⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ NYC Phase 4 Reopening (Narrated) : Walking 5th Avenue from 42nd to 59th Street (July 21, 2020)

[@venusdourga]

People always complain. The economy will rebound. I am not talking about politics. America will rebound. You are lucky to be alive. Be grateful and stay alive. Dead people can't complain. Stay alive.

[@JG-id5vi]

Of course it will. Everyone wants to just live. It's only the state governments holding everyone back to manufacture chaos for the sake of the election year.

[@chrissamory8946]

boston ma uhh, we’re doing just fine here in nyc following the state recommended guidelines for social distancing and PPE, thanks

[@mariagal926]

So nice to see NYC slowly coming back. Thank you for sharing this.

[@JamesandKarla]

Yes we too are hopeful that a NYC can return to its former vibrancy. In our own neighborhood of the East Village many places have reopened but so many storefronts are empty as the rents are high and the neighborhood no longer has any students from NYU or Cooper Union or the New School.

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

James and Karla small businesses went out out of business

[@JamesandKarla]

Francisco Leon we have been documenting small independently owned businesses in the 5 boroughs of NYC for over 25 years and although many have closed they are not all gone. Even in Midtown there are a few tucked away on the side streets!

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

James and Karla do you have a link to prove

[@DarleneDranda]

@@JamesandKarla Many thanks for your comment, as a former resident of the West Village and student at NYU. The joy of living in this neighborhood for my husband and I was shopping, dining out on weekends and going to the clubs. Stay safe.

[@cilla-themusiclover]

Let's mention the Elephant in the room. There is LESS shopping because there are THOUSANDS people in the State of NY that are NOW unemployed. A lot of those retail stores will remain closed.

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

Maybe even go out of business

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

Little Mac people want to save money now so they won’t go broke later

[@cilla-themusiclover]

@Little Mac what you're hearing from the media is NOT truth, MOST people working in the industries you just named are still living Pay Check to Pay Check.

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

Little Mac but depends also on your economic state you can be unemployed and not have have little or no money

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

Little Mac the weird part people get fired and still be at a good financial state

[@judithhinton5784]

It's good to see more people out and about on Fifth Avenue. What a difference from a month ago! Thanks for showing that things are slowly trying to get back to normal, AK!

[@VOLCAL]

NO. ITS NOT. NOT EVEN CLOSE. A REGULAR SUN BEFORE CORVID HAD 4X THE PEOPLE, CARS ONNTHE ROAD ETC. KEEP IT REAL PEOPLE NYC IS DIEING.

[@VOLCAL]

@@jeahavvalentin980 THE TRUTH SUCKS. LIVE WITH IT. NYC ALWAYS BEEN A POS CITY TO ME ANYWAY. FUC IT.

[@DarleneDranda]

Beautiful view of Bryant Park and introduction to the walk by ActionKid. Just like every walk and tour it's like being there. I greatly appreciate the compassion and detailed narrations throughout.

[@venusdourga]

I believe in New York. I know you will be back soon. 🙏

[@nimasasani8588]

5th Avenue never get boring,every day is new seen,part of the charm of NYC is the crowd that give a every day unique feeling and unique seen and i'm really glad that you take a time to do this and let us join in the new experience every time. thx alot AK keep up the good work and please stay safe👍👍👏👏

[@carols.3019]

I'm sure those officers appreciate having to guard de Blasio's graffiti. Thanks for all you do, Kenneth and for bringing this amazing city to so many.

[@TheStudioManila]

AK is getting better and better !💯

[@LouGrant999]

Great, newsy update on 5th Ave life in Phase 4. Loved your reference to "Fort Saks".

[@joshualebowitz]

Thank you for your videos. As a Manhattanite, I have made many of my recent decisions based on your videos. Appreciate your work.

[@BrenoRocha]

Been to NY early Feb 2020, how I miss it! I ❤ this city!

[@VOLCAL]

THIS CITY IS DEAD. POS CITY TO BEGIN WITH.

[@DemureDarlings]

Ugh DONT! Nothing to miss!

[@rosaannarilli4905]

This video takes me back when I came to NY City to 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal by greyhound from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I would walk along this street to the United Nations. Thank you, you made my day!

[@nancypettitt1211]

Great video. Love the walks and bike rides you do. Thanks.

[@melcowrong5889]

I've visit NY about 6 of 7 times of my live as a young man in my 20's. That was in the 80's. Been wanted to visit in my 60s right now. Your videos is close to being there, keep up the good work.

[@fogcitygirl397]

You sure know how to make me smile..🥰 I have many wonderful memories of shopping 5th Ave. with my mommie, then we would stop & have lunch, always a new place to try......Thank you so much.......💃🏽💃🏽

[@ActionKid]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed the video

[@goraiebfred]

Definitely a whole lot cleaner than when I lived there back in the 60s and 70s. Even East Harlem, where I grew up, it's a whole 'nother place entirely. Even the sky is blue! Not like the smoggy, soupy air we breathed back then. In many ways it's a better city today.

[@fahadahmad5219]

This is an amazing part of NYC, spent most my time there when I visited from overseas in Feb. You could barely see the pavement there were that many people. Love 53rd street because it was the first street of Manhattan I stepped foot in. When I made the plan to visit NYC in December, I came across your video of how to get from JFK airport to Manhattan. I went via the air train & the subway. When I walked out of the subway on 53rd street it was like a different world. Loved the cold weather.

[@louisetraxler3188]

where do the out of state tourists quarentine at? can't neccessarily affoird a hotel for 14 days

[@sandilucero8142]

I really like your videos! I've never got to see New York but I've always wanted to. The one thing I would request is it when you mention stores for those of us on the west coast we don't have a clue what kind of store it is so if you could just give a brief run down on what they sell and what they do it would sure be helpful to us thank you and keep up the good work!

[@MJPCK136]

Great video, beautiful city - I can’t wait for it to open again so we can visit, also amazing to see life and traffic in the city 🙏🏙❤️

[@jusbnme1612]

Thank you for this. I really miss visiting!

[@Cliffhouse24]

I spent a lot of time around this stretch of 5th ave when I was looking for seasonal retail work last winter. I thought it was kinda annoying walking thru all the foot traffic, but now I feel oddly nostalgic about it

[@jillianmurillo5813]

Been following @actionkid since January. Thank you for the videos,feels like also walking in NYC.

[@Marcus51090]

Ever since you first started your walking channel a dozen channels like it sprung up, what’s your feelings on that.... your the original after all

[@CJ-fh5xq]

@1:10 I interviewed at SUNY State College of Optometryabout a year ago. Great school but very hard to get into. Alot of students wants to go their to experience the NYC life...

[@rosaannarilli4905]

Are you the person that did the walking video on Hoboken, NJ, I loved it. Everywhere you walked to I've seen on a poring raining day. One day I will go back on a sunny day and re-visit Hoboken. Thank you for making my day!

[@hansonel]

Good to see Fifth Avenue basically reopened but pedestrian traffic is way less than usual since you could barely walk down the sidewalk during summertime. Still think a lot of office workers are opting to work from home since it a lot like working from home. Retailers though are really struggling with many filing for bankruptcy like Brooks Brothers, Jcrew and Ann Taylor. Luxury retail like Bergdorf Goodman have completely dried up. Sad to see much of Little Brazil torn down to make way for a supertall that is likely is on hold for a few years.

[@cherylmarshall6874]

Good morning AK. I always appreciate your videos because you keep me informed about my town. I do remember "Fort Saks". That was such a crazy sign of the times. I have a few screen shots of the guards with their dogs. Nice to see 5th Ave looking a little better. I'm in and out of the city each month and your videos are very important to me. Stay healthy, Stock Up on essentials and enjoy your day 🙋🏼‍♀️🦋

[@borntoraisehell5353]

A very interesting video but I enjoyed it to the up most! Thanks Actionkid for your commitment!!!🤗🤗👌👌🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

[@dream.machine]

What a year it has been... I also walked by there in May 2015.

[@taniadolphy5122]

It's good 😄 to see life back in New York city! It gives people hope for the future❤.

[@nFashionLover]

Thank you. Felt like I was there again for a while. Ugh I miss it so much

[@D.N..]

It will be interesting to see what 5th Ave is like during the Holiday Season.. and that will be something different to film!

[@johnsteelman1410]

Hello, is it safe to go to New York City now ? Please reply.....thanks.....John from North Carolina.....you need to wear a mask there ? .......John

[@jeahavvalentin980]

Fantastic job like always buddy 👍 👍

[@robparadise6099]

AK, You have a September 22, 2019 5th ave walk (Bryant Park to Apple store) which is a good comparison of before and after in less than 1 year.

[@korab.2938]

You mentioned Broadway is closed till next year. How all those people/workers are going to survive if benefit money is going to be canceled this week ?

[@alfoncesmithe]

Brilliant Ken, it doesn't matter how many times you walk/video Manhattan & all the borrows I'll allways watch it. One of my passions on visiting New York is Kobrick coffee its delicious & I take back 40lbs but now I'm running 😭hey ho.take care best wishes from the UK 🗽🌟😎👍

[@sswan9689]

Nice walk! 👍🏽 Was supposed to visit NY in April, now it seems like I will never get back. I see the frank man is out! Lol!!

[@jonathansmith283]

visited nyc July 24, 2020 - Times Square pretty close to being empty. after walking for a few hours - the only place found to eat, was at Bryant park. grand central station was - just about empty as well. the world has changed. ~JDS/CT

[@dhafinygqh3680]

ActionKid obrigado! Muito legal seus vídeos nos mostrando que com essa pandemia no mundo como está New York ! ✌😘🌷🍃🌹🍃🙏🙏🌎

[@JoeTheGreat08]

I really don’t get people shopping in person still... I always liked shopping on line.. if you get something & it doesn’t fit you can send it back or sell it online

[@canyonoverlook9937]

We never would have locked down 10 years ago because we didn't have the capability for so many office workers to work from home. It may not have been possible maybe even 5 years ago,

[@estherstephens1858]

Thanks for your vids. AK. Since I don’t get back to NY as often as I’d like you keep posted with these videos. Oh, btw, I just found out you have a second YT channel (blackened shadow). I’ll have to check out your videos from that channel. Stay safe

[@czogg99]

Doubt if the tourists will be back in NY anytime this year.

[@acctadmin4073]

they’re always around. regular businesses... that’s another story

[@sharynannfrancis5035]

I will be. We Brits are already abroad in Europe. Masked of course...practising social distancing 🙏🏼🇬🇧

[@JG-id5vi]

I'm traveling there this week

[@deborahs.9389]

Good Morning ! You well ? Thank you for your document each day!

[@abenawilliams6623]

Nice to see people walking around the city.

[@jsonwoon9275]

I can't able to get out here in manila because of this pandemic so i'm here just to watch it's really helpful to overcome my deppresion

[@venusdourga]

Where is Manila?

[@jsonwoon9275]

@@venusdourga it's in the philippines everyday 2k is getting infected here

[@venusdourga]

@@jsonwoon9275 wow! You will be back too soon. Love!

[@jsonwoon9275]

@@venusdourga thank's hopefully soon

[@reinilla]

Are museums open yet?

[@feralghoul6917]

Thanks for the video. I live close to NYC

[@newyorknative8635]

Being a native born New Yorker and lived here all my life. Since the pandemic hit New York, the city feels like it went back 40 years from 2020 to 1980. The increase in homelessness, loss of population, boarded up storefronts, retailers going out of business. You cannot walk more than two blocks in Manhattan without someone asking you for change. Many budget hotels in Midtown have since closed and reopened as homeless shelters are people who are troubled. You see more unsettled people in the streets. Going out at night no longer feels safe. The city tax revenue will surely be a disaster in the coming year and beyond. Compound that by the exodus of middle class New Yorkers in the last 20 years. The city is sure in for a long term struggle. Going though the pandemic will be the easy part but riding out the next chapter seems to much more of a challenge.

[@starphase1623]

No more unemployment and now come the evictions. New York has very high rents . I visited New York only two times in my life . That was enough to convince me that I would never want to live there . I admire you Kenneth for staying . You're brave and very wise . 🇺🇸

[@kez2646]

patriot one the more popular places the higher the rent an more

[@WelbyCoffeeSpill]

You walked by my office on 45th. I am already used to working from home, lol. not into coming back just yet ;p

[@firozpatel4185]

Which camera 📷 you are using friend or on mobile 📱 soothing.

[@jdenino6022]

Thanks for your cool videos, they're the best!

[@alic.2763]

Lovely video thanks AK and happy weekend for everybody from Argentina 👍🇦🇷❤

[@Mewyee1]

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[@sergiocelso2774]

Where os te Dakota building?

[@Mitchel777]

You are doing great, ActionKid! Thank you! And see you soon ;)

[@citibikewalkeat1286]

14:42 Victoria's Secret will remain a secret...lol funny one AK! 😂

[@JamesandKarla]

We haven’t been walking on Fifth Avenue since the beginning of Phase 2 reopening where only curbside pickup was allowed. It is good to see things reopening but sadly we are more worried about the small independently owned “mom-and-pop” stores in the many neighborhoods of NYC surviving the Coronavirus shutdown. Thank you for sharing

[@FreeRoamBaltimore]

Remember the protest camp you went through the other day? The police went in and cleared it out a few days after you visited there. Can you do another tour there to see the changes since then?

[@nscaledelights]

Nice walk, I counted at least 117 people either not wearing a mask or improperly wearing it, These people all need to be give a $100 ticket.

[@divinetruth288]

Nazism at its best.

[@nscaledelights]

@@divinetruth288 Give me liberty or death.

[@TrustInTheMostHigh]

There was a time I wanted to go visit NYC but since everything has changed now I don't worry about it anymore. I guess I will enjoy it just watching your vids and live streams....baha! :)

[@wolffenhaus]

I live in brooklyn. New York is a crime scene. I avoid it.

[@LetsWalk1]

Nice video, thanks! Streets seem quite empty, don't they?

[@saintedallas]

I will be back to visit as soon as those Broadway doors open back up!

[@wolffenhaus]

Actionkid have you seen those new "Leaning Post" things at bus stops?

[@TheOfficialZombieWhisperer]

We only have one gas/convenience store and one really expensive restaurant where I live, but it works, Amazon helps.

[@cause129]

Nice videos! You should walk Park Slope!!

[@meljahic3624]

Many country in EU is open for tourism..I hope i near future NYC will be open again

[@Trigvein]

I love how empty it is! I wish it could always be this way

[@jrazor5624]

Can you do a John Wick 3 tour of NYC.. Start at the NY library then follow the movie from there.

[@dubaitatili]

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[@jam6636]

The border closure is helping understand how much of traffic is tourist and how much is residents

[@hagie61]

Hey buddy. My wife and i are coming to NYC Sept 9-13th. Hoping we run in to you out and about. Would be great to meet you.

[@islandchronicles4403]

Interested to know your setup on these walking tours.

[@ActionKid]

My equipment is listed in the video description

[@islandchronicles4403]

ActionKid thanks

[@tyrellwithbapes]

I used to work at that Banana. And now I work across the street from there, on madison avenue

[@honey2desire]

Wow I worked right by Bryant park..its still so empty

[@MAdDyMatt]

Really feel like I’m missing out on life by not living in NYC or neighbouring boroughs , Seems like so much to see and do.

[@shabirjackson1]

The cornerstone on the Public Library is wrong.

[@nancyhunter3293]

You forgot too mention The historic plaza Hotel!

[@Tonyjones175]

You know it’s a great day with mr.softie ice cream available?👀🤣

[@OriginalBernieBro]

The BLM movement didn't "force" any retailor to board up, opportunists that were taking advantage of the situation did. Correct yourself! That's akin to citing that the Civil Rights movement of the 60's were responsible for any negative impacts during that era to businesses.

[@VOLCAL]

DONT EVEN LIE. YES THEY DID. MORON.

[@VOLCAL]

THEY NEED TO CHANGE IT TO RLM FIRST. THERES A LINE FOR THIS. AN EFFING LINE.

[@OriginalBernieBro]

@@jl5140 Right after the cop unions and cop apologist stop protecting all those nation wide "bad" murderous apples. And hold them accountable to the same laws, this ain't occuring in a vacuum.

[@JohnMac3837]

Why was BLM born and financed by a former Marxist terrorist?

[@OriginalBernieBro]

@@JohnMac3837 show proof of your idiotic assertions. No links to batshit conspiracy theories and please stop thumbing your own comment! Lol. Just another way to let all these "bad" apples unaccountable, youre just a cop apologist in disguise.

[@juanitaflores8359]

It will take years to re-open. Many boarded up windows. Sad. 😔

[@angiealbania3133]

5pm??..the sun is still high..

[@timfaracy754]

I took almost the same walk about 7PM that day from 45th street to Grand Army Plaza. Atlas statue at Rock Center wears a mask. I crossed to the other side from Trump Tower though. A guy sitting by the General Sherman statue yelled at me for trying to take pictures.

[@yesyoucan-servesatangovt1415]

@2:09 fifth avenue heartache (lesser housed man) 😶

[@stephaniehawkins191]

We have limited inside dining now

[@amberwaves2223]

Deblasio is a dick!!!

[@olgabarasoain]

Enjoyable .. Thanks.

[@drachirstein8196]

hello i love your videos

[@deusexde]

This is Deus Ex, faster than expected. Wow. Greetings from Germany.

[@us3south]

Thank you!!

[@Itssomething23]

Wow i work next to that urban outffiters and you can't even go outside at 5:00 SO CROWDED you can't even walk ..

[@professional.commentator]

Woah you actually passed one of the places I used to work at

[@controlcontrol1829]

Unbelievable! 🍷

[@elvaroman5211]

Thank you I ❤ur video..

[@kpal19]

You have a really interesting accent - are you Italian? Greetings from Ireland!

[@kez2646]

Firstname Lastname he’s American mate

[@kpal19]

@@kez2646 I know I mean ethnicity, because you can still hear it in American accents sometimes ...but I see he's Asian actually :)

[@trishacolonna4350]

Its not a mural.

[@cashmerefunk2136]

Thanksgiving and Christmas is going to be hard .