I Drove Through The Worst Parts Of Boston. This Is What I Saw.

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Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson

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Man parts of south Boston are ROUGH!
For this episode of dashboard tours, I took i93 south from New Hampshire into the Boston area. I wanted to visit the worst area of Boston I could find. It wasn’t hard - the internet was full of information about two distinct parts of south Boston that are notorious for crime and blight and poverty - Mattapan and Roxbury. So that’s where I would go. It was a glorious sunny late winter day on Monday, March 22, 2021 at noon.
We’re going to begin on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan and drive around that area for a while and then take Blue Hill back up into Roxbury and see what it’s like up there. Here’s the exact route I’ll take. If you’re from Massachusetts, you’ve heard of these areas, but you might not have seen them yet.
I didn’t find these areas overly dangerous during the day, but it’s clear that at night, they can be really rough. Home prices in these parts of town are high - close to $450k. Many are older, multi unit row homes in disrepair. Much of the area along the main thoroughfare are sketch and traversed by people who look like they should be at work, but probably don’t have jobs.
Here’s the rest of south Boston’s worst areas.
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@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson Жыл бұрын
Here's my entire Unboxing America Series: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF
@Amyjones-su4tt
@Amyjones-su4tt 4 ай бұрын
Should of done Dorchester ☘️
@knightwatchman
@knightwatchman Ай бұрын
6:34 A Greek pizza place! Man, I miss those grease (yes, I meant grease) pies.
@ashleycreech4776
@ashleycreech4776 2 жыл бұрын
The worst area in Boston is around Mass Ave and Melnea Cass with everyone sleeping in tents trash and piss everywhere
@albismejia29
@albismejia29 2 жыл бұрын
It's also called Methadone Mile
@melissahouse3488
@melissahouse3488 2 жыл бұрын
I seen in the news just today, the authorities are conducting a raid, I think today at 7 this morning. They'd planned to do it in August I think, but the good old enabling leftist ACLU & their destructive agenda sent threats to the police dept and mayor, they will sue if a clean-up is attempted. These encampments & openly drug abusing tent cities are INHUMANE and CRUEL, NOT CIVILIZED and HARMING those they claim they're protecting their "rights", they are hells and most of them aren't in their right mind. Of course an addict is going to "choose" their drugs and if that means plopping down a tent in the road, so be it because they're not in control anymore. For all of society and themselves, they should be forced help. This affects us all, not just the person, but everyone. Tax payers, neighbors, emergency resources, children, community members, local businesses, health & hygiene, safety, so it's NOT JUST THEIR RIGHTS TO CHOICE, we all pay for it in one way or another. Who the hell chooses this when they're thinking straight and NOT addicted to substances!?! NO ONE!!! Same goes for untreated mental illness, others shouldn't have to suffer due to the ill's choice not to deal with themselves. An there are plenty of those types in public housing authorities. Such places should have more transitional options, and that is what should be encouraged and promoted. Not "You're mentally ill so just rot in your illness here forever driving everybody crazy along with you and never improving you're health or circumstances" and that seems to be the Mass Mantra!!! I was raised between Van Nuys California and Chicopee Massachusetts, and as a dual citizen i must emphasize this: DO NOT ALLOW BOSTON TO BECOME ANOTHER SKID ROW OR TENDERLOIN!!!!! That liberal hippy denial garbage is creating inhumane lunacy & disgust, hells essentially.
@amstel5468
@amstel5468 2 жыл бұрын
TRASH UP TO YOUR KNEES 😶😶😶
@amstel5468
@amstel5468 2 жыл бұрын
@@melissahouse3488 You can't FORCE someone to get clean. As a former addict (11 months clean) you aren't ready until you're ready. But they could have vans taking people to facilities, making reserving a detox bed and getting there so much easier.. ☕
@pauldallalis4735
@pauldallalis4735 2 жыл бұрын
Taking tent city down as we speak on the methadone mile. Near BCH
@furthercomplications5448
@furthercomplications5448 2 жыл бұрын
Nick, just because there are black people there doesn't make it ghetto! Those folks looked perfectly friendly and respectable.
@nicoleoconnell3695
@nicoleoconnell3695 2 жыл бұрын
4 tha ppl in tha backkkkkkkk👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@justanotherguy469
@justanotherguy469 2 жыл бұрын
"Call my neighborhood a ghetto because it houses minorities" - Tales from the Dark Side, Ice Cube
@jairousparker2311
@jairousparker2311 2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. Negative stereotype's drives the insanity that we see on the news and read about everyday. It's also further divided our country by the ignorance of those who perpetrate it.
@crazylegs1324
@crazylegs1324 2 жыл бұрын
The Crime rate is what makes it a “ghetto”. Roxbury is the highest crime suburb of Boston.
@mistersudz102
@mistersudz102 2 жыл бұрын
Well, what you’re not understanding is that Roxbury and mattapan are t two most dangerous parts of Boston and are absolutely considered to be the ghetto. There’s also a lot of white people living in these hoods but don’t be confused, it’s really high crime rate in these neighborhoods he’s driving through
@Sammykyt
@Sammykyt 2 жыл бұрын
Don’t call this South Boston because that’s a completely separate section. Call it Southern Boston or just Roxbury and Mattapan.
@shanduselah2483
@shanduselah2483 2 жыл бұрын
That's definitely Mattapan. And we love where we live. Why come through and criticize? Jealous much?!
@Sammykyt
@Sammykyt 2 жыл бұрын
@@shanduselah2483 No I'm definitely not jealous 😂
@jeffstone28
@jeffstone28 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Somebody didn't really do their homework. For the most part, Boston's "worst parts" in this video looked orderly, with many nice houses and relatively little trash on the streets. Definitely no comparison between these neighborhoods and others you've shown in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, for example. But more to the point, why are you such a bottom dweller? We should call you the Municipal Sniper. Just because you get more viewers when you do videos about the worst "ghettos" (the word you used in other videos) in various cities, doesn't mean you should stoop to that. I don't think you're doing anybody any favors, including yourself, with this video series.
@3089280288
@3089280288 2 жыл бұрын
Geographically it is south of the city center just like west Roxbury is really west of west center
@sharonprager4000
@sharonprager4000 2 жыл бұрын
There's no such thing as a southern Boston
@aivah07
@aivah07 2 жыл бұрын
What a joke lol. I’ve lived in Boston my whole life and this dude makes a video driving down “the worst parts of boston”. Maybe in the 70s and 80s but not anymore. He should have drove to mass Ave and showed the ugliest and crime infested area that no one shows.
@dutchmasta4606
@dutchmasta4606 2 жыл бұрын
The 90s Boston was a warzone with gangs.I grew up in it.
@sauravshaw6965
@sauravshaw6965 2 жыл бұрын
Hi any idea how safe will greenwich street to live on?
@gmfbinc.5231
@gmfbinc.5231 Жыл бұрын
Factttssss mass ave is straight up terrible
@jamesgrant5541
@jamesgrant5541 11 ай бұрын
@@gmfbinc.5231 Yeah, and where they're all camping out homeless is mostly south Bostonians. Maybe he should've drove over there.
@billy3424
@billy3424 6 ай бұрын
I agree with you !
@rockyzman
@rockyzman 2 жыл бұрын
This looks like it's clean and kept up. Hats off to the people of Boston.
@donquixotedoflamingo5510
@donquixotedoflamingo5510 2 жыл бұрын
It's crazy because in the 90s it used to be the complete opposite this area. Though these days its far from "The worst parts of Boston"
@theresafeeney2756
@theresafeeney2756 2 жыл бұрын
At night it gets scary, a lot of crime!
@christopherhopkins949
@christopherhopkins949 2 жыл бұрын
Are you serious? At least know what you are talking about before you do one of these. South Boston is a separate part of Boston, it’s own neighborhood. Mattapan and Roxbury are nowhere near South Boston.
@Sammykyt
@Sammykyt 2 жыл бұрын
That's what I said lol
@weenaburris9242
@weenaburris9242 2 жыл бұрын
Thank You! 😒
@rnsteve2265
@rnsteve2265 2 жыл бұрын
Chill bro
@Mphillig
@Mphillig 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah this was annoying me the whole video
@rnsteve2265
@rnsteve2265 2 жыл бұрын
@@Mphillig He had a bad upload, just like im sure you have bad days at work. Everything is gonna be ok Melissa.
@JustMeHC112
@JustMeHC112 2 жыл бұрын
I live in this so called "worst part of Boston." This dude is Cap! I've literally walked from Mattapan to Grove Hall, its NOT the worst parts of Boston. Now, MASS AVE(meth mile) and the SOUTH END!? OMG!
@maloney7461
@maloney7461 2 жыл бұрын
That's what my girl said. She no longer lives in Boston, but she said those areas are much worse.
@Cmrmusic734
@Cmrmusic734 2 жыл бұрын
So i see
@jeroldlawrence3000
@jeroldlawrence3000 2 жыл бұрын
This observer drove right pass that area likely because it's the South End he'd have to admit but what is to be expected from an outsider looking in especially if you're looking in an are where blacks are the majority.
@Alexander2000__
@Alexander2000__ 2 жыл бұрын
Idk south boston is quite nice don’t u think 🤔
@ryanaudette1910
@ryanaudette1910 2 жыл бұрын
Mass Ave is way worse
@kylechapin1057
@kylechapin1057 2 жыл бұрын
You said that mattapan and roxbury are part of south boston (southie). This is untrue. South boston is it's own neighborhood within boston. Mattapan and roxbury are their neighborhoods within boston. Just to be clear. You should do a bit more research
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@drejamaal
@drejamaal 2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@AllaboutAry
@AllaboutAry 2 жыл бұрын
Fr & they not even close to eachother 🤣
@tomatotomatoe7253
@tomatotomatoe7253 2 жыл бұрын
And rather than knock him u could just say hey your a little wrong.....then explain.......go red sox
@sauravshaw6965
@sauravshaw6965 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Kyle how is greenwich street to live in, I will be joining NEU as a international student in fall
@MelbaOzzie
@MelbaOzzie 2 жыл бұрын
I don't get it. This is supposed to be the worst part of Boston? All the houses seem to be in good repair, most of the cars on the street look to be fairly new, there is hardly any garbage on the streets, and the few visible people seem to be going about normal lives. I don't see any muggers, grapists or shoot outs. So how is this the worst part of Boston? Please explain?
@andrewpires360
@andrewpires360 2 жыл бұрын
Because Boston is just not really that run down in general, there are other parts of Mass that are pretty bad tho like Fall River and Springfield
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@danataplin7933
@danataplin7933 2 жыл бұрын
Nick Johnson is putting out so much content he's spread thin. He doesn't know Boston, says right up front he got material off the internet to inform his tour. This route is quite a bit like one or two of CharlieBo313's Boston tours, without the side trips into public housing projects. Nick is on Hosmer and Woolson Streets in Mattapan, just like CharlieBo, and later makes a left off Blue Hill Avenue in Grove Hall just as CharlieBo did a year ago. Learning from Charlie's one-way street mistake, Nick continues across Elm Hill Ave into Ruthven Street, where he eventually gets stuck behind a garbage truck. Someone like Nick taking a quick look at the map would conclude this must be South Boston since it's south of the city center but, of course, anyone who knows Boston knows that Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury are not South Boston. Blue Hill Ave has as much claim on "worst part" as any place in Boston; it's been rough there since the neighborhood turned over in the 50s and 60s. But since nothing looks very rough and Nick, unlike Charliebo, doesn't have the skills or the cred to really explore the neighborhoods and talk to people, we don't learn much from his reheated leftovers.
@namae8
@namae8 2 жыл бұрын
Black people live in Roxbury so this guy considers it “ghetto”
@TandAwanderings
@TandAwanderings 2 жыл бұрын
I moved up to just outside of Boston from Baltimore and it feels like Mayberry here. It's such a nice, clean, safe city comparably.
@joestewart8914
@joestewart8914 2 жыл бұрын
Baltimore? No wonder. There is no worse place than Baltimore.
@BrogeKilrain
@BrogeKilrain 2 жыл бұрын
Baltimore has really gotten bad . Used to be some areas unsafe but whole place is criminal haven now
@joestewart8914
@joestewart8914 2 жыл бұрын
@@BrogeKilrain True. It used to be safe to avoid Baltimore City by going around it on the Beltway but now you don't dare exit the Beltway even if it's just to gas up.
@northernlight777
@northernlight777 2 жыл бұрын
I'm from the City of Champions, Brockton, 15 miles south of Boston
@rbspider
@rbspider 2 жыл бұрын
@@northernlight777 How is the Champion City. Would you say its safe?
@cjmq1970
@cjmq1970 2 жыл бұрын
When I see clean streets, walkways, building façades, not that old and well maintained cars, almost no people wandering around, I wouldn’t say it’s a dangerous neighborhood. Are you sure you’re not biased?
@tararamos3887
@tararamos3887 2 жыл бұрын
hahahaha
@crazylegs1324
@crazylegs1324 2 жыл бұрын
It’s not bias. Go look up the crime statistics. Roxbury is the highest crime suburb of Boston.
@mistersudz102
@mistersudz102 2 жыл бұрын
It’s really dangerous to live there.
@2Blessed2BeStressed
@2Blessed2BeStressed Жыл бұрын
@@THEBIGLIE20 I live here. Only reason it looks so nice is because the city has been renovating a lot of properties in these areas now, turning a lot of the triple deckers “deckahs” houses you see into condos & up selling. This area ALWAYS was considered & used to be known for “low income/section 8” Now, A LOT OF PEOPLE who were born & raised here have been bought out of their homes over the last 5-10 years & forced to move out to make way for the “higher income” and/or “richer” people to move in. Only way they could sell to those kind of “market” people is by finally cleaning up the urban parts of Boston. Don’t get it twisted though. On the outside looking in, especially while just driving through these areas during the early day time, they look nice & clean. Let me see you get out of ur car & WALK these same streets later on in the evening & night time hours…HUGE DIFFERENCE
@THEBIGLIE20
@THEBIGLIE20 Жыл бұрын
@@crazylegs1324 Roxbury is NOT a suburb of Boston. It’s a neighborhood of Boston 6 miles from the center of the city
@davidb5889
@davidb5889 2 жыл бұрын
There may be neglected homes in Boston but not entire neighborhoods. Property values are too high in Boston for there to be true slum sections.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@4465Vman
@4465Vman 2 жыл бұрын
@Sarah G there are many a parts of mattapan roxbury and dorchester that have high crime areas but even in most of these sections theres not alot of burnt out houses, graffiti vacant lots etc etc
@nathano55
@nathano55 2 жыл бұрын
Yup, and as result crime isn’t as a bad as other cities.
@chrismoser9676
@chrismoser9676 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Boston used to be dangerous. Not anymore
@dudeseriously79
@dudeseriously79 2 жыл бұрын
A bunch of nearly immaculate vehicles and beautiful construction. Menacing.
@777jones
@777jones 2 жыл бұрын
It is scary, if you hear how people there speak.
@dudeseriously79
@dudeseriously79 2 жыл бұрын
@@777jones dude please. I worked on a ship in New Bedford. I think i know how they speak. There's been a lot of drugs sure but they get what they get. A lot of scared people all about. Whatever.
@3089280288
@3089280288 2 жыл бұрын
There are new high rises going up
@seanhickey7881
@seanhickey7881 2 жыл бұрын
Clearly you never been in these parts of Boston.
@dudeseriously79
@dudeseriously79 2 жыл бұрын
@@seanhickey7881 You're correct. I like your last name though. My cousin with that last name owned a Harley bike shop.
@aerrae5608
@aerrae5608 2 жыл бұрын
I'll be moving to one of the good parts of the metro area soon, I'm so excited. Boston is fucking awesome. Sorry Boston is wicked awesome!
@rbspider
@rbspider 2 жыл бұрын
It you move to a town just north of Somerville you have to call it by it's rightful name . Meffa or Mefid. Never Medford.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@jacquir8331
@jacquir8331 2 жыл бұрын
@@rbspider kid is called Meffa! 😂 the greatest city on the north shore kid!
@baaablacksheep4003
@baaablacksheep4003 2 жыл бұрын
@@rbspider lol
@nicoleoconnell3695
@nicoleoconnell3695 2 жыл бұрын
BOSTON💪
@OwlingDogDesign
@OwlingDogDesign 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Nick! Those aren't 'row homes,' they are called 'THREE DECKAHS.' Lol
@Joelswinger34
@Joelswinger34 2 жыл бұрын
TRIPLE DECKAS! 😊
@pameladecicco6509
@pameladecicco6509 2 жыл бұрын
@@Joelswinger34 Correct!!!
@nicoleoconnell3695
@nicoleoconnell3695 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao yes triple deckahs..boston life
@JulieL
@JulieL 2 жыл бұрын
Triple Deckahs!
@johnsalko5077
@johnsalko5077 2 жыл бұрын
I've been on Blue Hill Ave many times, it was much worse in the 80s.
@normrosen9404
@normrosen9404 2 жыл бұрын
Try the Grits and Shrimp at Brothers on Blue Hill Avenue
@maloney7461
@maloney7461 2 жыл бұрын
Cocaine destroyed most inner cities neighborhoods during the eighties.
@jonasojka
@jonasojka 2 жыл бұрын
So Nick let me get this straight. You can tell if someone should be at work by looking at them? Your agenda here is quite obvious. Go back to New Hampshire dude.
@genzillennial
@genzillennial 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that comment was outrageous. To say the average home price is over 400k then imply no one has jobs is ludicrous.
@jamesgrant5541
@jamesgrant5541 11 ай бұрын
What's funny is most those areas if he woulda turned the camera he woulda got what he was looking for, but since he didn't have a clue he got nothing. Like when he went past Humbolt at the end to jam himself behind the garbage truck...that was all the Humbolt Raiders area 25 years ago. Woulda been karma for what he's trying to portray
@2Blessed2BeStressed
@2Blessed2BeStressed Жыл бұрын
I’m born & raised from these parts & still reside to this day. The city has started to renovate & “clean up” the city only within the last 5-8 years (give or take, depending on which areas as well) It was WAY MORE worse when I was growing up & all the way up until I turned 27 about a few years ago, then there started to be a lot of “turn around”’so to speak. However, even though these areas he is driving through right now appear to be “clean”, it’s still considered to be a bad area/neighborhood due to all the gang activity & shootings that still take place here day or night (a 14 year old was just killed yesterday during a daytime shooting), robberies/break in’s, prostitution all up & down Blue Hill Avenue, & drug dealing/using. If you’re REALLY from here…u already know what’s up
@apsuaha
@apsuaha 2 жыл бұрын
Next time you visit these places, you should take someone who is from there instead of speculating on what you only know via the internet
@unknown_8555
@unknown_8555 6 ай бұрын
as someone from Boston i agree, and if he really wanted to get into the "bad parts" of mass he should have gone into Lynn.
@stevehowes2447
@stevehowes2447 2 жыл бұрын
You definitely should have asked some people who are from Boston before you did this but whatever. The areas you were in are fine actually. You needed to be in certain parts of Dorchester and Chelsea as well as Mass Ave by Boston Medical Center aka Methadone Mile. Either way...at least you tried but it's definitely not correct information.
@nicoleoconnell3695
@nicoleoconnell3695 2 жыл бұрын
Absolute Facts ..lol im from Boston..Dorchester to b exact live in quincy now and ya this is wayyy off lmao take lil trip to the mileeeeee😳😳😳😳😳💩👀
@TomMcBoston
@TomMcBoston 2 жыл бұрын
Mass and Cass is certainly the worst but you would be hard pressed to find a boarded up house or vacant lot in Chelsea.
@Ryfael
@Ryfael 2 жыл бұрын
Chelsea isn't Boston. It is a separate city.
@charliechan8063
@charliechan8063 2 жыл бұрын
Rocksbury and murderpan are some of th worst minus th gentrifying
@MahoganyRaven
@MahoganyRaven 2 жыл бұрын
he's a raicst, anywhere there's blacks or browns he says its ghetto and dangerous
@gaybear5328
@gaybear5328 2 жыл бұрын
those old Victorian homes are beautiful!
@rbspider
@rbspider 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe if they painted them all the same color . I really don't like them.
@btbees1
@btbees1 2 жыл бұрын
Homes are beautiful - but why so big? Look like for a family of 20 members. And, the heating bill.
@rbspider
@rbspider 2 жыл бұрын
@@btbees1 The homes are three family , 1 family per floor . In the old days some were one family but that usually included the grand parents on one floor , son and wife and family on another floor . I guess it may have been the only way to purchase a house. I lived in a two family with father inlaw below me . I lived in another one that was an old sea captains home , nice hardwood floors . big windows. They must have been tough to keep warm
@btbees1
@btbees1 2 жыл бұрын
@@rbspider Thank you for the interesting explanation.
@bobz3779
@bobz3779 2 жыл бұрын
Those are actually 3 to 6 family homes.
@pitman45
@pitman45 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, you said you were driving through the WORST parts of Boston. Were you tripping? Looks pretty good to me.
@eddyband026
@eddyband026 2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 he’s not really going to them and trust me as calm as it looks there’s shootings that happen where he’s driving
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@DDot-im3jr
@DDot-im3jr 2 жыл бұрын
He saying that because he's driving in the urban areas lol
@drejamaal
@drejamaal 2 жыл бұрын
Drives pass my house like huh did you not see all the walking to the zoo and some more made he should’ve taken the right on Washington street and shot down Geneva but then even Geneva getting their upgrade
@02122_
@02122_ 2 жыл бұрын
These are the worst areas. I grew up I these parts, shootings all the time. It’s just that Boston’s inner city is far nicer-looking and less violent than almost anywhere else in America. Not the worst place in the states to be impoverished.
@dnwitte
@dnwitte 2 жыл бұрын
You get so much wrong here that it's hard to take you seriously.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@MahoganyRaven
@MahoganyRaven 2 жыл бұрын
idk how anyone can take his videos seriously when he literally judges strangers in the beginning insinuating they don't work because they're outside. he makes content for people who hate cities and minorities
@coyaliyah
@coyaliyah 2 жыл бұрын
Lolol!!! Being from Boston this is hilarious. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and VERY FICTITIOUS.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@drejamaal
@drejamaal 2 жыл бұрын
So true
@stuff3829
@stuff3829 2 жыл бұрын
Nick, I live in Boston. Mattapan and Roxbury are not South Boston.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@shayrozay90
@shayrozay90 2 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Boston and there are no bad parts! Every city has there issues ours is the price of living. The materials the houses are built in are old colonial and are super expensive. The banks make it harder for our grandparents to refinance or get assistance for repair before the developers come it and strip us from our neighborhood. I love Boston!
@EverydayJourneysTV
@EverydayJourneysTV 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Shaniquekwa...we are heading out to Boston on Thursday with the kids (12, 13 & 15) and we are looking for recommendations on where to visit/eat/hike etc. Any thoughts as a Bostonian? 😃
@bulafritz
@bulafritz 2 жыл бұрын
That first street full of three story houses looked really nice. The rest of the video was fairly nice too. Did you put the wrong title on this video?
@trynafindshovel2221
@trynafindshovel2221 2 жыл бұрын
Apartments
@Andrew-3445
@Andrew-3445 Жыл бұрын
At this point, rents have been so high that there's no need to skip renovations and repairs. Many of the poor have been squeezed out due to the extremely high rents. Areas do change. 20 years ago, people would tell you to ABSOLUTELY do not go there.
@qasimat
@qasimat 11 ай бұрын
Nick, you took a nice ride up Blue Hill Avenue, and as such I enjoyed it greatly. Your title doesn’t fit the video.
@GB-ez6ge
@GB-ez6ge 2 ай бұрын
Triple deckahs
@TheCalmingZephyr
@TheCalmingZephyr 2 жыл бұрын
Correction, Mattapan, Roxbury and most of Dorchester is not South Boston. Also, most people who live in this area are good hardworking families like the rest of Boston. It is culturally rich in diversity and has so much historical value that if you do not live here you wouldn't know. Get out of the car and talk with people, go into the places of business and/or historical building before you label a video as the worst parts of Boston. I get what you are doing, but every area in Massachusetts have its less than desirable areas or people; however, you are correct in challenging political leadership to invest more in these areas - and many of our people do, but these neighborhoods often get left behind because of who lives there and are the least to get the attention it deserves.
@crazylegs1324
@crazylegs1324 Жыл бұрын
Most people are hard working people there. But that doesn’t change the fact that you can still get mugged or shot at there. Those neighborhoods have shootings every other day. Especially North Dorchester.
@AnotherTruth
@AnotherTruth Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I live a couple of cities away, and I love this part of Boston. Real, down to earth folks, that work hard, many of them are educated in the trades and academics, nice people give the last dollar in their wallet to you or food that you need if you need it. That’s how we roll here.
@NikkiFromEarth
@NikkiFromEarth 2 жыл бұрын
Lmfaoo this is my whole neighborhood drive these roads everyday. I love my city
@aricancook
@aricancook 2 жыл бұрын
Me too. Live my city! Love dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan all of it. People are just ifnorant and scared. Lol He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth clearly. If it’s so bad why so many white people trying to move to these neighborhoods? Smh
@nicoleoconnell3695
@nicoleoconnell3695 2 жыл бұрын
Is that Woodrow and irma st????of blue hill???
@dorothydennis7337
@dorothydennis7337 2 жыл бұрын
Roxbury and Mattapan not worse. City has torn down most of the projects and built town houses for students of the universities and white people moving back into the city. I wonder where the low income and poor went. Rents in the so called worse parts are $1,500 to $2,500 a month for 1 to 2 bedrooms. The average working class families can no longer afford to live in Boston. So where is the worst parts?
@Jman926
@Jman926 2 жыл бұрын
@@dorothydennis7337 No idea, but I'm renting in Hyannis for $600/mo and could never afford Boston.
@woodbooger617smitty3
@woodbooger617smitty3 2 жыл бұрын
@@nicoleoconnell3695 Woodrow projects? The ham 🍺
@hitechredneck6366
@hitechredneck6366 2 жыл бұрын
Expected a whole lot worse. The regular decent parts of inner-city Chicago make Boston's hood look like Mayberry. That's a pretty decent "ghetto". 😃
@noahlyons4800
@noahlyons4800 2 жыл бұрын
Go to Franklin field at night or any of these places at night it gets active, he didnt show the worst places in this but It is pretty in the summer and spring
@vernonrutherford458
@vernonrutherford458 2 жыл бұрын
I lived in Chicago too....way worse
@ThinWhiteLuke
@ThinWhiteLuke 2 жыл бұрын
Apparently the guy who uploaded this video didn’t go to the real ghettos in Boston. This isn’t even south Boston.
@jacquir8331
@jacquir8331 2 жыл бұрын
He is in Boston not the "ghetto". He didn't go to the neighborhoods/ streets with gangs. All of Boston is so expensive that you will have a Harvard graduate living next door to a gang member. GENTRIFICATION IS REAL IN BOSTON.
@ThinWhiteLuke
@ThinWhiteLuke 2 жыл бұрын
@@jacquir8331 Boston isn’t that expensive compared to LA, San Francisco, NYC especially Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. LA for example, do you think Boston is more expensive housing than Hollywood Hills or Bel-Air? The point I’m trying to make is that all these other cities I mentioned have Ghettos and they are even more expensive to live in. So, Boston obviously also has ghettos as well but this dude who uploaded the video just refused to post a video where he goes to the dangerous neighborhoods in Boston for some reason.
@jacquir8331
@jacquir8331 2 жыл бұрын
Hello get your facts straight * Roxbury you cannot buy a home there for under $1 million. Dudley is an area you want to stay clear of. * Dorchester - where The on Bowdoin St. Cape Verdians shoot at each other for target practice is dangerous day and night. Never go to that area. * Mattapan has streets like Wildwood, Woolson and Norfolk were you still have gangs. If you are not in a gang not caught up you will not have any problems living in these areas you pointed out. @1:05 you say "people who look like they should be at work!" Who are you to assume? Why because these are people of color? These areas that you mention are full of hard working, honest, and loving families. Boston is a great city full of wonderful people please do not generalize it.
@nicoleoconnell3695
@nicoleoconnell3695 2 жыл бұрын
Well fkn said and factssss i used to live on corner of bowdoin and only and it can b crazyyy and Dudley ya 4 get abt it this 🎥 is wayyyy offfff
@paulletarte7444
@paulletarte7444 2 жыл бұрын
Great comment. Dudley sq is not soo bad tho right?
@sostdm617
@sostdm617 2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget H block land of shooting
@2Blessed2BeStressed
@2Blessed2BeStressed Жыл бұрын
Yes! When I was younger I had a boyfriend who was affiliated w/ a cv gang over there around bowdoin/hamilton/draper st. We all used to hang out at Ronan Park. A lot of crazy times being over there. To make it worse, I lived over by Uphams corner, which is where there rivals stayed. Not to long after we broke up, I went w/ a friend of mine to a house party on Humphreys St w/ a friend of mine who’s kids father was from Wendover st (she swore I would be fine that she already told him ahead of time I was coming & informed him of our break up that happened recently) Everything was fine the first 30 minutes & I started to relax after having a few drinks & smoking a blunt w/ my friend. I went into the kitchen to grab us a couple of beers from the fridge & next thing I know I went from opening the fridge door to grabbing us a couple of beers, to down on the floor, half my body outside of the backdoor on the porch in snow, to my lower half still being on the kitchen floor. Looking up, there were about 4 guys standing over me w/ guns pointing at me, being screamed at if I was there to try & get information so I could run back to tell him. I started balling & saying over & over again that we broke up. It felt like hours I had guns pointing at me, even though it was probably only 3 minutes, but once I was let up I grabbed my stuff & left! Didn’t even bother looking to find my friend or anything just took off. One of the scariest times of my life.
@2Blessed2BeStressed
@2Blessed2BeStressed Жыл бұрын
Not to mention the CV gangs were crazy. Most times they were shooting at their own cousins, but just because they belonged to rival gangs, it didn’t matter. It was killed or be killed
@titoslounge1946
@titoslounge1946 2 жыл бұрын
Went to college in Somerville. Most of the neighborhoods outside of Boston look like this. Crammed like a sardine can. These homes go for 1.5 million now.
@rbspider
@rbspider 2 жыл бұрын
Tufts?
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@Technoirz
@Technoirz 2 жыл бұрын
That’s why I’m moving i currently live in Somerville, and I don’t know why is spelling.
@4465Vman
@4465Vman 2 жыл бұрын
the prices here are crazy!!
@TestTest-ei4gi
@TestTest-ei4gi 2 жыл бұрын
@@Technoirz same I live in Somerville. Want to move to Chicago though. I know it’s worse but want to experience it for at least a year
@2Blessed2BeStressed
@2Blessed2BeStressed Жыл бұрын
Ok #1: it’s just BOSTON. The only area we call “SOUTH BOSTON” is actual SOUTH BOSTON aka “SOUTHIE” (which is what it is known as to people who are actually from here. #2 I was born & raised in this area & still live in this area today. Us real locals call these parts the hood & Roxbury is also referred to as “DaBury” & Mattapan is referred to as “Murdapan”
@katpyss
@katpyss 2 жыл бұрын
Did you drive through “Methadone Mile” at all?
@medleykeisha1728
@medleykeisha1728 2 жыл бұрын
I doubt it. He needs to go down "METHMILE"
@seanhickey7881
@seanhickey7881 2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure he didn't want to catch airborne HIV.
@chino3796
@chino3796 2 жыл бұрын
The methadone mile is a fairly new addition to Boston. They had to close the biggest area shelter due to an unsafe bridge, this started camping on the street. I hate seeing this in my otherwise clean and safe city. Hate it!
@rnsteve2265
@rnsteve2265 2 жыл бұрын
@@seanhickey7881 airborne HIV dead 💀🤣🤣🤣
@seanhickey7881
@seanhickey7881 2 жыл бұрын
@@rnsteve2265 🙃🙃🙃🙃
@kenkenny6196
@kenkenny6196 2 жыл бұрын
I lived in Boston for 2+ years (wife was in Medical School at the time) and I have lived up and down the East Coast. Boston is BY far the CLEANIEST city I have ever been to and lived. The worst projects would be the suburbs compared to projects in Bmore/DC/Philly. The only thing I disliked about Boston was the amount of hate each neighborhood had for each other. I knew guys who could NOT go certain places JUST because of where they lived and that reason alone.
@eddyband026
@eddyband026 2 жыл бұрын
I plan of leaving for South Carolina tired of the weather
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@MyMyManMelo_
@MyMyManMelo_ Жыл бұрын
DC looks nicer than Boston
@kenkenny6196
@kenkenny6196 Жыл бұрын
@@MyMyManMelo_ Hell NO Georgetown the ONLY decent part of DC
@MyMyManMelo_
@MyMyManMelo_ Жыл бұрын
@@kenkenny6196 nooooo. all of dc looks nice inluding ward 7/8
@jasonprocellous5268
@jasonprocellous5268 2 жыл бұрын
That's pretty much how city housing looks like, and you see even the boarded up one is under renovation. People around here tend to like our wooden triple deckers and row houses. Area like this have been gentrified all around the Boston area.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@scottdonaldson1973
@scottdonaldson1973 2 жыл бұрын
Are they public housing or privately owned?
@Richie-xr7zb
@Richie-xr7zb 2 жыл бұрын
@@scottdonaldson1973 - most are privately owned. There are subsidized housing sprinkled throughout Beantown and project in every town/city of Massachusetts
@Steve-ms9bu
@Steve-ms9bu 2 жыл бұрын
Born & raised, used to be worse in 80's and 90s.
@9999deoxys
@9999deoxys 4 ай бұрын
Nick's video is pretty accurate....Compared to most areas of Boston, the locations he showed are among the worst. Bt if you live in Detroit, Baltimore, Memphis, St Louis, Chicago, etc, you would think the worst areas of Boston are better than your city. Also, most people who live in NH, VT or ME think that most of the crime in New England is all in MA.
@glenstephenson6787
@glenstephenson6787 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Nick, thanks for the video. Although I moved away over 30 years ago, there were a lot worse areas that I can remember. Maybe they've improved. The absolute worse thing is owning a car and having to park on the street during the winter. Shovel your car out in the morning and shovel a spot to park at night. And the people that put furniture in their spot trying to save it when they came home!
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 2 жыл бұрын
Those are when the fights break out! Move that damn table!!
@justanotherguy469
@justanotherguy469 2 жыл бұрын
@@NickJohnson Aint no fights breaking out. You are one of those white boys who are afraid of their own shadow.
@augusthenry6094
@augusthenry6094 11 ай бұрын
@@NickJohnsonhouses anywhere near Boston are still 400k plus and that’s on the cheaper side
@franksaxton3583
@franksaxton3583 4 ай бұрын
I grew up in Fields Corner in the 50's and 60's. You should have done your homework. Roxbury has had sketchy areas for a long time but you did not drive through them. Mass Ave. Shawmut Ave. Very dangerous at night. Blue Hill Ave and Norfolk St were pretty sketchy in the 70's but it's improved quite a bit since then. Most of those triple deckahs cost in the area of a million bucks so as you can see, people there take pride of ownership. The houses all look freshly painted. No trash on the street. No drugged out sketchy people staggering around. Looks like it was the dead of winter when you went though. And BTW, Southie is a whole different neighborhood and you were quite some ways from there. I live in Portland Oregon now and PDX is waaaaaay more dangerous than Boston.
@tylermccann848
@tylermccann848 2 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for the episode where Nick calls someone from Boston and ends up getting a construction worker from Southie on the phone 😂
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@tcash2402
@tcash2402 2 жыл бұрын
You drove by my friends triple decker house..and he was offered 2 plus million $ for it...trust me there is NOTHING in that entire area under 600k
@michaelgavin2843
@michaelgavin2843 2 жыл бұрын
Staying in an air bnb in Roxbury right now. Been trying to find the hood. Went down methadone mile 😂😂 Kensington is worse by a mile that’s all I have to say about that. Boston got some rougher looking areas but despite all tht it’s literally one of the nicest cities I’ve ever been to I love it and I’ll always come back
@gingerlily4367
@gingerlily4367 2 жыл бұрын
Mattapan and Roxbury are not South Boston. South Boston is its own entity Nick. Don't get it twisted.
@stephenflowers8516
@stephenflowers8516 2 жыл бұрын
Next time you decide to explore Boston. Check out the Heath St projects in Jamaica Plain. Then you'll see a poverty stricken not so nice section of Boston.
@medleykeisha1728
@medleykeisha1728 2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 don't do that. Or mission hill
@dwaigntyndal
@dwaigntyndal 2 жыл бұрын
Both areas are being gentrified
@stephenflowers8516
@stephenflowers8516 2 жыл бұрын
@Sarah G Tell that to my buddy that was shot in the leg. Then asked for the money. In the Heath St projects in Jamaica plain. Literally next door to Mission Hill.
@4465Vman
@4465Vman 2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenflowers8516 heath street is not as bad as it used to be ..neither is mission hill i go to a bar all the time near in mission hill..if youre not from health street projects than yeah it can be dangerous and theres till some warring gangs but now nearly as bad as 80's ,90's ...mission hills been gentrified alot of students live there
@jacquir8331
@jacquir8331 2 жыл бұрын
@@medleykeisha1728 mission hill is multi million dollar homes, Wentworth, Northeast students and millions with six figure jobs. You are thinking 30 years ago.
@Mr-Dont-Play
@Mr-Dont-Play 2 жыл бұрын
Hoods don’t usually have homes that cost $450K and up.
@lunisce
@lunisce 2 жыл бұрын
Every city is skyrocketing in property value. These homes were bought for cheap decades ago
@tiffanylpleasant4181
@tiffanylpleasant4181 2 жыл бұрын
Boston is ridiculously over priced... colleges hospitals technology employers 🤷🏾‍♀️
@angelgirl3188
@angelgirl3188 2 жыл бұрын
That’s not always true
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@jamesadamson3016
@jamesadamson3016 2 жыл бұрын
Moved to Boston in the early 90’s from West Philadelphia, folks in Boston have no idea what a ghetto looks like. Boston is small geographically and with a housing shortage, real estate state is expensive. Very few abandoned houses and vacant lots, they are just worth too much to be underutilized.
@johncostello5046
@johncostello5046 2 жыл бұрын
I am from Boston. I was in West Philly three years ago. Holy crap. There is no comparison.
@Fasa_Lee
@Fasa_Lee 2 жыл бұрын
No folks in Boston don’t care about the ghettos in other cities. It’s always outsiders comparing themselves to us and honestly it’s weird and annoying.
@mittensrover2768
@mittensrover2768 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe your right i moved from that area in the video to indian school in phoenix, az
@michaelgavin2843
@michaelgavin2843 2 жыл бұрын
@Sarah G I’m in Roxbury staying at an Airbnb and I’m from Philadelphia. They say this is the hood like stay away from Dudley or Nubian square I think it’s called now? I drove down methadone mile someone else said Mission Hill? So I went there and I not once knew for sure if I was “in the hood” when your in Philly there’s no denying it. You will feel that your in the hood just by looking around you the scenery changes that fast. Prostitution, drugs, guns are all common in Philly and literally even the “better” neighborhoods are ghetto. Philly is a shit hole Boston is literally pristine compared to it. Also Baltimore is a shit hole west Baltimore is the only place I’ve driven thru that made me feel uncomfortable like I couldn’t get out the car
@brandonhendrixson2372
@brandonhendrixson2372 Жыл бұрын
Baltimore no joke I'm from Philly I been to LA nyc dc Baltimore Pittsburgh detriot Chicago Columbus Ohio Nashville TN Atlanta Vegas Seattle San fran Portland lynn Massachusetts Boston Springfield Albany Rochester Newark NJ Patterson NJ jonhnstown Pennsylvania chester Pennsylvania Wilmington del Camden NJ Oakland CA Atlantic city Hartford New haven Bridgeport Waterbury con
@Kountryboi795
@Kountryboi795 2 жыл бұрын
Boston is a beautiful place. I've lived here for over 12 years now. Originally from Columbia, South Carolina. Now you want to see ghetto look at Columbia S.C
@scottowens4162
@scottowens4162 2 жыл бұрын
there are far more killings here in oklahoma city than boston and that is why i want to vacation there sometime.
@33Donner77
@33Donner77 2 жыл бұрын
Looked okay, compared to the vast stretches of vacant lots and decaying properties in places like Detroit or St. Louis.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@jamesgrant5541
@jamesgrant5541 11 ай бұрын
The city changed alot in 30 years though, and they still have visions of the "old" Boston. Like they tore all the overhead trains down in the 80's and then turned all the projects in condo's basically. Looks totally different to be honest, and with gentrification most the same people are just not living there anymore.
@rogerrobinson5177
@rogerrobinson5177 2 жыл бұрын
The first video you showed you said it was in South Boston. It's not! That is in Mattapan. Get your facts straight before you start naming bad parts of a city.
@jamesmurphy5415
@jamesmurphy5415 2 жыл бұрын
South Boston is its own neighborhood and while it is "tough" it is still set in culture and by no means violent...Mattapan (Murdapan) has the most gang violence and stab murders but Dorchester has the most shootings, Roxbury is one of the poorer areas but crime is not a huge issue, same with JP its no different than any other city neighborhood...the South End and Downtown Crossing have become regrettably dirtier and more violent
@MyMyManMelo_
@MyMyManMelo_ 7 ай бұрын
South Boston isn’t tough bro
@benburndred2226
@benburndred2226 2 жыл бұрын
thins looks like a nice place to live. modern looking, large and spacious, clean streets. and im from friendly oz. be an honour to grow up in such an aesthetic.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@Landostacking
@Landostacking 2 жыл бұрын
Well just by looking at the cars around the town I know what is reliable to buy Toyota, Honda or Nissan.
@vegetarianbacon718
@vegetarianbacon718 2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't be surprised if Mass has the highest concentration of Japanese cars of all states.
@lunisce
@lunisce 2 жыл бұрын
These areas have historically been underserved by public transit (on purpose). The residents adapted, and now have methods of transportation that's more reliable (Japanese cars)
@joewalsh6359
@joewalsh6359 2 жыл бұрын
I know this area well. I used to live in the next town. Is it urban? Yes. So what? Is it densely populated? Yes. So what? Do minorities live there? Yes. So what? Is it vibrant? Yes. Absolutely. How many vacant storefronts did you see? Any? Construction is going on...there are no "slums" in Boston. Yes, some areas are more desirable than others. There are no real estate bargains here. Any bargain will get snapped up like a dollar bill on a sidewalk. The Mass Ave and Melena Cass Boulevard area (a good ride from this neighborhood) needs to be "fixed" but there are drug issues in every major city.
@DToomer
@DToomer 2 жыл бұрын
It’s become quite clear that Nick has an agenda. Judging from the comment section of this video, it didn’t work because there are far too many people calling him out on his ridiculous, conservative bullshit nonsense about all cities & all liberal states. Even his commentary in his “Interesting Maps” videos is just “off.” He’s gotta throw his little digs. Anyway, I’m glad the people of the comment section here are calling out his propaganda. The best neighborhood? No, but definitely not the worse.
@CrystalClearWith8BE
@CrystalClearWith8BE 2 жыл бұрын
Boston is a nice city, but it's expensive and some areas have homelessness. Crime is challenging to reduce in Boston. Education is good in there (Harvard and others in the Boston metro area).
@Anneras1958
@Anneras1958 2 жыл бұрын
There is nothing wrong with this neighborhood. Get a life.
@brunopinheiro1632
@brunopinheiro1632 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂🤣🤣
@iaw11
@iaw11 9 ай бұрын
I understand that people are incredulous, but these are the toughest neighborhoods in Boston currently. Specifically along Geneva Ave. However, this is partially because the city of Boston is actually a pretty small area. There are nearby neighborhoods and cities that are comparably dangerous, but are not Boston. Furthermore, Boston is not particularly dangerous in general when compared to cities like Philadelphia, where I lived for 5 years in college. In reality, the most dangerous places in all of Boston are nowhere near this neighborhood. The truly dangerous places in Boston are the pedestrian street from Park Street station to Downtown Crossing after dark, State Street after 2am on nice nights, and the border area of Chinatown and tufts medical center after businesses close.
@gingerlily4367
@gingerlily4367 2 жыл бұрын
You should have stopped at Ali's at 5:32 point for a Roti.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@themachine27
@themachine27 2 жыл бұрын
This guy went online and searched "where do black people live in Boston?" and then made this video lol. Because as someone who live in the city at the time you made this video and still to this day the worst part of Boston is in the south end and Mass ave.. there is literally a tent city there with white people on Meth, it literally nick name methadone mile. There was an article recently of all the money being spent on OT by the police because of this area. But sure Mattapan and Roxbury are the issue.
@theoriginalbunnygirl
@theoriginalbunnygirl 2 жыл бұрын
I'm originally from Mattapan and honestly this brought me back. My childhood was pretty safe surprisingly. I think a lot of these cities are disporportiantly black and due to "Red line" zoning a lot of blacks were barred from living in certain areas. Also a lot of drugs were introduced to these cities during Reagan's "War on Drugs". I can go on and on lol. I now live in Oregon waaay on the other side of the US but I'd like to visit again someday.
@heidikreuter3093
@heidikreuter3093 Жыл бұрын
I did the reverse. Pdx now...... wow
@TT.Hell.
@TT.Hell. Жыл бұрын
I have only seen "Boston" in Fallout 4 but I really want to see the real Boston some day!
@kenkenny6196
@kenkenny6196 2 жыл бұрын
Also when I lived in Boston I met people from Cape Verdia LOTS of them. I have never ever heard of that country before living in Boston and I live in the NY/NJ area for years NOW and have yet to meet one Cape Verdian (do they live in MA exclusively)???
@tiffanylpleasant4181
@tiffanylpleasant4181 2 жыл бұрын
Mostly Boston and Brockton
@jspin4018
@jspin4018 2 жыл бұрын
Cape Verdeans live heavily in New England region. They in Boston, Brockton, New Bedford. There's a lot in RI - Pawtucket & Providence, also CT like Norwich & Waterbury.
@Textemple
@Textemple 2 жыл бұрын
That's because they were one of those smaller sects of people taken from their home countries and implanted there... Very much why you see just a small population of Cape Verdeans/West Indians in those specific areas most of which rather most of whom actually have been there longer than most of the other Bostonians who claim to have original roots...
@karengoodman1678
@karengoodman1678 2 жыл бұрын
SO TRUE. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CAPE VERDIANS HERE…LOL
@kevind6835
@kevind6835 2 жыл бұрын
I am laughing! At 14:04 is where I live on the right. These houses go for 1 million unrenovated! I am from the North Shore and I was scared and it's perfectly fine. Believe it or not the streets and sidewalks a super clean - except for trash day.
@rescuealldogs581
@rescuealldogs581 2 жыл бұрын
Clearly you didn't do your research before posting. Mattapan and Roxbury are not part of South Boston!
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
⁺①⑦⓪⑦⑥④①②⑤①⑤.,,
@DJSouthFlorida
@DJSouthFlorida 2 жыл бұрын
Damn China Sea ( Chinese Food) is still there! I’m talking since 96 crazy! But you need to hit up Dorchester - Colombia Rd
@2logical
@2logical 2 жыл бұрын
This looks not so rough. I’d like to see this route on a weekend night, but I’d worry about Nick’s safety. Only KZbinr who can handle the rough stuff at night is Charliebo313 lol but yeah….
@GEAUXFRUGAL
@GEAUXFRUGAL 2 жыл бұрын
You know what I noticed there wasn't a bunch of trash flying down the street. You go down any Street in an urban area like that you're going to see trash and you just did to see it here. Shows the people there have pride in their neighborhood.
@dominiquebala2475
@dominiquebala2475 2 жыл бұрын
Boston is very clean city believe me the City of Boston have a good Cleaning and recycling system on place.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@jessicafreitag5111
@jessicafreitag5111 2 жыл бұрын
Lol. I lived 10 miles north of Boston for 15-ish years and commuted into Southie for work for a while and I thought it was a run-down place. After watching videos of Nick driving through the worst parts of other big cities, I see now that Boston and NH are NOT that bad!
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@amputeemarksman
@amputeemarksman Жыл бұрын
Mattapan and Roxbury ARE NOT parts of South Boston.
@PETER394100
@PETER394100 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Compare these to the ‘bad’ areas of Philly or Baltimore!! No comparison.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
⁺①⑦⓪⑦⑥④①②⑤①⑤.,,..
@Creative4aReason
@Creative4aReason Жыл бұрын
Lots of people in these neighborhoods work the night shift. That's why they can walk around in the day. Not because they don't have jobs.
@amstel5468
@amstel5468 2 жыл бұрын
Boston Rocks! (unless you visit Mass & Cass 😬)
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@amstel5468
@amstel5468 2 жыл бұрын
@@investmenthotline9180 what the hell is that..lol
@ChristopherQuatrocci
@ChristopherQuatrocci 4 ай бұрын
I live in Worcester and it’s getting worse in this part of mass because of the poverty rate and the surrounding areas, Webster crazy because it’s so small there. Framingham south bridge Springfield Holyoke
@2JZBobby
@2JZBobby 2 жыл бұрын
my father grew up in Mattapan before it really took a nosedive in the 70s. Like you mentioned the day these neighborhoods aren’t so bad to traverse through but the activity definitely picks up at night. Much of it seems to be culture/gang related, a pretty diverse mix in a poor, dense area. Great video as always!
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting!
@karengoodman1678
@karengoodman1678 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly..
@dwaigntyndal
@dwaigntyndal 2 жыл бұрын
Not true.. Mattapan/Milton area is pretty nice
@4465Vman
@4465Vman 2 жыл бұрын
@@dwaigntyndal Milton is really nice ..mainly white and middle and upper middle class..then you cross over one street and mattapan(section of boston) looks okay on the n th e outsdie of most homes but still alot of poverty and crime ..alot better than the 80's early 90's crack cocaine war zone it used to be
@4465Vman
@4465Vman 2 жыл бұрын
mattapan was a thriving jewish community until "white flight" of the 60's 70's ..then it became middle class/ poor black and latino, but its coming up , slowly
@RG-jw2so
@RG-jw2so 2 жыл бұрын
Y’all don’t know what a ghetto is up here.. I’m from Florida. This looked no different than East Boston to me.
@williealexander2811
@williealexander2811 2 жыл бұрын
I went to BU in the mid 70es and Mattapan looks a lot better now then it did in 1975
@kathyballes4360
@kathyballes4360 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much every city in the northeast corridor looks better than it did in 1975.
@GB-ez6ge
@GB-ez6ge 2 ай бұрын
@@kathyballes4360 When I visit NYC, I stay with a friend in Harlem. I walk around the neighborhood at any hour. That same friend's brother caught a stray bullet in the leg on 140th st. ~1995 during daytime. Things have improved. Boston, my home town, has had eras of relative "high crime" but nothing that could compete with NYC, LA, or DC.
@Ms.truecrimebuff
@Ms.truecrimebuff 11 ай бұрын
This isn’t ghetto at all. I’m from CT , and worked in Mass, Worcester as a matter of fact. Love Mass, but I’m too old to move there and start over. I worked in the health field. There’s tons of businesses , schools, great hospitals. Many opportunities.
@seinsmeld13
@seinsmeld13 2 жыл бұрын
I watched the entire video and this looks like paradise compared to Buffalo New York.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
⁺①⑦⓪⑦⑥④①②⑤①⑤.,,.
@nicoleoconnell3695
@nicoleoconnell3695 2 жыл бұрын
This is not the worst parts of Boston lmaoooo
@TheYeti6000
@TheYeti6000 Жыл бұрын
As someone who lives in Boston and Somerville, I’ve never been to Mattapan, but Dorchester and Roxbury are really not bad. The worst part of Boston I’ve been to is Mass Ave and Melnea Cass. Methadone mile. But even there, keep walking, don’t flash expensive stuff, and don’t have your face buried in your smartphone, you’ll be fine.
@zIShadowS
@zIShadowS 2 жыл бұрын
Worst part of Boston have really nice houses... I mean look at those houses at 1:11 those gotta be like over 4,000 sq feet!! Lol I wish I had a house like that.
@tednemtzow2796
@tednemtzow2796 2 жыл бұрын
These are all 3-family homes, and many poor families must double-up to make the high Boston rents.
@mtgpackrat7945
@mtgpackrat7945 2 жыл бұрын
Gary, Indiana would kill for their worst areas to look this nice. I can also tell you the total number of times I saw anyone pressure washing a house in Gary. That would be zero. Pretty sure a lot of the houses would just fall apart if you tried to pressure wash them.
@NickJohnson
@NickJohnson 2 жыл бұрын
I agree
@knightclassic1
@knightclassic1 Жыл бұрын
I can say same thing about my hometown (Small City like) Muskegon, Michigan will kill for theirs as well
@breenseaturtle
@breenseaturtle 2 жыл бұрын
That looks like something out of a horror movie
@sulladrum
@sulladrum 2 жыл бұрын
These two areas have nothing to do with South Boston. They are distinct neighborhoods. Also, they are considered the worst parts of Boston because they have the highest murder rates compared to other neighborhoods(Boston had 152 murders in 2021, down from 170 in 2020)Boston is one of the safest big cities in America. Here are some numbers: -Central/Downtown Boston is where much of the Boston crime occurs. Downtown has 158% more crime than Boston overall and a violent crime rate of 1,600 crimes per 100k people. -Roxbury has 104% more crime than Boston overall, with a high violent crime rate of 1,271/100k people. Roxbury has a higher rate of rape and attempted rape, and it’s most known for drugs and violent crime. -Dorchester with up to 36% more crime than the Boston average, depending on whether you’re in South or North Dorchester. Some parts of Dorchester are quite safe as this is a very large neighborhood with almost 88,000 residents. However, you’ll want to be careful going into many areas of Dorchester known for violent crime. -Mattapan is one of the more affordable neighborhoods in Boston but has a fairly high crime rate. It has a reputation for crime, especially violent crime, firearms, and drugs.
@angelabyrd6220
@angelabyrd6220 Жыл бұрын
I call cap
@kahoki
@kahoki 2 жыл бұрын
Not sure what driving through Mattapan and Roxbury in the middle of winter demonstrates other than Boston is a mixed bag socioeconomically when it comes to the people that live here, while the value of the housing stock remains high. Jamaica Plain went through this in the 1970s, and many older homes were picked up for a song and renovated/restored into valuable, landscaped properties today. These areas remain underserved when it comes to being connected to the T, resulting in a lot of intensive renovations and new apartment/condo construction within the city while these areas were designed for and remain commuter areas with cars required to get around. For being as crime-plagued as you described it, there were plenty of new model cars and renovated houses along the routes you took, with the only tired-looking properties being ones that have been there a long time.
@zulikkowalski3547
@zulikkowalski3547 2 жыл бұрын
Better than anything in Philly
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@ironohyes3644
@ironohyes3644 2 жыл бұрын
that actually looks beautiful
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@mineoladiaz1016
@mineoladiaz1016 2 жыл бұрын
I live near over 10yrs it's not the worst you don't know what your talking about nice homes hey there is crime every where in all state the streets are clean you don't see people hanging in corners selling drugs or drinking night and day is the same what you see
@kaylacolgan
@kaylacolgan 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been to Boston and it’s a lot cleaner than New York City.
@negotiable_terms1848
@negotiable_terms1848 2 жыл бұрын
Way cleaner than NYC.
@davidbea3711
@davidbea3711 2 жыл бұрын
sure but dats like sayin its cleaner then the inside o my toiletbowl during my worst case o foodpoisoning...
@TomByron-h7s
@TomByron-h7s Жыл бұрын
I like Mattapan. Simcos hot dogs. I'd live in Boston if I could. But even in the hood it's way too expensive. Not worth the aggravation
@stevensoderlund8512
@stevensoderlund8512 2 жыл бұрын
I think you missed your mark-like your videos but this one a miss. Dorchester should have made your #1. While Mataram is known as “murderpan” and Roxbury has it’s challenges, all butt up to very rich towns. They are 100% fine during the day. I’ve worked in them for 14 years never had 1 issue never saw anything of concern. To your point, they have much different reputation when the sun goes down. But keep on making vids!
@woxyroxme
@woxyroxme 2 жыл бұрын
Far from the worst part of Boston, seen much worse as a kid
@noweare1
@noweare1 Жыл бұрын
Could be Somerville based on the 3 deckers. Boston "worst" is not like NY city "worst" or Chicago "worst". Boston is a pretty safe city compared to others.
@gurleykristin
@gurleykristin 2 жыл бұрын
Cool apartment buildings. I love that old architecture. The neighborhoods at the beginning were charming in a "House of Pain" type of way lol
@eddyband026
@eddyband026 2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 till you can’t afford the bills
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@kanishajeffes5379
@kanishajeffes5379 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah our brick complex 🤓it used to be a fucking school 🏫 😂 100 years ago I live in historical building 🏢🏫🏫 they broke the fucking school building up and turned them into brick buildings! It's private property , 😒idc they need to knock these shits down 👎👇 too old , but they don't care as long as they keep it up and it's in tact they ain't knocking anything down , we don't have rodents , no fucking roaches, nothing! They keep exterminator on Deck, they constantly keep the landscaping in tact , 😒I don't like the rules here I break them 😂I done created my apartment so dope but they seen it liked it and left me ALONE 😂they said ok it's nice s long as it's not crazy colors and stuff My home is a GODLY magical witch house dark midnight blue paint, heritage blue paint looks like lilac mixed with baby 💙 idk 😶😐 hard to describe but very nice color , I did my whole bathroom over I put wallpaper in my hallway , kitchen and bathroom have dope tile walls , I put in so many shelves , I turned my bathroom into a spa bathroom I put alot of fucking money in this place 😒 people keep saying I need a house 🏠 nope u trying to give me extra bills 😂I like my money nuggah I like taking care of other things too not just bills which I'm never behind in 🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪💪👀🗣️well god bless you and everyone else on here 💜 stay safe and healthy 💞🙏💪
@AchaWifehouse
@AchaWifehouse 2 жыл бұрын
This video is misleading Mattapan and Roxbury isn't south boston. You didn't even drive through Dorchester or the point.
@ackvon9081
@ackvon9081 2 жыл бұрын
This honestly isn't even that bad. There's some areas around where I live that are probably worse.
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@ChrisCanary
@ChrisCanary 2 жыл бұрын
You just lost a lot of credibility with a lot of people. First... South Boston is it's own area. Mattapan and Roxbury are NOT anywhere near South Boston. South Boston is also known as Southie. A lot of the footage you show is actually DORCHESTER, which runs between Roxbury and Mattapan. Again, NOT South Boston. (And not Roxbury and not Mattapan.) Sorry Nick, you got this one completely wrong. Now I wonder what info on your other videos is totally incorrect... like this video is. Unsubcribed...
@ru4realkid
@ru4realkid 2 жыл бұрын
This is not the worst parts of Boston.. 🤦‍♂️
@investmenthotline9180
@investmenthotline9180 2 жыл бұрын
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@dato1712
@dato1712 2 жыл бұрын
good streets, and road not damaged...come see Baltimore,....
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