Here's my entire Unboxing America Series: kzread.info/head/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF

This just shows how much better off NYC is than most American cities. This is practically quaint compared to what you see in the worst parts of SF, Philly, chicago, Baltimore etc

@blechke

3 ай бұрын

quaint? your blind

@humzahaq1435

12 күн бұрын

@@blechkehe’s right bro😂. Leave nyc n ull c what we mean Brodie. NYC 2nd safest city in all of US. It look ghetto I’ll give u dat, but hoods in Cali look suburban af n r way mo dangerous. N then bmore n philly both look ghetto n r dangerous. Is different brudder I hope u explore da rest dis country.

What’s so bad about it? Looks way nicer than Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, or most of Chicago.

@pureleaf3399

3 жыл бұрын

Well Even the worst parts of NY can’t compete wit Philly B more or any north cities Bc Ny at one point had a working class so the infrastructure ain’t as bad as those other cities

@IlCaroSassone

3 жыл бұрын

@@pureleaf3399 it also looks better than the nicest parts of downtown San Francisco!

@marcusisbored4386

3 жыл бұрын

@@IlCaroSassone Where in downtown sanfransico looks bad

@markedpropensity1633

3 жыл бұрын

There will always be tough areas to live. Notice that the few who better the situation, do it themselves! No desire? no result...

@Tinyfurball

3 жыл бұрын

Like Compton over here in Commifornia.

I grew up in Queens Village and was born in Jamaica both in Queens County. I have seen pictures of Jamaica recently and it looked alot worse than the South Bronx you are showing. I live in San Diego, Ca and could never live back there again but I do go back for a visit once every 10 years. I am 66 now and most of family and friends have moved away or have died. New York City has the best Pizza, Chinese Food and Bagels in the world!

@annafarr582

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in the Morrisania area of the South Bronx in the projects, born and raised in that one apartment from the age of eleven months to 20 years old. I remember some fun times there from the 70's, but I also remember the burned-out buildings and the fear from seeing almost everything burning around me. I thought a few times about visiting just to see for myself how different it looks, but everyone I was friends with have moved on, one way or another. I watch the news and I know there is no way in hell I would ever go back, not even to visit, so much crime. I seems like someone is always being attacked in the most horrible, weird way. I too have moved to San Diego, CA and I'm going to be honest, I never liked it here, too hot in the summer and too expensive.

@franwex

11 ай бұрын

You live in San Diego? Try the Chinese food from Mexicali Mexico. It’s only an hour and a half and they have the best Chinese Food in the world. I heard that the Bagels and pizza is from the water that NYC gets. It gives dough a unique flavor.

@Zeke1379

10 ай бұрын

Montreal has better bagels, China has better chinese and Italy has better pizza

@franwex

10 ай бұрын

@@Zeke1379 Italy absolutely does not have better pizza. I was very sad to know that the USA has better pizza.

I'm from the Bronx, born and raised. I thank God the Bronx isn't how it used to be, but it is still can be rough. I hope it continues to go in the right direction because it is actually is a beautiful borough with a lot of history.

@magamaga1827

2 жыл бұрын

you're right. it was actually dutch. bronx is a place in holland. it's a shame what ya'll did to it.

@Jblaze1991

2 жыл бұрын

It’s just a a

@Jblaze1991

2 жыл бұрын

Yea Yea

@Jblaze1991

2 жыл бұрын

Yea

@Jblaze1991

2 жыл бұрын

Yea

I just love how these people come from outside of the community to tell us how we’re the worst part of the city I’ve lived in the Bronx for many years and it’s definitely not the worst part of the city

@Slim545

3 жыл бұрын

It def is it has 9/10 of the worse hoods in nyc

@nigerjenkins6372

3 жыл бұрын

Right

@taraechevarria9961

3 жыл бұрын

Every borough has a hood and the Bronx is no different I’ve lived in every borough of nyc and nooo it doesn’t have 9/10 of the hood in nyc do you even live in nyc have you even lived in the Bronx there are places in Brooklyn that dispatch called Beirut

@Slim545

3 жыл бұрын

@@taraechevarria9961 do your research it literally says it statistics

@keelydavis165

2 жыл бұрын

People can push their false narrative, about the Bronx.

I dont see anything bad just a bunch of regular folks going about their daily business

@x-manenemylinez1025

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!!!!

@mariarivera908

3 жыл бұрын

Did you speak to the people who live there? I saw graffiti and people going on about their daily lives. I found the title offensive. I was raised there, obtained bachelor's and master's degree! Raised a child in 70's & 80's who was exposed to the "hood", culture and solid education. graduated from Cornell and makes a six figure salary. I'm comfortably retired. So who did you talk to?

@johnetheridge5833

2 жыл бұрын

And trouble makers.

@simonluke2096

2 жыл бұрын

Its bad.........but your right people going about their business he should film this in the summer............Its NUTS!!!

@anthonyrudolph3160

2 жыл бұрын

That first area he started in is a major hub for drug dealers and addicts by 12 In the afternoon there's so much street traffic you have to shoulder block your way up the street

What a difference from 1988. Drove through part of the Bronx back then, on our way to Fla, and the place looked like a war zone. Skeletons of burnt cars littered the roads, piles of trash everywhere, and burned /vacant apartment buildings several rows deep,. A totally scary place! Took a drive through there again in 2010 and hardly recognized the area, in a good way. Looks pretty good these days. Nothing like the hell it once was.

@seaslob2820

Жыл бұрын

Not as bad as it once was. But you do not want to be there. It is horrible.

@nevadasestamibi

Жыл бұрын

But still no place to park.

@rasheedahtalib2361

14 күн бұрын

@@seaslob2820 I beg to differ. I LOVE the Bronx! Some places are more neglected than others nevertheless, I love it!

I worked in the south Bronx for many years as a public health nurse and I can honestly say I never I countered any problems . The people always friendly and helpful . Loved it

@newyorktimes21

2 жыл бұрын

because you probably a good person that minds your business. ARE YOU OUTSIDE HANGING OUT IN THE PARKS/CORNER ETC ALL DAY????

@Wiickked_Wiz

Жыл бұрын

It's called mind your business

@biggs1485

Жыл бұрын

@@newyorktimes21 isn’t that what normal people are supposed to do?

@24Awake

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@chloesky1782

Жыл бұрын

I love your comment

Bronx was a scary place back in the 80's son but people was different it was still respect for life in those days.

@garyoakham9723

3 жыл бұрын

Wuz dem jfnsu

@alkimsalaam677

3 жыл бұрын

I disagree

@BenzDetecting

3 жыл бұрын

You are right. If you were in the south Bronx in the 80s all you saw was burnt out buildings and stripped cars. Nothing compared to today!

@melissajoseph8683

3 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@Foreign84

3 жыл бұрын

Respect for life in those days? 😂😂😂😂 you must've been drunk when you initially wrote this

Like most neighborhoods the Bronx has always been 99% hard working people trying to make a life for themselves and 1% a-holes making it harder for everyone else by causing trouble,

@freshprinceoflondonss9008

3 жыл бұрын

I’d say a little more than 1% of people are a-holes in the Bronx

@mikahick

3 жыл бұрын

Not this area. One of the poorest congressional districts.

@johndo3760

2 жыл бұрын

More like %80 to 20% but word

@marleyex2695

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not from the Bronx but thank you for being more positive and rational about this situation. This video must be an xxx video for pathetic wealthy people with no (real) friends and just their hired ones friends. Anyway stay real and stay blessed.🙂

@pyellard3013

2 жыл бұрын

Probably more like 5 to 10% anti socials...

Its amazing how a person who does not live in any of these areas call it bad.

@Latinaslol

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@alexurn2843

Жыл бұрын

I can’t stand people who do this. They just villainies a whole borough. I grew up in The Bronx, and have wonderful memories.

@crabstick250

Жыл бұрын

Agree, it's so easy for folks to do that.

@theyfwpercs

Жыл бұрын

ion know if u mean him with “a person” but he didnt call it bad he jus said that it supposed to be the worst place

@Postghost

Жыл бұрын

Equally how someone who have never lived anywhere else calls it good.

Thanks Nick! Bronx Born and raised and here comes more Developers and High Risers and higher rents. Funny how he didn’t go two blocks over where there’s Million Dollar PentHouses-in the same Neighborhood!

This looks like Beverly Hills compared to what I saw driving through Baltimore & St Louis.

@vincentkennedy4699

3 жыл бұрын

Two s***holes cities

@qolspony

3 жыл бұрын

Coming from Harlem and my family driving to DC in the 1980s told me that my hometown wasn't the worse. The sheer number of abandon property in bmore compare to the occasional abandoned property with lots in Harlem was an eye opener. It remind me of many sections of the Bronx. But bmore was on steroids. It had lots of abandoned properties with very little street life. While the Bronx had a lot of LOTS and many abandoned buildings. However, it did have noticable street life even though for nyc standards, it was faint.

@davidgibson7615

3 жыл бұрын

Compared to Detroit, Chicago and Rochester, South Bronx is like you're living in Beverly Hills

@qolspony

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidgibson7615 I wouldn't go that far. Besides, you are comparing one smaller section of NYC with the entire city Chicago and Detroit. Also, have you read the statistics concerning poverty in the Bronx? It is abysmal. So even though crime rates are significantly lower, poverty rates in Chicago and Detroit are not much worse. In New York more than 50 percent of a person's income is spent on rent. NY is a very high tax state as is Chicago. But New York penalizes it's poor more than Chicago. Detroit poor is about the lack of employment, not high rent. And that's why crime.would be worse. But although crime is the worse thing that a person can experience, so is a person's health. If they can't afford quality foods, they will have a higher mentality rate. So nothing here is about Beverly Hills.

@marloweharmon3866

2 жыл бұрын

Baltimore is a strange city- in some areas you can go directly from blight to prosperity & there are extreme amounts of both examples!!

Well it’s bigger but damn sure looks better than the slums of Memphis Tennessee

I’m a proud Bronx girl, and it’s definitely not the worst part of New York City. It’s the working class part of New York City, there’s a difference!

@pattyrobinson1458

19 күн бұрын

Yeah right

04:05 Love the conversation randomly caught by the camera between these two Dominican ladies crossing the street: "¿Tú sabes a qué hora se levantaba tu papá? A las seis de la mañana". (Do you know at what time your dad used to wake up? At six o'clock in the morning.) That made me smile. 😊 But then, at 05:15 I noticed this sound byte came up again. And again at 06:17. Ooooh, I stopped counting. 🤣🤣🤣 Nick, you're driving me crazy!

@wodgiver

Жыл бұрын

i thought the same thing

@Jayman001

10 ай бұрын

I heard it too but i thought they were RICANS, yo me despierto a la 5:15a.m. Pronto me retiro😂 yo vivia no en el south bronx but not too far 173rd and boston rd. But i knew all about the south Bronx. Families u know! Now i live Jax Fl

OMG! The red building on the right side at 7:20 is my old building! Nick Johnson was on my old block! Super cool! I live in Miami Beach now.

I grew up in this area you are driving around my block...I must say it's very peaceful there lol I love thr bronx

@josh.SEA.SJU.2

3 жыл бұрын

The area honestly doesn’t not look that bad 😂

@giannagorgg1156

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not at all lol I live rite there 137th by 6train

@DivineFeminie_8

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate what it taught it me

@davidvargas3252

3 жыл бұрын

@@giannagorgg1156 same here, live by St’ Mary’s

@freshprinceoflondonss9008

3 жыл бұрын

@@giannagorgg1156 your just immune from the violence and desperation, because it’s normal to you sad but true

I see he avoided panning to the right of 138th St because he didn’t want to show the new condos. He also could have went 1 block south to show off the new market rate towers The Arches. Driving along Bruckner Blvd would have shown off the new apartment towers, lofts, cafes, and bars that are along the strip.

@seffnichols3790

2 жыл бұрын

I believe his agenda is to continue the negative view of the Bronx. There are many beautiful communities in the Bronx.

@OldMastyr3

2 жыл бұрын

@@seffnichols3790 Yeah, no, there aren't.

@keelydavis165

2 жыл бұрын

He wants to push a false narrative.

@pickledjalapeno9482

2 жыл бұрын

That wouldn't be the "worse".

@traceybrown3836

2 жыл бұрын

He hates blue States

Born, raised and still here. Third ave is so populated with awesome people shopping and workers banks those closed stores u see he probably was their before 9 place is so lively. We have great schools parks even new condos. I actually find it alittle upsetting for someone to come in my community and label us the worst. I believe theirs much worst. Every place has crimes.

I would love another tour during the summer. Seeing any part of N.Y. during what looks like a cold November winter day, everything looks drab and absolutely depressing.

Compared to many of the other "bad" you've been to South Bronx looks pretty nice. I mean they have plenty of shops and services, eyes on the street and plenty of public transport options.

@seaslob2820

Жыл бұрын

Extremely dangerous place. I used to live there.

@bruhbutwhytho2301

Жыл бұрын

​@@seaslob2820it's not extremely dangerous, not even close

Thanks for showing us this video and the information behind it too

Thank you so much for this video.. I lived in the Bronx right before I moved to Florida and about a year ago it was really nice to see the old hood and now I see that there’s nothing like home .. thank you 😊

Don't see the beat up cars around like you used to back in the old days.

@sarahdeshay1394

3 жыл бұрын

In the 80’s there were many abandoned apartment buildings with boarded up windows the boards had curtains and flowers painted on them, I drove by them for months before I realized they were boards and then only due to traffic coming to a stop.

@kcash6359

3 жыл бұрын

I saw cars on fire in the old days.

@Scant774

3 жыл бұрын

Go to la you’ll see that now

@melissajoseph8683

3 жыл бұрын

Or burned out buildings.

Been there too, and I dont really see whats so bad. Graffiti? Big deal. Its a big city suburb, you can imagine places in Queens and Brooklyn look similar. The real test is to run that same route at night on a big holiday weekend. And try not to leave the "city streets soundtrack" on repeat.

@v.m.m.7729

3 жыл бұрын

I totally heard that spanish lady say “at 6 in the morning” on loop like 7 times

@TheDJSpecS

3 жыл бұрын

@@v.m.m.7729 for a second I thought she was following him

@bradb3248

3 жыл бұрын

Compared to some areas of Detroit this looks good!

@bethwasserman2882

3 жыл бұрын

Richard Ortiz, you know whereof you speak...a true New Yorker.

@Mocs6574

3 жыл бұрын

The South Bronx is NOT a city suburb. A Bronx suburb would be Morris Park or Throgs Neck.

Actually it doesn't look that bad to me, Nick. The building are kind of ugly; not beautiful, but not like horrible slums, either. Not as bad as some of the places you've traveled to in the South and elsewhere. I do appreciate these drive-through vids; thanks for your efforts.

That was very interesting! I'm surprized how clean it is. Way way better than I expected! Thanks for an interesting tour. Cheers from Outback Australia...

Born and raised in the Bronx. I went to elementary and junior high school in that area. It's not the Worst part of NYC.

My Grandmother lived there back in the 1920s before she got married and moved to Hollywood in the early 30’s. We visited there in the late 60s when I was a kid. I had an aunt and uncle still living there until they passed on in the early 70s. I visited again there in the mid 1980s when I was in college. It was crazy. Abandoned stripped cars, boarded up businesses, burned out buildings, trash and rubble everywhere. Then again most of New York City was a shell of what it once was. The hotel my grandmother worked ‘The Regency’ over looking a park had turned into a flop house, and her apartment building she and her sisters lived at was an empty lot. I have to say from watching your tour. It looks much better than I remember. Despite never liking NYC.

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

it is MUCH improved Heather :)

@jamesstark8316

3 жыл бұрын

My father used to deliver for Silvercup bakery in the South Bronx in the early 60's. He had some stories.

@larkatmic

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesstark8316 How cool. I’m sure most of my New Yorker relatives (now since passed) would remember that bakery. Miss those people. They don’t make em like that anymore. So full of life and man could they make you laugh.

@Fff-eq9jd

2 жыл бұрын

hollywood fl

@larkatmic

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fff-eq9jd Hollywood California

Great video. Once again, very well done, Mr. Johnson! The Bronx doesn't look that bad...

Great! Thanks for the tour, haven't been there almost 20 years. 138th st. was my childhood place, I have good memories there.

We used to drag race in hunts point back in the late 90’s early 2000’s, fun times

@john-fy6jk

3 жыл бұрын

glad u have sound

@Mahmood42978

3 жыл бұрын

How many pedestrians did you kill?

@NYPATRIOTBX

3 жыл бұрын

@Betty Kerrington Romero we used to get drunk and throw eggs at them 🤣

@NYPATRIOTBX

3 жыл бұрын

@Betty Kerrington Romero mehor malo concido que bueno por conocer 😜

@jrpapi5

3 жыл бұрын

On Tiffany/Garrison and all over!

for those saying it doesnt LOOK that bad, they have dumped millions fixing and renovating all the rundown buildings BUT its not how a place looks.... ITS the people

@NuyoricanJoseph

3 жыл бұрын

It's definitely not the way it use to be, but yeah.. certain places at certain times around certain people; that's what you don't see in this video

@versatileduplicity9313

Жыл бұрын

Needs a Latino clean up

Thank you so much. For the tour.. Always remember my home town. South Bronx.

I think it’s gotten to the point where our “friend” here, Nick Johnson, has ran out of cities that resemble war zones ie Detroit, East Saint Louis, Gary, Indiana, so he’s resorting to areas that used to resemble war zones.

Every time a car honks their horn, it sounds as if they are in a parking garage.

@Arrozconchopsticks

3 жыл бұрын

because its a concrete jungle.

@selassiecru8667

3 жыл бұрын

Good cameraman and camera

@ndogg20

3 жыл бұрын

As someone pointed out in another post, it is an added on soundtrack and not a live background.

As someone from a small impoverished town in northern England, I can never get over the size of New York. I've been twice and I bet I haven't seen 1% of it.

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

It's big james

@nunzio1747

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Staten island. The Bronx and Queens parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan could have just as well been foreign countries to me.

@freshprinceoflondonss9008

3 жыл бұрын

London is bigger and has more people 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@jamesgill3759

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I'm not from London though.

@freshprinceoflondonss9008

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesgill3759 I’m just saying London is bigger and more populated than NYC and it’s in you own country

I moved away from New York years ago and after watching this. I want go go back more than ever this had me in tears I miss my home

Hey Nick, there are worst parts in NYC. People from the Bronx work very hard to paid their rent. Very good people and with beautiful feelings and hearts

Wow, fantastic video. The mix of old vs new architecture is outstanding. If I were to move to NYC I believe that I would spend day after day exploring the streets, a seemingly endless proposition. Whenever I believed I had come to the end I would just start over again..

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

It is a wonderful place in many areas

@funny3scene

2 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson especially this area you showed in the video, nowhere near “the worst neighborhood” in the Bronx. This is tame compared to all of your other videos, and actually looks like a desirable place to be.

My granmother moved out of Patterson projects in The south Bronx in 1987 dead in the middle of the crack Era when it was really rough in the BX ,imagine what your tour would've been like then lol The title would probably offend some of the residents but i like the fact that you let neighborhood speak for itself and you didn't pretend like you knew the neighborhood so you did good in my opinion

Beautiful! I love how clean the streets are 😍

Hey Nick, love the drive thru's. Can you do one on Winnipeg's North end one day? Thanks!

"Warriors ... come out and play!"

@dustfreequeen5151

3 жыл бұрын

😫🤣🤣

@nativesun9865

3 жыл бұрын

They can't because Klay Thomas is still hurt and KD left the team. But from the sidelines they probably can click their bottles together and chant for the RIFS o come out and beat up this yr NBA champs. Lol

@HarlemSexyBlaqkat

2 жыл бұрын

@@nativesun9865 Warriors is a movie took place in the 70/80 Bronx and Coney Island NY

@nativesun9865

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarlemSexyBlaqkat Ooooh-K, thanks, but I knew that already; that's why I mentioned the part of clicking their bottles together and call for the Rifs to come out etc. It's an inside joke, get it?

@jaimerosado4254

2 жыл бұрын

You realize that none of “The Warriors” was actually filmed in the Bronx, but mainly Manhattan and Brooklyn.

That's my buggy down the Bronx, OMG Thanks so much for sharing this video.😙🤗🤗♥️♥️👍👍🙋‍♀️

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

no way!

@bxboro4662

3 жыл бұрын

Boogie Down Bronx*

@lolewat4395

3 жыл бұрын

@@bxboro4662 thanks for correcting Bx Boro

I spent some time working in that area. You drove down streets that I’m very familiar with. There are a lot of good hardworking people in Mott haven. And yes, I’ve experienced a lot scarier in the Midwest.

@bxbeautynyc

2 жыл бұрын

Mott Haven doesn’t even look the same with all these High Risers going up and every week!

@garethhancock8525

2 жыл бұрын

@@bxbeautynyc they build a new one every week? That's very fast construction

One block from the high school where I work. Definitely not the “worst part” of the Bronx 149th & 3rd is a hub. I found this to be hilatious

It actually looks surprisingly nice for the most part. Better looking that 95% of my country,

@JAYfromTHEworld

3 жыл бұрын

Where are you from?

@JcLazy1

3 жыл бұрын

@@JAYfromTHEworld 60% of Latin America , Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East and south east Asia look worst than the worst ghetto in America.

@GraceLeo-mc4rr

3 жыл бұрын

@@JcLazy1 Actually that's not true

@JcLazy1

3 жыл бұрын

@@GraceLeo-mc4rr actually it is. I actually seen it with my own eyes. Columbia and Brazil ghettos are fucked up. Go ahead and lie about Africa, ghettos in Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines are bad. Eastern Europe ghettos the old soviet blog are also worst than living in Bronx.

@GraceLeo-mc4rr

3 жыл бұрын

@@JcLazy1 It isn't..

It’s About What You’re Used To. I Couldn’t Stand Living So Close To Others Like That.

@AndreaTAndreaT

3 жыл бұрын

The South Bronx Is A Whole Lot Tighter. This Vid Makes It Looks Roomy.

@young-blk-investor1059

3 жыл бұрын

As i southern boy i agree 😂😂 it blows my mind how yall don't have a lawn or any real space

@earthangel3234

3 жыл бұрын

I'll take Montana anytime. 🐻

@young-blk-investor1059

3 жыл бұрын

@@earthangel3234 lol montana has to much space for me

@southernhippie9058

3 жыл бұрын

I found it safer to live in big cities than places like Fayetteville NC. My kids and I rented an apartment from a church on church grounds here in Fayetteville and were robbed during church services on Sunday night. Never had that problem in NYC. Called the cops and they wouldn't even come out to investigate.

Hey nick thanks for the videos their very useful

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Ok David ❤️

@davidrish3605

2 жыл бұрын

Hey nick question for you actually two questions out of all the videos I’ve done which ones are your favorites and how did you meet mappy

🤩🤩🤩🤩WOW🤩🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for taking us along on this AWESOME ride!!!

The Bronx has a major Heroin problem. I pray for those who suffer from addiction.

@bongwelll

3 жыл бұрын

Dude NYC has a Heroin and drug problem in general. This city party’s hard. I’ve lived in Brooklyn for 20 years. Watching this reminds me of what BK looked like 20 years ago. It’s crazy how much this city has changed in such a short time. The Manhattan skyline, the price of course and all the empty businesses down the avenues in the city. Last time I was in the BX I noticed now you guys are getting a bunch of condos. That sucks man. Look out. I watched it happen in Williamsburg, Bushwick, and it’s starting now in Bedstuy. I live in Green Point now it’s like the last place without a bunch of condos. Those Polish people won’t sell I’m glad I love my landlord.

@slaybaenay

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure white ppl in downtown Manhattan do heroin more than the latinas and blacks in the Bronx.

@Prisoner-jf8vi

3 жыл бұрын

@@bongwelll I grew up in Williamsburg during the 80's and 90's, I seen the changes. Now I'm in the south Bronx 3 times a week and it sucks. I moved out of NY and I hate having to commute to the city. I used to work at the Petland part time during my teens on Manhattan Ave. Man I miss Peter pan doughnuts and Russ Pizza.

@Prisoner-jf8vi

3 жыл бұрын

@@slaybaenay absolutely false. I been to parks in the Bronx that have hundreds of used needles, watched them get cleaned up and the next day there's like 15 or so used needles. I worked on Manhattan for many years and never experienced the drug use like on the Bronx

@southernhippie9058

3 жыл бұрын

@@slaybaenay They always have but since they have money it gets swept under the carpet.

I was a kid in the South Bronx before the PJ's. It was a great place to live! We lived in tenements and what were called "railroad flat" apartments. I go back there every once in a while and reminisce about what the South Bronx used to be!

lol, i was soo happy when you turned right on Cypress then another right on 137st, that's the Millbrook Projects my former place of residence. miss it tremendously, most driving bloggers avoid this particular area. great video though

Wow the bronx is looking good! I moved away over 20 years ago and I remember when it was really bad.

Police Station and the Dunkin' Donuts. Perfect together.

@evaperez4139

3 жыл бұрын

The DD was an Irish pub 1970s The other perfect place.

Nick, your videos are always great!!! Keep'em coming!!!

This was a great watch! We need to get a just HOODS walking channel going lol.

Welcome to the Boogie Down Bronx @NickJohnson 😊 i hope enjoyed the ride my brother .

as the clip rolls, i keep getting the main hook of the boogie down production song in my head 🎵south bronx, suh south bronx🎵

Looks relatively clean and kept up, now Kensington ave , Los Angeles ,now there’s a trashy place.

@whentheworldwasatwar8717

3 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't, please tell me how any of this looks remotely "clean"? even relatively? There's garbage everywhere, mess every single corner, what is wrong with you people? No wonder the place never changes, the people think its okay for it to look like that.

@jimmcdevitt6084

3 жыл бұрын

@@whentheworldwasatwar8717 may not be the cleanest, but check out Kensington Ave. Los Angeles you’ll count your blessings.

Thank you for this video. I truly miss The Bronx.

As my mom once told me is treat each person as an individual and listen to what they have to say, then make your own decisions ! God Rest her soul !! Met a lot wonderful folks in NYC including the South Bronx !!

There's definitely a lot of life there compared to places like East Cleveland where it's full of blight. I would feel ok walking around here during the day time; just a bit more investment needed and more diversity and high income housing to make it safe all around

@antoniobranch

2 жыл бұрын

East Cleveland is a abandoned city. However, the Opportunity Corridor, University Circle, University Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and C.W.R.U. will change all of that....Oh yeah, don't forget, eliminate domain and the land bank to.

Definitely not a horrible looking place but damm is it dangerous

@crazeyjoe

3 жыл бұрын

The SB is not that dangerous. The exception would be to be in certain places at 3 am because there would only be one reason for one to be in those places at that time of night.

When I was in my early twenties, that definitely was the worst part of NYC. There were abandoned or burned out buildings everywhere. The crime was awe inspiring it was so bad. I had an aunt that lived in the projects on Alexander Ave near the Willis Ave bridge. My mother would drive to visit her and I would go with her as well. I can’t believe how much better the area is compared to the late seventies/ early eighties.

views of streets, buildings etc. excellent cinematography!

I'm sure the area has a different vibe during the summer. The public high rise apartments are most likely not a pleasant place to live, but overall it's not bad. Businesses are open for the most part. There were no bombed out or vacant buildings and the streets were clean. There seemed to be new construction around every corner. Hope you got to see Yankee Stadium.

@jessicastro5075

2 жыл бұрын

By public high rise apts do y mean projects lol

@michaelsavino5700

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPuckett - I'm glad to see that you're an expert on living in public housing high rise buildings. I lived in Baltimore for 25 years and worked for City government so I do have an idea as to how it's like to live in public housing. Yes most of the people are good people. Their complaints though are that there are drugs being sold in the buildings and stairwells. People pee in the stairwells and the elevators are frequently broken. In the summer many of the residents are up all night because of the noise and heat so there is a different vibe during warmer weather. My comment was that the community overall looked good. Stores were open and businesses looked fairly successful. Yes I now live in a suburban neighborhood in Florida. It has it's advantages and disadvantages. I'm not a big fan of Nick's quick city drive throughs. He needs to do a bit more research on places other than statistical rankings of places.

@justinmohansingh635

Жыл бұрын

@@jessicastro5075 there’s some nice parts of the Bronx

@Aydenmzgaming

Жыл бұрын

Uh… New York isn’t rough like that anymore, don’t get me wrong it’s still pretty bad but it was worst

@Aydenmzgaming

Жыл бұрын

@@jessicastro5075projects can also be low rise and mid rise

The 1981 film Wolfen was filmed in the South Bronx.Those scenes in the beginning of the film are very accurate.

@christopherleonard247

3 жыл бұрын

Accurate for the time except the ruined church was built for the movie.

What I did see: about 100% business occupancy with over 90% independent types, later model cars, people walking around on a typical day. What I didn't see: burned out buildings, garbage piles, large groups of thugs on corners, large groups of baby mommas towing around kids, hoopty cars with 40" rims, burned out cars, homeless tent cities, crackheads and police cars on call.

He's driving through the Bronx in the early part of the day it's pretty calm that time of the day but after 12 it's packed and very active at night time it's a very different story

Nick welcome to my old hood. Born and raised. 1972'. My dad came from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 in the late '60s legally and my brothers all came as legal immigrats. We been since moved to greener pastures. Making it out alive was a blessing.. All 10 of us.. you can tell we had good catholic parents. But them days were tougher than leather.

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you for getting outta there Emmanuel!

Also fun fact: this is where Hip Hop/Rap music originated Edit: Wasn't expecting the few, but loud, bigoted individuals, yet I should have expected that. Keep on hating on America 🇺🇸👍

@biscuitsforbreakfast460

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Einstein

@dargondude2375

3 жыл бұрын

@R G No, Treasure from the trash.

@Boon-dang

3 жыл бұрын

Who cares...What a Sh$#%ole..

@Boon-dang

3 жыл бұрын

@HK SB ...I call for an Ethnic cleansing...

@dargondude2375

3 жыл бұрын

@HK SB The new generation is fine dude. Are you gonna knock on rock for all the sex drugs and reckless self destruction?

Excellent video tour of the no go area South Bronx ! Urban decay, war zone, no go at night during 1980s

Good video Nick! I was born and lived in the NE Bronx for 32 years. Taking the 6 train was okay. It got you to Manhattan to work in a short time. Your video has sparrows chirping. That’s positive. It looks vibrant. Just like you said. There’s mostly working people that can commute to work which really helps Yeah. The ‘70’s. Driving on the Cross Bronx Expwy showed Such deplorable conditions. It isn’t That bad compared to other cities you’ve videoed.

labeling this video "the worst part of nyc" is so click bait-y.

I am a native of the South Bronx! My childhood was awesome, and my family and I have and have had many wonderful memories here... this is most definitely an outsider's perspective...

@djbikemanhendricks9316

2 жыл бұрын

Facts!!!!

@mythoughts1763

2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU, FACTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

For me (a german) the South Bronx of the 70s and 80s are an extremely fascinating place and it still looks like a fascinating place today. I really ❤ NYC.

Tbh this is my entire neighborhood and it can get really bad, especially over the summer. Things are actually way worst within the buildings honestly, the living conditions are horrible to this day. I can’t complain too much because there’s people around the world who live in completely worst situations 💯💯💯

Check out videos about Kensington, Pennsylvania. That area makes the South Bronx look like Disney world.

@Thebrothaisback

3 жыл бұрын

Its pitiful by design, but its not dangerous

@rauldiaz7309

2 жыл бұрын

From Illinois here. Visited Philadelphia in 2019 and had a great time. Rode the train above Kensington and also walked the streets under the tracks (Tioga, Allegheny stops, I think). Man, its something else!

@Mrdonny908

9 ай бұрын

lol facts lmao @ “disneyland”

I own a big store business right there and this neighborhood is now very different than 80s. There are BMW, Mercedes and Audi cars once in a while in my parking lot. 138th street and out skirts start to have luxury apartments being built or in development, some fancy restaurants there also. I believe there are very early signs of gentrifying.

@mythoughts1763

2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU, PEOPLE STILL THINK OF THE BX LIKE IT WAS BACK IN THE 60S AND 70S, THE BRONX IS NO DIFFERENT THAN TH OTHER BOROUGHS!!!

Wow. I like it. I had no idea the Bronx was this nice. Lots of character and looks pretty clean too.

I've been a NYer all my life. East New York in Brooklyn is worse. At least South Bronx is close to Manhattan.

@Nga-1984

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I went to middle school in Bronx back in the late 90s and Brooklyn was the worse, we heard a lot about shootings and gang related came from Brooklyn, also central park area.. people are surprisingly nice in the Bronx ..

Lots of horn honking! I was in New York City back in the late 80's and was surprised by this.

@freshprinceoflondonss9008

3 жыл бұрын

There’s a lot of traffic, what you expect

@bbo1779

3 жыл бұрын

@@freshprinceoflondonss9008 It took a little time for me to accept this.

Great job!!!

Born and Raised in Mott haven. This Neighborhood has changed a lot. A lot more safer than it used to be yet many parts are still dangerous specially during the summer and at night.

Worked for 7 years in the South Bronx @ Lincoln Hospital. You cured any nostalgia I had with this video lol

@NickJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

Ok Johnny!

@johnnyjohnson205

3 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson To be clear, you video is awesome! More a comment on my memory of the Bronx lol

The first 4 minutes or so of commercial mainstreets look pretty darn good with mostly clean streets. Now Im watching the residential areas - wide clean streets, looks nice. A lot of interesting older buildings and architecture mixed in among with the more modern more basic looking buildings.

If my memory is correct there used to be an EL that ran down 3rd Ave (removed in the late 60s-70s. Also an Alexanders I think was there someone near 149th and 3rd ave. That was a long time ago so my streets may be off.

I worked there some years ago. Like it or not, it was a vibrant area with a diverse population. Thanks for bringing it back.

I left that hellhole in the late 80s since the apartment complex i lived in burned down, the whole area i lived in looked like a bombed out warzone!

@crazeyjoe

3 жыл бұрын

It's certainly changed a lot since that time.

@patriciagriffith7402

3 жыл бұрын

@@crazeyjoe yes it has

@YariYari09

3 жыл бұрын

Probably burned down by the slumlord

@patriciagriffith7402

3 жыл бұрын

@@YariYari09 they were, the people living there wasn’t burning them down

@YariYari09

3 жыл бұрын

@@patriciagriffith7402 exactly and I wish that when “ghettos” are spoken of, the stories of who REALLY created them & why were also part of the convo.

I live near the south bronx. It's not dangerous at all. The hype is misconstrued to make it seem like it is.

@newyorktimes21

2 жыл бұрын

OFF COURSE THE PLACE IS CLEANED UP COMPARED TO THE 80'S/90S. STILL BAD OUT HERE. OVER 800 SHOOTINGS THIS YEAR. COME OUT HERE AND HANG OUT AND SEE HOW FAST YOU GET SHOT/ROBBED ETC. LMAOOOOOOO

Ayyyyy it’s Fordamm 😂😂 I live in the south bronx and been here most of my life. I’m 21 and I feel a bit attacked 😂😂😂 nah but it is rough. Apparently somethin is happenin at the mall over here like there are cops and swat everywhere and they won’t let anyone go in the mall. All the stores are closed and you can’t get close. I was actually lookin it up tryna find out what’s going on which is how I found this vid 😂😂

My home place where l will never go back , especially with my girls! Good and bad memories here thanks 😊

As an inner-city person myself, that all looks perfectly OK to me - it's no Detroit is it! I missed your background music on this one Nick :(

That’s not even the worst part of the Bronx lol, the entire neighborhood you drove through will be gentrified in the next 10 years and given a dumb name like “SoBro

your video gave me a new prospective look at NYC the amount of people is mind boggling

Few cars beeping at you 😂