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[@Snjones777]

Hello from Georgia...My son was killed as a passenger in a car accident on Pulaski in June 21st. 2020. I miss him so much.

[@NickJohnson]

I'm so sorry :(

[@sully4159]

xoxoxoxo

[@anye76]

🙏🏾💔

[@dsanchez9703]

Sorry to hear bro,

[@Snjones777]

@@dsanchez9703 I'm mom..but thanks

[@christinalingenas2278]

Hi Nick! Learned a lot from your programs about America. Very interesting and fun shows. Greetings from a Swedish subscriber. Christina

[@NickJohnson]

Hi Christina ❤️❤️ 🇸🇪

[@moisuomi]

@@christinalingenas2278 Are there any more nice areas in Sweden anymore I am asking this as a Finn? I heard Stockholm and Malmö are shitholes.

[@moisuomi]

@@christinalingenas2278 Lol Malmö isn’t even Swedish anymore 😂

[@adamhornik8730]

perfect vymyšlené,pro turisty i pro neturisty

[@nubnsista]

I notice ol’ boy is sticking to the major streets. If he would have gone on those side streets he will see some more “interesting” action, lol!

[@Jbb6782]

Lol right! His commentary is hilarious. Talking like where he’s at is bad. He’s in all the nice spots.

[@AnaSpeirs]

Facts!!! LMAO

[@katel3962]

I choose west side of Chicago over St Louis all day, everyday.

[@katel3962]

@@K.B.Williams Downtown St Louis on 14th by Clark and Market is f***ing scary. Lots of homeless people and zombies strung out on drugs. Went downtown once and NEVER again. Two guys approached my car from behind, one on each side of the car. I took off and ran a red light. No idea if they were going to rob me or carjack me. The west side of Chicago is much safer than downtown St Louis.

[@hymanbjorn6768]

Shiiiit...I'll take St Louis over South Memphis!

[@benhaith9056]

That is probably because YOU don't have a choice?

[@catholiccrusader5328]

@@hymanbjorn6768 Me too; I've been to both. Memphis is the worse city in the country next to Albuquerque, NM. Those dumps were so bad I couldn't wait to get back to my home sweet home Chicago.

[@CordayDatzTuff]

@@hymanbjorn6768 but chicago homicides is more than memphis and st louis combined

[@tornfeather1]

No homeless tents? They can be found downtown along the highway entrances under overpasses. Near metra or cta. Near the LSD entrances. Lower wacker drive. Parks

[@Davo2times]

Barely though, nowhere near as many as you’d see in other cities

[@dsanchez9703]

@@Davo2times yup, i think maybe they took off to Cali cause i use to run into a bunch of them under the I55 and Cicero and now they r gone

[@justdrive5327]

NOONE CLOSE TO WHAT YOU SEE IN LA OR SAN FRANCISCO THOUGH

[@justdrive5327]

@@dsanchez9703 They moved with their tents to Cali😂 Homeless people have rights over there

[@justdrive5327]

@@dsanchez9703 Same i also saw some under the Cermak bridge near Chinatown some months and now they're gone

[@missytwist3705]

This is my city. Most of the city is safe and beautiful. You always say bad stuff about the place..

[@mrs.morris5506]

Yo....you didn't reach out for this one. I was born and raised on the west side of Chicago.... Not all black folk are unemployed and on welfare. At the beginning, you got the really gutter side of the west side. That Garfield area is a mutha!

[@evilleprechaunstoleyourgol8462]

A lot of people on the West Side are also Hispanic.

[@rnsteve2265]

Two uploads in one day? Hech yea Nick. I was wating for a Chicago video.

[@warpet2011]

What you thought was a prison was The Cook County Department of Corrections Building.

[@wawalker1]

Same difference

[@urbanwilliam5407]

The biggest county jail in America.... rough in there.....

[@ericnicola8470]

I've been in CCDOC 13 times. I'm done now. I'm too old to be going back

[@peregrination3643]

"Watch this!" The footage skips the U-turn, lol.

[@jl453]

I live in Chicago and glad you're here-now be safe!

[@sully4159]

Super bummed I miss this live ughh.. Yay! A video!! So that's good at least :)

[@1bigboy500]

Stuff happens in Chicago in the good parts and bad parts. However, the real action happens on the East/West streets. Those streets include Madison St., Jackson Blvd., Chicago Ave., Augusta Blvd., Division St., and Fullerton Ave. west of Ashland Ave and east of Austin Ave.

[@ccsd0601]

You passed by the Cook County Jail, and Courthouse on 26th and California. The largest single site jail facility in the nation. Specifically, the building you passed by was the old Division 1, which is currently being demolished. Al Capone was once in that building.

[@eighthhouse]

lol

[@bessbashbosch4523]

Stealing your lemonade?? What the what what?? West side of Chicago, what is going on!

[@thomashensal3366]

"Im not going that way nope!!"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benhaith9056]

WHERE IS YOUR HUMANITY!?

[@yvonnethomas9952]

Too funny!!

[@michaeldulisse9657]

So strange how your in a nice part of town ,then you make a turn and your in the hood.

[@storytimewithunclekumaran5004]

other side of the tracks...

[@oohellyaa08]

it's literally not strange at all, what is there supposed to be some giant wall separating the 2?

[@Juliearrow4567]

Randy says you need some Bear Spray down there. And the homeless are all in Venice sunning theirselves.

[@crestonediamond]

Or Oregon

[@colleencasey3474]

Or Honolulu

[@mikehayne538]

And Las Vegas. People wearing heavy sweatshirts with hoods in 90 degree weather! Hey Fonzi, I admire your black leather jacket. Not!

[@garymartin4696]

Enjoy your videos Nick. Thanks, and be safe out there.

[@MsHp311]

So sad that these people have to live this way Thanks for sharing- Be safe whether you are in a decent or rough area.

[@mightykim5727]

They get what they deserve.

[@sano1189]

@@mightykim5727 not true at all. How does a child deserve to be born into a single parent household on a violent neighborhood?

[@mightykim5727]

@@sano1189 Weak people use their children as human shields. They need to be sterilized.

[@robindear5043]

@Jadwiga Petrykiewicz Many of the people living in these areas don't choose to live this way.....There are many solid families comprised of both single parents and parents who are married and employed, they want better, they want to make what they have better, but sadly, banks discriminate heavily against Blacks, no matter if you have good jobs and are a hardworking single parent or happily married with well behaved children. If this banking bias didn't happen, these "hood" areas would be much nicer and there definitely would be less crime and instability. Maybe there is not banking bias based on race in Poland, but aren't there areas where there is poverty, crime, and single/married parents struggling to make a living and bring their children up properly?

[@rbrkid8914]

This is my home, born and raised, i am not scared to walk through here at all, your video seems just condescending and judgemental

[@benji8403]

I really like how you seem like Ginuwin nice guy. I love learning from your videos. Thanks for making them. You're very knowledgeable.

[@bossfan49]

*genuine

[@jeffsea6490]

*I did notice a couple of churches, thx 4 sharing, gr8 content Nick* 👍🇺🇸

[@tuxfeline6229]

When you go to Cleveland make sure to visit East CLEVELAND.

[@benhaith9056]

WHY?

[@sonicthehedgehog5360]

NO

[@tuxfeline6229]

@@sonicthehedgehog5360 the place is filled with neglected abondoned property, pot hole filled streets, and violent crime.

[@tuxfeline6229]

@@benhaith9056 filled with blight and crime.

[@Rammeth_Chaney]

@@tuxfeline6229 nah it’s not that bad crime wise it’s just poor. I had a UPS route there for a summer

[@markostner]

Those are some old hoods. The good ole days for them would be the eras of The Untouchables and M Squad and Al Capone and the Chicago Outfit.

[@benhaith9056]

WHY?

[@mikehayne538]

History, 1930s, Germany, they collected the street people into a truck with exhaust pipe hooked up to where the people were.

[@MrTrixy]

I love you’re channel man

[@catholiccrusader5328]

Nick I spent years working in that part of dear old Chi.. Murders, muggings, thefts you name it I've seen it. North Lawndale is most definitely not a nice place to be however for the best hotdogs and fries on planet Earth has go to be Dave's bar none on the corner of Roosevelt and Homan if they're still in business. I use to spend idle moments munching away on a polish, fries and pop to watch the wild life. Great video so a lot of my fellow ghettoites enjoy your show! Keep it comin.'

[@barlowmcmaster9771]

LOVE YOUR SHOW

[@sharkymama]

I missed a live feed 😢 I hope your doing well my favorite Nick

[@tornfeather1]

The initial neighborhood has greatly improved since I lived there!

[@Billboardmister36]

Welcome to my home state Of Illinois. The south side and the west side of the city can be the roughest parts of Chicago. Chicago not as bad as it is in most big cities but I stay mostly in the suburbs cause it has everything I need. The only thing you find on the west and south sides of Chicago is trouble. Best neighborhoods in Chicago are usually Lincoln Park, Magnificent Mile, Edgewater, Lakeview.

[@evilleprechaunstoleyourgol8462]

Crime is getting worse everywhere though. Even in Lincoln Park, there were stabbings and people robbing.

[@robindear5043]

@@evilleprechaunstoleyourgol8462 EVEN IN LINCOLN PARK?!!!🤔 Lincoln Park has always been a hotspot for rapes and burglaries. Where have you been??

[@evilleprechaunstoleyourgol8462]

@@robindear5043 No, I don't think so. If you look it up. There are people that have said it has increased. People have even protested against it. Lakeview and Lincoln Park are not as safe as they used to be.

[@chicagolandexperts3575]

You forgot Lincoln Square, Logan Square, Portage Park, Irving Park, Albany Park. Bridgeport is also a hidden gem in the south side.

[@Simplified04]

Do the worst places in Connecticut! Last video was 4 years ago.

[@bobsmith1101]

Like the channel Nick. Especially the interviews.

[@irod9708]

Nick you should drive through Bridgeport canaryville and back of the yards

[@benhaith9056]

WHY?

[@irod9708]

@@benhaith9056 why not ? Those are some oldest neighborhood in Chicago

[@mrtheguzzomanshouldknow5853]

Your the man mr nick great ch love the footage stay safe out there

[@acewilliams7695]

My home town and The West Side is where I grew up. You're actually in my hood!! I wouldn't stay around after dark!!! I moved out of Illinois long ago to raise my kids safely. I still have family and friends there : {

[@NickJohnson]

What's it like after dark ace?

[@brandonoliver7624]

@@NickJohnson the west side is very grimy when it comes to activity. The west side doesn’t have a lot of hoods who have been “put on” so a lot of people are struggling and there’s a lot of desperation. From there u can infer lol

[@cristianavila955]

Watched this again and just wanted to remind you that Chicago is an hour away from Chicago. Great job filming.

[@Juliearrow4567]

Austin neighborhood... Double dog dare you.

[@Colleen1218]

Also, if you want to know the hot areas, install the citizen app. You’ll never sleep a normal night again. It goes off constantly.

[@paul9912]

That's awesome you're in Chicago. I'm bummed I missed the live feed. I live in Chicago and I hate it here I can't wait to get out. I watch your videos looking for where I want to move. This is a horrible place. I'm saving every dime I can to move as far away as I can

[@bossfan49]

What is so horrible about it?

[@Davo2times]

i personally love chicago but i hope you find peace in your life

[@cheryldaniels2773]

If you can tolerate 115 degrees and you dont want to change our state....and you want to work come to Az but fair warning its a conservative state. Libs are moving in but they are disliked by the REAL AZ crowd.

[@BillKing3456]

Once I was driving south of Comiskey Park (or whatever it’s called now), pointing out the beautiful old Victorian homes where like one third were lived in, one third were boarded up and the other third were gone, and my friend asked, “Should we be here?” At least it was during the day.

[@bernieweber4663]

Don't forget the burned out buildings.

[@robindear5043]

Foreclosures.

[@ginaf2103]

My family's old neighborhood. They moved from the west side to the burbs in 1957 when l was just 2 yrs old 😀. I've never been back--thanks for sharing and be careful!

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Gina!

[@mzkiki222]

West side born and raised🙌🏾I moved to Colorado 13 yrs ago .. never left for college, work, or anything. When I had my 1st two sons and they high 8th and 10th grade I refused to let the city have my sons😢 sad but true. I love my city, but I love my sons way more

[@69eddieD]

Driving around the block in the hood is a no-no. They think you either want to buy drugs, or that you're up to something.

[@geoffreyyoste45]

Nick, you trip me out with your commentary. I work at night and love watching your videos. You had to get your car and drive through the Mississippi Delta on Highway 61 home with the blues. Just a thought, Memphis to New Orleans right through the Delta Mississippi.

[@NickJohnson]

I know I do!!

[@eighthhouse]

you trip me out

[@geoffreyyoste45]

@@NickJohnson Gearing up for some WSP hopefully on New Year’s Eve!!!! 😎

[@CriticalCentrist]

Nick is making a lot of assumptions based on the type of people he thinks lives in these neighborhoods without any actual proof these people actually are on drugs, unemployed, are alcoholics, etc. Just because a neighborhood looks run down does not necessarily means the community is unemployed, on drugs, lazy, uneducated, alcoholics, criminals, so on. There's a lot of good people in many of those neighborhoods who work very hard to improve their community.

[@barlowmcmaster9771]

I wouldn't go to Kensington alone, Philadelphia

[@m.adelgado8391]

Dam I was there just two weeks ago , love this city and specially "la villita". Thanks man looking forward to move northwest Indiana soon!!

[@NickJohnson]

Hey I know that part of Indiana well!

[@m.adelgado8391]

@@NickJohnson I love your videos by the way, specially when you make calls 😄haha!!

[@chrisglenn6285]

Actually didn’t look as bad as I expected

[@al-du6lb]

I'm always surprised how not bad the "hoods" look. As far as urban design goes, the hoods are actually far better designed neighborhoods than the suburbs.

[@chrisglenn6285]

Didn’t see many bad cars either. Was in Baltimore a few months ago and it was worse than this.

[@JasonManners]

it is in the middle of the day, he needs to drive through on a Friday or Saturday night.

[@miadeee]

I thought the same! I’m from Canada and have always wanted to go to Chicago

[@seville-798]

When I saw nice cars like new Lexus and Mercedes, I would immediately assume pimp or dealer.

[@bossfan49]

Possibly but not necessarily. All you have to do is qualify for a loan to get a car. You don't actually have to be able to afford it. They may have gotten it cheap at a police auction or something. Plus, some people are just dumb with money....they'll have a $40k car, and live in a $30k house....all about image.

[@elainerodgers8878]

@@Sochi314 yes indeed its still some working class ppl getting it the right way 👌

[@jscripts9734]

Yes let’s not stereotype 😏

[@aircooledhead]

I grew up on these very streets. I always knew here you were before you said it. That library you pass is where I got my first library card. By the time you started looking for “a very bad area” you’d left the area where they are plentiful.

[@johngalt4541]

Strictly speaking, if you were scaling the walls, you'd be breaking INTO the prison, not out.

[@davidlong6575]

After you drove past that nice park and said "here's a bad area" you were passing my friends house! LOL. Wish I could have helped you out...you drove by a few hidden areas that would have been very interesting to see.

[@NickJohnson]

Next time I'll pick you up

[@davidlong6575]

@@NickJohnson let me know! I know those streets well. That area in the later part of the video is gentrifying. Lots of cool stuff around there that you were close to!

[@MercuryX01]

"red lights are just a suggestion in hood" (somewhatparaphrased) wow lol, Nick you shouldn't livestream your traffic bad's but nice day is right. The Great Lakes area is the best in the summer!

[@trigbiggers4492]

Was born at Loretto hospital in the Austin neighborhood in the 70's. Used to be quite nice, very mixed with Polish, Italian, Greek and many others. We all moved to the north and northwest burbs.

[@33Donner77]

Homeless? Take a Chicago River boat tour and you may see the tents on the banks among the trees and shrubs. Also, next time try the south side, south of Hyde Park, if you dare.

[@charlesmiller3089]

Especially driving south on Stoney Island

[@NickJohnson]

I did videos coming out soon

[@Abstract.Noir414]

But showing hyde park wouldnt fit his nor your agenda and there are areas out south that are actually nice

[@33Donner77]

@@Abstract.Noir414 Agenda? What's your agenda and "Narrative" of Lightfoot's (Gobalist's) "New World Order"? To embrace the ignorance, want, and crime - or to blame it on others? Many people of Hyde Park own used Mercedes and other used cars because it is not worth the trouble of having a new car stolen. Migrants coming to the U.S. from all over the world become more successful than some of the native residents.

[@thornbird6768]

It doesn’t look as bad as I thought it would ! I love your driving vids but , stay safe 👍🏻

[@Lavish_Clipz]

The crime is bad dont judge off looks

[@synofficalquell1153]

Don't let ts fool ya don't com on Madison L

[@starphase1623]

You're too funny . Oh , this looks bad , I'm gonna go straight . 😳😀You get so excited going through a ghetto . 😆

[@NickJohnson]

For you guys

[@starphase1623]

@@NickJohnson We appreciate that you take these risks so that we can see what we would never be able to otherwise . You are a very wise and helpful individual . Thank you . 💟

[@ashleylitebrite6971]

Dang Nick! Be careful

[@colleencasey3474]

After watching some videos of Philadelphia these neighborhoods don't look too bad. The roads are good and wide and not full of garbage everywhere.

[@BigRugerrr7414]

U go live in it then and see what u think

[@Lavish_Clipz]

Go drive around there at 2 am and tell me how it looks let me know if you hear gunfire

[@katel3962]

29:26 Yes, Nick! Cook County Dept of Corrections.

[@furdynation]

If you’re going NW, go down North Ave to Oak Park or Milwaukee Ave into Niles, but stay out of Humboldt and Garfield Park. The socioeconomic down drift in this city has been quick as the wind. They decorated and invested in the downtown and lakeshore before the 2008 recession but forget most everywhere else! Traffic is slower than ever going east to west. Sad - lots of people leaving. This is not the happy city of the 1990s. But the heart of our city is still spread throughout our ethnic pockets. .

[@kathycorso7302]

Thank you for telling what streets you've driving on. Be safe

[@Colleen1218]

Chicago pro tip, when you see a freestanding currency exchange, get out! I was born, raised and still live here.

[@kimberlyevans6842]

Hi Nick, did you stop at any restaurants in the "hood" while you were driving thru? My favorite is Uncle Remus, I am a Chicago native.

[@NickJohnson]

I did not next time Kimberly!

[@phoenixtimesmetro]

I lived in Chicago in the 80's. This brings back memories. It actually seems cleaner now even though the crime has gotten worse.

[@sneakerheadonlys]

@@Sochi314 Chicago gone back to 90s done had 300 people shot in 4 weeks on every weekend crime got really bad especially downtown

[@roberthansen2008]

Man lock your doors! Keep your windows rolled up! Don't stop for anything!

[@UronlyLuvrAsya]

I grew up on the west side I can assure if anyone approach his car it is to try to sell him cold water cotton candy or flowers

[@earth3202]

2:28 those gas prices daanng

[@tylerkutschbach]

Are you gonna do a video of driving through Chillicothe, OH

[@rahimi4762]

I second that

[@gma729]

NICK YOUR SPOT ON !!! 👍👍

[@ericagardens1234]

Man i missed it!

[@edvela3865]

Please be super careful if you do this again. Early in the day. Avoid driving through Pulaski and Madison. Especially Madison and Springfield. Pulaski and Wilcox.

[@JC-fd8ho]

Why?

[@pumpkin03]

It's not that serious 😆 Nobody is hurting some random yt guy driving through.

[@rachelgriffin2120]

On a hot day, always more ambulances- I work in a hospital.

[@ranferiantonio5471]

yo at 25:30 are u at little village? i recognize that discount mall. i use to go there with my family when i was young 😂

[@NickJohnson]

Yes

[@wawalker1]

Speed bumps does not mean ghetto. It means slow down. Narrow, busy residential streets where people who should, often don’t! Like you said, after hitting a couple hard, you will slow down!

[@celeste137]

It's Chicago. One of those speed bumps could be Jimmy Hoffa.

[@JF-xq6fr]

My GOD it seems so much more chill than NYC... There would have been non-stop horns at that Hispanic area, stoplights, heck ANYWHERE... Damn do I miss A GOOD Italian beef sandwich.

[@xthumpx1]

It's pronounced, "Sangwich"

[@bossfan49]

@@xthumpx1 YUSSSS!!!! You can get one right over by dere!

[@pepintheshort7913]

I’ve always made the assumption that if there’s no human life visible during the day, it’s probably okay at night. Not that there would be any reason to be there at any time.

[@devinsuni]

Negative at nights its a zoo and dangerous

[@pepintheshort7913]

@@devinsuni 🤔 possible, possible. Or it’s just dead 24/7.

[@pepintheshort7913]

But if you’re a Chicago native, I’ll believe you.

[@goldtopazasylum]

watching from the western suburbs, you're brave driving down there,lol............lol you drove by cook county jail, 26th & California, bad area

[@pumpkin03]

Did you expect an inmate to escape & attack him? 🤣😂

[@thomashensal3366]

You just rolled thru my old stomping grounds

[@katel3962]

12:08 A full-size horse? Was it Chicago's Dreadhead Cowboy?

[@javieroliveras344]

I visited Skokie last month and I liked it. The part I saw looks nice. Also the guy with the guitar was telling you that he thought you were giving him a 100 dollar bill! 😆

[@paul9912]

Skokie and Chicago two totally different things

[@javieroliveras344]

@@paul9912 I thought both are on Cook Cty

[@paul9912]

@@javieroliveras344 yeah they're both in cook county. But two totally different worlds

[@annahgibbus8]

@@javieroliveras344 Skokie is predominantly Jewish

[@javieroliveras344]

@@annahgibbus8 OH!! I didn't know that. I have a very bad experience with then

[@lcinflorida8728]

This is a good un!!! I rather like it when you narrate rather than listening to elevator music!

[@NickJohnson]

I'll do that more :)

[@C-TOS]

The Mexican dude playing the guitar thought you were giving him a $100 bill. LMAO!

[@NickJohnson]

Is that what he said?

[@moniquemartin4304]

Check out the Auburn Gresham area in Chicago Southwest

[@nothat0therguy992]

11:17 It completely shocks me to see Crown Vics still being used in some police departments, I haven't seen a Crown Victoria police interceptor used in my area since 2015 and before that not since 2013ish

[@KCFromTheIE]

Craziness! You are so brave!

[@joejonas3684]

The guy on the horse you mentioned is known locally as the dread head cowboy. He took that horse on the Dan Ryan Expressway and the police chased him down the expressway and was arrested and charged with animal cruelty. He said he went on the expressway to protest the violence

[@johnshoulders6586]

You might’ve mentioned it but have you been down around Cicero? I remember that was a really tough area about 15 years ago have a been around there for a long time.

[@urbanwilliam5407]

I'm born and raised there.... always been rough and tough.....

[@earlystrings1]

I wonder which mustache and hair you wore to keep your cruise on the downlow?

[@lunchhoney4294]

Here in the western suburbs outside Chicago. Car jacking are off the charts!

[@katel3962]

Because they go to the nice suburbs to steal nice stuff, lol.

[@jenaanderson9558]

This is one tour I wish I was on with you …I am from Chicago southside and when I go back to the area I was raised and stayed in Roseland area it’s very very sad you should go there if you ever get a chance go to Roseland in the wild wild hundreds…

[@johngarbarini8474]

Rough areas, but a good video.

[@mdstmouse7]

u gotta drive down 20 through gary, hammond and calumet city. indiana/illinois

[@rambojambone4586]

Drive through red lights in Chi.

[@shortie502thatgirl4]

You ever done a video of Louisville KY?

[@Juliearrow4567]

They are happy cause they just got STIMULATED.

[@MrBob58o]

It would probably be more scary for you if you rolled down your window and told the people on the street to get off the welfare and get a job. Instead of saying it to your audience

[@robbrad6144]

You should mentioned all the speed traps and red light 📷 you saw here

[@thebigbadwolf3172]

Prefer these tours where you explain where youre at while you're driving

[@whatsgoingon7116]

Hey Nick you should drive through Sandwich if you can.