If you live in New York City, do you own a car?

@lambo23guy

6 жыл бұрын

Great video, keep it up

@rumij8044

6 жыл бұрын

Erik Conover Erik plz post videos more often

@joesramek

6 жыл бұрын

I never did during the six years I lived in Manhattan (Upper East Side) during my 20s. Your video is spot on!

@nilssmith-yt

6 жыл бұрын

When we first moved here we lived in Park Slope and owned a car and used street parking. It was a pain & when we moved into a Manhattan it made no sense. We primarily use the subway to get around & have found VIA to be our favorite ride sharing app.

@metalica732

6 жыл бұрын

Sold mine after 4 months ahah

99% of people you find in Times square are not even New Yorkers

@171TITO

5 жыл бұрын

Well it is a tourist site

@doupt

5 жыл бұрын

Well its easy to say when youre american and live in New York city and at the same time i live in Europe and Times Square is tourist site, usually tourists go to Manhattan whit that way.

@duncanbeggs4088

5 жыл бұрын

Actually a ton of people work near the big offices there so many of them actually are frustrated New Yorkers fighting their way through the crowd.

@doincc583

5 жыл бұрын

Tom_AC11 lmao true though

@FeelGoodEnt11

5 жыл бұрын

This is facts!

$675/month to park your car!!!. My car has it's own rent lol... shit bro...

@gravelpit1960

4 жыл бұрын

That you live in shithole bro🤟

@ivanboyad8874

4 жыл бұрын

stfu💀🤣🤣🤣

@vel6979

4 жыл бұрын

I park for free 😁

@bibbo3167

4 жыл бұрын

Dude I bought my car for less than that😂

@h1inc816

3 жыл бұрын

funny thing is when I drove to Ohio, one girl said her rent for a 1 bedroom was $400 and I was like stop it lol. Here in DC you pay $250-300 per month to park at you're apartments garage, then another $250 a month to park at work. I was spending $1100 a month on gas, my insurance (Mercedes, Toyota) was $900 per month.

I move to NYC next week and tbh I am SO stoked to not have to drive anymore 😅 I am pretty excited to just walk and use public transport wooo

@nightsky733

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@mills5296

3 жыл бұрын

@@nightsky733 lol

@Cowflakes

2 жыл бұрын

@@mills5296 lol

@EvroDom1

2 жыл бұрын

hello de

@Hiddeninformationofeurope

2 жыл бұрын

Lovely young girl❤️❤️❤️

Can't imagine ever owning a car in NY. Soooo expensive and traffic is brutal. Bikes all the way! :)

@wyhdjdbnbdhdjmx5552

6 жыл бұрын

Does NYC have a monthly "bike party"/cruiser ride? Meaning a group ride around the city, usually with a stop(s) in a park for drinks and then ending at a bar or beer garden. I lived in Boulder, CO one summer, and they had a really fun weekly cruiser ride. Now I live in DC, and they have a fun monthly bike party ride. Always a great time to cruise through the city at night with your friends and strangers, all of whom share our love for bicycles. :)

@xJawsQuickScoper

6 жыл бұрын

Kelsey Leigh All of new york or just nyc?

@xJawsQuickScoper

6 жыл бұрын

Kelsey Leigh because the other parts of new york arent as busy lol

@marcelrodriguez2067

5 жыл бұрын

Kelsey Leigh nothing like the comfort of a car though, fuck that bike shit.

@stevenn6722

5 жыл бұрын

The 1 percent

MTA... MOST RELIABLE... LMAO IM DEAD.

6 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha mta is a joke

@SquidCena

6 жыл бұрын

@ no its not

@SquidCena

6 жыл бұрын

It is most reliable...

@SquidCena

6 жыл бұрын

@Naveed Sekender proof? How do you know i dont live in NYC?... Why would I say that the MTA is reliable and not live there?.. I live in NYC.. they're reliable.. but that's why NY tax is high.. Most of the money goes to MTA dude... so they can work on the subway.... so youre wrong... they're reliable... they're trying to lower congestion and i had an idea that they built subways under subways for less traffic... like for example, you know how you have a subway and then now do the same thing under it with stairs, ventilation, etc...

@axewarrior6748

5 жыл бұрын

exactly what i thought when i heard that lmao

I lived in New York for 20 years before moving to Ohio after I married my husband. People were shocked that I didn’t start driving till I was in my 30s. I told them that in New York, a car was definitely not a necessity. After 8 years in Ohio, I moved back to New York. I knew instantly that my kids had become New Yorkers as they would cheer every time we found a parking spot 😀

@uptowndunker6346

Жыл бұрын

Why why would you move back to New York. Thats like moving out of china to any country that does not violate your human right but after a few years you move backto china

@uptowndunker6346

Жыл бұрын

And yes im currently in New York want to move out bad

@Dafaq

Жыл бұрын

@@uptowndunker6346 least brainwashed american

@Cubanblkpapi

11 ай бұрын

New York isn't expensive come to Washington DC

My dude new york isnt just manhattan, theres plenty of parking and stuff in the other 5 boroughs.

@mexitechnology7838

5 жыл бұрын

ok yea right try to park in Queens

@marcelrodriguez2067

5 жыл бұрын

MexiTechnology dont go much to queens but here in the bronx its not bad

@personontheinternet2164

5 жыл бұрын

Don't be silly. We all know NYC is only 42nd street hurr hurr hurr

@SquidCena

5 жыл бұрын

@@personontheinternet2164 man I'm sick of NYers making Manhattan look like that is the only city in NYC....

@sealand000

5 жыл бұрын

There are only four other boroughs besides Manhattan, not five.

I lived in NYC three different times (Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx) and never owned a car or anything else with wheels. The subway system is the fastest way around the city with a monthly pass being the best bargain. I've traveled and lived in a lot of different places in the world, but no place I've ever been has had a better public transportation system than Gotham City. I 💕 NYC.

*Erik* : "The majority of most New Yorkers..." *inner me* : Calm down, just ignore it...

@rifraf6135

4 жыл бұрын

OMGGGG🥵😡🤬🤬🤬🤬

You are just a huge inspiration for me Eric! The way you live travel and think about things! You’re just my star for me! From Norway ; )

Your videos are amazing! I've wanted to live in New York City for as long as I can remember and your videos are the biggest help and inspiration!! Love your work!

I always laugh when people from out of NYC ask me why I don't have a car. I always say because I don't need one to live here lol. Honestly, unless you need it for work or can afford it using rideshare apps, public transit, bikes/ scooters and walking is better than owning a car in NYC.

Public transportation is so within reach and there's multiple train, buses, ferries alternatives to get from pt A to pt B. Nyc has the best transportation system.

@nimay13

6 жыл бұрын

Tokyo Metro is miles better.

@GreenEnvy.

6 жыл бұрын

bilma. You've obviously not traveled much if you think the transportation system in New York is good. Standing in an over crowded subway train that doesn't know how to be consistently on time, no thanks.

@LucasFernandez-fk8se

6 жыл бұрын

Bilma Bilma not really it has a terrible road and freeway system

@debradonley3825

6 жыл бұрын

Our trains in L.A. are always on time and not that crowded. Plus, we are always on the cutting edge of everything. Nothing outdated or too crowded here. Except in the summer we get a LOT of tourists who do not know their way around, that gets maddening.

@timsung3398

6 жыл бұрын

Need to change the best word to great or not so bad.

I live in Brooklyn and I drive often. Taking subways irks me although I do take it to work in the city lol. Being in my car, is like my sanctuary!

I love watching your interesting channel Mr. Conover, also really love your marvelous NYC apartment tours as these apartments really look cool and breathtaking which really makes me want to live in NYC one day, hopefully everyone else has also enjoyed your channel! Wishing you the best too! Plus I don't really think driving in NYC would be that hard however yes in reality it would get really stressful just like in Paris or London where the traffic is even worser as it is hard to find a space to park and stuff, still NYC is a cool place to visit!

Public transportation is so convenient but damn I still want that Tesla Model 3

I'm from Barbados and visit New York often but can't imagine owning a car if I lived in the city. Appreciate the effort you put into your videos. Content is on fire ❤️🔥

Flew from Seattle to NYC last week for my aunts wedding. Best time I had in NYC let alone the east coast. Was my first time on the east coast, and I loved it! Definitely thinking of working as a RN in NYC. Transferring soon.

Loved the video Erik keep up the good work brother👌❤️🙏

Looks not easy. I've Been stressed watching this video, imagine living there. Hahahahah I'm kidding 'cause i live in Brazil, then you can imagine How stressful is here too. Nice video again, buddy

0:20 “tHe mAJoRitY of MoST neW yOrkERS”

Great effort on video, I enjoyed it! Like the style you put there guys.

All these soundtracks make me feel like I'm watching Goodfellas, Oh god do I love that movie (btw keep up the great work!)

I'd love to spend some more time exploring NYC one of these days. So any travel plans in your future Erik? Greetings from Belgium.

Loving the style of this video! Very informative and entertaining!

@Hiddeninformationofeurope

2 жыл бұрын

Love u

Really like your choice of music in this video, especially 3.20! Love that scene in Goodfellas 😋

I am from the Netherlands, and your video is fantastic! It shows the lives in New York. So different than living in my town. Keep the good work up. I love it.

@jacksamson480

6 жыл бұрын

Petra de Ruiter I’m from the uk and just spent the week in Schiedam and it felt so much more relaxing with all the bikes and mopeds

Congrats 500K 😍😍😍❤❤❤

You put so much works on this video. Love it so bad! Great job bro! ❤️🔥

@erikvanconover

6 жыл бұрын

Abraham Kantono thank you brother 👊🏼

@AbrahamKantono

6 жыл бұрын

Erik Conover 👊🙏🏻

When my parents lived in the city, my father, god father and some of their friends were part of a car club. This was their work around to still being able to enjoy driving a car but not having to own one.

Your so close to 500k, you deserve it man!

Guy used the goodfellas soundtrack in the background lol respect

Gotta love NYC. Thanks for the info!👍

@debradonley3825

6 жыл бұрын

No, no, you don't. NYC is interesting, but it's too cold in the winter, too humid in the summer, it's always crowded and noisy, and the people are rude. On the upside, there is always something to do, if you can get there without getting mugged.

Great vid bro 👌🏻

Fun fact The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial cable car that takes you from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan and visa versa. When you use it you get a birds eye view of the city.

I live in NYC upper east side,,, I love City never sleep never Hungry 😋 delivers to your door 24/7

I own 2 and I live in NYC There are too many cars here so what are you saying?

@sebastianfelix8291

3 жыл бұрын

watch the whole video you dumbfuck. he got 1 mil subs and amazing content. yours aint even got views 😂😂

@ezeo.7315

3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianfelix8291 why are you mad?!?

@a.s.n3313

3 жыл бұрын

@@ezeo.7315 he ain't mad ig

Thanks man, love the vids and NY! Keep up the great work

Loved this! Great job Erik 👍

Congratulations on 500K!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 You have inspired me in many ways as you know! Sooo proud of you, son! Love from your favorite subs, mom and Bubba ❤️🐾

I enjoy your videos in the big apple

So excited for another NY vid. Have to own a car in FL

Great video as always Erik.

Bring back your signature Outro. I think we all miss it.

I live in Manhattan and the idea of having a car is ludicrous. Insurance, parking, time, and traffic is too much to deal with. Walking and the subway will do for me!

Oh mg what a mind blowing video... Amazing

I love your vlog, simple but meaning🙏

Jeeeeeez I love NYC. I mean, I love your vids about it (someday I'll get to there) xD

@YurAvgPlaya

6 жыл бұрын

Leyla Don’t come it’s a jungle of people lol

@CapMario85

5 жыл бұрын

Nyc is shit to live in

This video is a little misleading, you talked about New York City, but the video was pretty much centered around Manhattan, negating the fact that NYC is composed of five boroughs (Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island). It's mostly people who live in Manhattan who do not own cars, or drive for that matter, but for many people living in the other four boroughs, it's quite the opposite. Also our roads are incredibly awful...which is ironic considering the fact that there's ALWAYS road construction going on :/. A brand new car would get eaten alive in our bumpy, rough, pothole filled roads. The MTA is also not really reliable, at least when it comes to trains. Huge and prolonged delays, signal malfunctions keeping trains stuck in tunnels, abrupt route changes (which will most likely lead to the trains skipping your stop), and the train cars get insanely packed! It's honestly a very a clustered city, and I've lived here for 10 years.

@FavrrYT

6 жыл бұрын

Still love the videos though!

@JoeyHoogendoorn

5 жыл бұрын

It's funny how in NY some people just hold the stop sign at road constructions the entire day. Most of all, it seems that everything is under construction at the same time, but they only have the manpower to work on 10% of the projects. Doesn't seem to be very effective. Road quality is shit, but that's probably a combination of harsh winters, lots of traffic and heavy vehicles, as well as insufficient funding. Driving a new car in NYC is scary, probably have to get an alignment each month too.

@toddlavigne6441

5 жыл бұрын

This guy is good looking but ain't the brightest bulb on the tree. He should have specified Manhattan.

@harrytee7159

5 жыл бұрын

Im Favrr guy isn’t from ny and probably doesn’t move around much in nyc lol

@animaladam5

5 жыл бұрын

Nyc is only Manhattan. Why do you write down ny, ny when referring to manhattan? Why is Long Island city called Long Island city when its clearly part of queens. Queens is not the city, Brooklyn is not nyc, bronx and staten island are CERTAINLY not nyc. New york yes, not the city. Do the research bro, you are wrong.

I like how you put in goodfellas music my guy this is my favourite movie and New York is my favourite place

Oh man loving the New York vids! OG viewer here! What happened to the old outro man? "Smile more. Worry less. Live your passion?! "

I been to New York one time and you definitely don’t need a car at all!!! My dude and I parked our car in New Jersey we drove from Virginia we took the boat across to New York and had a great time!!! We took the subway every where ! Loved it out there!

Gas in Milwaukee is 2.68 a gallon and car insurance for full coverage for 6 months is avout $600

@debradonley3825

6 жыл бұрын

I've lived in Milwaukee. Armpit of the world. You can keep it. NEVER been so cold in my life!

@seeyeah5172

6 жыл бұрын

@@debradonley3825 thats fine debra... It is what you make of it. My post is about the differences in prices. Thats all. Have an excellent day

@fbgduval

5 жыл бұрын

here in Jacksonville Florida where I live gas is just above $2, the price of gas has gone down about $0.45 this year

You’ve got great videos dude keep it up

Love how you essentially grabbed the goodfellas soundtrack for this video. Good stuff.

NYC is good for visiting not good for living.

@optimus71800

6 жыл бұрын

Lol straight i just got back from new york last week ago and i stayed there for 10 days the city is too busy and i sometimes cant handle it

@nessmastergengar4686

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I live in the suburbs by the city. So I can visit anytime :)

@stevenasante8662

5 жыл бұрын

Debatable. I will agree in terms of living costs and tax, though...

@tonymediterranean1017

5 жыл бұрын

Dude I live in the city for the last 17 years. S*** I feel bad for myself it's time to get the hell out

@lenglain

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's not made for a certain type of person, but for those for whom it fits, we rule the world.

I live in Manhattan...Damn right I own a BMW! Why wouldn't you own a car?? who wants to be stuck in the city.....Car=Freedom!

@cloroxbleach885

5 жыл бұрын

Cero Z ain’t nobody got time for being in a car with some random ass nigga

@consistentinconsistency3867

4 жыл бұрын

@Cero Z Yeah but what if you wanna leave the city? Go to Philly for a weekend, or Boston, Atlanta, DC? I got a car simply for that reason - every weekend I go somewhere and traveling to other cities is the shit.

@kefkapalazzo1

4 жыл бұрын

Clorox Bleach lmao

@soandso3080

4 жыл бұрын

@@consistentinconsistency3867 there are trains that exist lmao(arguably the only good ones in America), seemingly people that drive cars as their main form of transport are so oblivious to what is actually in their city 99% of the time

@soandso3080

4 жыл бұрын

@@consistentinconsistency3867 but driving to Atlanta out of all places is a dumb decision imo

New sub here from down in sunny, hot as hell Tampa Bay, FL...great videos with NYC info for someone like this FL boy that has never been to NY!! I have a driveway with 2 cars, one of which is a huge pickup truck that is even a chore to park here in my area let alone in NY! Quite the difference in living styles we have!!! Cheers!!

Great video bro

Hi Erik! I finished my PhD in Germany and I'm moving soon to NYC, I always lived in bike-friendly cities and I was really nervous about having one in NY, looks a bit dangerous to bike in that chaos. I've been watching your videos as research material on how to live in NY, and this was the piece of info I really needed. Thank you very much for your awesome contributions in KZread. Cheers!

we have 3 cars in the netherlands and 10 bikes for 6 people

Very good answer Erik , another great video

been also watching this vid many times and it was great and interesting

I enjoy your perspectives...Glad in love in Brooklyn and have a driveway because I don't like public transportation. Come see what I like about NY.

@GreenEnvy.

6 жыл бұрын

kaidan. Oh, look. Someone hating on a person just because they weren't born in the city. You mad bro?

My main transportation is my boosted board and if it’s raining then it’s Uber and in the winter it’s the subway.

@mexitechnology7838

5 жыл бұрын

me too fam

@toddlavigne6441

5 жыл бұрын

nice...man I'd love to live in Manhattan

i thought the video was stupid but is probably the highest quality footage ive ever seen from a youtube blog. youre an engaging person and could really blow up if you teamed up with some creative directors

Good video man

Watching from California 😎

The best way to actually get around is in a motorcycle. You can go between cars and are fast. Beside, it make you look like badass

@NicotineRosberg

5 жыл бұрын

definitely gonna get me a bike

@Quadraxon

5 жыл бұрын

Hell nah, going in between cars is dangerous. Someone could open a door, or cut infront of you.

@morningstar6232

5 жыл бұрын

JorgeJavier Laborde lane splitting is illegal in nyc.

@toddlavigne6441

5 жыл бұрын

yes

@wickedleeloopy2115

5 жыл бұрын

Most highly populated Asian nations have 90% motorbike traffic because of congestion. If 5% of drivers switched to motorbikes, 30% of congestion would be solved.

ONE THING I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT YOUR VIDEOS ERIC IS THE GOODFELLAS SOUNDTRACK INFLUENCE

So cool. Great reflection. From Brazil.

MTA being reliable? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been an hour late to places because of train delays, signal problems, or NYPD investigations🤮

@Matrixtruesaiyan

2 жыл бұрын

Once or twice a year is not bad. At least it is not a traffic jam, driving in icy roads, or being in an accident.

0:17 holy f#$king SHIIIT

I Citibike from Gramercy to Midtown (Tudor City) every morning to work and Uber Pool back home which cost like $2.50. :)

great video!

You are right. I live in NY and don’t own a car-I LEASE one :)

@MattRappaportVlog

6 жыл бұрын

SAME Jennifer :)

@ezeo.7315

5 жыл бұрын

Lol leasing is so less stressful in NYC because of the bad roads(some). Also free maintenance.

“Majority of most New Yorkers” yeah good England

@smoshfan1234

5 жыл бұрын

ah the irony

@kingstontown7362

4 жыл бұрын

owsllyrjos I'm English so I can correct everyone. Firstly he meant majority of most which mean the same thing, England you meant English and thanks for pointing out English language isn't from America as Americans always think they invented it

@violettachalamet1409

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingstontown7362 First, Americans don’t think THEY invented English. Most of them know that they speak English because they were once colonized by the British. Second, being English doesn’t mean you’ll have a better comprehension of it. lol

@Sthmohtwenty

3 жыл бұрын

@@violettachalamet1409 American spoil the English language

@violettachalamet1409

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sthmohtwenty Clarification please?

Love ur videos

it's fun to drive in NYC at night :) empty roads everywhere, I was racing Taxi's along the central park and in Brooklyn it's ghost town hahaha perfect for street racing.

Did you just describe the New York subway as "reliable"?

That's cheap... in SPAIN: $6.49 gallon.. and thats just the average.

@MissLesy

6 жыл бұрын

6.49 in USD?

@MrChrisCube

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, around 5.55€ Gallon... Even if you think fuel in the US is expensive, it is not if you look other countries in the world.

@ahmedwafi9330

6 жыл бұрын

6.2 usd per gallon in romania while minimum wage is 290usd

@commmentz522

5 жыл бұрын

ChrisCube Official us has cheaper gas than the global average

@ESSENCE000

5 жыл бұрын

Not only in Europe, South Korea: minimum $6 per gallon.

The last 2 songs are really good choices! Nice

Love the sinatra and similar themed 50’s jazz on these videos

If you live in Manhattan or a Neighborhood near manhattan it’s pointless to own a car but living in Queens Or Brooklyn or any of the Surrounding Boroughs people rely on there cars New York City isn’t just Manhattan It’s the 5 Boroughs Collectively( Brooklyn Queens Manhattan The Bronx And Staten Island)

@hiteshvishindasani6978

2 жыл бұрын

And if the people travel by Car to work where do they park and how much it costs?

@doomavelli5752

2 жыл бұрын

@@hiteshvishindasani6978 on the street …..sometimes by a parking meter or in a parking garage depends where you are

If you're able bodied and living in Manhattan no excuse not to Walk Walk walk

I’m from Italy and I love you’re videos :)

I live in NJ and drive into the city for internships.. the price of gas is an avg of $2.70 per gallon. You have to be out of your mind to pay anything above $3.00. Let alone $4.25

Watched simply because *New York City*

These type of videos doesnt' excite me that much anymore, they're all too much alike. Am I the only one feeling like this??

@mythe4635

6 жыл бұрын

Nah its boring Wikipedia shit No real insight and sooo comercial

@brianstone2780

6 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, you don't have the pleasure anymore to discover the city. And it doesn't reflect the reality, which is very different everytime i come in NYC.

The door closing sound is charming.

Love your videos!!!! I Love NYC so much!!!!

Times Square isnt the only place in NYC you know heck NY'ers dont even hang out there

Really milking the 'living in New York' cow now... Would love to see some new vibes! Quality is still good man!

@erikvanconover

6 жыл бұрын

It’s a series. Glad you liked the video

@08Sasasa

6 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it, keep on going, your videos make me want to go to New York one day, just missing a little bit of new less commercial vibes!

@LucasFernandez-fk8se

6 жыл бұрын

Saro Frenda that's literally his entire channel. How are you just now noticing this?

@wimbletone

6 жыл бұрын

He's been at this for so long though. And to be honest, I've seen all the changes from 500 subs up to nearing 500k. Everything was great when it was just a small community of people sharing their love for NYC, then Erik decided to do travel vlogs and people got mad. Now that he's back with some NYC stuff people are calling him out again it seems. No one ever wins hey?

Wonderful clip.

Nice video!

NYC makes me want a boost board lol

@hmarcos7111

5 жыл бұрын

Nelson Falcao if you live in the city or any other borough get one, highly recommended.

@NelsonFalcao6ix

5 жыл бұрын

I live in Toronto, but if i was in NYC i would 100% get one

R u leaving in New York City

@ritzkashyap8288

6 жыл бұрын

Harpreet Singh Huda *living

Love your video and I love NYC !

Almost 500k, nice! Can I ask what camera you use for the volgging shots?