Entire Strip Mall Leaves NYC… Because of Theft

NYC had a retail center in one of its richest neighborhoods, but when it shut down there was debate as to why. Was the rent too high? Was there not enough foot traffic? Well today NYC is back, there's foot traffic, rents are reduced, and the stores are still empty, for some reason.
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[@surfstarcc1]

Don't blur the faces of criminals!! Why do we protect criminals?

[@TradingIsLife420]

Leftist Mental impairment.

[@radiumrickshaw9920]

Because the criminals are a protected class of people. Same as the Mayor and the DA, who are also criminals.

[@alejandrobustos693]

Because they are mostly non white.

[@givemefreedom2359]

Because this is a MARXIST takeover and if they succeed we are Amerizuela…and we are most of the way there. Democrats in politics are no longer Democrats…they are FULL-ON MARXISTS and until we wake up to that we are screwed.

[@snyper105]

because biden is also a criminal

[@darleneaitken1620]

This is not shoplifting. This is all out robbery. Do you call thugs who storm into a jewelry store and steal bags of jewelry shoplifters?

[@ryanglowacki5252]

Yes, "thugs" indeed.

[@ChibiNyan]

It's racist to call that robbery.

[@abdulazizalzut8963]

this is very racists to call it theft. l would call it members of the community using their black discount card to go shopping. It's not a crime, just ask Alvin Bragg who has legalized this form of shopping or Rev Al Sharpton who promotes this. BTW they are not thugs or thieves. They are young black entrepreneurs !

[@hushpuppykl]

It's burglary when in a building. 😊

[@sinebar]

I call it organized crime and that can invoke the RICO act which gets the feds involved. There's no exoneration for federal crimes.

[@adamalexander4883]

What amazes me is that over half of NYC is still going “yep, we definitely need to vote this kind of leadership back into power.”

[@proislam-co6pg]

Yes, half of them are shop robbers. Later these move to the next state.

[@scottsuvoski9574]

Exactly.

[@Brenda-in8bd]

Hell no !

[@lordhoweproductions3733]

The 10 most crime ridden states are all red states. If you knew what you were talking about you would know that. Look it up

[@ronniemullis8717]

Until you Stop voting for Democrat Socialist, nothing will change, it will only get worse.

[@mike223reloader]

Blurring out the people stealing. That’s part of the problem, being sensitive to the feelings of the criminals. Charge them? We won’t even expose them.

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

NYC gets what they voted for.

[@bdleo300]

Bandit Lives Matter!

[@The-Illuminator-m5l]

Theft will become so bad in NYC, that thieves are gonna leave because of theft.

[@JK-ld8cd]

thats their plan to take out the suburbs....

[@vickieclark5931]

LOL. So true.

[@mb9326]

Yep, there will be nothing left to steal.

[@lawrup]

First

[@Beastie_Boy33]

seriously... retail theft theft. maybe that's what it's going to take for albany to finally act

[@JDivider]

The blurring out of the thieves' video stealing IS PART OF THE PROBLEM!

[@Luna586]

My thoughts exactly 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@billyc2493]

And giving them bail so they can be released back into the public to commit other crimes. SMH New York!

[@radiumrickshaw9920]

We know why they pixelated the videos, don't we?

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

You can't hurt their fee fees. But you can hurt the people.

[@Mnmn-xi6cj]

@@radiumrickshaw9920 please tell me 😂

[@mocochan]

Why do they make a law saying that under $1,000 of theft is no charge?? In my country, you can charge with theft if you pay for a small coffee and get a medium coffee from a automatic machine in a convenient store.

[@danieljohnson9147]

In this country they can call it the land of the free and have slaves at the same time; seems like we both have backwards ass countries 😊

[@juhantoon6524]

This is America, the mother of all land of freedom. So has to be different.

[@ThatDudeDeven]

I would be fine if they started chopping hands off around here. But then they would start getting extra money on top of the government checks they're receiving for having no jobs and 5 kids.

[@user_cv8wysmstt]

Same here in Japan

[@JeusAlprime108]

Prison overload, so they have to do whatever they can to put criminals back on the streets.

[@Chaser2]

The city is a crap hole. It’s gone downhill since Giuliani left. Every mayor after him just let the criminals keep being criminals. Catch and release is a joke!!

[@RoeShamBoe]

I had to work near times square for a week and was put up in a hotel just off the square. this was back in guiliani days i guess (i'm from the west coast don't know NY politics). back then, it looked like disneyland and there were people (lots of families) everywhere. i didn't understand the stereotype of times square being full of needles and hookers. now i get it.

[@MavonEast]

When I was a kid they'd call the cops over a chapstick. This is insanity.

[@jgboys1]

We would have gotten hit over the head with the cops bat too and there would have been no one to film it either.

[@givemefreedom2359]

Leftist insanity.

[@alvarovasquez3687]

That’s the only reason you never became one of those lol

[@jgboys1]

@@alvarovasquez3687 after the cop was finished with me, my parents would have finished me off.

[@Yah-Yah733]

Don’t forget back then our parents and neighbors would discipline us before the cops were called! 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@dobees8183]

I'm sickened by the lack of ethnic diversity among these criminals.

[@lilblackduc7312]

I agree! It should be mandated that they have less segregation among thieves.

[@elephantdog3471]

Is it because most of them are black males?😂 It would make it more diverse if half were white and female🤣

[@azmike3572]

Multi-racial gangs only exist in the movies and TV shows.

[@rasheenequitysmallwood1744]

😂

[@MetalHead-xq9on]

🍉 🍗 🏀

[@ricardogoncalves7720]

Being that the mayor is a former police captain, I was not expecting this to happen in NYC.

[@jamesdonoghue7967]

He's a Democrat first and a law man a VERY distant second

[@shaddythewiz3836]

@@jamesdonoghue7967he still is very tough on crime it’s just the laws are very lack and also there a problem where police officers literally do nothing. i’ve seen them turn there eyes to crimes they 100% can arrest someone for and act like there blind or something. Also NYC has a culture of minding your business so even when crimes happen a lot of people say or do nothing that’s why our subway announcement literally say speak up if you see something cuz New Yorkers don’t . Also New York state doesn’t have a lot of jail space forcing them to release people . There a lot of problems at play from migrants to it being hard to build new jails or shelters cuz no one wants to live next to them from the police not doing there job due to corruption. to the corruption in the government i’ll give it that though theft is very high and other petty crimes are high in the city actual violent crime isn’t as high as people think . I’ve seen all the petty crimes and stuff but actually violent crime like homcides and stuff are actually very low for a major city in the US as someone who lives here .

[@Jen1112111]

Blame it on DeBlasio

[@joerogan5433]

He’s a black Democrat. Get real

[@dancingking9535]

NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco citizens have been voting for the same kind of leadership. Now they get what they deserve.

[@SleepyNeo]

As a kid in Southern California, we would drive an hour to LA to shop and eat street food. The last time I went, I saw a zombie with a needle on their hand just standing in the middle of the side walk - that was about 10 years ago.

[@jovalleau]

NYC Not Your City anymore.

[@Thunderbyrd.]

It's a criminal haven.

[@krikeydial3430]

This is "progressive." You guys just aren't enlightened.

[@georgecoons6872]

the city belongs to the goverment.

[@lilblackduc7312]

@@georgecoons6872 Right! And the government belongs to the central banks.

[@angelafariscal8020]

It’s Democrats run city heaven for thieves ,crimes you name it. Not going to visit in many years unless they abolish democrats.

[@Darthbelal]

Worst part is that the politicians who made these retail theft possible will never be held accountable for what they've created......

[@johndoeboston123]

The population got exactly what it voted for. (No, they didn't directly vote on these policies, but the radical progressive ethic which makes policies like these inevitable suffuses the population, and is reflected in the people they install into office.)

[@paulmoffat9306]

Just as expected: Dr Frankenstein was not prosecuted for creating his Monster !

[@davidscbirdsall]

If you let it get bad enough, the politician will also have to move to somewhere else which will be ongoing proof that they’re a crook and a liar.

[@kevsta67]

not any ol politicians.....DEMOCRAT politicians . they have a long proven track record of defending criminals,supporting and promoting illegal immigration and defunding the police

[@SenorGreenbean-ti4xq]

Neither will big companies. Wage theft is higher than all thefts combined.

[@kasumimori1798]

In the city I live in, shoplifting an item of any value (as little as 1 yen, the equivalent of 0.65 CENTS) will bring down an arrest and prosecution in a court system with a 99.4% conviction rate. Additionally, shopkeepers do not let it slide even if, upon being caught, the thief offers to pay for the item. Oh, and if you are a foreigner, the police can hold you in their cells for up to a full year before trial.

[@shani9andri11]

what city? definitely not america

[@Napoleonpilled]

@@shani9andri11 Japan

[@shani9andri11]

@@Napoleonpilled they do things the right way over there

[@shinri]

I'm with the shop owner. It's not just the value of the item, it's the disrespect and the intention to defraud the shop owner that is also infuriating.

[@Someone-kg8qf]

I agree with that. The amount of money doesn't matter, stealing is stealing.

[@curtflirt2]

When you think back to the early 2000s and look at it now, You're just like "WTF"?!!! Its really just UNBELIEVABLE that this has actually happened!!

[@heavenlyblue]

NYC Mayor Rudy Guliano use to follow the "broken window" theory about crime which was very effective about 25 years ago - all crimes, especially including very minor crimes, were arrestable and criminals received punishment. This cleaned up NYC very well back then and brought businesses and people back - people eventually felt safe due to Guliano's policies.

[@tomtravis3077]

I went to Times Square in 1994. Porn theaters everywhere. 2 years later, the porn theaters were gone, and Disney was in Times Square. If the political will exists, it can be fixed very quickly.

[@boofuu3145]

@@tomtravis3077 governments are happy with us staying at home , buying from home and working from home , the political will wont be there again

[@MyVlogTubes]

They are using crime to undervalue tjose stores and buildings, they will buy them later for cheap prices and clean the streets from those criminals

[@ereceeme]

They have the government they deserve

[@admcstabby]

@@ereceeme absolutely. I hate to say that, but you get what you vote for.

[@cinree8094]

This is the fault of the district attorneys, prosecutors, and judges. This is what happens when there’s no consequences.

[@crinklecut3790]

True but it’s also the people who live there who voted for them.

[@yourlogicalnightmare1014]

All put in place by George Soros 😂

[@terriemartinez9989]

This is the fault of the Citizens of New York getting what they voted for.

[@theo21021]

It all started with the city council that pushed bail reform on NY

[@gepettoe]

You forgot to say that they are all DEMOCRATS!

[@la.comtesse.de.vermont]

I remember when people stole a banana or a package of meat at a supermarket, they went straight to jail. Now this. "Progressive policies" are criminally insane! Who on earth came up with this "under $1,000" rule?

[@RoeShamBoe]

Same as Seattle. Don't even look at what's going on there... or Portland... or Chicago... or L.A....

[@ash3rr]

But America keeps telling me 'diversity is our strength' ...

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Just when we were thinking that only San Franciscans could kill a city.

[@RenlangRen]

Looking at NYC, Chicago, Oakland, and LA I don’t think anyone thinks that.

[@Beastie_Boy33]

chicago is doing a pretty good job of it too.

[@alexvagias5295]

New York and California politicians are trying to out-liberal each other. It's an identity issue. It makes them feel as though they're ahead of the rest of us and, thus, special.

[@givemefreedom2359]

ANY Leftist area. ALL Leftist areas.

[@lisamarieschnee]

Blue states...

[@ludwiglanestudios]

This just in: 95% of all total stores close on NYC. Also, Mayor Adams celebrates retail theft dropping by historical rates.

[@betsybarnicle8016]

Haha, and Democrats keep lieing to themselves and voting Democrat. TDS. Lack of ethics.

[@AmberTyseti]

😂 what a politician statement of him.

[@sznikers]

Today a joke, tomorrow a real headline 😂😂😂😂😂

[@InVinoVeratas]

The one thing that can't be stolen? High rental prices in NY.

[@Justfedup47]

So When City Goes Down All The Way. What are gov and mayor Going To Do. Sit Back And Laugh As They Are Doing Now. So Sad. 😢

[@idee7896]

I don't get it. Why blur the thieves if they're blazingly stealing?

[@Someone-kg8qf]

"Allegedly" stealing, you mean. I'm glad that my city doesn't allow this crap. There is obviously some theft going on, but it's not like this.

[@huankachihuan]

I appreciate your production effort, Cash!

[@antmanv05]

In New York theft and violence is legal but being a Republican is illegal. RIP - NYC.

[@nicolenotizieeamici]

Not illegal being a republican. What kind of narrative is this??? Absurd. Many republicans in nyc and ny state.

[@TheJugster1]

Rip indeed

[@robertluong3024]

Oh boo hoo

[@infamoussnyc3761]

Well itd what the people who live in the city vote for

[@Spraybottle521]

Republicans playing the victim with outrageously stupid lies? Say it say! Chances are, you're just a Russian Troll

[@KL00100]

The good citizen intervening to stop crime will be punished while the actual criminals screams they are the victims.

[@mattyp6908]

As they should. Assaulting someone who is innocent until proven guilty makes you worse than someone shoplifting.

[@jzm2293]

Yep there goes Daniel penny getting arrested for being a good Samaritan

[@willythemailboy2]

"No, officer, I didn't shoot him he just stole the bullets out of my gun." That's what it's going to come to, and no sane jury should convict for shooting a looter.

[@vladimiramiller3738]

@@willythemailboy2Of course not. They all are outstanding, productive citizens.😂

[@maxb2244]

​@mattyp6908 If you are literally seeing someone steal then your argument falls apart. That's like saying I can't defend myself against assault because the person assaulting me is "innocent until proven guilty."

[@ronc9413]

If a stores tries to curtail retail theft by having EVERYONE show their receipt, you get people who complain you are infringing on their constitutional rights. Or, if a store mistakenly suspects you of theft, they could be sued for detaining them.

[@mariannehettinger]

great report! This really sucks! On 108th Street and Broadway - Columbia university area, a big supermarket just suddenly closed. EMPTY. Also a busy area!!!

[@surfstarcc1]

"If there's nothing left to steal, then you can't steal anything."-NYC

[@maketheconstitutiongreatag5038]

"See, theft is down."

[@vmbay2212]

And how many crimes do they not report, Especially home invasions?

[@AI-Consultant]

yah think again.

[@lynarcher8192]

They'll start burgling homes then.

[@PaulStringini]

Problem solved!

[@dawnofthewalkers4915]

“People saying crime is up and others saying crime is down. How do you know which one is true?” When you have to put laundry detergent behind lock and key I think we know which one is true.

[@ss6830]

I like how you are giving us a 2 year update. I never understood why people wanted to live in the city.

[@Larry-qz3es]

The Target store at the East Harlem Mall closed due to theft two years ago. Giving these thieves a slap on the wrist is the problem with the justice system and giving them a free pass to continue.

[@agungsuryo5395]

Haven't see a single bookstore that got shoplifting by peoples ....

[@danak8782]

Lol…

[@whatsupwhatsup457]

Real education is in the streets

[@thefifthaceassociation]

And they target stores, because people will fight back. So not only are they just thieves, but cowardly thieves.... the worst kind. They dont want "help" they just want money and stuff.

[@minniema322]

Lmfao! Majority of a certain demographic do not like to read. Yep I’m referring to the usual suspects. Stereotypes exist for a reason and I’d rather be stereotyped as a nerd than a thug!gangster/felon.

[@josephrice29]

​@@minniema322the reasons why generalizations exist is because generally speaking they're true

[@BespokeJoe]

Eric Adams has a free hand with protesting college students on a college campus, but has his hands tied when it comes to actual criminals.

[@samuraikyokkan]

Black libs will never hold their own accountable.

[@MedicLady523A]

Eric Adams is a BAD JOKE!!!!

[@user-qb2ze8pn9c]

Eff "protestors" and college "students"

[@user-sw2wv1zx1t]

Illuminati is scared of college students. They think they would lead revolutions against the institutions that have and enable people like Diddy, Epstien, the Clintons etc

[@user-kx5lf6kc8w]

Hoodlums should not be allowed in office period look across the country where have people seen good come from their dumb and too easily bought off

[@lchiu003]

I love the gun free zone sign. Let the bad guys know there are only victims in the area and cops probably won’t be there in time.

[@notsogreen]

There was a "cosmetic" store in Manhattan that was "fencing" buying from the thieves stolen stuff from just about all the major retailers in NYC, especially MACY'S. The owners were recently arrested & charged. They had millions in stolen goods.

[@luckeychuckey70]

Blurring their images on camera is the exact reason why this is happening! Treating criminals like victims...

[@zenithperigee7442]

@luckeychuckey70, notice they ONLY blurred the black thieves, not the white thief!

[@scdevon]

Every blurred video makes me even more racist than I already am.

[@paulj6756]

It makes no difference. These criminals think it's a badge of honor.

[@TheCouncilofRicks]

I'm just sitting here thinking about 25 years ago, and how I never once expected America would turn into what it is today. We're doomed

[@mdkgod43]

25 years ago😅, know your history buddy, American was never good

[@deniseberman8633]

Well people have to change who they vote four. This garbage was not happening before the pandemic, wonder why.🤔

[@JohnnyOU08]

​@@mdkgod43We were pretty good when we put a man on the moon.

[@marylivingstone9815]

@@JohnnyOU08Yeah, and now we’re a country of boneheads who believe the moon landing was a conspiracy.

[@karlburmeister1552]

@@mdkgod43 You think America wasn't good when the US stopped Hitler? How about the fact that the US consistently ranks in the top 5 of giving to charities internationally? The US has done plenty of shady crap globally through the CIA too but to characterize it as always being evil is disingenous. The majority of the world's great inventions come from the US. It's just like any individual, they have their good and bad sides.

[@marienkaefer1660]

I had this same conversation with myself; thank you; keep saying it out loud

[@SomeNativeOfficial]

These videos give me hope for politicians, as NY is giving its people exactly what they voted and asked for 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@CloudJack]

The same people that say it’s not a problem are definitely the type that vote for it 100%

[@lowfrequency1180]

The people that say it is a problem vote for it

[@nicolenotizieeamici]

No body say it’s not a problem. I live here and not a single ethical person of any nationality or background says that.

[@luislaplume8261]

​@@nicolenotizieeamiciOh yeah? Wanna bet?

[@SamsungJ-xk9pt]

Democrats LOVE this

[@MotherGunner]

Enjoy it, NY. Couldn't happen to a nicer group of voters.

[@Mia-wp6k]

NYC was not like this 20 years ago!

[@xmuta]

Not even 10 years ago. NYC is lost.

[@LV4EVR]

Voting blue has consequences. You reap what you sow.

[@jp92382]

don't worry, new yorkers will continue to vote for the same! just watch.

[@lilithhawkins6454]

crime was bad then. always has been. they got rid of organized crime so to speak and it became a free for all.

Rudy Giuliani was the best!

[@juliekendrick-finn707]

In China I came across a grocery store where you walked along a wall of pictures showing the items on sale, You then self scanned a picture of the items you want and go and pay. Then collect your shopping that is ready packed for you to take home, Simple. Shoplifting becomes a thing of the past.

[@yannoyannonono443]

This is so sad. I visited NYC back when I was a kid. Was an interesting place as a tourist. To think they'd fallen this low.

[@mickeycee8559]

Nope. Ny is lost. Ajd they’ll keep electing all the jokers who caused this.

[@KarlKarsnark]

"electing" ;)

[@LV4EVR]

Yep, go blue and enjoy the view.

[@krikeydial3430]

You need to be more progressive. Then you would understand that crime is good.

[@Bart-dg6qv]

​@@krikeydial3430it's a part of reparations I guess...

[@krikeydial3430]

@@Bart-dg6qv My ancestors were all poor. I deserve to be robbed like they were.

[@TXRBL]

Here in Texas we don’t see this much. A shoe seller near me was confronted by a this sort of nonsense and rounds start coming down range. I believe one of the fleeing crooks was killed.

[@zenithperigee7442]

@TXRBL, well that's the "Democrat difference!!" Recall in the video, the sign "GUNFREE ZONE!!"😂🙄That just let's the criminals know they can bring their guns, the public can't....

[@someperson8151]

That's normal shopping in NYC. If police don't stop it and the DA don't prosecute, then it's not a crime.

[@zomboids2100]

What some people don't necessarily realize; Closing up shops won't stop the theives over there. If anything, the lack of stores will make them bold in their actions, and lead to robberies/home invasions happening much more often.

[@uzifelner6147]

When a store named Banana Republic shutting down and moving out of a place that resembles a banana republic city, we know we got problems.

[@t28mcd]

😂

[@redjetsen1002]

They are even stealing the bananas

[@KristinesTruth]

🍻

[@luislaplume8261]

Pal! You said it.

[@marylivingstone9815]

The Banana Republic and the Gap are both failing businesses for years now.

[@maximuswedgie5149]

Yesterday me and my wife were finding a vacuum at Home Depot here in Denver, they were up over 5 feet off the ground on a shelf. I grabbed one to put it in the basket and the entire row was connected by the little black security cables/alarms. Of course I didn’t see that because they were behind the boxes and 300 pounds of vacuums came raining down on my wife and I. I asked the store manager what the hell he was thinking, he said if they don’t do that they would all be gone by the end of the week. He told me $8 million a year just at the storehere on I 70 and tower by the airport..

[@b.gailcooper7530]

Denver is another city with a left-wing government.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

We all know why the mass media blur faces of these criminals. Protected class.

[@loistverberg900]

I live in a mid-size town in Michigan and I'm so glad this isn't happening here. There are many places where life is normal, the way it used to be before this horror happened in big cities. Moving might be an option.

[@chad3729]

" You will own nothing & be happy " WEF

[@ronclark9724]

The FAR left want ALL of your MONEY and ALL of your PROPERTY... ALL of it... You will not only own nothing, you will have nothing... If they can fetch a dollar for your eye glasses, they will steal it too...

[@socialdistancejusticewarri8533]

Gee, does that mean if you steal something you won't get to keep it...?

[@cryingdemocrats1460]

​@@socialdistancejusticewarri8533 you need to ask government officials about that one , because ! They are the biggest criminals.

[@ndGoodNite]

Not even cars, Elon made a deal for his Teslas to be taxi's. Makes sense if everyone cant afford to drive in the city or out. Get ready for your 15min city cell block.

[@drake_leo2152]

@@socialdistancejusticewarri8533yes

[@margaretthatcher6828]

Arrest and deport.

[@ronclark9724]

Arrest, evict, expel, and deport... PDQ...

[@pratik.8156]

You can't decide deport a needy human being who suffered in other country You don't have that right racist 😡

[@charlesmartel6103]

@@pratik.8156 Yes we can. You steal? Ok, you deported. Great idea👍

[@egymagnet]

​@@pratik.8156 lol you made me laugh 😃

[@jaqian]

Can't deport your own citizens 😂

[@fidel2xl]

Good video. But a couple reasons why many of the owners/landlords of those vacant storefronts can afford to keep the properties not rented for months or even years, is the fact that typically high end Commercial Real Estate (CRE) like the ones shown in the video are usually rented to top tier commercial tenants for long term leases (10 year to 25 year leases) whereby the lease terms are guaranteed by the tenant and backed by a bank guarantee. Therefore, if for instance, MacDonalds or Nike Store etc had rented those Commercial spaces under a 25 year lease (with a 3% yearly rent increase built in to the lease), if after 5 or 8 years or whatever the Tenant (MacDonalds or Nike Store) decided that business in that area was not feasible therefore they would close that location, the owner/landlord would STILL be paid by the Tenant (MacDonalds/Nike Store etc) for the remainder of the lease, even though the property is vacant. Usually what happens is, the Tenant (MacDonalds/Nike etc) may even buy out the remaining term of the lease. So, if there is still for instance 15 years left on the lease, the top tier tenant and the owner/;landlord may come to an agreement in which the Tenant pays the landlord a discounted lump sum (For instance $25 Million), and the owner/landlord can even still bring in a NEW high end tenant to lease the property. There's a very good chance that the owners of the vacant Commercial Properties are either STILL being paid the lease payments monthly from the tenants that left. OR, the tenants simply paid the owners significant lump sum payments, thus ending any future obligations.

[@mannystylz7954]

Your vlogs are fu@king dope!!

[@capes8395]

Notice how they blur out all the criminals. They're protected.

[@TheInverseable]

You can lose your channel for not bluring.

[@democratsaretrash9366]

Liberals people

[@scdevon]

They’ve always been judged on the content of their character.

[@craig162]

Just another San Francisco but 100 times uglier.

[@ludwiglanestudios]

Damn shame. SF was my old stomping grounds. My family and I never voted for the dominant party of the Bay Area and still had to get out. Without that specific party (or even if it was close to 50/50, SF would have been the most beautiful city in the world.

[@LV4EVR]

Too sad, for both. Same for others that have continued to select the Blue team. Prog policies ALWAYS result in chaos. Wish folks would wake up. At least the Rebub's ideas actually work and help all people, not just the elected and the elites.

[@GalaxiaShadow]

Fifty-thousand people used to live here, now it's a ghost town.

[@jackzux9362]

I am Polish and I am horrified by what happened to the USA. Nightmare. Dirt, stench and poverty. For me personally, it is very sad, because as a student I dreamed of going to America, which was for me an unrivaled symbol of democracy, freedom and wealth. In Poland, we do not have black people, we do not have thieves, hooligans, homeless people, drug addicts, beggars, and above all, our cities and villages are well-kept, clean, there is practically no garbage anywhere, and the streets are safe.

[@annabellestaack8861]

What a shame. Wake up, New York!

[@stevendedeian7774]

I agree, but their own political policies, have the brunt of the blame,coming to rest upon poor decisions... I feel no pity for stupidity....no law enforcement, and greed of political agents.....theyve ruined a nice city..and its 'their' own faults..

[@potrelviewer9536]

Pretty soon, we'll see tanks in Broadway, and it won't be just for show...

[@NancyK-cu6xj]

Eventually the only thing will be bug bergers and machines that dispense your deodorant and tooth paste.

[@jp92382]

nah... new yorkers will continue voting for the same. just watch.

[@BarloGo]

woke up ? more BLM ?

[@user-kx5lf6kc8w]

And imagine when there are no more stores to loot where they gonna go? Into people’s homes

[@Bart-dg6qv]

They already drive and steal in the middle of the night in my town. Still, everyone here vote blue...

[@lowfrequency1180]

They would never do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@naomivought9317]

They’re already doing that lol and taking over peoples homes 🙃

[@michaelciccone2194]

"gonna" .......????? Deep South rural USA lingo

[@lowfrequency1180]

@@michaelciccone2194 Deep South rural? Nah, the entire US uses “gonna”

[@BaFunGool]

Yeah-Baby, myself closed shop. Was getting robbed by roving traffic enforcement agents ticketing for nonsense, and speed cameras, etc. Property owners getting hammered with Environmental Control Board Violations, insane fines. Not substidizing migrents, welfare recipients, and pensions coffers. Middle working class are leaving, heading elsewhere, NYC is done.

[@vikingheaven1]

Many years ago when I was a teenage New Yorker(85 now)the Police would send a team to stores that were frequently held up. They were armed with shot guns and...at that time had very bulky body armor. When the crooks showed up they would announce their presence and if they crooks got violent the shot guns were used. That was swiftly stopped because the crooks lost too many gun fights! I am spending my last days out of NYC.

[@mrmarksman718]

born and raised in nyc, 36 years old now and can confidently say that Nyc is past saving, this place is a fkn cesspool

[@chrisd2051]

Born and raised in the city too. It's game over man

[@isysslepore72]

Brooklyn here.. I have saying NYC is done and it’s going to take years for this to even get any better but it won’t everyone keep voting those democrats in office

[@mrmarksman718]

@@chrisd2051 its really unfortunate.

[@lucialuciferion6720]

The 'this is a gun free zone' signs are a joke . I can imagine a criminal would go ' hmm 🤔 , I better leave my guns at home then' Fng NOT 🙄

[@zwan1886]

vote for Trump you idiots

[@Lynne2106]

The laws in New York effectively encourage retail crime.”

[@cater1337]

creating drive through like windows may solve small part of problem, where employe is collecting items for you

[@michellejackson7293]

Wow New York is getting wild

[@justindwarika2523]

Liberal policies really destroyed NYC 😢

[@LV4EVR]

And yet, they keep choosing the D'ems over the R team. Makes ZERO sense.

[@Bart-dg6qv]

​@@LV4EVRWhat sense does it make to claim man can be a woman...

[@LV4EVR]

@@Bart-dg6qv None. It makes no sense.

[@Bart-dg6qv]

@@LV4EVR Same with liberal policies, those make no sense and always end up in disaster, havoc, destruction and death.

[@aetherfox4404]

@@LV4EVR Children will always vote for what they want to hear instead of what they will actually get.

[@AnnSisuLiv]

Of course crime is down when 80% of the stores are no longer available to steal from. 😂

[@lourawls-nl9ch]

Good job, Libs.

[@Nightscream452]

This is what happens when you don't allow the onsite security stop shop lifters or prosecute the ones that are arrested. If there are no consequences for taking something with out paying for it...then why should you expect someone to pay for what they can just take.

[@julielumsden5184]

I find it amazing the people in charge just can’t face or admit the truth of mass theft.

[@Bart-dg6qv]

Do you expect them to say that it's not the race problem, but problem race? 😂

[@ferdinandf.b8709]

Keep voting Democrat America...and this will be everywhere.

[@teoswets5352]

Leave the thieves alone but send in the police full gear on peaceful demonstrations in campuses, what a joke

[@allanya74]

I used to work on the East Side and that Gap and Banana Republic was nice. Across the street from Bloomingdale’s.

[@sobanoodlez9372]

WHY does any mayor, governor or senator allow this??? They should be fired!!!!

[@sarahgoldfarb913]

The african-american supermajority in the state legislature and city council are who is allowing it.

[@ereceeme]

Because their mind are damaged by the progressive virus. and will be forever elected because the virus is among their constituents. think aoc

[@w.j.bendellr.c.flying.1037]

TRUMP 2024 🇺🇸👍

[@toolegittoquit_001]

‘Allow’ ? Their policies encourage this type of behavior

[@dustchip8060]

Because they are creating lawlessness.

[@kennethpereyda5707]

' Escape from NY ' wasn't just a movie- it's a documentary

[@slidetek]

A documentary of “the good old days.”

[@Tony-hu7uk]

Escape From New York has a great musical score!!!

[@jonawesolowski-thecommunit9968]

Iyve said this over and over, when anyone is not held accountable, there is no reason to change

[@AndragonLea]

Overdramatize the issue? Dude, even ONE gang rocking up to a shop in a van and ransacking the place like it's a civil uprising or post-apoc scenario is one too many.

[@michaelmacdonald6025]

Why do New Yorkers choose to live like this??

[@LV4EVR]

They keep voting for D'ems. Same stuff happening in all the Prog cities: LA, San Fran, Portland, St Louis, Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit ... You would THINK they'd choose the R team for common sense improvement.

[@southy98]

Because animals want to be dominated by other animals.

[@vgcf86]

USUAL SUSPECTS USUAL SUSPECTS

[@LV4EVR]

You're right. It's the D'ems and their prog.policies. Chaos follows them everywhere they go, from the city to the state to the nation. R team for common sense change.

[@noah98parker]

At least for Chicago, the big thing that dropped commercial real estate fast was COVID-19. Everyone worked from home to save more money and offices became more empty.

[@maddscientist3170]

Same in NYC & other cities across the country…Commercial Real Estate is going to dump shortly , then RealEstate as we know it will bomb shortly …foreclosures are escalating

[@user-zj3ne5mq2k]

It’s not about the laws guys. People could care less about laws. People care about survival. The cost of living is just incredibly unreasonable in places like these. Can’t afford anything. I guarantee you if the cost of living keeps going up in America… this will be the new normal.

[@cr-iv1el]

There are plenty of places to live. Why choose the most expensive unless you have a hustle to support yourself?

[@UKsoldier45]

Who in their right minds would start or maintain a business in NYC! Same applies here in the UK.

[@BohemianLifer]

Just the government inclusion granted funded corporations...

[@MoonlightSonata214]

NY needs to change their laws. $1,000 for grand theft is ridiculous - here in Florida it is grand theft and a felony at $100, and you WILL go to jail.

[@cynthiamcwhorter6721]

Except for the gators I love Florida 😂

[@dsoule4902]

It's the bolshie a in charge. By design

[@mustangracer5124]

In Az it's open carry and there is no hearing ..lol

[@FloridaMeng]

And we can protect life and property with guns.

[@Someone-kg8qf]

​@@cynthiamcwhorter6721 Don't forget hurricane season and the big bugs.

[@myrnabonafede5258]

New York needs a mayor like former Mr. Guliani

[@Gloverfield]

What low trust society does to cities...

[@potrelviewer9536]

No food stores, no restaurants. No restaurants, no hotels or museums or any Broadway show. None of the above, no life in the city at all: all that's left are the parks and the soon-to-be urban Mad Max number 7 (Wasteland is still in development).

[@sailnekkid]

"Escape From New York" (1981) ..... "Escape From New York 2" (2024)

[@jeanmeizel8895]

Will become Detroit a lost city... for 50 years downtown ..finally there coming somewhat back .

[@TheInverseable]

He only focuses on the poor areas 😂 new york city is thriving

[@kjdinoc]

"A place nobody wants it to go"? Not based on how they vote. The majority of New Yorkers must want this otherwise they would vote different.

[@charliewebster8555]

Remember it is who is counting

[@michaelbrown7142]

Okay, as someone who lives in NYC, this guy is not beng honest. While there is crime in a city of over 7.5 million people, the city is not overwhelming by street gangs, doing as smash and grab in local stores. This is not San Francisco. In fact, many of these videos he's showing are not even NYC. The real reason stores are closing is because of less foot traffic in the City, you have a lot of people working from home or they are on a hybrid work schedule so they don't need to commute to the City, which means less foot traffic in the stores, resulting in an economic impact. I used to respect this guys channel when he focused on real estate and apartment hunting in NYC. Now, it's just trash. But hay anything for views, right?

[@joesharbach3883]

If crime was truly down, we wouldn't be seeing everything being locked up and stores closing. So skew the data all you want, while you deal with all the anti-theft measures being implemented. And as Jordan pointed out, these retailers wouldn't spend all this money to mitigate theft if theft was actually going down.

[@EnderTheWatcher]

I love how he says that the thieves have rent to pay, like they're not just squatting for free where they live.

[@Clonest]

to be fair, he covered that topic a few weeks back 😄

[@bothBlenders92]

They vote for it so suffer. Stay there and vote blue no matter who.

[@lovisericachii4503]

They voted commies and commies they get :) Sadly the commies are probably gonna invade other state and vote the same :(

[@RoeShamBoe]

no padlocks in my city. nothing locked away. no grafitti anywhere. nobody blowing through red lights. over 3000 students in my high school i don't know a single person who failed out. guess which way the area votes?

[@misslinda772]

If I buy online, I buy it from a store. Not Amazon, not Craigslist, not eBay.

[@Andrewdrs2WilliamsonYT]

$1000 Laws are crippling NYC

[@DecemberNames]

no. you cannot fix it. the average NYC voter will continue to vote for this.

[@SenorGreenbean-ti4xq]

According to the Economic Policy Institute, wage theft costs U.S. workers as much as $50 billion per year - a number far higher than all robberies, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts combined.

[@DecemberNames]

@@SenorGreenbean-ti4xq indeed proves my point? Voters will vote for legalized crimes per your justification?

[@RoeShamBoe]

@@SenorGreenbean-ti4xq agree. there's a bunch of DEI hires that don't deserve their jobs or pay and they're stealing wages from those that do!!! i'm glad we agree!!!!!!

[@youtubeuser4221]

Man, massive credit to sticking around to document NYC falling apart, but I don't know how you can still live there at this point.

[@idahospudgirlidahospudgirl4998]

I agree , why would parents and their children stay in this hell hole is beyond me

[@RoeShamBoe]

most people don't live where they work... they're called commuters.

[@JoeNeutrino]

It's called anarcho-tyranny. Demoralize the people by letting criminals run rampant while making things as difficult as possible for moral, law-abiding people.

[@the.macedonian4021]

*Apparently, the Big Apple isn't big anymore. "Worms" are attacking more and more*