Can't believe the 2000s now is equivalent to the 80s then

@michaelbaumgarten5471

9 ай бұрын

Right especially before 9/11 after that everything changed

@Lucky-sh1dm

8 ай бұрын

You just made me cry man. We’ve taken a horrible wrong turn. What happened:(

@michaelbaumgarten5471

8 ай бұрын

@@Lucky-sh1dm money power control propaganda all because of capitalism

@colemin2

8 ай бұрын

Capitalism as in the system where you own what you work for?@@michaelbaumgarten5471

@colemin2

8 ай бұрын

Propaganda from both state and corps have always been around since forever. @@michaelbaumgarten5471

I’m grateful to every videographer who came to the City and documented life the way it was. I moved out in December of 1999, but spent most of my life there, so it’s fun to revisit.

@neverhungryagain2187

9 ай бұрын

Where did you move

@user-xq5xg4lt7f

9 ай бұрын

@@neverhungryagain2187 , Most likely in Dedroid

@user-xq5xg4lt7f

9 ай бұрын

, Ioi in Washington State

@DialloMoore503

9 ай бұрын

Right before the new millennium came in. Interesting.

@rixille

9 ай бұрын

It has historic value.

I was born in 1991 so I was about 9 years old in 2000. It's crazy how time goes by so fast. This feels like it was just yesterday.

@jovaneron

11 ай бұрын

I agree for me I dont think this looks old in my perspective it feels so vivid feels like yesterday all the clothes the people the style the street seems like it was just yesterday I think I stopped aging haha I still feel so young.

@adrianfrankowski138

10 ай бұрын

I live in Poland on the other side of the globe, but those video reminds me winter vibe on March '2000 in Warsaw. We had an identical weather at this time. The guy in the black coat from the time 5:01 reminds me my outfit from this time, I had also an black coat and I smoked a cigarette during while crossing the city. It was a happy time!

@user-gr8mt1wr1z

10 ай бұрын

Это точно

@jacobsinger97

10 ай бұрын

Lucky you. Tf did u watch dexter's laboratory???

@adrianfrankowski138

10 ай бұрын

@@jacobsinger97 Of course, I love it

I was 40 years old in 2000, watching this video brings back so many memories getting older. Still feel 40 everyday as nothing changed.

@lilyliciousss

9 ай бұрын

you're lucky to have enjoyed the world before this dark age we're entering/already in

@whatisthishandlegarbage

9 ай бұрын

@@lilyliciousss lol stop with the doomsday nonsense. The "world", AKA New York and other states, are still the best places to live in all of human history. This is the opposite of a dark age. In the 1950s it was way worse and life sucked way more. And in the 1900s it was worse. Every 50 years, it was worse. Overall, this is the highest level of civilzation that humanity has ever reached. With the most comforts.

@lilyliciousss

9 ай бұрын

@@whatisthishandlegarbage dude you’re so lost. We’re no longer at the peak of humanity. As far as we know, tartaria was peak humanity. Do you not see what’s going on right now? How fucked up everything is and will continue to be? Some see it and some don’t. By all means, interpret it as you will. But you can accept the conditions we are in and choose how you feel about it. You don’t have to shut yourself away and cry, but live as true to yourself as you can. But don’t be naive either, you know?

@user-fh1kv6qb1s

9 ай бұрын

I hear u,but its the mileage

@gio.orbit5498

9 ай бұрын

@@whatisthishandlegarbage so you don't think people being super antisocial and all the mental health issues going on nowadays is bad. I lived during a time you could go up to someone and just have a conversation idk maybe its just me

March 17 2000, I was 5 years old playing Final Fantasy 7 on Playstation 1 in the dining room of my parents new house. Now I'm the same age as my parents were back then, playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake on my PlayStation 5 in my new house I'm renting in Tokyo.

@escapemac

7 ай бұрын

Amazing how fast time goes.

@pencilpen8838

Ай бұрын

I was 4 and playing super mario kart on my Nintendo ds

@mariowalker9048

24 күн бұрын

​@@pencilpen8838The ds wasn't out until 2004

@blackdateline1996

22 күн бұрын

March 17, 2000 , I was 8 and idk what I was doing but I was somewhere obsessed with Aaliyah 😢

@MrLyosea

22 күн бұрын

Wow your parents were pretty young. I guess you were the first born. I was 5 years old then. Though my dad was 52 years and 8 months old in March 2000 and my mom 45 years and 3 months old. I mostly played educational pc games then and only video game I ever played then was Capn Crunchs crunchling adventure.

I just left NYC after 12 years of living there. I would go back in a heartbeat to this version of the city.

@Skikopl

9 ай бұрын

as someone not living in the USA, can you share your overall experience with the city and where you want to head now? I would be suuuuper interested in it man.

@alexwells6876

9 ай бұрын

I too would be interested. What has changed about the city since then?

@gyrow1684

9 ай бұрын

@@alexwells6876 Me too

@dark28.0

9 ай бұрын

​@@Skikopl+

@user-jo4eq8xi8w

9 ай бұрын

@@alexwells6876 everything. its very dangerous, loud, and dirty. Not cozy anymore, just loud and dirty....and dangerous. And racist! if you're white you won't be perceived well in certain places thats for sure.

I really miss the old NYC, such a different time and era.

@izzetoubari9799

5 күн бұрын

Agreed, the most I miss about NYC are the twins which stood on the south side of Manhattan.

@dennismolina9033

5 күн бұрын

@@izzetoubari9799 i know! The Twin Towers were such an iconic symbol in Manhattan! 9/11/01 really changed everything! I miss the old stores as well! Tower Records, The Virgin Mega Store, Record Explosion!

I believe early 2000s was a good era. Most people had cell phones, tvs, dvd players, video games, even internet, all the things we enjoy today yet they still lived in the moment and weren't glued to their phones or social media. Were in the moment, soaking in the moment, socializing, more open to talking to a stranger you meet standing in a line at the store, etc etc. Now everyones literally glued to their phone, not living in the moment.

@luxuryqueen42

9 ай бұрын

People were glued to their computers lol

@rixille

9 ай бұрын

Mid 2000's is when I noticed texting becoming an issue. I remember people whipping out their various cellphones and texting with the keypad, ignoring others in the middle of a conversation.

@bodbn

9 ай бұрын

Looks like the same commercial driven shit hole it is today. At least back then things were cleaner and there was less crime in New York. To be honest America has been in decline for a long time now.

@TheFlareMind

9 ай бұрын

I think more people were engaged and pay more attention compared to now where we have this behaviour of being glued to our screens as you pointed out.

@caha9583

9 ай бұрын

Totally agree

For some reason everything seemed cozier and more human...even in NYC. I miss those times before social media took charge. I miss the old world order

@TMartin-rf6wn

2 ай бұрын

You put thus so well. I'm 40 and I miss it too.

@BlackGirlLovesAnime6

Ай бұрын

It was, I think after 9/11 we slowly became less humane and more bitter. It’s sad because I wish life was still like this overall and not just on an individual level

@MrLyosea

22 күн бұрын

@@BlackGirlLovesAnime6 In reality it seemed people helped each other more after 9/11 but it was after the Iraq War started that Americans seemed a bit more divided and when social media started becoming more popular by 2007-2009, people started seeing others true self's online which makes people now seem more bitter and have more hatred.

@godzilla9268

18 күн бұрын

​@@MrLyoseaYeah social media has destroyed our society

23 years ago I was 11, now I live in NYC with 34, and I swear this doesn’t look old for what I see today everyday. Its crazy how life goes by

@user-xg9jn4my1u

9 ай бұрын

Where do u live now? Still in NYC?

@yg78t76t7

9 ай бұрын

Are you married?

@HunGerMovies

9 ай бұрын

@@yg78t76t7 yes, to me

@marioantoniocrespoMexican92

9 ай бұрын

I was born in 1992 so I remember 23 years ago like yesterday

@ChromeMan04

9 ай бұрын

I was like 5 lol

I miss those times. People were different - so much more open and friendly with each other. Life was different, easier, better, simpler. Everything was different. And much better. And that's not nostalgia. It really was.

@sovka8394

9 ай бұрын

These folks were saying the same thing about 70s-80s too. It will only get worse. The old good times are now:)

@deekhaul

9 ай бұрын

I wonder what is the one key element that changed...

@MyLordAndMyGodJesusChrist

9 ай бұрын

​@@sovka8394nah. Smartphones and technology made people Lazy, bad communicators and introverts, thats why its changed.

@The1Music2MyEars

9 ай бұрын

It's gotta be cellphones. So many are so busy living their lives in it, they stop making random chit chat with a stranger next to them

@M-M-M-M

9 ай бұрын

@@sovka8394 These are the future old times, you're right about that, but I'm not quite so sure about the good. These folks had about the same experience about the 70s-80s as us about the 80s-90s. Very minor differences. But the 80s-90s compared to what's going on in the world today...

5th generation NYer here with my family being this city over 100 years. I'm the last one standing at the age of 36 and I'm heartbroken by what the city has become. Nothing but gentrifiers everywhere, talentless souls and KZreadrs. It truly sucks. You can't go into a restaurant without people on their phones.The rich conversations, diversity, culture and talent are a thing of the past. Happy to have grown up in this NY.

@JBT42884

6 ай бұрын

I'm forty and I keep older friends to keep the rich conversations alive. Choose my social spots wisely. I live in Buffalo. I'm blessed in that regard.

@iloveeatinga5985

6 ай бұрын

Exactly what I've been saying it's so pathetic man it's why I'll never a visit a city in my life

@diegoflores9237

6 ай бұрын

Things change, it's part of life. Native Americans used to live there, then different people came and then other different people came and so on and so on

@victoria9535

6 ай бұрын

😢

@Jennifer-xs2sh

3 ай бұрын

I've also lived in downtown Manhattan my whole life and I completely agree with you. The city has lost it's soul, it's pulse. It's completely flatlined and is an utter cesspool.😢😢

Take me back!!!! pre 9/11 pre Covid no stupid social media the world wasn't perfect and never will be but the past was better in almost every way and it's not just nostalgia talking.

@user-sz4co2hc7v

7 ай бұрын

Exactly right

@gamebriz4163

7 ай бұрын

👍👌

@YousefAlteellawi-wm8fg

2 ай бұрын

We didn't ask for all that B's we wanted to connect to each other noth melt in one other

@dovallebr

2 ай бұрын

Good points tho

@moaazichaudhary

2 ай бұрын

Stop saying stupid social media it’s not nice & even you’re using social media so why are you on it?

Still got the 90s vibes

@michaellemmen

9 ай бұрын

Really? That’s weird, I would have thought the ‘vibes’ of the previous 10 years would just disappear immediately on Jan 1 2000!

@GR1NDMOD22

9 ай бұрын

@@michaellemmenno after 9/11

@jeremymoore145

9 ай бұрын

@@michaellemmen 9/11 changed everything though.

@ILoveTheAllCreator

9 ай бұрын

​@michaellemmen Dude, 1998-2000 was essentially all the same when we lived it. We weren't moving any differently because all the stuff it was only 3 year apart. 2002-03 was the beginning of the 00s trueself. 🤣

@ILoveTheAllCreator

9 ай бұрын

​@@GR1NDMOD229/11 was start of the 00s Iraq War controversy, it was alot fear and panic during 02-04 days. 2005 is when we notice stuff started become normal again

24 years ago. I wish I could go back to this day.

America was truly at its peak. This is well before the effects of climate change, Reaganomics, and the cost of living crisis truly materialized. Sure, there were still lots of shady things behind the scenes in politics and business at the time as well, but the economic and social conditions were much better than now.

@CalebSteele

9 ай бұрын

Um, Reagan was president from 1981 to 1989, so Reagonmics occurred before this video. The real reason for the decline is because people started embracing clown world ideology. Most of this clown world ideology happened post 2012.

@solitarycrow

9 ай бұрын

@@CalebSteele That's true, and I know all this corporate consolidation and deregulation started way before the late 90s- early 2000s. What I was saying was that the conditions, whether economic or social, was undoubtably better in the year 2000 when there were a lot less people living paycheck to paycheck and, not to mention, the world was unipolar with the United States being the undisputed superpower. Technology, financialization, corporate consolidation, and globalization hadn't got to the point where blue and white collar workers felt like they were getting squeezed, especially for young graduates trying to look for entry level positions. I look at how things are now for the average person, and life is definitely a lot more tough than back in the day. My comment was largely a callback to the simpler days where there was a real sense of financial, political and social stability even when the declining of our institutions was going on slowly behind the scenes. And also, can you clarify what you mean by clown world ideology and where do you think this came from if it this was the cause?

@IsaiahConte

9 ай бұрын

A lot of what is happening today is caused by the government taking control of everything like brainwashing most people into believing that the world is ending due to climate change and destroying our economy with inflation it's all planned.

@sickrantorum693

9 ай бұрын

@RR1-gn2hv Is it not getting hotter where you live? Even if it's not man-made it's still affecting our lives.

@missingno88

9 ай бұрын

man made climate change isnt real lol

Love that WWF (World Wrestling Federation) New York sign! What an era.

@Wrestling316

8 ай бұрын

The Attitude Era🔥. Best era for the company if you ask me.

@chardiemacdennis7218

7 ай бұрын

@@Wrestling316Oh yeah. Best wrestling era BY FAR!!!!

I miss those black cameras to take videos of NYC and its people. The city was so calm.

@tadeusztadek6816

10 ай бұрын

and it isn't now?

@Frankieefootballmundial

10 ай бұрын

@@tadeusztadek6816no is not the city has got dirty

@paulrose319

10 ай бұрын

then around September you had a major shock to the system 9/11

@hectorlopez1069

10 ай бұрын

​​@@paulrose319those video cameras were the only way to take videos in 9/11.

@scarletlady3727

10 ай бұрын

You obviously haven’t been to NY…it’s a dumpster these says

No smartphones and no social media. I miss this New York so much. I’ve lived in this city my entire life and it’s just not the same anymore.

@crs1234a

9 ай бұрын

I wish I could have visited the 2000's new York. Looked cool, i've seen how it's now, ads everywhere, looks like a browser :))

@1xalexandrax1

8 ай бұрын

yet here you are on a smart phone...on social media.

@Metro248

8 ай бұрын

@@1xalexandrax1 you completely missed the point of their comment, They are saying they miss the Old new york. Just because everyone has a smart phone now, doesnt mean people cant reminisce on the days when people didnt have them.

@nothingness9296

6 ай бұрын

@@1xalexandrax1yet here you are, being obnoxious

@LeafInTheWind88

6 ай бұрын

I know, it’s more like a tourist attraction now. All the influencers want to either go there or live there for their content. It’s sickening.

man, this feels like a living time capsule. i'd give anything to go back to those days.

@user-Michael_JAcKsOn.

5 ай бұрын

Pois mas devemos sempre nos preocupar com o presente que também o que já se foi, foi vivido

@lowpolysunrise

5 ай бұрын

@@user-Michael_JAcKsOn. isso é verdade. no entanto, o passado também existe para ser amado pelo que foi.

To me this was possibly the best time ever to be alive,i really think that 2000s had the best highs

@pokemonitishere202

6 ай бұрын

Finally a non-US citizen who doesn't annoyingly mention 9/11 on every early 2000s video as if whole world was revolving around that incident

@victordesouzasperduto

6 ай бұрын

​@@pokemonitishere202true that 👍 ,i grew up in the 2000s, this time is important tô me

@doctorbohr1585

Ай бұрын

​@@pokemonitishere202Australian here. You've heard the phrase "when the US sneezes, the world catches a cold"? 9/11 kind of dragged the West into a new era of the war on terror. This is what happens when influential nations change their tack: a wide ripple effect. The events of that era not only formed the backdrop for everyone at the time (7/7, the Bali and Madrid bombings etc), but the US's conduct divided politics in many nations around the world. It was an ugly era marked by war, and we all got subjected to more surveillance. I remember saying in like 2003 that 9/11 stuffed everything compared to the more peaceful and fun 90s. Tbh, my high point came between 2004-2006, but it was a personal high point. I was in my mid twenties and doing what I enjoyed, etc etc . The temper of the times was pretty poor; but I guess we weren't suffering, and it was kind of fun in a way to hate on Bush, Blair and Howard 😂. The 90s, however, was a more optimistic time.

@thedirtybubble9613

23 күн бұрын

90s were actually better but the 00s were not too bad.

I feel young again. Watching this clip. 😅 I was a teen back in 2000. The pre days of 9/11 were awesome. Right amount of technology. Not overboard & not overbearing. On this day I was in school. I couldn't wait to get home to watch TRL on MTV. I miss those days.

I was 11 years old back in March, 2000. It was a wonderful time, full of dreams and ambitious. And one of my dreams was to visit the US (especially NY city). This dream came true after 18 years in 2018, and I am happy to say that. 😊

@diegoflores9237

6 ай бұрын

Your dream is to visit a city? There's cities everywhere. What small dreams you have

@Jethawk72

2 ай бұрын

So where you from?

I was 10 in 2000, holy shit dude I remember these days so well. Crazy how life moves very quickly. I remember my mom always telling me "life moves so fast that before you know it, you're 20, then 30"........I'm now 33😭I feel so old everytime I watch these late 90s-early 00s videos. I miss my childhood so much. Don't take your childhood for granted kids, it all goes away before you know it.

@JMGEntertainmentify

7 ай бұрын

Same here Man. Another one that gives me Nostalgiac Vibes is this game kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6WkttNyj9XMj7Q.html&ab_channel=Legomanarthur

@paypig2652

6 ай бұрын

I'm 36 1999 was the best year to be alive. Pokémon, Playstation, with Playstation 2 coming, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Dexter's Laboratory, Ren and Stimpy, Rockos modern life, Hey Arnold, Aaaaah! Real monster.

@vintage5013

6 ай бұрын

@@paypig2652 facts bro. I swear everything was just so much better than it is now. I miss camping with my friends at the mall for game and console releases. Shows were definitely superior as well.

@pokemonitishere202

6 ай бұрын

I Wish you were my best friend 😌

I don't know if it's because I hit a certain age but it feels like we all shifted in some different realm at around 2015-2016. Things just changed.

@hotsince84

9 ай бұрын

That's exactly how I feel. Something's really changed at the end of 2015 that's for sure.

@solomontrump

9 ай бұрын

2005 seemed different as well lots of narcissism started to get into every day people

@Kgio-2112

9 ай бұрын

Wokeness

@slickheisenberg8208

9 ай бұрын

Things changed from 9/11 onwards. People got more fearful. Media talked about terror and war 24/7. They never dialed back the agitation and hyperbole from then on. Social media made it worse. Back then, nobody would’ve imagined that an orange clown could almost topple US democracy 20 some years later.

@simpleplanfan011

9 ай бұрын

@@Kgio-2112No.

It would be interesting to see a shot-by-shot comparison from these clips to the same areas now. 2000 feels like yesterday, in many ways, and yet like a century in between (in other ways). Beautiful video. As another commenter stated, it feels like a time capsule.

I was 8 years old in 2000. Pokemon, Dragon ball z, the old Nickelodeon and Cartoon network, playing in the streets without fear...

@ko0151

9 ай бұрын

Remember everything like it was yesterday man,so much memories,what a childhood we all had during 00's today's kids will never understand that (like we don't understand theirs now)but I am 💯 sure we had "more" than they have now despite all technology

@MesserschmittReaver

6 ай бұрын

I was 6 and I remember playing with dozens of friends until 10pm on summer days ,and the next morning football and beach good times

@rainingly

Ай бұрын

Wrestling was also at it's peak

It is incredible how we can capture the timeless moment.

@TheAfricanPie

9 ай бұрын

Just like Driveclub.

@DRIVECLUBistimelessPS4

9 ай бұрын

@@TheAfricanPie 🥹🥹🥹🏁🏁🏁

@SlaV0

9 ай бұрын

Exactly. And nowdays even easier with much more refine technology in our pockets. Now that's incredible and should be used in proper way.

@john_smith_john

9 ай бұрын

it's not timeless, you can see the time right in the title

@DRIVECLUBistimelessPS4

9 ай бұрын

@@john_smith_john wdym 🤣😵‍💫

Younger people don't understand how awesome and different America was before 9/11.

@magnusalexander2965

2 ай бұрын

Younger people never understand why things were so awesome when their parents were younger. Same as it ever was

Beautifully crisp smooth footage of NYC in 2000! Very immersive and amazing to see New York in Y2K. It looked very normal and relatable. Thanks for sharing this gem at 60fps* It's always a treat to see videos like this in higher realistic fps. 😊

@escapemac

Ай бұрын

Thanks. A lot of people don't realize that to convert SD to HD, they also need to convert from 30 fps to 60 fps.

3:50: 1996 Novabus RTS #8791 Not In Service 4:32: an unidentified 1996 Novabus RTS possibly on the M10 or M104 4:58: RTS's and Orion Vs on presumably the M6, M7, M10, M20, M27 and/or M104 11:14: 1986 GMC RTS #4817 13:46: A 1993 Orion V 21:52: Queens Surface Corporation 1998 Orion V CNG #519 (renumbered to #9951 under the MTA in 2005), 1999 Novabus RTS #5143, and 1998 Orion V CNG #572 (renumbered to #8572 under the MTA in 2005), and a Green Bus Lines RTS. 22:05: A GMC RTS on the M50 23:30: A 1998-99 MCI 102-DLW3SS on (presumably) the X1 (plus a pair of Crown Vic NYPD cruisers) 24:12: Another GMC RTS on the M50 Back when RTS's and Orions RULED NYC (from both MTA and NYCDOT). The person commenting on this video (me, a Transit Buff and First Responder Buff) didn't exist until December 2001 (after you already know what happened in September that year, God rest all of those lost souls on 9/11).

@kalelc1996

11 ай бұрын

These were the days right here and I'll tell you that straight up 3 1/2 at the time but I was cognitive of what was going on lot of good buses during that time the 1993 Orion Vs and RTSs were in the midst of being repowered from 6v92 to Series 50 , The MCIs were taking over the Express routes and the D60s we were just getting comfortable with the D60s

@KINGTO101

9 ай бұрын

Mentioned the M10 bus...Remember riding that service to Penn Station before being cut back at Columbus Circle

@shedontanks

9 ай бұрын

At 8:37 I think that's a Bristol VR

@kalelc1996

9 ай бұрын

4:32 definitely the M10 the M104 was all Orion V

instant like for these kind of videos. brings back so many memories. great picture quality, thanks for sharing!

I was there for the millennium celebration. I remember there was a blizzard the day or two before. I was on my high school winter break and remember flying back to LA on 1/1/2000 the plane was so empty lol Y2K baby! lol I miss the days before 9/11.

My one visit to The City was in 1980 for Christmas and New Year…….THOROUGHLY enjoyed! Talk about wanting to go back in time, I was *20*! Thanks for sharing! ❤❤

@malcorub

9 ай бұрын

Im sure 1980 was much different from whats in this video.

You should revisit the same places and put them side by side, that would be really interesting. Great relaxing video!

I was born 4 months later. It's weird to look at footage that shows the world as it looked when you were born. A period you basically lived in but didn't experience.

I was there in December 2000 when I was 31. Everything was busy but relaxed. A lot of phones with hardware keyboards in the shop windows. The twin towers still dominated the cityscape.

Would never thought that now in 2023, I would want to go back and revisit the 1980s to 1990s. I was born and still living in NYC now. The last 30+ yrs especially flew by so fast.

I was born 5 months later. It’s really neat seeing what the world looked like around that time.

What a time to be alive will never ever get this feeling back

@ashantisamuels6602

5 ай бұрын

Yep 😢

Watching this feels like "the reality that once was" - a strange humanity and intimacy that the whole world seemed to be under back then and in previous decades. Not to say that it was that much better materially, because clearly it had its rough edges - but the world seemed like a smaller, more intimate place nonetheless.

@blue-mo6xm

8 ай бұрын

Can u explain the rough edges?

@joeschmoe5583

8 ай бұрын

@@blue-mo6xm Dirty industry, trash, low quality plastic, toxic materials; while a resale market was good and things were built durably/more out of metal today (and domestically with love) - it ended up maintaining a level of decay over time.

@pl565ter

7 ай бұрын

Social media replaced much of the fabric of society with inhuman, toxic algorithms. This shift happened between 2013 and 2017.

@BurnNotice3210

6 ай бұрын

What are you talking about? Its still the same, I see no differences

The 80s and 90s had a big impact on me, the 2000s not so much, but it's very sad to imagine that after 1 year of this video, something so sad would happen.

Thanks for sharing! 🙂 Reminds me of my hometown, Toronto. Love that its snowing too. Really enjoyed the footage. Time flies 😨

i was born in 2001 and lived in the city for a year in 2019-2020. so intriguing to see how much she's changed yet very much stayed the same. i had to leave the city due to covid but i plan on moving back soon. the energy is timeless

If you asked the people back then, they would've told you the world is going to shits then too. You ask today it's the same answer. It's been the same answer since the beginning of time. We always long for the days past because it represents our youth. So it's the youth we miss, not the time.

it was a cold march of 17th ! Amazing video, all those people out there being busy, minding their own business got immortalized by this video and I was at the time in my mum's tummy not knowing anything yet.

@escapemac

9 ай бұрын

We got into town the night before. The temp was in the mid-50's. It was a nice night to walk around the city.

@davidcave7986

9 ай бұрын

@@escapemac I was half expecting a shot of the twin towers

i was just 1 year old when this was filmed and today is my birthday what a perspective! HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!

Quality footage, Thanks for uploading!

I turned 6 in that year and still remember it. The time was completely different and people were better than today

To be honest New York didn't look so different from today.

Born and raised in NY. So I hate to say this, but this was back when humans actually lived in NYC back in 2000 [I was about to turn 28 back then]. Now fast forward to 2023 its just bodies with no souls. Literally. Real sad. I wish I can go back to those days.

@12-8O-SMLE

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Most people seem to agree NYC died after 9/11. Did you ever meet a woman named Melissa Doi in NYC?

@celestebenitez6688

9 ай бұрын

@@12-8O-SMLE no, I never met that lady.

Beautiful, loved this memory! ❤

New York has completely changed since 2001 for the worse. I was a 28 year old artist/young professional from ATL living there that year for the experience. went back recently after 20 years for a visit and NYC is basically in full apocalypse. Nothing like the magical place I lived in from 2000-2002. And the "kinds" of people that you now see in the areas that were once beautiful, trendy, cool places in 2001 are people you don't want to associate with. just thousands of Hoodlums, non English speaking immigrants, or the young snobby culturally "lost" racists (social media generation) that think they're "hipsters" but will never really know what that truly means because they'll never know how to be open minded, independent, thinkers but just followers and copycats

@anita.b

9 ай бұрын

Are you an "open minded, independent, thinker" or more like a "snobby culturally "lost" racist" bc " thousands of Hoodlums, non English speaking immigrants" point out to you being the latter hun bun x

@professional.commentator

9 ай бұрын

I've been living in NYC my whole life and I noticed it started getting worse right around the late 2000s/early 2010s. I have a feeling the rise of social media and smartphones had something to do with it mixed in with transplants and FOB-ish immigrants moving in while the native New Yorkers were moving out for the suburbs.

@WillLMC96

9 ай бұрын

@@professional.commentator Yep, I'm of the same opinion. 2010/2011 is about the cut-off point for when the decline started.

@HornetsNestRebel

9 ай бұрын

It's an inorganic NGO and state-facilitated invasion. They import staggering numbers of foreigners while our own people are priced out of a home in their own country. Not to mention the immigrants are almost always unsavory and make the streets less safe. These same parasites are responsible for 9/11 and facilitating American intervention as proxy wars for Israeli foreign policy.

@meetmeinva

2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure NYC had non-English speaking immigrants then - because it always has, going back over 100 years (if not more). On one hand you’re talking about not knowing how to be open-minded, yet in the same post talking about not wanting to associate with non-English speakers. Doesn’t quite make sense.

I was out there somewhere in that mess. Left New York City in 2002, never went back. I hated it but I loved it at the same time. Never going back.

@bmstrr

9 ай бұрын

Looked like a cool place to live, all bad things aside of course. That goes with anywhere

This was 1 day before my birthday I still remember the year 2000 I turned 8 the day after lol amazing to be able to watch things like this, KZread is awsome like that, I remember when you couldn’t do that,

No smartphone addiction, no 9/11, no botox and fillers. What I would give to have those days back 😭

@abdallah5176

9 ай бұрын

How the world has changed in only 2 decades

@weho_brian

9 ай бұрын

inflation and cost of living has probably led more to the downfall of western civilization versus all of those things you mentioned

@KS-yn5zw

9 ай бұрын

@@abdallah5176 less trash on the streets too

@AlonsoRules

9 ай бұрын

no pronouns either

@jacobsong9804

9 ай бұрын

No LGBTQ crap

😢 I miss those old days...in my heart forever❤

This is my comfort zone. Early 2000s NY, during winter, in a nice christmas decorated hotel lobby. A place i go to in every dream i have.

I was about 4 ½ years old on the day of this video. Never been to NYC in my life but this video really feels nostalgic. Would've been cool to have been a little older at this time and be able to roam the city and experience NYC before smartphones and social media.

Thank you for also encoding the clips properly, at 60fps. I'm watching this on my CRT and it looks super smooth. My only complaint would be the pillarboxing, it shrinks the video on my 4:3 monitor. Anyways, thanks again. Everything looked so peaceful back then.

Wow, people are actually paying attention to what’s going on around them and are communicating with each other. The golden days.

@mikedurkin_

8 ай бұрын

that's just called being in a city not a suburban wasteland where everyone's in their car honking and flipping each other off

@chardiemacdennis7218

7 ай бұрын

@@mikedurkin_nahhh. It’s called not having stupid smartphones and social media platforms

@IndigoSignature47

6 ай бұрын

​​@@chardiemacdennis7218i don't think you mean the smartphone itself is stupid, just the social media platforms. The actual smartphone itself is probably the most impressive and advanced invention in human history

@Pluty80

6 ай бұрын

@@chardiemacdennis7218facts

@redrox3312

5 ай бұрын

@@mikedurkin_other way around LOL

What a delightful video capturing a great era!

I've Never been to New York but I'm going in December thank God, I've always wanted to visit since I was a child this video is the New York I wanted to experience, no phones people just seem so in the moment. I'm 30 now but hopefully I can have that child like experience and excitement , oh and I come and watch this video ever so often since it's been posted, something so comforting about it

Life will never be this easy again

the 2000s. perfect mix of old school and new technology

My first time in the United States was in April 2001. I was young so I don't remember much of it. Thank you so much for this video.

Dang, this was before America changed forever.

Strange to see how no one is on their phones while walking or eating. Wish it was like that now, I’d be more in the moment, all of us.

I wish I could back to 2000s

@Dread_Pirate_Roberts_2013

Ай бұрын

This video looks so recent, except people are not totally fixed on cellphones

Thank you so much for this video... I've never been to New York City , and this was kinda real for me.

I was 16 in 2000 ……Such an amazing era 2000s for music, movies and just the people in general…..now it’s so bad lol

@Lechon210

9 ай бұрын

I had just turned 15 in February 2000. Same. Now everything is really bad. Lol

@jeffitachi2589

9 ай бұрын

​@@Lechon210Because you have responsibility now😅

@Lechon210

9 ай бұрын

@@jeffitachi2589 I don’t mind the responsibility because that’s what pertains to adults. I mean how everything around us is conducted. This generation has coming lazy. Lol

@jeffitachi2589

9 ай бұрын

That's what every generation thinks of the one ahead of them.Basically as time goes by things become easier and fast to solve which creates an impression the generation is lazy but that is far from the truth

@Bennysol

7 ай бұрын

@@jeffitachi2589 if what you say is true then Rome, Greece, Mongols, Egyptians, and many more would still be. They all collapsed as each generation after the birth becomes lazier and weaker. The US is on a fast decline headed straight towards total collapse

es un momento de recordar las generaciones pasadas con estos videos ineditos , ahora nostros tambien debemos hacerlo filmar , y colgarlo a youtube para generaciones que vienen

I miss that time so much. Things were so different.

On March 17, 2000, in New York City, various events and activities would have been taking place, as it's a bustling metropolis with something happening every day. Here are some general aspects of New York City during that time: 1. **St. Patrick's Day Parade:** March 17th is St. Patrick's Day, and New York City is known for its lively St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade typically starts at 11 AM and marches up Fifth Avenue, featuring bagpipers, Irish dancers, and various Irish cultural organizations. 2. **Cultural Events:** New York City is home to numerous museums, theaters, and cultural institutions. You might have been able to catch a Broadway show, visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or explore other cultural attractions. 3. **Dining and Cuisine:** NYC is a food lover's paradise. You could have dined in some of the world's best restaurants, from Michelin-starred establishments to famous pizza joints. 4. **Shopping:** New York City is famous for its shopping districts. You could have explored Fifth Avenue for high-end luxury shopping or visited markets like Chinatown, SoHo, or the historic Macy's department store. 5. **Nightlife:** NYC's nightlife is vibrant, with countless bars, clubs, and entertainment options. You could have enjoyed live music, comedy shows, or simply taken a stroll through Times Square. 6. **Landmarks:** Iconic landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Central Park, and the Brooklyn Bridge are must-see attractions in the city. 7. **Sports:** Depending on the time of year, you might have been able to attend a sporting event. NYC has teams in several major sports leagues, including baseball, basketball, and hockey. Please note that specific events or news related to March 17, 2000, would require more detailed historical records, which are beyond the scope of this AI's training data. If you have a particular event or topic in mind, feel free to ask for more information, and I'll do my best to provide details based on the information available up to my last training data in September 2021.

@dixgo5142

7 ай бұрын

i scroll the comments and assume to find human conversation, but AI finds a way. take me back...

cameras play a very important role when it comes to nostalgia/memories. Wish I filmed more when I started for The Bronx. Thanks for sharing!

I was 8 years old about to turn 9 in April wow I'm 32 now Time truly Flies

Nothing better than accompanying this beautiful footage with the theme of Grand Theft Auto III

i born and raisied in new york from 2008 to 2016, i miss it a lot but its crazy to see my city functioning without me,like way before i was born

born in '85 here, so was a teenager then. If you think about what has actually changed - the internet was around then, but it's much faster now and you carry it in your pocket. Media consumption has changed a lot, we don't consume media linearly now like we did then. The big change for me over the past 23 years is really just how much more virtual our connections have become, and this was really spurred on by two main events - Facebook in around '04/'05 and the pandemic. Less happens in person now, I feel blessed I met my wife before Tinder.

The world felt more at peace before 9/11. Everyone seemed genuinely happy.

@solomontrump

9 ай бұрын

Nah just the Western world was at peace

@michaelbaumgarten5471

9 ай бұрын

Facts

That's unbelievable. There were no LED back then, at least for mass lighting, and even always overlit NYC and Times Square seem so cute. With all that crazy light pollution caused by LED NYC became impossible for me to live anymore. Half of the city and especially those blocks around Times Square are overlit like hell with all those crazy big screens. I wish I could return to those times in the video and take a walk during a rainy or snowy gloomy weather without any LED lamps lit on. Then, those walks were really enjoyable, now it's impossible even during daytime, let alone nighttime - everything blinds like hell. And there were also times without those especially nasty and blinding LED headlights. No wonder people had a mch better eyesight back then.

@m3gAnac0nda

9 ай бұрын

JFC Get a grip of yourself

@anita.b

9 ай бұрын

LED headlights are blinding okay, but ur taking it too far. What next you're gonna whine about the LED lights on your oven's clock? As the other comment said Get a grip freak

@akolyt

9 ай бұрын

sounds like you’re exaggerating

@ab8817

9 ай бұрын

@@akolyt hes right though

@DialloMoore503

9 ай бұрын

All of those billboards were replaced with digital billboards.

People looked much more clear headed then, so interesting

Back then when the cameras had great audio mic quality. They can pick up anything for how Crisp the sound is.

@escapemac

9 ай бұрын

Now it's all DSLRs, mirrorless cameras, or cell phones. No one uses a camcorder anymore.

@girmonsproductions

9 ай бұрын

@@escapemac I do use camcorders :~))

@escapemac

Ай бұрын

@willvl Sony DCR-TRV 110. Then I ran it through Topaz Video Enhance AI and Final Cut Pro.

Good times back in the 90s and the year 2000, I was 17 back in 2000. Ever since Sep 11, 2001, everything has gone to shits.

The 2000 looks like than 90's 😮

@professional.commentator

9 ай бұрын

The 2000s in general were like the 90s up until maybe 2007-ish.

@ianchandler4649

9 ай бұрын

I mean, this was only three months after 1999.

@DialloMoore503

9 ай бұрын

That’s because 2000 was fresh from the 1990s. You aren’t going to see a drastic change in three months, or even a year.

@redrox3312

5 ай бұрын

Yes considering it was the year 2000 and the 90s weren’t far

@cameron8529

4 ай бұрын

maybe because this was literally like 10 weeks after the 90s ended

It has some magic vibe like it's a movie or something. When i watch the modern nyc footage it's just not there

My dream is to move to New York and stay there (I myself am from Russia) I have been dreaming about New York since early childhood, as soon as I learned about it, I immediately had a desire to visit this beautiful city!

There’s something surreal about looking back and seeing people just going about their day. I’m doing the same thing in 2023, just going about my day along with my own thoughts and emotions. Here I can see people doing the exact same thing but over 20 years ago and I’m sat here watching them do it. Weird to the point I just can’t put into words properly.

@George_McLovin

9 ай бұрын

Yeah only makes you wonder what they were up to at that time, what their life was like, where are they now etc

@chrisstucker1813

9 ай бұрын

@@George_McLovin yeah it’s strange to think about. I saw a video from like 1890 or something where someone was simply taking a stroll through a park on a summer’s day and I had literally just done the same thing like an hour before. They were living in their moment and I was living in mine but over a 100 years apart

@iiCounted-op5jx

6 ай бұрын

factsss man

exactly 20 years away from COVID

@pickle4034

10 ай бұрын

japan has this same vibe around tokyo

@shanteVazquez

8 ай бұрын

B.C.

Thanks for this. I was working at 30 Rock at the time so while you were filming I was up in my office on 26 working. At least I hope I was. :)

@JMGEntertainmentify

7 ай бұрын

I would have stopped by and asked you out for Coffee during lunch.

@escapemac

Ай бұрын

What did you do when you worked at 30 Rock? Did you ever run into any celebrities who were there for any of the shows?

@SRGots

Ай бұрын

@@escapemac I saw celebrities all the time. We were in the same elevator bank as SNL (the offices, not the studio) so we always saw the cast.

I lived there in the 90s and haven’t been back since. I had some good times there. No other city like her. I’ve heard it’s changed so much. I’ve avoided going back to the Apple. It would probably break by heart.

Man hard to believe I was 3 1/2 living in West Harlem when this was filmed lotta good NYCT and PBL transit equipment in this video

What a time to be alive.

Back when it still snowed.

@FastGuy1

10 ай бұрын

It still snows? 😂

@againstthegraingolf301

9 ай бұрын

@@FastGuy1not like it used to. We used to have regular heavy snows and blizzards and now we barely get any snow in the winter

@pjplaysgaming367

9 ай бұрын

in been coming in rain instead of snow nowadays.

@Ril014

9 ай бұрын

That’s crazyy, I had no idea it didn’t snow in NY anymore

@danzena4059

9 ай бұрын

​@@Ril014Don't listen to him. We had some bad snow storms within the past decade. 2015, 2016 and I think 2017. One year we were having snow storms back-to-back almost every week. It was so exhausting.

no youtube, no linkedIn, no instagram, no X, we were still using Windows 95 with a 75 Mhz pentium and when we connected to a modem, the page was slowly appearing on the page from top to down and we were happy that way. I missed that time, funny to see that we could walk down the street without risking to be video taped for anything, it was freedom. and no crazy woke & cancel cultures 😄, we did not realize it but we can say in a calm manner now : it was better before.

wish we could turn back time

@tapeadeadworm

10 ай бұрын

to the good old days

@johnoneill1386

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, and that's what people in the 2000's said about the 80's. And people in the 80's said about the 60's. And people in the 60's said about the 40's.

@vicepresidentmikepence889

10 ай бұрын

​@johnoneill1386 And people in 2040's will say that about the 2020's

@vicepresidentmikepence889

10 ай бұрын

​@@tapeadeadwormIn about 20 years people will start calling 2023 the good old days

@johnoneill1386

10 ай бұрын

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 that was my point....

You can really tell 2000 is still the 90's based on the cars. It is just a contrast of the old times to a new era. Such a wonderful time to live, I wish I was 30 and not 23.

@alexlin3883

16 күн бұрын

Why do you wish you were 30 not 23? Asking cause I’m 24 lol

It’s something to be able to peek back even for a bit thanks for this no matter what yr

Im truly envious. I as born at the end of the 90s so i was 2 when 2000 started, no memory of the 90s and had a 2000s childhood but social media etc started when i was in elementary school :( seems so lovely all of this 😊

@jordanharris6801

8 ай бұрын

I was born in mid-1996 so I was 3 when 2000 started, and have absolutely no idea or memory of the 90s, but grew up in the 2000s when social media was going haywire, but Disney, Nickoledoen, and Cartoon Network was riding at a all time high..

@cameron8529

4 ай бұрын

youre acting like social media is the coming of satan. sure it might not be great, but dude, you literally had a childhood in the 2000s. be grateful

I miss being a toddler and seeing adults flick their wrist so they could see their watch