Feels Like A Third World Country | Willets Point Queens Ny

[@stevep8445]

I remember coming out of Shea after a Mets game that didn't get over until like 2am.. The "Car repair" shops were still open and busy painting cars :-) I also remember my boss telling me, if you were missing something like a mirror, or antena or whatever, you could give some $$ to kids on a bike, who'd ask you what you needed and they would go pedal around the Shea parking lot and surrounding area til the found a car that had the part.... ;p;

[@dontbotherreading]

lived in Queens, Before I ever got to drive , I overheard my dad and uncles talking about going to the 'junkyard' anytime they needed a car part , years later I found out they were talking about this place .

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Yep that’s the name I always knew it by lol

[@marieljoed]

I like watching you driving around new York. Its cool to see what all the different neighborhoods look like.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Thanks so much

[@robertdipaola3447]

In the 1960s and 1970s that entire area ,including college point rd was nothing but car junk yards and scrap iron business, my farther use to take me and my brothers there on weekends to check it out. We called that place " junk yard city"

[@scarletmacaw]

I used to take the Q-17 bus from 188th St and Union Turnpike to Main Street, where I would then hop on the elevated train and get off at the Willets Point Shea Stadium stop. From there I would walk to Shea. I also purchased a Suzuki TX-125 dirt bike from a place in Willets Point. I cannot remember if it was called either Stadium Cycles or Action Motors. This was in 1969 so we are really going back in time here. I went to the 1964 World’s Fair many times and also went ice skating at the ice skating rink right next door to the Unisphere. Memories...

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Way before my time, I love hearing about it 👍

[@proskills2168]

U call it the junkyard. We called it "Behind Shea Stadium"

[@happyme3376]

This is awesome, especially after watching you come back here in your video from yesterday!! And wow, how was that deli operating with no sewer lines? Septic tank?? You can't even have a business like that here in Florida without a backfiow preventer and sprinkler system. Crazy!

[@auxmike718]

Wow, your reverse skills are incredible!

[@alk61695]

Good place to park your car for free at a Mets game under the Whitestone Expressway. The thing is, will your car be there after the game? They've been trying to develop that area for years. Especially when Citi Field opened. Turn that area into like a Wrigleyville in Chicago or the area around Fenway in Boston. Been going to games my whole life, never would have thought anyone lived there, let alone a deli. Never ventured in too deep of that place. A lot of shops in the past I think offered services to fix your car while you watched the game.

[@nhra7110]

Wikipedia says "A Hunter College study found that Willets Point was a "unique regional destination" for auto parts and repairs." LOL. Love seeing your tour of the city for those of us that will likely never see it in this detail.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

It sure is unique hahaha

[@tybrown3041]

Best one yet. Keep doing your thing bro. Watching in Seattle.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Thanks dude! shout out Seattle!

[@engineerraw]

Keep up the good work, Its good to see the real world, thanks stay safe.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Thank you!

[@uwasntthere8218]

We’ve got one in Brooklyn by Foster and Farragut

[@MOONEYDashCam]

I’ll look into that

[@ericmeyer8013]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos! Sides of NY I’ve never seen before.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

😎👊

[@KevRalph]

My Uncle and cousin have a lock / Gate place in Jackson heights.. they install bars on people's windows, locks..Gates and all that stuff... I asked my cousin about any stories about the iron triangle.and he had a blank look on his face. I bet my uncle would have some stories to tell. He used to take his truck out all over..

[@MOONEYDashCam]

That’s nuts i have a Jackson heights video if you wanna check that out

[@KevRalph]

@@MOONEYDashCam I'll have to do that, I haven't been there in years. And they live in Long Island

[@Unlaced_kickz]

I lived right off of main st this brings me back to my childhood

[@kingarthur4419]

The Mets and their owners pretty much had the city get rid of a lot of those chop shops, when they took down Shea and put up Citifield, and that’s what they were, chop shops.

[@sassytoonsball-ruck58]

Going to look for doc on Iron Triangle... & other vids you have done

[@dassme1]

MOONEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHATS GOOD BUDDY YOUR POP'S SENT ME. LOVE YOUR VIDEO S. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO RIDE AROUND NEW YORK AND JUST SIT AND LISTEN AND HAVE YOU DRIVE. KEEP EM COMING BUDDY 💪💪💪👍

[@MOONEYDashCam]

I appreciate it man 👍

[@Davidnumber23]

the only repair shops where you can pick up all your damage on route ! ideal for business

[@MOONEYDashCam]

They have it all figured out down there

[@sassytoonsball-ruck58]

My husband went to the ‘64 fair ... has a lot of great stories of the Queens he grew up in

[@jayballin8]

I grew up in queens and modded my car so much there in the early 2000s. It’s crazy to see how much it’s been down sized. Was the boxer name bebo? I knew a lot of the people that worked there. Nice video bro! I suggest the Astoria Steinway area in queens next. Lmk great job keep-em coming.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Yeah In the early 2000’s that place was a zoo

[@MOONEYDashCam]

I didn’t realize you asked what his name was... you’re right it was bebo

[@charlesnicol1867]

What mechanic the way your vehicle is running sound neglected!

[@1112223333111]

Great video! This place looks familiar 😋

[@zaklange4087]

You should check out The Hole in Queens next! Sort of a similar situation going on there.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Yes I’ll check it out

[@robertvalentin5846]

the hole it same things iron trange pot hole and flood and where the mob buried body there gotti hit man 4 body a guy did a video he mentions that on video

[@markelec95]

How did I miss this one love it

[@eastcoastcheifer1039]

Who else pass thru every day on the 7 train haha Mets willets point

[@simpsonchris144]

JESUS GOOD LUCK MOONEY!!

[@jamestang5015]

Love the channel..Keep it up..

[@wadechubb6365]

Good video man.. Would have been funny if you drove by and saw stuntman and cameraman doing a big ol burn out 😆

[@MOONEYDashCam]

That wouldn’t even surprise me hahaha

[@bodysbyeblinn9194]

Great video 👍 good commentary

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Thank you 👌

[@bodysbyeblinn9194]

Np

[@lir5048]

My grad father owned a glass shop down there

[@justme6767]

Changed alot

[@jdg6205]

I still like it’s character, looks like a video game. Save the soul of NYC. Gentrifying is the worst, like apps cities will compete to update. Funny I was raised in Corona and lived in rural Kentucky and I’m patriotic, love both spectrums and all states. Better than made in Chlna!

[@Andreas_D-Greek]

Well.. they announced the new MLS Soccer stadium to be built on the Iron Triangle. RIP. OG triple OG I still call it Shea stadium junkyards.

[@roberthutter74]

Great Channel and video brother

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Thank you

[@binbashbuddy]

lmao...when you said they just paved this road I thought you meant like it was a gravel road before.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Honestly it was mostly dirt and gravel very very little asphalt left

[@proskills2168]

Wow, used to watch guys drag race Datsun 510's on the one paved block in 1987, at 2 a.m. down that strip. It was packed. I watched the rice burners get the front wheels off the ground. Wish, I would've been smart enough to take a pic. Crazy

[@jordankrauss1460]

Love it!!!

[@alexm5209]

You ever heard of neutral drop? Cameraman and Stuntman?

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Yeah I’ve heard of them... cameraman is my dad stuntman is my uncle haha

[@jasonk4323]

That’s a crazy area

[@kaiserdal]

It used to be so cheap to fix cars there but now even way more expensive then my neighborhood mechanic

[@MrNickMulgrave]

This looks like the inspiration for a Tom Waits song.

[@dannyboy34677]

Before COVID, if I were the City, I would try to talk to the Jets about coming back to New York and build a new stadium across from Citi Field in that area at Willets Point. It would be the perfect location for it. I remember the Islanders, before they settled on Belmont was going to build a new arena, right across from Citi field on the old Shea Stadium site.

[@stevep8445]

Belmont was the better choice, by far...

[@dannyboy34677]

@@stevep8445 Looking back now absolutely.

[@Twobuckets321]

Why don’t you take a stroll with your cam to 125 street and Lexington ave. Go take a look.

[@MyDyerMaker]

Funny because when you said it's like a third world country I was saying the same thing to myself at the same time. I would imagine that those areas would cost a fortune to clean up and develop, environmentally speaking.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Yeah that’s one of the big issues because it’s all so toxic they would have to remove a ton of the dirt just so it passes safety standards

[@brianmccarthy5557]

@@MOONEYDashCam A little money in the right pockets can solve all of thise problems.

[@syntychiahintsin-tee-shaks2256]

The city should maintain the area. It’s a business community creating revenue.

[@Bertha-pm4xt]

I'd be worried about those electric polls falling in the water, some look like they are ready to go.

[@wnewfmer]

This area is where the new soccer stadium will be located...

[@josephconsoli4128]

I went there once with my brother. It screams "sketchy". A total disgrace. I always heard that it is/was "chop-shop" city. If you need something off your car that got stolen, you'll probably be buying it back there.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

You’re not wrong

[@t.l.pastina5491]

😳

[@Andreas_D-Greek]

Eminent Domain sucks. I used to go there and get my work van fixed cheap, custom exhausts dirt cheap on my bimmers and foxbodies. no more. the gov is killing them...

[@MOONEYDashCam]

You can still find really good cheap work down there it’s just more rare

[@Andreas_D-Greek]

@@MOONEYDashCam Yes very true, but I still liked it when it was alive and hustlers were wrangling passing cars in the street and giving them prices on parts and work.

[@MMMAKER35]

Looks like not even a rolls royce could make these roads feel smooth lol. Great video!

[@MOONEYDashCam]

You’re right on that

[@normacordova3241]

I heard some people actually live there

[@MOONEYDashCam]

1 old man lives theres

[@grahamjonathan762]

America: Let's spend billions on weapons NYC citizens: What about our roads?

[@cowboyluke1706]

Ask DeBlasio and Cuomo who you have repeatedly elected and have turned NYC into a major shit hole. Good news though : The roads suck but DeBlasio had huge BLM signs painted on them and posed for news pictures holding a brush !

[@grahamjonathan762]

@@cowboyluke1706 I'm from the UK

[@cowboyluke1706]

@@grahamjonathan762 Hi Graham , I was speaking in general about NYC and the overwhelming amount of people who vote for the same guys and complain every day . We have a Governor who has wasted billions and we have nothing to show for it. High crime, poor roads, transportation systems a disaster, etc. The Mayor is the worst we have ever had, America is not responsible or at failure for that, NYC elected officials are. When they screw up they want the Govt to fix it for them ! I probably should have been more specific so it was not directed at you personally, I'm sorry for that. I hope you are doing better than NYC wherever you are ! I hope you stay safe and healthy .

[@grahamjonathan762]

@@cowboyluke1706 You too mate

[@wes11bravo]

@@cowboyluke1706 - oh my God - a civil dialog in the KZbin comments where people are passionate and even angry about a situation but do not resort to irrelevant personal attacks and simply explain things! I feel funny. You guys are both obviously crazy or robots or crazy robots, right? 😜

[@blanchiep]

I thought that when they built Debits Field they were going to clean out that area and developers were going to come in. The area will now remain a perpetual piece of shit encouraged by DeBlassio.

[@dmzabo3914]

Dude just said “the more civilized New York”. lol if that were to exist?

[@MOONEYDashCam]

You got a point lol

[@dmzabo3914]

@@MOONEYDashCam , really digging your product. Thanks for posting the videos.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

@@dmzabo3914 I appreciate that!!

[@ashharkausar413]

What a mess. I've been to pakistan, this place isn't too far behind.

[@mthemechanic7158]

Confused

[@MOONEYDashCam]

About?

[@STREETTRAINS]

I heard A rumor a long time ago that John Gotti’s daughter owns half that place !!!!! But I don’t know if that’s actually true

[@MOONEYDashCam]

Hey I wouldn’t be surprised

[@brianmccarthy5557]

Looks like some of the nastier places I've been in Mexico. What a spot for a late night drug lab or a body dump. I wonder how many bodies are buried here? It must be very spooky and dangerous at night when the business shit down and the workers and customers leave. I'd be surprised if somebody wasn't cooking meth here or doing quantity drug buys and exchanges. Or serial killers dropping bodies off. Do the cops even patrol here?

[@MOONEYDashCam]

They actually party there when it gets dark lol

[@cayennenaturetrails8953]

!!!!!!!!!!!

[@-DC-]

Downtown Baghdad is in better shape lololol.

[@MOONEYDashCam]

You’re not wrong there lol

[@Boricua-ni4nb]

Industrial Zone, not3rd World Zone..ßIGOT!

[@letsgomets002]

Shut up Snowflake

[@jabbahursty]

what is that horrible clicking sound you are making?

[@user-on7yi4uf8t]

A much better ENVIRONMENT exists in other states.

[@wendellrountree4899]

Seems like they should have to fix their streets and sewer systems they are tax payers, it's not right to force them out it's their livelihood. Just my opinion..Doesn't seem right!

[@fredgardner2870]

3rd world area