutely
Oh Nick knows.
I have lived in Delaware for over 29 years (6 in New Castle & 23 in Middletown) and what brought me to DE was a job change & then the no sales tax (due to all the corporations headquartered here) but it is a depressed state and the Democratic rule is part of the problem as well as the perpetual “Good ‘Ol Boy” networking that has continued for many decades. I thought northern NJ was bad, but this is way worse. I won’t travel through Wilmington, I’ll go around the city just to avoid getting shot.
Lol Douglas I promise no one’s worried about you
He does not live in Wilmington, Delaware. He lives in Greenville, Delaware , which is one of the wealthiest residential areas in the United States.
Hardly! It's wealthy by Delaware standards, but hardly one of the wealthiest residential areas in the US.
Haha, Nick, you must have been so tired, be careful driving on that one way street (4:03) especially in them hoods, at nigh, Corn Pop is not going to like it. 😉. Again, thank you for another great video , you 🤘🏻rock!
I’ve lived in Delaware my whole life. For a large portion of it I lived about 15 minutes from Wilmington. I would avoid it at all costs. Always felt unsafe driving through and the few times I had to go there for work I always kept my head on a swivel. I now live in Southern DE in a beach town. It’s a real shame what has happened in Wilmington because DE as a whole is a great state. But Wilmington has fallen victim to generational poverty and poor infrastructure. I feel nothing but sympathy for the families and children that have to grow up there.
i live in long neck, i lived in Wilmington for 20 years .. he didnt show any of the nice places ad i found the video to be very biased
Same here Mr. Belgrade !! i live in pike creek and I avoid the city too !!
@@brookeburner4243it looks like this channel is only that, bad parts 😂
The U.S is heavily covered by them and it has become a very normal thing here, for example, now i live in Raleigh, N.C and there are obviously bad parts and the good areas, homelessness has been a contributing factor and it’s been increased in the past few years and unemployment as well.
I grew up on the west side of town until around the early 90s. I work in Wilmington now and over the last 30 years or so that I can remember it has drastically changed for the worst. After moving from the inner city years ago I was so happy my family left then we moved to the suburbs. When I do have to drive around Wilmington for the purpose of work, it is so rundown in most places, one thing I noticed in this video, Nick didn’t have a tour guide to really show him the worse of the worst hot spots for crime and drugs. He hit like one bad area near 2nd & 3rd and Franklin streets. So he missed so many other hot spots for drugs, poverty and high crime. Vanderver Ave., the East side, between 4th & 11th streets and between Walnut & Church Streets., Riverside, most of the north side around 22nd & 23rd and Carter, Concord Ave up to about 30th and Washington Streets, all of 4th Street, Maryland Ave. the Valley, Browntown, Southbridge and so many bad places and I’m sure I’ve missed a few. But in contrast you have some really nice places in Wilmington like, the area around the Brandywine river/creek/zoo, the areas around Wilmington Hosp, Baynard Blvd., some parts of the Northside near P.S. DuPont. Washington Street Extention, Trolley Square, Rockford Park, some areas near St. Elizabeth’s School and Church. Wilmington has some nice places but definitely nothing going on with social life, shopping or a decent night life other than a lot of “yuppie bars”. There is definitely a huge drug problem as well, the poverty drives the drug trade, politicians want the poor person’s vote but they do nothing really to help those communities, the police don’t really care to get out into the community and get their faces known, you only see the police when something bad is happening so a lot of poor people don’t look at the police as a positive force. There are so many issues in Wilmington but nothing far off from any other small city or major city…Philly is 25 minutes up I-95. He didn’t do bad but they were so many more places to explore…he needs a tour guide. I do love his videos and his animations…thanks Nick
You clearly didn't watch the whole video
@@NickJohnson i did, when I made the comment I had only watched half of the video bc it appeared that you kept driving around the same neighbors especially Franklin street. Once I finished the video I saw where you covered more areas. You still missed a few places. May I suggest that you use a tour guide especially if you’re going to criticize places, you seem to have quite a negative perspective on a lot of places. Please don’t take offense to this because I do enjoy your videos but some of your commentary is harsh in some places… thanks
@@youngirl you moved to the suburbs Miss Young. Let me say this and please be sure to understand. I have a friend that moved from the city out to pike creek. The entire time saying life will be better and crime virtually non existent. That friend was shot inside of the home and in this friend 30 plus years in the city that had never happened. This person was never mugged,robbed not even a fight in the city. So your experience is unique to you. Most people that live in Wilmington do so because of the location. It’s not too far from Philly NewYork New Jersey or Baltimore and DC. So we party there and can still make it home safely and away from any nightlife horrors. That stretch you said what Church from 4th to 11th. You know damn well hardly anything happens on Church street. Now if you said 8th & Pine to 11th & Pine then I would all you credible. The city needs people to care not just blacks and whites but all people. Folks from Yemen can come to Wilmington and open a stir in our neighborhood yet be afraid to stay open after dark and treat the customers rudely. They don’t sweep in front of their shops they don’t say hello. It’s deplorable yet if you come from this hood you can’t get a loan to buy that same store that the government helps them get and they not even have to pay taxes for a certain length of time to incentivize them to stay. Nick you didn’t really cover all of Wilmington you choose a few bad hoods and kept going through them and you committed a minor crime while doing so you hypocrite.
@@Kommunik8Moor what I commented I’m on is not just unique to me, a lot of ppl feel the same way. Wilmington isn’t a horrible place to live as I stated in my original comment but it’s definitely different than when I lived there 30 years ago. You’re right Church street is not as bad but that general area is what I speaking of. I do believe someone just was shot up on 10 & Pine the other day and they did die. This isn’t the worse area but is one of the worse areas that I know of in Wilmington. As for ppl who move into the city to be near Philly, DC, NY and Baltimore because they are from other places and it’s only a couple of hours at best either direction. Where I live now is only 15-20 outside of Wilmington and it doesn’t take long to get to either. As for the foreigners being able to buy a property and open a store in the communities, yes a lot of them are rude and don’t keep the area near and clean but they probably look at the surrounding area and ask themselves why should they? A lot ppl that used to own homes in Wilmington have sold them or they rent them out to low income families is certain areas. That can kill the tax base and that’s why a lot of these areas have become rundown and infested with crime and drugs. So this is why some of these foreigners can come and buy these stores for almost nothing and raise their prices and treat the community poorly bc the community has few choices and where else are they gonna go and shop? So again Wilmington isn’t the worse place on earth and somethings you said I agree with but overall we are all entitled to our own opinions…thank you.
@@youngirl great rebuttal and you are entitled to your own opinion just as I am. I wasn’t attacking you. The reality is that the foreigners from the Mid East can come to America and not be saddled with taxes for a number of years. The fact that they don’t feel they need to have respect and keep their storefront clean tells me a lot about them. I would never take my business to anyone in my hood that disrespects me and can’t even say hello when I am giving them my money. A person was shot on 23rd and Pine which as you know is not called the Eastside to the locals. All cities have similar problems the real way to solve them is to work together and as far as policing goes it’s a joke. This small city has some terrible police. The black citizens in Wilmington don’t riot or protest normally they just let shit happen. As a community they must hold the police accountable and when the cops kills a man in a wheelchair they need to be suspended without pay. If found guilty loose their pensions and be held over for trial. Moving out to Bear or Pile Creek or Newark means nothing crime happens there as well. Thank you for the rebuttal and point out some very great points like that tax base. Have a great day.
What makes you think the person being loaded into an ambulance is a drug overdose? All sorts of people wait at the bus stops at Rodney Square and there are all types of medical emergencies. Did you stop and inquire or are you just blathering as you drive along about what you think you are seeing?
My bucket list: Go to Wilmington, Delaware and have donuts! Then, head to Baltimore for some BIIIG FUN!!!!! (Cosby Show reference)
He was a creep though
Wilmington, DE has high crime for the same reason Maine and Vermont have low crime.
Exactly
That s*** had me dying..😂
When he was like my kids are scared to walk to school Joe Biden are yours🤣.
That is hilarious
Cop flashed his lights at you at the light cause you were turning on to a one way road 4:44
And after the turn, all the parked cars on both sides of the single-laned street that were facing facing him should have been a clue that something was off. The officer probably thought Nick was either drunk, on drugs, or from out of state.
He took care of his hometown exactly like he took care of America. He did Jack!
HAHAHAA!! AWESOME!! What up, Nickster? Classic vid, my friend! Definitely one for the archives! Great show. Im from MA & first saw a vid you did on some of the blue state slums! Haha! Take care, brother!
In answer to your question , yes. He took the train everyday from Wilmington when he was a Senator. Unfortunately two large companies that provided good jobs have left. It is a pity that you did not take time to visit all of Wilmington . Then again that wasn't your intent to be fair.
yup he kept his camera aimed in the direction of blight
He didn't do a travelog of Winterthur and Montchannin... He showed the real Wilmington. No one denies there are nice spots for the rich up the Brandywine Valley. This isn't about the rich one-percent types, but the majority of Delaware's population, the peons suffering from decades of one-party rule.
@@arthurchadwell9267 Well we had 16 years under Republican rule with control of most offices and things haven't changed much. Delaware is a very corporate friendly state.
Note to self: Delaware "Witching Hour" 6 a.m. to 7 a.m.
I can't believe she said that she has no idea what she's talking about 😅😅😅😅😅
This is a great place to vacation it makes folks glad to go home
Keep up the good work.
I enjoy the videos
.hope everyone has a pleasant day
This is an amazing video you put together. I live in South East Chester County, PA - only about 20 min or so to get into Wilmington, DE with no traffic. You hit the nail on the head - many years ago when Mike Castle was governor and similar folks - Delaware was not bad. Now the entire state is filled with Libtards and under educated people. The public schools are horrible throughout the state. Unfortunately most folks born, raised and educated in Delaware stay in Delaware. My first house I bought about 28 years ago was south of I95 near Newark, DE. It was not bad at all living there for a few years. I still own that house - it is a rental property now - it is scary to go there to fix things and/or collect rent. I will be selling it soon.
Public schools aren’t bad in delaware
Love Newark, the college vibe & the Food co-op
I spent the night in a hotel in Wilmington last year. It was very affordable and then I
Found out why. Traffic was horrible and the hot water ran in the morning. I’ll keep driving next time.
Please do
Biden has no idea what's going on anywhere
I am originally from NY and moved to (not Wilmington) Delaware just to acquire real estate. I can't wait to move to Virginia. I agree with you that Wilmington is ghetto AF.
Hate to let you down but Virginia is worse!
@@NewHaven203 Virginia is the best part of the country
Joseph Stein, that has to depend on what region of the state. I see the area east of the Appalachians much more dangerous. My family is from the southwestern mountains and it is totally different from the east coast where Richmond and other dumpy landfills (I mean cities) are.
Look at how jam packed the houses are, no yards
Yeah I hate that
Great job on all the video's! Great stats and perspective.
I was a delaware C corp for about 20 years. You can be a one person corp in delaware, and you don't have to issue your stock so renewal each year is about 100.00. Cost about 500 to form. I used Harvard Business Services in Delaware as they provide a corporate address for you in the state. If you are one person, you do need to check the personal corporation checkbox however. What is nice is that a delaware corp is not considered a foreign corp in most if not all states outside of delaware. Most NYSE companies are delaware corps.
Let's Go Brandon! Does he even remember where he's from? LOL!
@@TheCrusher72 Nope. It goes much deeper than saying FJB.
Yes Scranton pa!
Do you even know where he’s from?
The crazy liberals are getting agitated over this...great job! 😄👍
@Big Dick Black literally most of those were blue until the 2010’s at the state level
@Big Dick Black only exception is OK and MS
@Big Dick Black I guess making people responsible for themselves isn’t your thing. Dems WANT you dependent on them, it helps them control you and it has worked like a charm. That’s EXACTLY why LBJ implemented welfare and snap. For votes which you will keep doing to get your handouts. Us responsible people, aka, tax payers are sick and tired of funding lazy entitled people Go look up what he said when he signed it.
@Big Dick Black 100% right. People in those areas vote against their interests in favor of the Koch brothers agendas. All while letting themselves get riled up over things that don't actually affect their lives.
@Big Dick Black the problem lies with the khazarian mafia which has run both sides of everything since the French Revolution
BUIld BAck BEttER. ADultS arE noW iN CHargE.
Slow Joe built the Taliban back better in record time.
I kept watching for my neighborhood, Cool Spring, or Trolley Square, or The Triangle, or Mid-town Brandywine, of The Highlands, but they never appeared. Too nice I guess.
I do live in Delaware, and love it! My son gonna graduate the UD in 3 days,great school by the way🙂👍🇺🇲
Sleepy creepy joe
4:48 no turn intersection and the driver went down a one way street 😂
I watch a lot of your videos, but the right wing and left wing belong to the same bird.... just say you don't like Biden? Crime and poverty goes together!!!
i don't like biden. who does?
@@NickJohnson Literally no one likes Biden. Not even his own constituents. They only voted for him cause they hated mr meantweets
The left wing the broken wing on the bird
@@NickJohnson so you like Trump that's all I'm gonna say !
@@kevingantt9295 that’s a very immature way of thinking about life
This is a great video. I can’t wait to watch the next one!