Migrant Street Gangs Are TERRORIZING New York City: Ex Cop Reveals NYC's Most Dangerous New Cartel
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Tony Hernandez grew up surrounded by the Mafia in Queens, New York. As a kid, Tony would hang out in the bars and social clubs that his uncle ran for the other wise guys. So it was a shock to everyone when he decided to become a New York City cop, where he worked for ten years down in the subway system. He tells us about the cases he worked and having to face the city's worst criminals day in and day out. Despite having grown up around the criminal element, Tony says that crime in NYC NOW is out of control! Street gangs from South America, including Venezuela's feared "Tren De Aragua" and others are causing exploding levels of violence and chaos, and Tony explains why politicians refuse to take action.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:24 - The Criminal Underbelly of the Neighborhood
00:09:59 - The Family Business
00:14:30 - This Episode Is Sponsored By MOOD
00:15:53 - Father's Up Bringing & Neighborhood Wise Guys
00:20:24 - Growing Up in a Tough School Knicks to Mob Connections
00:25:14 - A brush with the law
00:30:31 - Tour Dates!
00:30:58 - Family Connections
00:35:07 - Becoming a Cop and the Decision to Not Go Undercover
00:40:11 - Witnessing a Tragic Accident in the Subway
00:45:25 - Space Cases and Train Accidents
00:50:33 - Lush Workers on the Subway
00:55:24 - Crimes in the Subway System
01:00:19 - Pickpocketing and Gang Violence in Queens
01:05:24 - Gangs in New York City
01:10:20 - The Abuse of Stop and Frisk Laws
01:15:20 - Rising Crime Rates and Diminishing Police Force Quality
01:19:59 - Experience with Physical Altercations in Law Enforcement
01:24:45 - The Effectiveness of a Baton in Self-Defense
01:29:23 - Subway Crimes and Informants
01:34:14 - The Challenges of Policing Subway Crimes
01:39:17 - Living in New York City: Safety Tips
01:44:12 - Random Searches in the New York City Subway System
01:49:14 - Police Work and Retirement
01:53:55 - Wrapping Up
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Big shout out to Tony, the coolest cop on the force. And shout out to you for watching, smash that like button and make sure to leave us a comment!
@Bmd9007
4 күн бұрын
Would love to know how he got a felony for ccw and became a cop Would love to know
@csweez9776
4 күн бұрын
Grew up in New York I was made there and am glad to have gotten the f out of there. Bay shore ny
@mtigre001
4 күн бұрын
@@Bmd9007Wasn't a felony - he SAID that
@Bmd9007
4 күн бұрын
@@mtigre001 how is a ccw not a felony ik the weed wasn't
@mtigre001
4 күн бұрын
@Bmd9007 a knife is a cpw 4°/misdemeanor. He also said something about his lawyer getting it dropped. Not all cpw charges are felonies. E.G. a loaded gun is a felony,blackjack, pillum ballistic knife etc
I work for transit and this guy is absolutely right about the subways, people get pushed in front of the trains everyday that's why when they say crime is down in NYC I know it's a lie
@tomb6670
2 күн бұрын
That’s completely untrue that it happens everyday
@ANGRY_BUS_DRIVER
2 күн бұрын
@@tomb6670 do you work for transit or are you a police officer?
@tomb6670
2 күн бұрын
@@ANGRY_BUS_DRIVER transit police like the guy being interviewed
@grahamee9122
Күн бұрын
Tony said every incident of a train collision is investigated. Unless this is untrue, how can this example support your point?
I had a great time interviewing with the connect. Shout out to Johnny for letting me tell my story 🤝. I appreciate everyones continued support. -TH
@JB-ys8mj
2 күн бұрын
I’m a retired PO from south Florida. I listen to a lot of these podcasts and always feel the COPs interviewed don’t know they’re a@$ for a hole in the ground. Your interview was excellent and you finally explained Stop and Frisk the right way. Stay Safe brother!
@CorruptionConnection
2 күн бұрын
@@JB-ys8mj i appreciate the kind words, bro. Thank you for watching 🤝
@Atticushanlon
Күн бұрын
New Yorker here. Thank you for your service. One of the problems plaguing the city is people don’t appreciate the cops enough. Respect.
@STUNTMAN_NEUTRALDROP
Күн бұрын
Sup man...I'm 53 yrs old...I spent everyday at PS 120 ...the Mooney Bros. Ask somebody.
@CorruptionConnection
Күн бұрын
@@STUNTMAN_NEUTRALDROP did you sell cars for your father?
NYC in the 80s may have been a war zone but damnit at least it was affordable. Now you still have to deal with this bullshit with the privilege of paying 3k+ a month in rent.
"Situational Awareness is Paramount"
That's the most Puerto Rican looking and sounding Italian ever.
@biggsipp746
4 күн бұрын
No bullshit
@alphapred
4 күн бұрын
Italians have Black blood too. Both Italians and Ricans kneel to white supremacy.
@D_Rugs174
3 күн бұрын
He’s undercover🫁
@ANGRY_BUS_DRIVER
3 күн бұрын
I thought the same thing
@carlosfierro1916
3 күн бұрын
Well at least hes not like me, I'm 100% mexican but look 100% arab hahaha. So of course TSA loooooves me! 😕
2 minutes in and this is starting great. This guy Tony Hernandez, is such a great storyteller. Just gave him a follow!
NYC need to change those prosecutors they are weak
@CSDonohue11
3 күн бұрын
That ish in NYC is ridiculous Sanctuary cities are ridiculous They get what they vote for The thing is that all the while they wanted everyone looking overseas but really it was already here and they’re literally right next door and coming from right next door Real threats are not over there It’s right here already. But those peoples making your decisions want you to believe you’re in danger from someone as far away as possible. Basic people don’t get it though
Wow what a great interview I’m blown away at how interesting it was I could’ve listen to another 2-3 hours easily..🤯🙌🏼💯🔥
The US needs a system like El Salvador. Thanks to President Nayib Bukele. Gangs are considered terrorist organizations under Salvadoran law. The reforms also lowered the age to 12 for which people can be tried for gang-related crimes.
@GoodBaleada
4 күн бұрын
Joe Biden literally created this problem. Stop protecting him.
@meeee214
4 күн бұрын
He’s the best.. I watched his Tucker interview and he’s such a good man, hearing the way he thinks/speaks is SO refreshing
@aservantinbabylon
4 күн бұрын
Yep.
@jasoncarey157
4 күн бұрын
Bwahahhahhahh. Ok move there.
@actowing4958
4 күн бұрын
#1 gangs are a American phenomenon the gangs in El Salvador and throughout Mexico central and South America have been created in the 🇺🇸 and transplanted to the different countries including the Caribbean. If America hasn’t already done so with the gangs they never will.
Bronx mostly Spanish just like queens but damn you just saw packs of wild blacks huh?
@CharlieChopizi
4 күн бұрын
Exactly. Saying "Bronx is like old school Black people...packs of teenage Black kids.. and it's intimidating" is SLOPPY work in 2024. He participates in exploiting black and brown criminal narratives for views and profit.
@elcemuziq8514
4 күн бұрын
I noticed that too..
@prokiid233rd
3 күн бұрын
I was thinking the same shit, whenever he spoke about black ppl he referred to them as kids and then his example of a weak NYPD recruit, was a "fat Jamaican lady". Wonder if he'd say those things if the person he was interviewing was blaxk
@alexperez6919
2 күн бұрын
Stop being a pussy
@lilbronxriverzulustyleisba6565
2 күн бұрын
There was alot of crazy shit said about blk ppl on this episode
This guy is peak Civilian, very respectful and community driven- it’s nice to see people with those qualities from a big city background
If I was a cop in New York, Dealing with all that migrant bullsh*t I’d quit the force or definitely leave to
Great episode. Lots of history and background on a lot of aspects of NYC. Solid interview. Definitely going to check his channel out!
Every Mafia neighborhood was a SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD on every block there was a social club and they watched out for people in the neighborhood. I grew up in Greenwich Village, ran by The Genovese Family Vincent Gigant
With all of the podcasts that we have out here and social media, this podcast stands out above many of them, most of them. I get hooked every time I watch one. I only been a sub for less than a year. it’s pretty cool. Congratulations brother on your success.
I’m from queens, everything this guy said is to the T!!
@DENNISAVERY-xi5jb
3 күн бұрын
What is comical is this guy brings in alot of gringos
Bro when he talks about kids from parsons and kids from st Francis prep he’s on the money, queens is weird you go form street kids down that way and then you got dangerous mobsters kids the other way, you gotta be able to handle yourself wherever youre at when youre young and how to navigate, this is a solid guy right here
@user-wb7nv9ht1g
3 күн бұрын
I don't know what the first part had to do with him being so solid, whatever you mean by solid. Is it the same as real?
@Spirosbotos
3 күн бұрын
@@user-wb7nv9ht1g truthful good character
@zeroheat5787
3 күн бұрын
Parsons and what?
Loved this episode. He could totally be an actor in big movies
Yoo this might be one of the most jaded people ive ever seen! I love new yorkers dude has seen dozens of people guts and brains and can make it somewhat easy to talk about and listen to.
I definitely have been ran up on by those 115th DTs. You had to be super on point just to smoke a joint 🙄
@Carminesson
4 күн бұрын
Its legal my guy
@augustwest5487
4 күн бұрын
@@Carminessonnot now, back when it was illegal. It hasn't been legal here that long, but it didn't stop anybody.
@gregc.7437
4 күн бұрын
They tossed me up a few times by 90 st or 93rd street park back in the day.
@CSDonohue11
3 күн бұрын
That ish in NYC is ridiculous Sanctuary cities are ridiculous They get what they vote for The thing is that all the while they wanted everyone looking overseas but really it was already here and they’re literally right next door and coming from right next door Real threats are not over there It’s right here already. But those peoples making your decisions want you to believe you’re in danger from someone as far away as possible. Basic people don’t get it though
@joshuapace5129
Күн бұрын
@@Carminesson Jesus tell me your 12 years old, without telling me you’re 12 years old 😂😂
As a long time Street Wise New Yorker I Say to anyone Thinking about coming to New York to visit....AVOID IT AT ALL COST....Remember your mothers advice "DON'T GO LOOKING FOR TROUBLE, AND TROUBLE WON'T FIND YOU"...!!! This has increasingly become VICTIM LAND (aka NYC)...From the Upper State to the City...."VICTIM LAND."
@nicknikolia8682
4 күн бұрын
I'm from north jersey been going into the city for a long time seems like it's on it's way BACK to before Giuliani slowly but surely.
@felixdacat6572
4 күн бұрын
@@nicknikolia8682 Yeah brother....I couldn't agree more...I grew up in NYC during the Blackouts, Son of Sam, Wilding Gangs, Attica Penitentiary Riots, and the US President GERALD FORD at the time message to NYC was DROP DEAD...it made all the news in the 1970's....I would like to be more optimistic, but truth and experience has taught me that NYC and its political policies are taking the City down the toilet....and real fast too...I expect this summer to be hell on wheels with steroids this summer...There used to be a mandatory 1 year in jail for use and possession of a handgun in NYC...now you can literally go out and "Rent" a weapon for a $$$ price..."Tony the retired cop here mentioned former police commissioner Bratton who gained my respect by prosecuting corrupt cops and "Pepr Walked" them in front of the public and Media... see it, lived it , "Been there Done that"...Sorry to say, if you value your life and that of your loved ones AVOID NYC and GET OUT...!!
@shadowX9365
4 күн бұрын
The transplants make themselves such targets it’s almost comical.. and then they expect nyc cops to cater to them as if there’s not more serious shit going on, this isn’t Ohio it’s nyc there’s real issues goin on facts
@CSDonohue11
3 күн бұрын
That ish in NYC is ridiculous Sanctuary cities are ridiculous They get what they vote for The thing is that all the while they wanted everyone looking overseas but really it was already here and they’re literally right next door and coming from right next door Real threats are not over there It’s right here already. But those peoples making your decisions want you to believe you’re in danger from someone as far away as possible. Basic people don’t get it though
@courtneymarques1969
2 күн бұрын
Upstat smh
This was the best episode I've seen on the connect! Amazing job Tony
Johnny is in some kind of mood with this one for some reason.
30:14 lol Vegas Baby That’s Me
Great Interview!
One of your best guests by far.
New York is the grimiest place in the world?... LMAO.
@JamesBond02119
4 күн бұрын
Maybe in the USA. Definitely not worse than a 2nd or 3rd world country.
4 күн бұрын
Why’s that funny.. it is. Doesn’t mean it’s the most impoverished it’s certainly not. But when it comes to sheer crime , mafia, drug gangs , corruption, murders , all types of crime every shady thing you can think of I’d say 100 percent. Esp with the average attitude of everyone and I’ve been to over 50 countries
@carlosfierro1916
4 күн бұрын
He hasn't heard of India apparently.
@kilakr13
2 күн бұрын
Check out Najaf or Haditha; shit makes any hood look like Beverly hills
His family has done everything and know everyone. It might be true, I have 0 reason to doubt him. Crazy stuff, good interview
Fascinating !! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE REVOLVING DOOR SHIT YA HEARD ME. 🤦🏾♂️🙄
Johnny loves his stereotypes 😂😂😂
Happy Sunday
Excellent show.
I like this guy. He did a great interview with Gene a while back.
The train needs what they have in Belgium. You can not access the tracks in Belgium.
@nicknikolia8682
4 күн бұрын
It would cost the city a ton of money. Then there would be less for them to steal..budgets are trash!!
Agreed omg me too the hill TFM back in my day…. All these crews you talking about i grew up in that neighborhood and we all remember the Metropolis days and i know exactly what and who u talking about lol!!!!
Crazy this kid is a near equivalent even better interviewer then people with decades of experience in tv business…🎉🎉🎉
Never wanted to go to NYC and definitely don't want to know
@Walterliquori
2 күн бұрын
It’s a beautiful city that has a lot of interesting fun places . It’s relatively safe now nothing compared to the 80s and 90s . This guy is just telling war stories from a city with 8 million people in it .
I am really glad We have someone like Tony , who is Very knowledgeable and Elegant; telling Us How it was before; and the mess we have now . I wish We could Go back in time. God Bless .
LMFAOOL the record store was called Numbers 😅
Bloomberg was actually a republican when he was the mayor, and then he switched to Independent during his 2008 presidential run, and then reverted back to Democrat in 2018.
Awesome interview 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Mad engaging! I would not have the stomach to be NYPD. If I saw someone's guts falling out, I would vomit and pass out. 🤮
I am planning on leaving this time never come back this is not the city I was born and raised in and my parents born and raised here in the late 30s and now it is so unfathomable sad. This city has become a undesirable place
@rpm2085
Күн бұрын
I hear you @BarefootBrotherDrive. I left for the West Coast for 2 years. I'm now regretting coming back to NY. I'm definitely going back too the West Coast. Just feel like I can't get no where here. It's not the same as it once was.
As an engineer and conductor for the railroad the people who step in front of trains and subway cars to commit suicide are chicken shit cowards. There are people in the front operating the trains and subway cars that witness the whole thing and now are part of it. We don’t want that image ingrained in our memory. I know a few people who stepped away from a $150000 job because of hitting someone
Probably good I've never been to NYC. I love talking to Strangers. It's the only way to really experience a place is Random interaction.
Real dude.
Oh shit I just realized this is the same “ comedian “ who got hemmed up by that short black dude 😂😂😂on stage
Even upstate is becoming so bad
New Yorks serial workers need to get active
The fact they can't afford to put cameras in each train car is shocking. I suspect you could kit out a train with 10 cars with individual HD cameras for $100 easily. The technology is cheap and does not need to be monitored, only when a crime is reported. Something like the dash cams seen on the roads.
57:10 what did he just say?
@TopGKev
2 күн бұрын
street performers that use the train handles and poles inside the carts to do their moves in street performance.
@lilbronxriverzulustyleisba6565
2 күн бұрын
There was a lot of racist things said in this interview about black people
Jeeze this channel blew up QUICK! It feels like less than a year ago he started this channel…
Those hair plugs of Johnny’s are starting to look like a toupee.
" Martin Shkreli seems liike an alright guy " is a crazy thing to say. Your moral compass has to be completely broken for you to look at a sociopath like Martin Shkreli and think that je seems ok. Get a grip.
@manhattanvi
3 күн бұрын
@oc3264 he increased the prices of pharamacuticals to force american big phrama to lower their prices lmao
Where are the Bloods & Crips doing? I thought they were there to protect their community. A bunch of lies
Truth
How long
I need a hug this sht dark
My grandfather lived in New Jersey his name is John DiGiorgio he was a boxer. He owned race horses. When he died people ripped the walls out of his house looking for hidden money. We were in California so we have no idea what was stolen. The attorneys and realtors lied to my mother and aunt and convinced them to sell his property for $200K then they sold the property for millions. This was 45 years ago and my mother still talks about getting ripped off and I get tired of hearing about because it was my mother and aunts fault for not taking the time to make sure they were getting market value and maybe I wouldn't have to struggle my whole life
@tito2officiall542
2 күн бұрын
Why tf you telling randoms on yt like anybody’ cares
Ummm there are cameras in the train now 🤔🤔🤔
He delivered
There he is ???? THE LEGEND 😎
In Germany we have cameras in all trains , so cant be that expensive
@CandiceMMartinez
3 күн бұрын
It's very expensive when you have a bunch of people skimming some off the top. Corruption is normalized in most US cities
Philly trains have cameras why not NY
@vazquezga2023
4 күн бұрын
Way more trainings in NY than Philly. It cost a lot of money. I do do agree the train cars should have cameras
The Freaks come out at night, the freaks come out at night...
You know this dude was out there violating ppls rights come on ..
@rpm2085
Күн бұрын
No doubt about. He said, we are 3 they are 1..but when we revolt. against them. ..that punk! Pat Lynch is the first one to cry wolf. Never admits the cops are sometimes wrong.
Cap they for sure have cameras in the trains now
Damn bro Wuts up wit all this “BLACK” stuff…you real comfortable in this interview I reckon
Oh shit you gonna have Ed on! Oh he knows what you know and you know who he knows gonna be epic!
This isn’t representative of my experience living in NYC. 😂
Great Interview 👍🏼
Now there is cam's on the nyc trians..
No coke all did he call it two so??? Pray tell what’s that?
What if those people lived where the grimmey cops worked lol
I’m sorry but not all the dancers on the train are hard core criminals. They are not all the same but I’m not saying some are but it’s wrong for him to say all of them are.
That's dirty ... U make the good interview for pay and throw this as a consolation prize .. no offense but at the moment unless ur in NY rite now u really don't give a fuck about it .. but Mexico and what's going on down there is a different ballgame. My bad cop man.
Half Spanish half Italian, I guess
Hello Good evening you
I take the subway every day and it’s fine and safe. I think this guy must work for Fox News or something because he’s living in an alternate reality.
Son wheres all ghe gansters of NY?
Didn’t do the 20……. 🤔
Last name is Hernandez but he want nothing to do with his Latino side 😂
@lendawgs4167
2 күн бұрын
Do you know anything about the last name Hernandez and where it comes from? And there is Italians that got that last name, especially in Italy. And that Italians and the language is Latin.
Where can I apply for the Crips?
@mtigre001
4 күн бұрын
@the local pen
@joejoejoe44
4 күн бұрын
@@mtigre001I think this guy is fkn serious lmfao
@mtigre001
4 күн бұрын
@@joejoejoe44 😆
@woodnbikes
4 күн бұрын
Rikers
@abarton5346
4 күн бұрын
110 in LA.
This is acceptable to the woke electorate in NYC.
So NYPD is high school with guns huh 😂 Not surprised, but definitely not a job I could do either.
Not many Podcasters have the cojones to generalize about large groups of our fellow Americans (ie.. Johnny says, "Dominicans carry knives a lot too.") Fortunately, not a lot of Podcasters have those type of cojones, because sometimes it comes across as SUPER racist.
@DENNISAVERY-xi5jb
3 күн бұрын
Dominicans are tougher than most americans.
mmhmmm...right..mmhmmm..right
The profanity censoring ruins the conversation flow, seriously you gotta censor “shit”? Yous are talking about flying bodyparts and drugs..
@CandiceMMartinez
3 күн бұрын
I think he censored the curses to gain more traction in YT algorithm. But I agree it's annoying AF
Saying crime has gotten way worse because of immigration from south America and glorifying immigrants from Italy and organized crime …. Adjust the hypocrisy my brother..
@DENNISAVERY-xi5jb
3 күн бұрын
Because in usa. Italian mafia is glorified. Why i find it comical. Real mafia from italy. They work with drug cartels
Johnny- we told you time and time again stop interrupting your guests!!! STOP!!
Wow, this guy is so smitten with himself🤦♂️ and he was a cop in New York city ? How many times he looked the other way for his own?
Genetic meaning his Latino.
1:03:01 you really could have edited this out the interview this comment was so disrespectful and racist wtf 🤦🏾♀️ smh
@lilbronxriverzulustyleisba6565
2 күн бұрын
He said that shit atleast 5 different times
@sinceritylazo5447
Күн бұрын
@@lilbronxriverzulustyleisba6565let’s not forget his reference to fat black Jamaican women more than once as well like wtf
@lilbronxriverzulustyleisba6565
Күн бұрын
@@sinceritylazo5447 I’m not gone lie I woke up thinking about this shit this morning.Its crazy how boy just sat there and let him say that.
@sinceritylazo5447
Күн бұрын
@@lilbronxriverzulustyleisba6565I thought the same thing but the comments say he’s white 😅 I thought he was Hispanic so it all made sense after that 😂….. not funny but one of those “ohhhh ok got it” kinda moments
From a hood soldier.....bring Trump back.
Where is the TFATK episode you did ? It was scrubbed from the internet and now you're doing comedy and Brenda Shaub quit...super interesting..steveo,guys we screwed, and every other idiot getting a microphone 🎤 things theyre a comedian now...trophies for everyone 🙄
Its being done on purpose 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
oh so its all bullshit. thank you. respect.
Visit Nyc stay in Jersey cheaper & safer
All you content creators interview the same people. How many times can i here the same stories