Exploring NYC’s Latest Policy | Congestion Pricing (on rollerblades)

[@douglas2604]

I don't know what impresses me the most, your skating skills or your ability to gauge if you're gonna fit at such a high speed ! Sometimes I'm clenching my teeth like "oh that's it that's the door" and then ZOOM, so impressive

[@Ace1stClass77]

especially 9:01

[@slarratt]

Don't ever apologise for having a bad day out there man! I always stutter when its hats and gloves weather! Never apologise for being you!

[@audenpark5525]

and i lowkey love his stutter too

[@KiNGPubg200]

the best roller I know on KZbin 🔥

[@windubitably]

I’ve walked many miles in NYC and this video feels like he is FLYING through the city! Incredible to watch someone sprint past moving cars, even if the traffic is slow.

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

what I don't get is how SO MANY people just stopped driving, like did they actually need to drive in the first place?Probably not I guess.

[@BaKimura03]

In NYC, yes they do. People are coming from jersey and outside the boroughs. Could they skip driving? Some. Not all.

[@opart]

It's beginning of January, and the weather has been brutal. Spring will show, but I will still drive in, even with the extra fee, over suffering with absolutely awful public transportation choices.

[@BaKimura03]

@ This. Non-NYers don't understand the struggle. They think we just want to drive for driving sake.

[@s13shaka]

They didnt stop driving, they're just not driving into Manhattan anymore. People will just go elsewhere for what they need.

[@recoblade1465]

​@BaKimura03 if you live there you know that's not true because New York has the best mass transit system in the country you could live in Delaware and get to work in New York City every day it's an hour and a half train

[@brittneydavis5392]

I love your channel. I used to skate like this when I was between the ages 8-12 in Georgia from one side of town to the next. But I am now 39, and I love to skate til this day, but I am no longer brave enough to do what you do now. So I'm just enjoying watching you skate with skills and ease.

[@alb12345672]

skate on trails, wear protection, go as fast as you want.

[@BaKimura03]

Been waiting for this drop for a minute! Leggooooo

[@Brett.Simpson]

With the cold temperature, it is almost like skating on an ice rink.

[@dowroa]

Thank you for making this video! I enjoyed it!

[@fachu14]

que cámara utilizas para filmar en movimiento? gracias por tus videos, están geniales, un saludo!

[@mau9338]

Youre motivating me to skate the streets of nyc, usually i just skate at a park

[@Belhade]

It is exhilarating!

[@Esc3pticoSolitario]

How is that legal!!?? I envy you so much! If you try this on the streets of Barcelona you would at least get to be aware of cops. Cuz they will either arrest you or give you a ticket. As you (maybe not this guy) need to be able to stop quicker than you actually can on blades

[@Belhade]

@ Don't stop, can't get caught! LOL As far as I know it's perfectly legal in the same way bicycles are. I've gone blading down Broadway chugging a beer when I passed a group of cops hanging around an intersection. One of them yelled HEY! You can't do that, cover up the booze! 😂

[@mau9338]

@Belhade 😂😂😂, that's hilarious, and yeah once I get new skates I'll make it my gosl to skate the streets in Manhattan

[@dododomka]

Nice seeing you again

[@ALLIANCEMANGA]

Great stuff! Keep up the great work!

[@flyboy96]

Thanks for this. It’s been so cold and snowy. Feel like I’ll never skate again.

[@mau9338]

Fr, can't wait for spring

[@opensourcechloe]

Bruhhhh this was riveting 🤯 Steady having a heart attack watching you go between lanes full speed 🫣 We need a speedometer in the corner.

[@alaskadesign]

I can't understand how you can breath those days in NYC, fkn freezing lol

[@jonathanbigot925]

Love the moustache 🤙

[@TheStrawhatSkater1]

the goat of street skating frrr

[@RebeccaMorris-v6m]

I loved skating as a kid we skated, rode our bikes and skateboarded everywhere. If I fall down now I won't get back up so I live vicariously through you 😂

[@Belhade]

I'm 47 and started street skating in Manhattan last years, I've had a few falls but always got back up!

[@przemysawszadkowski3925]

No niesamowicie miło Cię widzieć w nowym roku, chyba Ci się sylwester przeciągnął, bo prawie luty a tu żadnego filmu 😁 Film jak zwykle klasa 💪 tak dalej i więcej 😉no i zgol tego wąsa 🤭😛nie pasuje Ci 🤫 Pozdrowienia z Polski

[@Aitech-hn9wq]

Thanks for the infomation.

[@lisarand9701]

I have finally seen a person who has a super power ! ! ! AMAZING !

[@Stretch1931]

I agree. When people get over the sticker shock, and learn to adjust their lifestyle to the new expense, they'll be back to normal. I don't see a majority of people selling their cars, and relying on mass transit to and from their homes. That's not necessarily possible for many people. And even though the time to travel from your location downtown was pretty long in a car, it would probably be even longer if coming from long island, NJ, or albany as some of these commuters do. So ultimately, they'll end up eating it, and rolling it into the extremely high costs of living to not only live in the great Empire State, NY, but to have to work downtown in NYC with its added charges. I lived in upstate NY for 6 years, and the cost is crazy for everything. Food, insurance, gas, etc everything is just that much more. But if you budget accordingly, you can make it work and tough it out.

[@patrickg1266]

First, I just want to say your Awesome! Second, i'd be great if you could throw the musical artists name real quick on your videos. Ive downloaded so much music that ive heard from your videos, but it takes some research. Take care and roll on my friend!

[@CardChaseWorld]

VERY NICE!

[@jeremykemp3782]

Do you ever catch a draft off the bigger vehicles? I used to hold onto the back of our local busses on my Bauers back in the day

[@reinori8322]

I loved watching you zoom around downtown. What struck me was not the light traffic, it was the number of NYPD. It was three or five every block. Is that level of police presence really warranted or effective?

[@brianmata9069]

In your videos in the street use rockering or flat configuration?

[@TheHokiedude12]

Great video. You should research what the results of congestion pricing were in London. Seemed to work for them really well. They started back in 2008

[@dued6024]

At the beginning but I heard that traffic just went back up to regular levels after a couple of years.

[@MegaEssin]

​@@dued6024I dont know about London, but in Stockholm it dropped significantly at first, and and then rose again and then stabilized, but there was still less traffic. And still is.

[@morbid1.]

less cars, more public transport = less traffic, less pollution, less noise, better living, safer

[@soli82cat]

I really need to learn how to Rollerblade or ride a bike 😆

[@charlesedwards3577]

Whats ur setup? Rocker or flat and what wheels would you recommend?

[@Shelleysnail]

I like the way you soften into a stutter. It seems to help you get through it. Nice trick. Good to see you back, man.

[@The_Original_Yanis]

It raises the question, what will those roads be used for then? Are they looking to rip them up and construct more buildings or just have empty avenues?

[@samuelburchell2647]

Emergency, delivery, public transport ,biking blading, markets , music outdoor restaurants eating , walking so much

[@TM-zt9jt]

We need to really stop doing bits on the effects of Congestion Pricing at this point. I've been driving in NY for years, and I can tell you, the light traffic you see now is normal. When the new year's celebrations end, and the tourists leave, the zone is always like what you see now. Those of us who work there breathe a sigh of relief every year around this time. The true test is at the end of the year, when the holidays roll around, and the tourists return. All you're doing right now is helping to falsely prove these lazy officials correct.

[@JesseRainbow76]

About how fast are you skating?

[@StebrasNotHorses]

How many times did you sniff that boot that didnt make the edit?😂

[@Jdksneo]

I feel like I could do this until it came time to actually stop the skates. Lol

[@Lunarl4ndr]

If stuff goes back to normal just increase the prices more. You don't want people to drive, so you make it expensive enough that daily use is unwarranted.

[@SonRiseNewYork_KEYZ]

How fast is he going. Seems pretty fast to me.

[@Xxkeys432xX]

whats the setup?

[@goldie6579]

Maybe everyone should put on skates below 60th st 😊

[@achraf9946]

I would love to take skates to meetings and work but I get so crazy sweety I would have to shower every single time arriving there.

[@tiago1103]

I buy a tablette 549€ only to see your videos kkkk are you my hero?

[@s13shaka]

Seems like it will have the opposite effect incentivizing people to go elsewhere instead of driving into Manhattan.

[@Thezuule1]

"We got a double parker up here." To the surprise of nobody it's a police officer..

[@esk8unity]

what kinda roller blades?

[@derektylerrr]

Waiting for dry roads upstate is a draggg man

[@AGamerPS3]

On roller blades and still flying past cars, congestion pricing or not.

[@benjamink.s]

Glad he's still alive 😭

[@haraldthekinggoat]

👍

[@brunobernardescamellocamel9844]

🙌🙂

[@TheOne-dn9mr]

I can't believe this is legal it looks hella dangerous lol

[@jvann244]

It's not legal and it is hella dangerous lol

[@annaholman8584]

Hey Ari what skates do you recommend for someone getting back into rollerblading?

[@jugnerorg4236]

Do you have any video explaining the setup of your inline skates?

[@ghassang2074]

🎉

[@mrlvrmn69]

Haha, i love how Yorkers think they closed it of bcs of congestion and not bcs the richies don't want the top trash around and about.

[@kylevilme6351]

what would you consider the perfect all around skate wheel size. (Speed/Efficiency, maneuverability)

[@sk8rgrlteen]

So he thinks the toll will slow down temporarily but eventually drivers will drive their cars into the city regardless of the toll. That’s too bad, but not surprising. The way the vast majority of people get to and from places in the US is by car so this makes sense.

[@dued6024]

Thats how it went in London.

[@spade5411]

Yoooo

[@drones7838]

Paintball Guns vs Cameras

[@ken2.0]

Bro please help me.

[@mocha2717]

First video 2025

[@dad0033]

15 minutes city inbound that is their goal ...

[@meowwmylaa]

Shave the mustache please

[@DefensisIndus]

No! I think it's fire 🤤😅

[@Shelleysnail]

@@DefensisIndusI agree…..

[@Gastronaught]

So many NPD cars around is very comforting from someone here in the UK who struggles to see a police presence.

[@jamesburrell3829]

I have a pair of Powerslide Next skates. How do I lace up the skates before without holes in the soft boot? I can not find any videos to help with this issue. I know you're not the spokesman for powerslide. But I notice you have a plethora of their merch.

[@ValdevinoJunior-zv4vq]

Im love patins,love you⛸️😊❤️ 0:30