As a Brit that lives in NYC this is great! My little tip is the restaurant Manhatta in the Financial District. It’s up on the 60th floor and they’ve got a great bar so you can order a drink and enjoy the views both uptown and over the harbour. Better than paying $50pp and waiting in queues to go up the WTC Observatory if you just want to see NYC from high up…a great restaurant too!
Interesting little known fact, but the New York City museums. For example, the Museum of Natural History, are actually publicly funded. The admission fee is actually a recommendation and it’s considered a donation. As such you could decide what you pay. So if you only wanna pay five dollars per person to walk in, that’s allowed
When I lived in NYC around 2000 I used to take the Staten Island ferry every day to get to Manhattan. I had a temp job for a little while in the Flatiron building doing data entry for St. Martin's Press. Then I had legal word processing temp jobs in lower Manhattan, one place was really convenient to walk from the ferry. I also went to an interview for a SQL Programmer position in the World Trade Center. Luckily I didn't get that job.
Was pleasantly surprised of that free ferry to Staten island, definitely a better option than overpriced boats. Also, you can sometimes find decent hotel deals on booking or Airbnb for about $100 per night on Manhattan and save a lot on money and time on commute from more distant areas. You can eat $6 meal deals in McDonald's for some time without terrible consequences as well. In Pharmacy you can find cheap Australian bear for $5 per 2 0.75l cans which brings it about $1 per regular 0.33l can Anyway, NY is a great tourist place for a 3-5 days journey ❤
I did this for real in 2009, with about $200. It wasn't much fun. And $200 probably went further back then. But at least entry to the museums was still a "suggested" donation. 25c for six hours hanging around the Met Museum thanks...
I did a day in NYC solo after a month long tour with my band. I was broke and survived on $1 slices and hotdogs. Just walked around looking at everything for hours, it was like a film in real life. Nuts. Then I had to get on the A train towards Coney Island which was fucking surreal. Waaarrriiioooorsss come out to playyyaaayy! Hahaha! Then i had to get off the train to get some water and it just happened to be at Howard Beach which has a bit of a reputation. I entered a bodega during an argument and I felt so fucking scared. I just wanted to get my water and get back on the way to JFK
Hi Guys. Awesome video, Just wanted to say I was in New York in September, and completely agree, you can spend what you want on the NYC experience, If you want to go to all the tourist places and every skyscraper and see a broadway show. Or do exactly what you have done and walk everywhere and eat pizza. A lot of people are put off by hearing stories about how expensive it is, but do your research and plan your trip and you can have a lovely holiday without breaking the budget. Cheers guys
Should have stretched the budget to $301, to match the average hotel cost. Would have allowed more than just pizza slices and hot dogs. Or in reality Ethan would have just spent it all on pastry.
I was going to suggest the same, tying it into something tangible like average cost of a hotel room rather than a random number like $250 seems more fun. Great video nonetheless!
At 19.08 on your blog, which you guys missed, is the setting for the END of John Wick 2 when he is standing in the park, talking to Winston after he kills Santino inside the hotel and Winston says 'stop' on the mobile and EVERYONE in the park stops still, then walks away and empties the park before Winston tells John Wick that he'll give him a headstart before he calls for his head
Definitely used to at least.. the reference to the hazy late teens hahaha and the casual use of 'bunnin a zoot' hahah classic. bunning zoots is the best terms for smoking spliffs ever
I know this feel very well 9:50. But that's why I like this channel; gives me ideas for things I might actually be able to afford. So much better than all the wealth-flaunting UA-cam channels.
Every video you guys publish makes me laugh out loud. I’ll be eating lunch at work and giggling to myself while staring at my phone, thank you for all of the laughs.
I actually go there for business a few times a year and hotels have definitely gotten more expensive as of late. One place I have stayed at a few times went from about 150-200 a night probably 2 years ago to well over 300 this year. But yes, it's possible to have fun in NYC for relatively cheap as long as you're not looking to catch a Broadway show or anything like that.
I only discovered your channel last week and have now binged every single episode. You are both very funny and your videos are incredibly entertaining. I can't wait for whatever you do next
Just over a year ago, I was in New York for a few days on a budget. The hostel was so bad that I left after one night and booked into a Hampton Inn 15 mins by bus from Penn Station for only $125 a night and that included breakfast and two king size beds. Also did the Staten Island ferry but had a look round the other side and got some absolute bargains from the outlet stores right next door. Lastly, if changing at Howard beach for JFK, pop into the bar opposite the station called The Rail, classic American bar, good prices and free pool, I nearly stayed a bit too long... A McDonald's just off time square was about $18 for my self, still much better value than the sarnie, pastry and coffee near Wall St for $27! I'm in no rush to go back, NY makes Finland seem cheap. :)
Today I had the option of watching either this or autoalex's barn find rolls royce first. I clicked this first. Good to see the budget starting to stretch further, was getting worried at first thinking the channel wasent going to do great.
The grid system is really cool once you learn it. Avenues run from 1 to 11 right to left (east to west) and streets run 1 to 150 (or around there) from bottom to top (south to north) of Manhattan so you can immediately know the if someone says 5th and 60th you're going to be in the middle of Manhattan (downtown) and if someone says 11th and 2nd you're going to be on the southwest corner. I've never given an actual address in a taxi in NYC just a crossroad.
My detective skills deducted that you stayed at Chelsea Room NYC and you did alright! My now wife and I stayed with her Dad in the same room in a place callled Hotel Marrakech and it was awful! Almost as bad as the Blackpool Hotel!! Great video guys!
Of all the attractions you saw I think the park on an old trainline is the one that interests me most weirdly Also I'd love to see what you could do with somewhere like Paris or Barcelona on a budget
While I can understand your complaint, I'm not exactly sure what it is that you're doing in the bathroom that requires a great deal of mobility?!? That said, I used to be really poor. I *lived* in an apartment that had a shared bathroom. It was shared with like 15 apartments (all singles but two of them had whole families in their efficiency apartment). It was terrible. I used to pee in a jug and empty it in the morning. I'm also a 'shy pooper' so I'd go days without evacuating my bowels.
I went to the Giant Peach once. I didn't feel it was different enough from London to make it interesting. Once you get over the fact that it looks like Friends, there isn't much left.
Stayed with relatives on Staten Island back in 2006, did all the tourist stuff for a week. Visited the world trade centre site that was under construction and found it ironic that some Vietnamese people were trying to sell pictures of the planes hitting!!!!
We went to New York a few weeks ago. This video is absolutely the most relatable video based on our experiences. The honking, the prices to get into the Empire State Building etc, I felt like I was right back there watching this. Central Park was beautiful though!
@@Jedi007c6 just dont act and look like a tourist and dont be flaunting like a dumbass.... and you will be fine in the vast majority of the civilised world, including the Bronx
NYC ferry is also a decent way to travel around. Loads of different points to jump on and off. Not as cheap as the metro obviously but its not bad at all. And a good way to view the city.
Great Video guys. It had me reminising about my time in New York. i stayed reletively close to where you guys did and actually had pizza at that cheap place at the end of the video. Good Times.
It seems very similar to London...prices are hicked up because of tourism...theres a lot to do for free but even transport to London is expensive and very unreliable
You can keep the high rise apartment buildings and hotels. A fire ladder is rarely longer than 75-100ft even in New York, above that you might be trapped above a fire.
When we visited in 2018 we found a place called Gray's Papaya, cheap but tasty hotdogs & fruit juice. I just googled them, they are still going, $5 for a hotdog and drink. Fab video as always guys ❤
These challenges might be more fun if you set a disposable income target for destination rather than an overall total including accommodation. That seems more realistic for the way people actually travel. They’ve usually booked the accommodation in advance and know their spending budget ahead of time. Then it becomes - what can you do in NY on $100, $200 etc. Otherwise it just becomes a series of videos of you guys standing outside the entrance of things you can’t afford to do.
These two are so funny to me because all of their ‘challenges’ are just akin to living life as a normal person lol But fair play, it doesn’t always need to be extreme and it’s an easy watch.
I'm really enjoying your tour of the USA. I bet that if you had "called ahead" and connected with a few automotive UA-camrs your budget could stretch even farther. You may be surprised how popular you guys are in the states and most, if not all of the car you tubers are very approachable and are always looking for ways to either broaden their appeal or to help another content creator. Even if it's only a cameo, everyone in the know, will know. If you haven't returned home yet, please look up a UA-cam when you vist your next destination. Chicago has Alex from Legit Street Cars. Kansas has Hoovie, and Watch JR Go, and 100% Jake and 5 or six others. You missed Tavarish in Florida and Ed Bolian (VINwiki) & Mike Finnegan (Roadkill) in Georgia. The list goes on. Maybe you no longer think of yourselves as car content creators, but that's your roots and much of you current fan base are car-guys. Exploit it. In a good way. By expanding our horizons. Keep up the great work. I always watch as soon as I'm able and look forward to each episode.
Should have gotten tickets to a taping of a late night show...most are free. The tonight show(Jimmy Fallon), late night (Seth Myers) , the Late Show (Stephen Colbert), the Daily show. Etc. Most tape around 6pm iirc.
You know not all videos have to be some kind of challenge. We would also enjoy a video of you guys just having fun in New York seeing the sites and doing cool stuff.
in these budget trips, could you do some sort of wildcard activity?. So an activity that you would both like to do but doesn't affect the budget no matter how expensive it is.
that part with the girl band and opera singer was the area in the film john wick were he makes everyone stop walking while he sat at water fountain at the same time then walks into the tunnel
What hostel was it? What time of year was it when you stayed there? I'm looking to go sometime next year and I know I'm not going to be in the hotel much as I'll be going to as many places as possible
Just sleep in the subway like everyone else.
Gets too warm sometimes
haha , they slept in worse places. Good shout.
Actually they could have just said they are immigrants and they could have found a free hotel room.
@mediocreman2 Everyone’s bored of this inaccurate, senseless nonsense. Get a new hobby and get your negativity out of here
@@mediocreman2 Nope, wrong skin complexion. New York is very... ethnically prejudice with their socialism.
As a Brit that lives in NYC this is great!
My little tip is the restaurant Manhatta in the Financial District. It’s up on the 60th floor and they’ve got a great bar so you can order a drink and enjoy the views both uptown and over the harbour. Better than paying $50pp and waiting in queues to go up the WTC Observatory if you just want to see NYC from high up…a great restaurant too!
@@theblev2882 it's called "Manhatta." Amazing food and drinks. Gorgeous lunch prefix menu for about $145/per
@@theblev2882 Manhatta, 28 Liberty St
@@theblev2882 no, as they previously said the restaurant is called Manhatta.
Interesting little known fact, but the New York City museums. For example, the Museum of Natural History, are actually publicly funded. The admission fee is actually a recommendation and it’s considered a donation. As such you could decide what you pay. So if you only wanna pay five dollars per person to walk in, that’s allowed
When I lived in NYC around 2000 I used to take the Staten Island ferry every day to get to Manhattan. I had a temp job for a little while in the Flatiron building doing data entry for St. Martin's Press. Then I had legal word processing temp jobs in lower Manhattan, one place was really convenient to walk from the ferry. I also went to an interview for a SQL Programmer position in the World Trade Center. Luckily I didn't get that job.
Never been happy for someone not getting a job 😅
Did you meet spider-man?
Was pleasantly surprised of that free ferry to Staten island, definitely a better option than overpriced boats.
Also, you can sometimes find decent hotel deals on booking or Airbnb for about $100 per night on Manhattan and save a lot on money and time on commute from more distant areas.
You can eat $6 meal deals in McDonald's for some time without terrible consequences as well.
In Pharmacy you can find cheap Australian bear for $5 per 2 0.75l cans which brings it about $1 per regular 0.33l can
Anyway, NY is a great tourist place for a 3-5 days journey ❤
Loving the Fallout reference New California Republic shirt! You guys are killing it out there, love the content.
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I did this for real in 2009, with about $200. It wasn't much fun. And $200 probably went further back then. But at least entry to the museums was still a "suggested" donation. 25c for six hours hanging around the Met Museum thanks...
I did a day in NYC solo after a month long tour with my band. I was broke and survived on $1 slices and hotdogs. Just walked around looking at everything for hours, it was like a film in real life. Nuts. Then I had to get on the A train towards Coney Island which was fucking surreal. Waaarrriiioooorsss come out to playyyaaayy! Hahaha! Then i had to get off the train to get some water and it just happened to be at Howard Beach which has a bit of a reputation. I entered a bodega during an argument and I felt so fucking scared. I just wanted to get my water and get back on the way to JFK
Hi Guys. Awesome video, Just wanted to say I was in New York in September, and completely agree, you can spend what you want on the NYC experience, If you want to go to all the tourist places and every skyscraper and see a broadway show. Or do exactly what you have done and walk everywhere and eat pizza. A lot of people are put off by hearing stories about how expensive it is, but do your research and plan your trip and you can have a lovely holiday without breaking the budget. Cheers guys
Love you guys! You have inspired my wife and I to take more trips across the world and experience new things along the way. Thanks Jack and Ethan!
Should have stretched the budget to $301, to match the average hotel cost. Would have allowed more than just pizza slices and hot dogs.
Or in reality Ethan would have just spent it all on pastry.
I was going to suggest the same, tying it into something tangible like average cost of a hotel room rather than a random number like $250 seems more fun. Great video nonetheless!
i gues the budget could be 301 if TDC can sell their useless limousine.
@@destructionnl8165 it's not useless, they'll get it insured one day, maybe, probably not
At 19.08 on your blog, which you guys missed, is the setting for the END of John Wick 2 when he is standing in the park, talking to Winston after he kills Santino inside the hotel and Winston says 'stop' on the mobile and EVERYONE in the park stops still, then walks away and empties the park before Winston tells John Wick that he'll give him a headstart before he calls for his head
Loving the channel. Also, Jack deffo buns zoots. 96% sure 😂😂😂
Definitely used to at least.. the reference to the hazy late teens hahaha and the casual use of 'bunnin a zoot' hahah classic. bunning zoots is the best terms for smoking spliffs ever
I know this feel very well 9:50. But that's why I like this channel; gives me ideas for things I might actually be able to afford. So much better than all the wealth-flaunting UA-cam channels.
Every video you guys publish makes me laugh out loud. I’ll be eating lunch at work and giggling to myself while staring at my phone, thank you for all of the laughs.
You could've saved so much money if you just ate the big apple
Fantastic video guys. The channels quickly becoming my favorite UA-cam channel. Fantastic content.
I actually go there for business a few times a year and hotels have definitely gotten more expensive as of late. One place I have stayed at a few times went from about 150-200 a night probably 2 years ago to well over 300 this year. But yes, it's possible to have fun in NYC for relatively cheap as long as you're not looking to catch a Broadway show or anything like that.
I only discovered your channel last week and have now binged every single episode. You are both very funny and your videos are incredibly entertaining. I can't wait for whatever you do next
AAAAHH finally my guys....one of the few channels I put an upvote in at the start, knowing all that comes next will be awesome.
Just over a year ago, I was in New York for a few days on a budget. The hostel was so bad that I left after one night and booked into a Hampton Inn 15 mins by bus from Penn Station for only $125 a night and that included breakfast and two king size beds.
Also did the Staten Island ferry but had a look round the other side and got some absolute bargains from the outlet stores right next door. Lastly, if changing at Howard beach for JFK, pop into the bar opposite the station called The Rail, classic American bar, good prices and free pool, I nearly stayed a bit too long...
A McDonald's just off time square was about $18 for my self, still much better value than the sarnie, pastry and coffee near Wall St for $27! I'm in no rush to go back, NY makes Finland seem cheap. :)
Today I had the option of watching either this or autoalex's barn find rolls royce first. I clicked this first. Good to see the budget starting to stretch further, was getting worried at first thinking the channel wasent going to do great.
The grid system is really cool once you learn it. Avenues run from 1 to 11 right to left (east to west) and streets run 1 to 150 (or around there) from bottom to top (south to north) of Manhattan so you can immediately know the if someone says 5th and 60th you're going to be in the middle of Manhattan (downtown) and if someone says 11th and 2nd you're going to be on the southwest corner. I've never given an actual address in a taxi in NYC just a crossroad.
Is Jack a Fallout fan? Love the NCR tshirt!
Loving these travel videos Jack & Ethan, your American trip has been amazing.
Update: 8:08 £185 for that cupboard 😮
edit it again😂
My detective skills deducted that you stayed at Chelsea Room NYC and you did alright! My now wife and I stayed with her Dad in the same room in a place callled Hotel Marrakech and it was awful! Almost as bad as the Blackpool Hotel!! Great video guys!
0:43 that reminds me of Jack hanging off the front of an artic lorry in his mk5 golf gti
Just when Jack thought everyone had forgotten that 😂😂😂
Need to watch that again 🤣 should be the intro to any of their car related content haha
Of all the attractions you saw I think the park on an old trainline is the one that interests me most weirdly
Also I'd love to see what you could do with somewhere like Paris or Barcelona on a budget
The reason that the firehouse only just started showing the Ghostbusters stuff is that it was *actually* a firehouse until about 3 or 4 years ago.
A sink in the bedroom is basically signature ATG!
While I can understand your complaint, I'm not exactly sure what it is that you're doing in the bathroom that requires a great deal of mobility?!?
That said, I used to be really poor. I *lived* in an apartment that had a shared bathroom. It was shared with like 15 apartments (all singles but two of them had whole families in their efficiency apartment). It was terrible. I used to pee in a jug and empty it in the morning. I'm also a 'shy pooper' so I'd go days without evacuating my bowels.
Flippin love you guys! Been poorly for 4 days and this was just what the Dr ordered!
I went to the Giant Peach once. I didn't feel it was different enough from London to make it interesting. Once you get over the fact that it looks like Friends, there isn't much left.
hahaha - I also recently made that revelation about the bustin makes me feel good line to my colleagues. It's just brilliant.
Lol. You could stay (hotel) in Brooklyn for half the price
And what happened to 1 -1.5 dollar pizza slices?
Stayed with relatives on Staten Island back in 2006, did all the tourist stuff for a week.
Visited the world trade centre site that was under construction and found it ironic that some Vietnamese people were trying to sell pictures of the planes hitting!!!!
We went to New York a few weeks ago. This video is absolutely the most relatable video based on our experiences. The honking, the prices to get into the Empire State Building etc, I felt like I was right back there watching this. Central Park was beautiful though!
Top work gents! I’m really enjoying the variety with your channel
$7 hotdogs holy shit when in the Bronx it was just $3.
3 dollars and your wallet if you're in the Bronx .
@@Jedi007c6 just dont act and look like a tourist and dont be flaunting like a dumbass.... and you will be fine in the vast majority of the civilised world, including the Bronx
Love your travel videos showing a low but realistic budget of what you can do with a budget but still doing stuff that real people would actually do
NYC ferry is also a decent way to travel around. Loads of different points to jump on and off. Not as cheap as the metro obviously but its not bad at all. And a good way to view the city.
Great Video guys. It had me reminising about my time in New York. i stayed reletively close to where you guys did and actually had pizza at that cheap place at the end of the video. Good Times.
It seems very similar to London...prices are hicked up because of tourism...theres a lot to do for free but even transport to London is expensive and very unreliable
You can keep the high rise apartment buildings and hotels. A fire ladder is rarely longer than 75-100ft even in New York, above that you might be trapped above a fire.
When we visited in 2018 we found a place called Gray's Papaya, cheap but tasty hotdogs & fruit juice. I just googled them, they are still going, $5 for a hotdog and drink.
Fab video as always guys ❤
FINALLY! Been checking multiple times a day waiting for your upload.
These challenges might be more fun if you set a disposable income target for destination rather than an overall total including accommodation. That seems more realistic for the way people actually travel. They’ve usually booked the accommodation in advance and know their spending budget ahead of time. Then it becomes - what can you do in NY on $100, $200 etc.
Otherwise it just becomes a series of videos of you guys standing outside the entrance of things you can’t afford to do.
Jack is hands down the funniest dude on youtube, I swear
Thanks guys. Awesome as always!
Really enjoying these videos
2:09 Reminds me of that tragedy.
Brilliant video, thanks guys. I am off to NY in May. Will be doing all these things and more. And eat a whole lot better.
The pastry and the cap - like an old married couple! Great video as always.
These two are so funny to me because all of their ‘challenges’ are just akin to living life as a normal person lol
But fair play, it doesn’t always need to be extreme and it’s an easy watch.
Your vidios are fantastic! Awesome work!
I'm really enjoying your tour of the USA. I bet that if you had "called ahead" and connected with a few automotive UA-camrs your budget could stretch even farther. You may be surprised how popular you guys are in the states and most, if not all of the car you tubers are very approachable and are always looking for ways to either broaden their appeal or to help another content creator. Even if it's only a cameo, everyone in the know, will know.
If you haven't returned home yet, please look up a UA-cam when you vist your next destination. Chicago has Alex from Legit Street Cars. Kansas has Hoovie, and Watch JR Go, and 100% Jake and 5 or six others. You missed Tavarish in Florida and Ed Bolian (VINwiki) & Mike Finnegan (Roadkill) in Georgia. The list goes on.
Maybe you no longer think of yourselves as car content creators, but that's your roots and much of you current fan base are car-guys. Exploit it. In a good way. By expanding our horizons.
Keep up the great work. I always watch as soon as I'm able and look forward to each episode.
Should have gotten tickets to a taping of a late night show...most are free.
The tonight show(Jimmy Fallon), late night (Seth Myers) , the Late Show (Stephen Colbert), the Daily show. Etc.
Most tape around 6pm iirc.
I quite like these videos, you show off activities people can do for free in places. Falling out over a hat and pastry 🤣🤣
Next episodee...Milton Keynes. 😆
_11.8$ gone_
*We've dented the budget as well.*
Can relate 💯
Happy days great to see new content and happy new year.
Ethan should start a channel called All The Pastry's while Jack should start a channel called All The Hats.
Saving this video for my dinner haha 😂
These USA vids have been epic!
Nice one boys 🎯 hope you get some more subs this year. 👌🏻🤞🏻
2:53 I know that boat and barge being pushed. I work for that company…
I am loving this USA holiday!
Do you know how much I've missed your videos? I must check my UA-cam notifications every day wondering why there wasn't an upload. Hurrrraayyy😅
I’m going there later In the year this is class to see haha keep up these cool adventures 🤙🏻
Rocking that New California Republic tee!
Love your vids lads :D
This was a nice video :) Reminded me a bit about my own trip.
My most memorable things i did in NYC were the all free, central park is a trip
This week on Jack makes Ethan laugh 😄
Only joking, love it ❤
I have a suggestion for a future video...Road Trip around Paris at Rush Hour in a Car you buy when you get to France 👌🤞👍
i already knew a $250 trip to NYC would suck but thanks for proving it
Love the Fallout tshirt, and love watching you guys travel too
If Jack ever bring up the budget, just reminds him of Bass Pro Shop. :)
🏍️ Modern day Morecambe and Wise show 😂... Love it
Best show on UA-cam !
I never thought i'd hear Ethan dropping Fast and Furious quotes haha
You should visit Uranus Missouri and try the fudge apparently it's amazing.
Perfect timing, just got my pizza on my lap, video released 50 seconds ago!
What type of pizza?
@reddeviluk Cypriot pizza from Papa Johns in the UK
@@joshua-burley Very nice, never tried a Papa Johns, nearest one to me is 40 odd miles away. Will have to give them a spin sometime. Enjoy
Great with a new All the gear video! Big up
You know not all videos have to be some kind of challenge. We would also enjoy a video of you guys just having fun in New York seeing the sites and doing cool stuff.
Front St Pizza was my 2x weekly lunch… glad you went!
in these budget trips, could you do some sort of wildcard activity?. So an activity that you would both like to do but doesn't affect the budget no matter how expensive it is.
Lads, great video 👌🏻
You did some good research there fellas, nice one.
that part with the girl band and opera singer was the area in the film john wick were he makes everyone stop walking while he sat at water fountain at the same time then walks into the tunnel
Thanks for the shoutout for the Danish Hotdog 🌭 ❤️
I’m still recovering from the shock of buying lunch for 5 of us at a street food vendor in a relatively quiet non touristy area about 8 years ago!
funniest episode yet for sure
Amazing video. Well done guys :)
I went recently, hostel for £30 a night, pizza for 1$.
What diseases and stomach issues are you being treated for now? :)
What hostel was it? What time of year was it when you stayed there? I'm looking to go sometime next year and I know I'm not going to be in the hotel much as I'll be going to as many places as possible
I was not expecting a fast and the furious quote from Ethan there.
I would be afraid that after spending $40 to go up to the top of Rockefeller Center they'd tell you they want $ 50 to go back down hahaha...
The boys are back
Love this!! Enjoy!
Happy Gilmore's Pizza Place 😀 How many pizza slices did you end up eating on this trip?
"Bunning a zoot"
That just took me back to 2003/2004 😂