INSIDE New York's RICHEST Neighborhood...

[@HereBeBarr]

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[@mancusorob]

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[@gokillshotgogaming263]

Just got back to the UK from our first trip to NYC. A surreal beautiful crazy city. I enjoyed the high line, boat tour round the island, 9/11, walking the Brooklyn bridge at sunset, the infrastructure, Hudson yards, Chelsea market. Just awesome. Thanks for all the helpful videos for us tourists buddy.

[@SavaNedev]

Hey mate, wasn't Brooklyn Bridge at sunset crazy busy? I strongly recommend next time to try walking at sunrise, it's surreal.

[@gokillshotgogaming263]

@@SavaNedev sup buddy, fairly busy but still made the most. A wonderful trip. Cheers for the heads up for next time

[@1525boy]

You were just in Manhattan.

[@churchillcoins8519]

Had an office on 33rd and 10th until 2019. We were relocated because it was being converted into a residential building. This was one of the biggest corruption based development projects in NYC history. First off Brookfield (the owners) were giving over 1.5 Billon dollars in grants, subsidies and 0% interest loans. On top of 15 years of tax free status. This was an issue because they are none US based company (Canadian). During the construction Brookfield only used 15-20% unionized employees, the remainder were low wage small contractors. The rent for all of the business within a 5-10 block radius and has more than doubled. A restaurant a few blocks away had their rent raised from 15K 2019 a month to 40K in 2022. The capacity rate in the residential and commercial building is 18%-30% allowing Brookfield to write off losses on this and other unrelated projects. To sum it up, NYC gave Brookfield over a billion dollars in subsidies without contingencies. The developers used none union employees to save coast and drive down wages. The rents in the area sky rocketed at a time when sales are down. Our tax dollars (governments don’t make money they use tax dollars) went to subsidize a project of a large a developer, that didn’t employe locals and drove up the coast. Shame on the mayor and the government during that time.

[@ShervinShares]

1:30 I love going to that Equinox haha

[@HereBeBarr]

🤣

[@sophiaisabelle027]

The whole neighborhood seems very luxurious. Thanks for taking us around with you.

[@paulmaggio8866]

I visited last week Hudson Yards is beautifully decorated for the holidays. Ate at the Queens Yards Restaurant, very good food and service.

[@herwinjoseph3916]

That's right Ben!

[@wwilll]

Hey Jon nice one, we watched all your videos before visiting New York in July from Germany, it was great but really hot, sure to come back soon.

[@edvaira6891]

7:25…Paella at the two different places I’ve found do it well in San Diego seems to run about $23-27 for a plate, so that’s actually pretty good for a place in such a high rent spot!

[@GENIUSA1A]

I just went for the first time last week (as a tourist). It was cool. Nothing more than a mall, some office buildings, condos, and a fancy art piece. No need to rush back.

[@prestonradtke222]

The only thing that Hudson yards has over other neighborhoods in the city, If you are a resident, is that since everything is so new, apartments and condos, don’t come with the inherent frustrations of older buildings. They obviously don’t have the vintage charm, but the appliances and creature comforts are much higher than prewar buildings which populate the city.

[@georgiasmith7615]

There are other neighborhoods with new construction like Williamsburg and downtown Brooklyn that are more appealing.

[@HereBeBarr]

yep no brownstones in Hudson yards.

[@georgiasmith7615]

But it is one of the few new construction areas if you want to live in Manhattan. Tons of luxury new construction on the Brooklyn and Queens waterfront. Long Island City is almost nothing but new luxury buildings now.

[@prestonradtke222]

@@georgiasmith7615 that’s true, they were mainly thinking of people working in Manhattan. commuting from Williamsburg every day could be kind of a drag compared to Hudson yards. also, downtown Brooklyn is OK, it’s just a bit too chainy for me.

[@jessedylan6162]

They also don't come with the rodents and cockaroaches which plague tenement buildings and other pre war structures@Preston Radtke

[@therealhannahlee]

“Hudson Yards is coming for your soul” 🤣🤣

[@OvenfreshDeth]

Still got that picture I took of The Vessel in my phone from before the pandemic. The high line is my favorite part of Manhattan.

[@johnoleary148]

Once again Jon delivers with another excellent video. So pleased he did a guide to Hudson Yards and covered all the main areas. Very useful. Not been to NYC since 2018 so this will be a must see new area for us when we finally return in April. Looking forward to seeing it as it was just being finished when we last visited. Not cheap as Jon says but we have to see it. Equinox is a quality brand but boy it’s not cheap. The Edge looks amazing and the Shopping Centre looks quality. Love how they have decked it out for Christmas. Not sure about that Paella being worth $18? Nice cameo by Ben again. Very sharp with the one liners. Shame about the Vessel situation. Surely they have to open it up again. Very sad what has happened but surely it’s worth a go again. That Casino idea will be interstice to see if it gets the go ahead. This will be done in style no doubt. Nice work Jon. Thanks.

[@1jackvalley580]

And it will stay 🤑💰 wealthy as long as people are willing to pay what they are asking😰

[@megmaravillas]

Waiting for your Christmas Special video, John. Very excited, what do you have for us viewers. Thanks

[@bhismilinirampersad3360]

Thanks Jon 👍😊🇹🇹

[@Jaycation]

That is some expensive AF paella. Lol u can get decent paella in Barcelona for 9-11 euro

[@mehirsinghr]

I’ve been there love it

[@lauries2757]

The building is cool looking but the old school buildings are architectural works of art. Just gorgeous 🤩

[@MDagrosa]

The vessel looks like lamb sharwma

[@excalipoor]

I only go there just for walking in the high line or only during New York comic con. Glad I went up to the vessel twice.

[@bjojosimpson]

I have an apartment there… in the metaverse 😂😂😂😂

[@lindalu33]

I liked it walking around there but other neighborhoods in NYC definitely have more charm than Hudson yards

[@jessedylan6162]

Gramercy is my favorite residential area; way more charming than Hudson Yards@Linda

[@sharifchi]

Hudson Yards Mall and The Vessel were so nice. I loved it! The holiday lights are great! People were just hanging out and sitting and taking pics, just the best!

[@5argetech56]

Could never ever afford to live there.. But at least I can visit! Thanks for the tour!

[@roscoemuttley]

Nice video, concise. Looks like a good mid-morning hit, eat breakfast on the way, check it out until time to go eat again. Too bad about the big sculpture though. Don't like the idea of a casino either.

[@suchhun]

damn Ben down bad 😩😩😩

[@edvaira6891]

This actually reminds me of the City Center complex of hotels(the one that includes Aria, Vdara and the Cosmopolitan as well as the ultra expensive Crystals Mall) that opened on the Vegas strip in 2009…very similar architecture and aesthetic

[@clarity1984]

I hadn't been in NYC since 2017. I was there late November and had to visit Hudson Yards! It was decorated for the Holidays and it was magnificent. Just enchanting! Based on the shops there you can tell it's definitely not a neighborhood for the faint of wallet LOL

[@deliverancetwo]

Another fantastic video.

[@matthewjund3355]

I think I saw you filming this last week. I was walking from my office into the mall in the Edge with some coworkers and swear you walked right past the door. I’ll say hi next time

[@Sammi_Kristiansen]

They should tear down and demolish that honeycomb Vessel to build apartments and affordable housing. It's closed indefinitely because of multiple "incidents"

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing..

[@WorldofMichaelTrent]

Great video, as always. I have not been home to NYC in a few years and cannot believe how much it's changed. Next trip, this is on my list to check out.

[@angelachanellehuang5663]

Edmund burke

[@JoseFlores-kl6jm]

It maybe expansive Jon ! However, I will visit Hudson Yards next time I'm in NYC.

[@georgiasmith7615]

The shopping at Hudson Yards is a bit boring. It’s mostly chain stores that you have in most major American cities. Why do you need to travel to NYC to see that? What I love about NYC is the unique small boutiques not in other cities. The Shed is great thought. They have amazing avant garde performances. I saw Bjork there in 2019.

[@HereBeBarr]

The Shed is Great!

[@py2007]

Not the mall for me.

[@franciscopinasebastian9391]

I think that a portion of paella costs in Spain approximatelly between 8-12 euros but It depends of the city

[@jordanweekes8913]

Chicken…. Rabbit “oh god” lmfaooo

[@clowchan]

I will say as expensive as Hudson Yards mall is, Muji and Little Spain has affordable prices. Also if only that architect listened to other architects and artists about including certain elements for the Vessel there wouldn't be so much tragedy surrounding it (but he refused because it would ruin the "aesthetic". 😬)

[@Sammi_Kristiansen]

Agree. They just need to build a bigger Vessel with taller walls. I guess they want to save money.

[@janettejones5264]

I wait for Megabus outside at 34th and 12th tons of rats running around at night!!!!!

[@Sammi_Kristiansen]

@@janettejones5264 Luxury neighborhood

[@janettejones5264]

I feared when I first saw vessel bad things would happen

[@janettejones5264]

Luxury neighborhood it is but still when we are waiting at Megabus stop at Hudson yards outside on 34th thousands of huge rats there

[@popeluigi]

Is it just me or is John's voice slowed down slightly? Seems slower and lower pitched than normal cadence

[@annbergman6533]

I was in NY in September last year. Love the city. I´m going back next year. I visited this neighborhood when I walked the High Line. This year I´m going to Svalbard and Japan. Have to save more money for NY.

[@__tay__6074]

Great to walk around Hudson Yards but one thing not so great is the long, steep escalator down to Hudson Yards Subway... very disorientating! For me personally anyway haha

[@jessedylan6162]

You can take the A/C/E trains to 34th and 8th and just walk a few blocks west to get there instead@Tay

[@ilyaLNYC]

Interesting how today Hudson Yards is just fact of life but for many years it was not clear at all anything would ever happen there :)

[@GENIUSA1A]

It's basically a city inside the city

[@stepheneson4107]

As it approached completion, Hudson Yards began promoting a naming competition to replace what was then The Vessel's temporary name. Apparently that contest has quietly gone away.

[@__PJ__]

Why and what was it called ?

[@sabirahemphill-garcia1676]

I think that was the first time I ever seen you drink soda in winter videos

[@HereBeBarr]

Haha

[@adventureswithcarl123]

Very interesting that there might be a casino in Hudson Yards. If it does happen I hope they do shows there as well! Another cool idea I think would to put like a pirate adventure dinner theater there if they can find the space! Thanks for sharing

[@Kevin-1969]

Bet your not out roaming about New York now Mate in that big freeze. No Pizzas or Bistros to report for a few days. By the way any chance of a video about China Town by night, you walking about China Town by night eating there at night, that’s when people want to eat there, that Asian guy he could go with you. Respect

[@lac2275]

Was your voice modified to sound with a lower tone?

[@edvaira6891]

4:28…Good luck, Ben…You’re a charming guy, maybe you might get lucky…

[@AmyLSchulte]

The 15-minute city. Look it up.

[@maetes]

I like the area.

[@johnrivera922]

Rabbit is expensive sir. And the edge is great!

[@eddieg6436]

I get that it’s expensive, and people hate on it. But the developers created a VERY NICE new part of Manhattan with architecture, sculpture, trees, walkways, restaurants, and shops. What would you prefer?? Graffiti, garbage, homeless, and crime??! (I think New York already has ENOUGH). Yes, it would be nice if there were a few more non-chain shops, and restaurants to give it more character, but Hudson Yards is a great addition to the city!

[@HereBeBarr]

Yeah, most of the complaints were on the architecture and the cost of moving there. I think from the perspective as someone walking through/tourist it's quite interesting.

[@madamedelite]

The problem with the Vessel was the barriers were at 4 ft high, making it very easy for anyone who had horrible intentions. Sadly 4 people, one being 14 years old, did. Even before the death of the final person, there were pleas to bring the barriers higher or put preventive measures added the barrier, but the architect and officials of the Hudson Yard felt it took away from the look. Now no one can go up there.

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

If only I could afford to just window shop at the mall at Hudson Yards!

[@kakumee]

OMG I love rabbit meat!! Rabbit, carabu, deer!! I want to have some all then tiq dried fish!! Like the kind made in Alaska and Greenland!! Not my acdent i made the fish dried now it's like fish jerky from the oven!!

[@schw0373]

I stayed in a hotel a couple blocks from HY right before the pandemic, and I thought HY was the most overrated thing I've ever seen in NYC.

[@schao2156]

Yeah, I get that Hudson Yards is a controversial place, but to think how less than 10 years ago it consisted of nothing more than a 2-story McDonalds and a Megabus stop. I don't think the Highline was completed yet either. I dunno, the more buildings and developments that you can squeeze rich people into the more affordable general housing will become for regular New Yorkers.

[@HaleyMary]

Those rents are insane! It seems like only billionaires would be able to afford to live there. It looks like an amazing neighborhood, but just to visit when the Christmas decorations are up, not to live in. Can't see ever going to the hotel or gym, though. Those sound too expensive.

[@aasim8]

Hi John and Ben, I visited the mall on Tuesday. It was nice. I went into an upscale restaurant that is under construction. I looked out at the rail yard and the Hudson. 🚉🚉🚉 I wanted to go up on edges observatory deck but it was raining 🌧 and low visibility. Perhaps some other time.

[@tommytube268]

Great area for tourists. Walk from Penn Station on the high line to the vessel and went their before the cowards started jumping, Toughen up and deal with your problems. Waited for the elevator in the vessel because for health reasons I couldn’t walk up to the top. I enjoyed my shortened day, actually night visit again for my reasons but hope to go back. The observation deck looked great.

[@dnguyen9747]

hmm you want suicidal people to toughen up yet you couldn't walk up to the top. What a real man you are. Must be nice to want everyone else to "toughen up" while you take the easy route.

[@clowchan]

And then you wonder why people don't ask for help when they go through a mental health crisis. Do better.

[@tommytube268]

@@clowchan You do better

[@tommytube268]

@@clowchan You do better, I’ve dealt with their aftermath too many times.

[@appolop8273]

I hate those that are filthy rich because, most of their fortunes were made illegally. Another rip-off restaurant like Katz's, $18 dollars for a dish of paella, I hope he didn't leave a tip.

[@oscaralvarez247]

I wish I would have known about this when I visited back in august 😭😭

[@borispeper6981]

the vessel always looked like a bee`s tail to me.

[@janettejones5264]

I catch Megabus here at 34th and 12th I don't know how anyone afford to live and shop at Hudson yards

[@hejiranyc]

If the developers of HY wanted to go for something boldly futuristic and creating a new model for urban communities, they failed miserably. Mistake one was isolating HY rather than continuing the street grid into the neighborhood, which effectively makes it another one of those "towers in a park" dystopias. And, from what I can tell, it's basically just glassy highrises set above a shopping mall and pedestrian square. Oh, and they threw in a couple of "cultural" things into it just to make it seem like a vibrant place, when it's just an even less inviting iteration of Battery Park City.

[@Qiubenjamin]

All calm and relaxing until that $47 meal.... bruh...

[@HereBeBarr]

😫

[@megmaravillas]

Another great content John, Never really stayed that long in Hudson Yards w/ both our visit. Thanks, next time we are there I'll make sure to explore it more. I like the restaurants you visited. By the way, how's your little one? Are you and Adriana, getting enough sleep? Godbless you more.

[@HereBeBarr]

We’re doing alright thanks!!

[@angelachanellehuang5663]

Affordable housing..

[@FramesFTW]

Am I crazy or does Jons voice sound different?

[@EdDiaz]

Very Dubai

[@erickjerland1281]

Hudson yards is a nice place to visit,but what about having a house with grass.

[@GENIUSA1A]

Got to go to New Jersey or Long Island for that

[@allforthewinner]

Ya shit

[@TheNoerdy]

Jon, just an FYI, that's not a normal Equinox, that one costs an extra $100 per month!!

[@HereBeBarr]

why am i NOT surprised.

[@rogers6168]

A casino in NYC? Nah, doesn't sound right.

[@dominicperez3777]

Imagine the average cost of living and the average rent in that neighborhood.

[@AAAA-nv5cf]

Why does your audio sounds slower than usual?

[@Itssomething23]

the only reason they were able to do this was because they promise affordable housing next to hudson yards .. if you look to 33th + you can some slots avaiable ..but now they have not money to finished .. the city need to step in.

[@DK-vn7lr]

They really need to reopen the Vessel

[@lugire5]

Mi lugar favorito en NYC. Viva españa 🇪🇸

[@RickJ04040]

RIP Ben

[@AlonsoRules]

Look at all that money for a box of air in the sky

[@marblehillpjs]

we would have been better off with the West Side Stadium

[@Servietsky_]

Last time i been in spain we spend like 50€ to get 10 times more paellas of what u got for $40 😭😭

[@HereBeBarr]

😂

[@conniedelio]

Happy Holidays, Jon, to you and Andrianna, and Ben the camera man. Thank you for sharing your talents with us all year. Haven’t been to HY. Really appreciate that you can bring it to me. 🙂

[@vsibirsky]

I am interested in that Show... but the idea of Hudson Yards and the ticket price is above my price range and honestly offensive in its goal to be exclusive which basically translates make money. I wonder how people who live there views the invasions of tourist in what is a non-neighborhood.

[@HereBeBarr]

I've never met anyone that actually lived there. I'm very curious too.

[@volatero]

Spaniard here. 23.5 for one plate of paella in a cardboard plate and a can of soda it’s a total rip off, sorry to say, man. The ingredients were legit, though. BTW Kas manzana exists, but if you ask for it at a random bar I doubt they have it.

[@bonniepwtf]

After that last meal all I can say is "what's up doc?"🥕

[@Matadorz33]

"Very sadly the Vessel has been closed for climbing for a year or so now.." *me thinking - he's gonna say covid, he's gonna say covid "...due to a rash of suicides" *me - jay-z yikes reaction Fortunately I was able to climb to the top in Dec '19 right before the pandemic hit. I wasn't even aware it was closed for climbing until now.

[@__PJ__]

Me too covid for sure... so is it open now or they making it harder to jump ?

[@divinep1912]

😂😂 no sir thats actually the most renovated part part of phase 1. Phase 2 has been " halted" in hopes for the casino phase 3-5 are all part of changing what you assume is hells kitchen.. but hudson yards is 28th to 43rd basically th lower half of what was hells kitchen. Check the zoning maps

[@yugioht42]

I thought New York law prohibits gambling of any kind in the city. Most gambling in the city has to be done through third parties under the table at least from what I know. Steve Wynn will likely never get past that law. The entertainment complex though is a good idea as it would give New York something other than Coney Island to do. The city really needs like a indoor space where you an do rides and stuff and not worry too much for the season nor weather.

[@mattdaaamon]

I get a status thing but if I were rich for that money I would live closer to midtown.

[@clowchan]

Also if they put a casino in NYC it's going to ruin it. There's talks of putting one near the theatre district and the way I said "no 😡"

[@brett7236]

It’s already ruined that’s just a revenue grab the city is broke 😢

[@sailingsam3815]

Wasted money...something sad and empty about the neighborhood. People will get tired of it in a few years.

[@annan4091]

That place is overrated. Christmas 🎄 decorations are nice.

[@gozorak]

Id think about moving there but I dont see a Taco Bell in the food court

[@HereBeBarr]

Hudson yards needs a dollar pizza spot

[@Aivirx]

they should leave the western train yard like that instead of covering it

[@yougetaspear7799]

When they get permits by adding benches then claim, "it's for the greater good of all members of society regardless of status". And then hire security to evict any poor looking soul on those very same benches. And walla, that's your progress.

[@rafadydkiemmacha7543]

Living there seems like the greatest way to get depressed over time. Why do people do that to themselves?