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

[@NickJohnson]

Here's my entire North Carolina playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6ypqFmmckN4kY1VMZDi23IsR

[@kimsturdivant8968]

I'm from Charlotte and was raised in the Hoskins community. My parents stayed there for over 40 yrs. You're off base. This is a poor working class community but not the worst of Charlotte as you're portraying. Many of those I grew up with are now in respected professions and/or went on to college and graduate schools, me included. We didnt have a lot but we were proud of what we had and it was a true sense of community and for the most part it still is. You cant be from here. This is not "the ghetto". Its like every other minority community that receives very little resources and improvement investments from bonds or private investments.

[@katrinacollins9281]

He totally didn't look at the bad neighborhoods at all. There's no video of the Eastland area, or Kannapolis.

[@bearball49]

Sugar Creek area was not mentioned yet they were always on the news. Central Ave not good either. I lived in the University City area for four years beginning in 2006 and then Steele Creek for 3. I won't live in a city again but at least Steele Creek was fairly nice. University City was rough for me to get used to although I know other cities are worse.

[@NickJohnson]

Did you even watch beyond the first minute? I get there eventually

[@ms.o.michellehouse9904]

We've got apostates, christendom "the great Babylon" and narcissist and TriCity that's all the gangs behind desk to thank for every bad thing that go on in Charlotte ,they run Jehovah's witnesses out of rightfully were ran by them which is CRISIS MINISTRIES,yes I got names,I'm from,born and raised in Charlotte NC!

[@JasonRhyne]

@@NickJohnson what's up with your music choice, LOL, in the second part.

[@brandonwhite3152]

This is not bad parts of charlotte. I live here born and raised. After dark everything changes

[@dylbo420]

Exactly like we should get this guy to pull up to Any gas station of east sugar creek after dark

[@brandonwhite3152]

@@dylbo420sugar creek can jump off at noon. Lol

[@polola9772]

I live in Cornelius, a very wealthy town near Lake Norman. I live in a small neighborhood that has regular drive by shootings. But it is not shared in the media, I am not sure why. People who live outside this neighborhood have no idea what is happening in their town. Brandon is right, no one is out when it gets dark.

[@brandonwhite3152]

@@polola9772 I know where you are talking about exactly. It's coming that way sadly

[@ronaldw548]

Tuckaseegee and Bradford Dr are bad parts of Charlotte.

[@kikawi08]

I'm a native, lived here all of my life 31 years....It's not a bad place to live, our hoods are much better than others in different cities.

[@NickJohnson]

Agreed 😉

[@jeff2theleft628]

Hi Bella! I’m 35 single , no kids yet live in Charlotte. Can I take you out sometime?

[@reglook1]

@@jeff2theleft628 This is not the dating game.

[@HersheyyG]

@@jeff2theleft628 bro I give you props because thats a bold move.....but I respect it

[@terryrobinson3760]

I don't want to live anywhere that's "not a bad place to live".

[@jesicamurphy2280]

I lived in Charlotte there is NO DOWNTOWN EVERYBODY KNOWS Charlotte is always referred to as UPTOWN. Also if theese are the worst neighborhoods why didn't you go to hidden valley or beatties Ford????

[@PennySayver]

🤣 I was gonna say. Hidden valley is no joke.

[@marywilliams2784]

Hidden Valley is a nice community

[@NickJohnson]

I get there eventually just watch more than 2 min would ya?

[@eunicepaynethomas1858]

I live in this neighborhood its not the worse in Charlotte. Beatties Ford is. In its a small area..because most of the Ford us quiet in peaceful. This made me angry.i love my neighborhood..and Im the only one still paying 550 for rent..the rents are going up to high because its a nice neighborhood and they want us out..its also close to uptown so tgey definitely want us out. Smdh

[@jacob3kve42]

@@eunicepaynethomas1858 I still pay 500 where I live how long u been there?

[@sergten]

If that's the worst - I'm moving to Charlotte.

[@myrtlebeachsara]

Howdy then lol

[@victoryou59]

me too

[@sitdowndogbreath]

It's a very cloudy foggy City so if you're depressed kind of person don't move here even the exit signs have a light on them that's how dark the city gets

[@stevemcraemanager7119]

@@sitdowndogbreath That is not why the signs have lights on them. I should know. That's part of my job building infrastructure in Charlotte North Carolina. You don't live in Charlotte. if you think Charlotte is gloomy and dark you don't know what Carolina blue is. You can easily look up average amount of sunny days in Charlotte.

[@sitdowndogbreath]

@@stevemcraemanager7119 yeah okay maybe the summertime Raleigh is more sunny than Charlotte nice try it was cloudy the entire time I was there I could never tell if it was time to wake up or time to go back to sleep yeah that's depressing bro

[@VizzlePuff]

Sitting in California wondering if this is this a joke 🤨

[@4ll1d0155m0k3w33d]

Come visit Charlotte!!

[@jackelinelopez6566]

😂😂😂😂😂 I'm in Miami like 🤔🤔🤔😎😎 okkkk... really......

[@4ll1d0155m0k3w33d]

@@jackelinelopez6566 you can come visit too, escape the heat!

[@fuldagermany]

I lived in California for many many many years and I'm so sad as to what's been going on with the fires and the homeless. So much suffering. I moved to Charlotte 17 years ago just before property values skyrocketed. It's insane how expensive homes are there now. It used to be affordable not too terribly long ago. The world as we know it has changed a lot. I don't think the young people would realize because they haven't lived through a lot of different changes as elders have. You all take care , stay safe

[@kimhudson5335]

I'm from Charlotte and also lived in California. This is not any true

[@raphietrasmonte5803]

I don’t think Charlotte is as bad as places like St. Louis, Detroit or Cleveland

[@whytho468]

I live in nc and it is not that bad

[@AB-cd2ic]

But its not so picture perfect either. Lots of transplants too.

[@stevemcraemanager7119]

If you're not into the streets you pretty much don't have anything to worry about. You can live in the worst neighborhood in Charlotte. And if you're not involved with drugs or crime people will just leave you alone.

[@francohouston2495]

Is Cleveland that bad

[@NickJohnson]

Not even close

[@ferlandoswhite1127]

These definitely AREN'T the worst neighborhoods in Charlotte! He should've went to up Sugar Creek rd! Or took a trip to 'The Ford', or to the East side.

[@perryhart3172]

What's wrong with sugar creek?

[@SundaysHealing]

I have friends that live in Sugar Creek and it's cool to me... I haven't finished watching the video but he should have went to Hidden Valley...

[@bobbybrown3732]

The plaza

[@bretmelton7116]

Right!

[@slipwagon7944]

@@SundaysHealing I used to live in Hidden Valley, my apartment was broken into while I was away at work.

[@pproteinc]

I remember when I moved here to Charlotte 8yrs ago from Brownsville Brooklyn NY and friends were showing me around. They would point out the “hood” or “ghettos” and I was like this is mad dope. These hoods are fancy. They’d look at me confused. Then I finally brought them to Brooklyn to my hood and other hoods and ghettos. They were shook and scared. 😂😂😂.

[@senorchill503]

I came from Hempstead NY on Long Island. My friends didn't believe me when I said I felt safe walking around the hoods of Charlotte at night than walking down a street in Hempstead. They learned quickly by what I meant.

[@jesicamurphy2280]

Exactly im in NY now and when I was in Charlotte I thought WOW THIS PLACE IS NICEEE

[@sitdowndogbreath]

@@jesicamurphy2280 Brooklyn's a whole nother matter all together this video it looks like the upstate New York town

[@Efreeman22]

LOLOLOL!

[@briannacarter8702]

Grew up in NJ, taught in Baltimore for 11 years then moved to Charlotte. I don't recognize a community as a "housing project" unless it has a sign on it here. Looks so different. But affordable housing in Charlotte a out of control, basically non-existent for a middle-income single person with ONE career.

[@ThePorschefan]

Everyone in the thrid world: "that's the worst?????? That would be a country club in my city!"

[@diogo9202]

Truth, lol!

[@albertocabrera6614]

Yeah, US doesn't really understand what poor is. Most are broke, poor is a state of mind. Thou there are a few cities that are truly poor and run down.

[@nauticat1949]

You sadly mistaking revisit the pass from the 70s-2012 The Whole westside from top to bottom of west Blvd, the Ford, Belvedere/Smallwood, Earl village, Piedmont courts, Fairview homes, dinglewood,pinevalley,brookhill,Firestone. Man I can go for days. My City Real believe that dont get it twisted.RobT

[@chocolatechipslime]

Charlotte isn’t as bad or looks as bad as a lot of other US cities

[@smackette]

@@nauticat1949 bruh you forgot Dalton

[@Sammykyt]

Charlotte, North Carolina: It’s not that bad

[@gloccnc-9227]

thats what u think go to graham st or tuck nd say wats crakkin youll see

[@Juice1990s]

@@gloccnc-9227 facts people just don’t know

[@OurSocietyMustChange]

Ha. I see what you did here. Good job

[@khajes3326]

I’m from Philadelphia dis ain’t nothing to me

[@Juice1990s]

@@khajes3326 bro tell them they ain’t seen noting I lived in Philadelphia for a couple of months

[@parissharpe]

Hey there! I am born and raised in Charlotte NC! I am humbled to see how many people love my city and even the working class areas still have their charm!

[@NickJohnson]

Yay!

[@diamond28269]

I am from Charlotte NC. 39 years to be exact. People that aren’t even from here want to judge our city. Thomasboro isn’t a bad area nor is it ghetto. Please do not automatically classify low income areas as ghetto. There are people living in these areas you called “Ghetto” that are educated with degrees! Stop with your blind stereotyping!

[@stormfury89]

Hey Nick, I used to live near Charlotte recently and I will tell you that nighttime is the most dangerous time to visit there. Uptown though is “safer” overall, but still wouldn’t recommend hanging out there that time if you can help it. Beatties Ford and South Tryon area is the “ghetto” and the dangerous part of Charlotte. Good chunk of shootings and drug related crimes took place in those areas.

[@jabaricrank8617]

That’s the thing in Charlotte... it’s not about what it looks like anymore with so much revamping going on.. you can be in brand new subdivisions and neighborhoods but it’s super hood ... a lot of the worst spots don’t look bad to most people

[@AB-cd2ic]

Oh yeah!!

[@satob7690]

100% correct. Gentrification has the bad parts looking good, but the crime is still there.

[@user-xu1kw6cn8c]

On god

[@114avataraang]

@@satob7690 which areas would that be? Asking for a friend…🥲

[@satob7690]

@@114avataraang lol the NODA area. Formally known as North Charlotte to us natives. The hood is literally a block away from there. Also Central Avenue area which is now called Plaza Midwood

[@robertmorris5490]

They cleaned a lot of Charlotte off over the past 15 years you couldn’t ride around with a camera in your car filming

[@xxsilver_gamingxx389]

What would happen if you did ?

[@dumdumbrown4225]

@@xxsilver_gamingxx389 ..your ride and camera would probably get filched at gunpoint

[@xxsilver_gamingxx389]

Dūm Dūm Brown danm

[@susiebadatti7319]

Big facts😂😂😂😂

[@xxsilver_gamingxx389]

Susie Badatti lol

[@krismichael9892]

I see you stayed away from Sugar Creek Rd and Hidden Valley

[@sonyabryant3161]

Right?

[@seanjenkins5505]

Sugar creek and hidden valley are still bad but its nowhere near as bar as it used to be. I wouldn't rank those as the worst anymore

[@user-xu1kw6cn8c]

Dude stayed away from all the real hoods

[@madisonhembrick3876]

loool fax tho

[@BadWolve]

University Area is worse than Sugar Creek/ Hidden Valley

[@barbarawaddell-steele3603]

I lived in Charlotte for 19 years and now I am living back in New York City, where I was born. I'm retired now and looking forward to returning to Charlotte. It's a beautiful city.

[@regdavies5737]

Yeah, looks like you missed some of the garden spots. Wilkinson Blvd., Freedom Drive, West Blvd., Camp Green, Dalton Village

[@AB-cd2ic]

Ha! Central Av and Eastway down by Shamrock

[@Rell1984]

Tuckaseegee

[@dcjohnson2490]

@@Rell1984 Beatties Ford too

[@NickJohnson]

You didn't watch long enough

[@porscherenoch7276]

Dalton village doesn't even exist anymore. Long gone

[@jessicaelizabeth7176]

You must not of found where all the homeless were living on a patch of land.

[@chosenone9879]

North Tryon near uptown. I hate to see it.

[@stephens9462]

Yeah maybe one acre of land next to the highway near uptown. I have checked recently but I read the police were moving everyone out a few weeks ago. Compare that to Los Angeles.

[@kingares2127]

Please tellem again they sitting around the homeless shelter with kids with them

[@saltmoore3499]

Pray for them🙏🏾

[@averylynnpoplin]

Yeah, scarry when cutting hay or cleaning rental house in family & they cut gas line

[@jlh505050]

The “worts” parts of Charlotte?

[@SafetyProMalta]

edukahshun in NC....😂🤣

[@worldtipper]

@@SafetyProMalta Yeah Nick. You should of used your spell check before posted. 😄😄😄

[@AB-cd2ic]

Well there are parts in Charlotte that are worts!

[@alltheglorytogod7402]

In my city that neighborhood would b considered fancy... Must be nice

[@jaidusjones6844]

Ong

[@Ruanisma]

Name your city plz

[@charlesgrayson1510]

Compared to the rustbelt cities in the midwest and northeast, those two neighborhoods are like a middleclass area. I was expecting to see blocks of abandoned dilapidated houses and commercial buildings

[@sitdowndogbreath]

@@charlesgrayson1510 yeah but it might be violent drive by shootings South Central has its problem look at the neighborhood if there are bars on the windows

[@alltheglorytogod7402]

@@Ruanisma philly

[@dustinsheeley7607]

Charlotte has little pockets of sketchy areas and some establishments known for getting nasty. I hope it doesn’t get any worse. Charlotte is a beautiful place

[@ericlindberg9236]

Its Charlotte, you go 2 to 3 blocks in any direction and it could be a rough area, but generally there is nice spots all over, and all the mill Town community like Hoskins are starting to feel the gentrification.

[@DPtheG047]

Freedom Drive, Beatties Ford, and Hidden Valley are some of the "worst neighborhoods."

[@dcjohnson2490]

Yep. Enderly Park is kinda rough too

[@evemayers6672]

Somebody do something about the drugs,. They are giving drugs to the Children. , Shame, Shame.

[@lex172]

West Blvd too.

[@gloccnc-9227]

yessir freedom drive

[@gloccnc-9227]

@@lex172 hemphill st we got crackheads next door to us

[@LetsBeCivilShallWe]

9:57 - Statesville Ave - technically it can be considered bad. The strip club on your right, next to the Pilot station, featured the murder of a young woman caught in the crossfire of a shootout and was featured on The First 48. However, a ride towards Uptown on that same street will run you into new houses starting around $350K+, so I don’t consider it a very “bad” neighborhood any longer.

[@jimrossi7708]

I use to make 3 trips a week from northern NJ to Charlotte when I use to run line haul for CT, one of my favorite jobs, never had any problems in Charlotte !

[@reggieburris]

Looks are deceiving. You’re driving through, not living there.

[@pappyswifey2008]

💯💯💯

[@user-xu1kw6cn8c]

On god

[@hoesmad3225]

i would love to live there fym

[@covidisaconfirmedscam1325]

...thank you,........my point exactly.

[@chosenone9879]

I love Charlotte, been here for about a year. It's a very clean and happening city, filled with hard working people that work hard and play hard. I just don't like the homeless encampment on North Tryon near uptown.

[@poledancejustice5516]

It’s overcrowded

[@ronaldorr9567]

Well vote the Mayor out next year, she is not controlling homelessness in our city.

[@christiansilva541]

@@ronaldorr9567 yeah but that’s the thing that’s like one of the only issues if we vote her out then we might get rid of a lot of good things that she does

[@perryhart3172]

The homeless don't like it either.

[@Ellevides]

As someone whose lived in the charlotte area my whole life, I can tell you that charlotte has not seen the worst if things!! There are always going to be some sort of crime in any area you live in! But I can say that charlotte isn't chicago!

[@AuntieThree]

Late one night, they were playing local Chicago news in Charlotte, maybe it was some kind of mix up. But I was like omg what happened, the purge???? then I realized all the events had happened in Chicago not charlotte. Yeah Chicago is definitely worse.

[@Humblethyself656]

I’m from Chicago and I live in Charlotte. Like buggy and day! I’m never going back there

[@tamarabraswell3577]

I grow up in Charlotte it sucks

[@milesbei80]

Should've gone to the Sugarcreek area if you wanted to visit one of the worst

[@myrtlebeachsara]

Sugar Creek really is only bad near 85 through Tryon though

[@milesbei80]

@@myrtlebeachsara Yeah that's Hidden Valley and that's a pretty good size area. I lived in that area for almost 8 yrs its bad

[@myrtlebeachsara]

@@milesbei80 yeah that's a rough spot for sure! Further north sugar turns to brown ferry and it's very nice IMO. I used to live off of freedom and that was rough too lol

[@milesbei80]

@@myrtlebeachsara Definitely! That's a rough area as well. Hope you've had a great weekend Sara 🙏❤😁

[@bearball49]

It was always in the news in a bad way when I was in the University City area. Break ins were bad in all of University City. Couldn't wait to move although it looked nice when I moved there.

[@PennySayver]

Hmm. Not sure where your stats are from but take a nice slow drive through hidden valley. I've lived in charlotte 34 years I'll go 20 min out of the way to avoid that area.

[@lindaconley9969]

I have two very good friends who grew up in these neighborhoods. We graduated from college together and I visited these neighborhoods many times. They aren't bad neighborhoods. People come to these areas to cause problems.

[@racerj2.03]

As someone whose family moved to Charlotte over SIXTY years ago l have to say you missed some of the worst parts of town! The entire Freedom Dr. Area for one! Particularly the Camp Green area. That is within shouting distance of downtown. You mentioned " projects which can still be seen all over town. Charlotte is moving towards the San Francisco model, and has been doing so for decades, starting with the 4th Ward area of downtown. Old neighborhoods torn down by developers who put up fancy expensive neighborhoods to replace them. Old public housing torn down and leveled with nothing to replace them. The poor are being, and have been, run out of town. The homeless are growing in number every day. Like San Francisco the tech industry is growing along with the banking industry. The government of Charlotte is largly to blame for this. They have forgotten to care for those displaced by all that comes from gentrification. I suggest that you take another look at Charlotte and it's surrounding areas, say Gaston county. These are Charlotte's bad neighborhoods. Welcome to Charlotte, the San Francisco of the east coast. Just Saying.

[@albertocabrera6614]

The entire freedom drive area. Get off your high house. Nothing ghetto about freedom drive. Maybe the end of Charlotte and the start of gastonia. Even that's not ghetto just poor. Just because you see black families that live in those neighborhoods doesn't mean it's ghetto. Good fing grief. There's a rough part that is ghetto over on 16, but that's not even close to freedom.

[@myrtlebeachsara]

Charlotte is nowhere near San Fran, the east coast san Fran would be disgusting NYC. We have homeless and poor in Charlotte but plenty of homeless shelters and the poor are being displaced. Atlanta has a ton more hobos than Charlotte as well, you must not get out much.

[@myrtlebeachsara]

@@albertocabrera6614 ok I live in CLT and freedom drive us ghetto, they receipt check in dollar tree but this person is way over reacting

[@albertocabrera6614]

@@myrtlebeachsara I live 10 blocks from freedom and ashley where the dollar tree is at. I workout at that planet fitness and even do laundry at that laundry mat at times. That ain't ghetto and if you know Charlotte you would actually know where the ghetto part of that section of town. It's 85 and exit 36.

[@myrtlebeachsara]

@@albertocabrera6614 it is ghetto, and sketchy but I'm glad you feel safe there. I never felt safe in the area and moved. People would rob things from my apartment constantly. I lived behind Pinky's five years ago. I live near prosperity village now, world of difference, much nicer. The Aldi's off freedom had hobo's that would follow you in store to beg for money. There's road connections near dollar tree to the highways but moorhead leads right to 77. Don't lie, freedom is not a nice part of town.

[@baseballbynatedog800]

Keep it up Nick these videos are cool.

[@ginadeefulton]

Whoa!!! This video came at craziest time. We literally JUST moved from Sacramento, CA 5 days ago to the greater Charlotte area (Waxhaw to be exact)!! Your videos have helped us BIG TIME w/ researching different state options to leave CA

[@ginadeefulton]

Thanks for the amazing content! And the songs too!! 👍🏼

[@NickJohnson]

Yay!! I have another Charlotte video coming out next week too :) I love NC and I hope you do too!

[@michaelmcclure9160]

I live in Waxhaw & absolutely love it. Such a beautiful place to live

[@_ShariffTheSinger]

Well..... we know that funding does not go into those neighborhoods who are predominantly Black occupied sooooooooooo

[@UserName-ts3sp]

this ain’t bad... looks amazing compared to the worst areas of columbus *west side*

[@natem6873]

Columbus is way better tho tbh

[@keirengaming]

@@natem6873 Yeah columbus ohio is pretty nice.

[@natem6873]

@@keirengaming yup but love the city as a whole, In my opinion Charlotte cant compare to Columbus its just a very bland boring city it has no real character

[@keirengaming]

Columbus is a good city but I can agree that westside is a dump.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

@@natem6873 honestly both are pretty boring. i have family around charlotte, i live about 30 minutes from downtown columbus. seems like the charlotte area has so much more sprawl than columbus

[@Rhoneman]

I can tell you that if this was San Diego, this area would be totally gentrified. The ONLY thing I see in these houses that would be a problem is hardly any of them have garages. Gotta have a garage!! I know the crime is still relatively high here but I also notice nobody has bars on their windows and doors. Can't be that bad. ???? What gives?

[@PAULY-P]

Southern NC doesn't get much snow so no need for a garage. Most just have carports and sheds. That's how most of the south is.

[@myrtlebeachsara]

I live here, I have a garage and the roughest areas do have bars, sometimes, but yeah crime is much more targeted here. A lot of times it's gang member vs gang member.

[@sitdowndogbreath]

@@PAULY-P with the heat are you kidding me you need a garage especially with electric cars coming out now

[@PAULY-P]

@@sitdowndogbreath That's why carports provide shade and protection from hail. No need for a garage. Also it will be alot hotter in a garage unless you have the ac on all the time. It's only southern NC, not southern TX, GA, or FL so it doesn't get that hot. There are only Priuses and small amount of Teslas for electric. Very few people have them. It won't be a hit unless someone gets rid of our oil. That means electric Harleys too 🤣. Not many people will buy into electric vehicles unless forced by communism. And hopefully that will never happen. Take care 👊

[@jenespears3140]

I live in charlotte, I'm from this city and I love my city. #TeamCharlotte

[@jtroueche1980]

I moved to Charlotte homeless by way of greyhound six years ago. I lived through the homeless shelter at 1210 N. Tryon, had my own place, went through the Charlotte Rescue Mission twice, Salvation Army twice, moved to Myrtle Beach a month ago because my now wife has a home here. I drove rideshare 60+ hours a week for two years in Charlotte, this city shuts down at night, except for a couple of areas. Safest somewhat large city I know of.

[@NickJohnson]

I agree. And Jon stay strong man you're gonna get a break soon 😉

[@jtroueche1980]

Thanks!

[@beckymigdal3140]

I wish you only the best. You show that a person can’t stop homelessness.

[@jtroueche1980]

@@beckymigdal3140 Willingness, action, and faith in God are all I know that one needs

[@lizhumble9953]

As a native Charlottean I just want to thank you for calling it Downtown, not Uptown. Every city has its bad spots. The only good thing about Charlotte’s is that they don’t last long as far as blocks. Also some areas have been gentrified and it makes me say really? that people want to live in what was once a really unsafe area and pay 500k plus for a condo. I guess everything changes over time.

[@abran-el]

Bro I live in Charlotte I'm from nc everything u saying is cap

[@user-xu1kw6cn8c]

Thank you

[@704throwedoff]

Big cap I'm from the West and ik he would not have a chance at night

[@jayo9750]

This is nothing compared to california bay area hoods

[@BlufLeather2892]

I grew up in Hoskins (Linwood Ave), you showed my church on Freedom Drive, why didn't you go down Rozzelles Ferry? Charlotte is close living, you can be poor as all in a house that is falling down, 5 minutes away in Oakdale they're riding horses (this was back in the 20th, before all those neighborhoods were built up). You drove past Hoskins Mills then jumped to the other neighborhood, that was my neighborhood. Bad in Charlotte tends to mean poor, not violent.

[@TeresaE116]

@Nick Johnson- I’ve been to Charlotte many times but, I’ve never lived there or been in these areas. In the daytime , the neighborhood looks lower middle class “southern style”. But, at night may be when it becomes unsafe.

[@NickJohnson]

True :) it's not that bad at all for a big city I tell ya!

[@TheToddFather1969]

You’re driving through at the wrong time of day. And how do you not hit Sugar Creek and N Tryon?

[@lifewithannc6865]

Charlotte has changed a lot I was born and raised here !! gentrification is causing a lot of homelessness in our city! Building new properties but not enough affordable housing! Violence is getting bad but I’ve seen worse in other cities! Murdered are on the rise all over the world! My son was killed at a protest here in Charlotte 2016. Keith Scott was killed by police. That’s What the protest was about! I started my channel to keep my sons name alive! Nice video

[@philiptheartist_]

I’m from Charlotte, you missed so many spots it’s not even funny. I’ve seen poverty, drug abuse, gang violence, prostitution, shootings and so much more. Two of my personal friends were murdered in this city, not to mention the list of people I were acquainted with. You got these outsiders all mixed up. This is an extremely dangerous city where a lot of evil exists. And it’s a combo of homegrown and transplanted people that create havoc. What were your resources when locating “problem areas”? And driving through a couple spots in broad daylight on a Monday morning just ain’t gonna cut it. There’s so many places you missed smh. From a true Queen City native, this was a terrible representation. I appreciate what you’re doing but you may want to consider doing a night version with a Charlotte native. Milton RD, beaties Ford, freedom drive, hampshire hills, sugar creek, the transit center, North Tryon, central Ave, boulevard homes, Grier town and so many more smh

[@NickJohnson]

You didn't watch long enough I went there

[@brucesmith3740]

Ive saw many people high on drugs uptown during the day before covid. Not like New Orleans though.

[@4ll1d0155m0k3w33d]

Drive down Albemarle Rd.

[@dcjohnson2490]

I frequently drive there as I'm a Lyft driver. Some parts of Ablemarle Rd are quite rough.

[@stimeymcslimey7302]

I Live on Albermarle rd what part you talking about?

[@4ll1d0155m0k3w33d]

@@stimeymcslimey7302 from Sharon Amity and south for a few miles

[@stephens9462]

If that’s your idea of ghetto it ain’t that bad compared to most cities this size. Not saying I would want to live in that area but don’t really feel unsafe during the day.

[@danamichelle1290]

And Independence... if you do, gotta go by South 21.

[@wandahall4435]

Happy Sunday Nick & Mappy Family!!! All the best to Your Fam Nick...

[@adayla01]

Lived here all my life 704 folks kno that weve been dealing with pushouts for a clean decade. Most xomments are correct u didnt hit the west side you didnt go through hidden valley.. At the end you were on graham which is my home use to b on keswick and i watch peoples home one by one have there things on the curb. Few months later not 2 but 3 story homes built in its place... It hit DIFFERENT when you watch it happen.

[@matsmith2874]

I love these videos. Great stuff.

[@demetriarichardson7920]

The areas that you all are talking about are, as I type, going thru gentrification. Right off Tuckaseegee Road, the "bad" side as locals call it, are new townhomes selling for $300,000. Charlotte, as many outsiders have mentioned, is a beautiful city compared to others.

[@paulinaphillips4371]

Traffic sucks. Charlotte wasn't so bad in the 60s and 70s. But pretty well sucks now. Midwood area in the 60s. Could actually play outside after dark with everybody without any problems. Then I lived on hickory grove road when Eastland mall opened and when it was torn down.. working at the airport fighting that traffic daily. I finally left. Hopefully I'll never have to come back. Y'all can have the orange barrel city.

[@watchstuff1699]

4:07 I drive past this corner store about a quarter of a mile to get my weed once or twice a month. I only like to go in the morning though. I went a couple times after the sun went down and that's when this area starts looking bad. Had no idea it was the worst of Charlotte LOL.

[@THORR-mh9px]

Great video again Nick....Thank you

[@Thelivinglegend427]

Never had any TRUE ghettos? Bro... Youre going by statistics on a paper. You went to the wrong places. beatties ford rd, nations ford rd, henderson circle, sunset rd. Oakdale... And of course hidden valley .... You missed the mark completely

[@NickJohnson]

Did you even watch the whole thing? I get to those areas eventually

[@heinuchung8680]

Madman you are super cute . I an one of the those stats working as an educator I believe in god, country and willing to give a man a second chance . I read your story about being an inmate and yes I am a proud Black Woman 37 and would like a decent man, to marry.

[@danamichelle1290]

@@NickJohnson Nah Boo, you didn't.

[@u2fkeys665]

So where's the hood at?

[@vaithym7072]

Hey nick Happy sunday 👍

[@A_Fairy007]

Why the foreboding music at 11:53? Those are 2-3 million dollar homes in bay area where I'm glad I got tf out of

[@bossman6729]

Charlotte is gentrification on steroids what at one time was dangerous inner city neighborhoods are gone. Earl village Belmont and Pegram , Oaklawn Gibbs and Kenny st as dangerous as any street in America doing the Seventies, Piedmont Courts ,Brookhill Southside homes. Of all those areas Southside homes is the only survivor . All those areas have been gentrified or razed and the people was forced to the areas you see at the beginning of the video which is outside of the inner city. I was raised on what is now the most dangerous and delipidated area in Charlotte Cummings Ave they changed the name to Catherine Simmons but it has not stopped the killing. Take slow ride down it and some of the side streets guaranteed to make your heart pump a little faster.

[@NickJohnson]

Let's do together one day!

[@MilesToGo78]

You mentioned "worst" but where is the "worst" here? I live in Charlotte from 2019

[@mammamoey78]

Who told you those two were the worst?? I bet they're laughing.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@timmartin723]

Do you have the worst hoods of Richmond, Virginia video? If you don't then you will definitely find some hoods there.

[@NickJohnson]

I need to

[@kingoftsedeq1392]

Don't let the palm trees fool you. Do another video at night go through the same areas. Its about the people. 😆

[@smittyjr8529]

You forgot a couple like suga creek, tuckaseegee, batties Ford and a few more but you gotta go deeper in too and depends on the time of day but it’s not Chirac or anything 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@rodofgod5262]

Off the top of my head. Parts of South Blvd, Independence blvd and parts of Tryon as seen. As someone who was moved out of Sec 8 housing by Billy Graham told me years ago. You can take a person out the hood but you can't take the hood out the person.

[@cortcort8043]

You didn't drive down beatties ford, sugar Creek, sunset, bradford, west Blvd, rozzelles ferry, freedom drive, Wilkinson Blvd, Albemarle, there's also some rough parts down south like south Blvd, and tyvola I saw drive down Statesville but you didn't film it.

[@SafetyProMalta]

Nick accepts NC tourist board CEO position ....🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@s.morris4099]

Oh my... if this is a hood the people are living large. No boarded up homes or businesses, mowed lawns, no abandoned cars on the streets. Maybe after dark the the neighborhood's get the more exciting. Are you sure you took mappy along with you this trip?

[@rabbitprojector]

He's totally missing the actual projects and truly urban areas where you'd see plenty of boarded up apartments and duplexes.

[@NickJohnson]

I get there eventually just keep watching for more than 2 min haha

[@himandI0103]

You must be not from here because you didnt go to west Boulevard! 🤦🏼‍♂️ we see that story change then...

[@myrtlebeachsara]

Lol I was thinking the same, West Blvd at night isn't a place you want to be..

[@himandI0103]

@@myrtlebeachsara 😂 I know he be locking his door... I'm from the hood and I lock my doors coming through there...

[@myrtlebeachsara]

@@himandI0103 I lock my doors too haha!! Yes, I don't play with West Blvd, or North part of Tryon, just keep on driving lol

[@himandI0103]

@@myrtlebeachsara 😂

[@myrtlebeachsara]

@@himandI0103 🤣😂🤪

[@wandapitt6238]

I don't know were you get your info but Thompsonbro is really quite quiet

[@Hans_Moleman925]

A lot of the west side of Charlotte is really ghetto. Between the airport and Beatties Ford Rd specifically.

[@myrtlebeachsara]

You're correct lol

[@sitdowndogbreath]

Yeah I saw that around the airport 10 years ago

[@AB-cd2ic]

Yup..and don't forget the east side! Plaza Midwood ain't no picnic despite the INSANE PRICES

[@myrtlebeachsara]

@@AB-cd2ic yeah plaza midwood is a dirty noda,imo

[@Hans_Moleman925]

@@AB-cd2ic plaza midwood is improving, but noda is still kinda ghetto. Only one section of noda (Davidson & 36th) is actually worth the insane price you pay to live there.

[@palmerswei1572]

So relaxing. Thank you.

[@davianmoore1148]

You definitely missed the hood 😂🤣😂 Beatties Ford pimp but maybe next time

[@NickJohnson]

Pimpin is easy

[@allisona7341]

As someone who lived in Charlotte from 1989 to 2006, we did have some rough areas. It has absolutely improved. I remember when west blvd was unsafe, tuckaseegee road was bad, and basically anything west of uptown was unsafe. I used to live off ideal way, near south and East blvd, and there was a crack house on the corner. Not anymore.

[@anitracottman7506]

That area is high end now

[@MikeOnTheHomestead]

Charlotte is really a great place to live...no wonder why it is growing so fast!

[@miked9386]

You should do Greensboro and high point

[@NickJohnson]

You're right

[@miked9386]

@@NickJohnson you can do both at the same time with them being so close Be careful haha

[@ronaldorr9567]

Yup, right around High Point University..lol.

[@miked9386]

@@ronaldorr9567 bad area

[@timmartin723]

Compare to the worst hoods in Baltimore these Charlotte hoods looks like Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.

[@NickJohnson]

I know

[@danamichelle1290]

Because not one scene was from any actual Charlotte hood.

[@rachelmills609]

Honey you ain't even the worse parts of Charlotte NC! We have one of the worst unemployment systems in USA, we have a screwed up court system that's worse than I've seen from the places I've been! A drug dealer will go to prison for saling drugs for 25 to life, but a rapist or a killer will get 20 years and sat free! You my dear clearly aren't from around here. You're in the okay parts of Charlotte I'm sure there's a bunch of us NC folks that can show people the real bad parts of Charlotte or any other city in NC

[@snka7550]

tbh I also live in NC and on minute your in a nice neighborhood and in the blink of an eye your in the hood so yes I can show him a terrible place also my brothers friend lives in the hood and he has gun marks on his wall and he sees a new one every week also his dad is a drug dealer

[@Ju-wl9cm]

Love your videos!!! Greetings from Brazil 😁

[@knight2000-NC]

The areas around Eastland Mall were pretty rough in the 90s up to its implosion. Northlake Mall area now looks like Eastland did in the mid-late 90s.

[@jacob3kve42]

Why can’t anyone in the comments spell “worst” correctly

[@Gator87]

Is the South End of Charlotte a bad area? South Church Street to be exact

[@lifewithchanell9124]

he didn’t visit hidden valley or sugar creek . chile.

[@laquindaarceneaux3403]

Charlotte wasn’t a bad place for me and my family to live 15 years ago it was all of the dirty landlords that made us leave the place.

[@Elizabeth-uj8vn]

Sounds like Nick never went outside Charlotte. He don’t know what hood looks like lol

[@NickJohnson]

yes nick did liz

[@Rastapirate1]

I live and have lived in this area for a good portion of my adult life and it has gotten a ton better than it used to be. @7:11 in this video I had friends that lived in those apartments on the right and there were people in apartments next door that were a bit sketchy but for the most part not bad people. I lived on Rowan St near Bradford and my parents lived on Bradford beside the 🦀 pot on the corner. I remember some kids robbed the drive thru store that is across from a Family Dollar store that was a small trailer park and the 1 kid was shot by the cashier at that drive thru store and they found him in my mom's back yard behind their big blue Lincoln Town Car and I don't believe he survived and I seen things while living there that would either toughen you up and make you leave so when I say its better now it is much much better. Key St was about a block long had more 911 calls than most of Charlotte combined. Across from the trail Park that is the screen shot for this video were 2 drive up payphones and that is were I would call my gf when she paged me on my pager lol..I am not far from that area but far enough in a close nit neighborhood.. I am going to ride the route taken for this vid and see what has changed in 3 yrs.

[@khunopie9159]

Didn't Juan clean pools in the Charlotte megalopolis back in the double zeros Ms Mappy?

[@elainegoad9777]

So, Low income, working class and the poor are labeled the "Worst".

[@heavyaccept]

"worst parts"? They doesn't seem that bad to me!

[@synocalpogman9131]

He said not as bad as before

[@heavyaccept]

@@synocalpogman9131 I know, I'm just kidding...

[@mr.incredible5852]

The Worst part of Charlotte is Sugar Creek-Hidden Valley. I can tell you really don't know the city. You went to a area full of old people

[@haidenlavelle8516]

Take a trip to little village chicago il. I can guarantee you'll get great footage lol. Or rockford il. The dumpster city Lol. I appreciate your videos they need to use them in schools honestly lol.. maybe a little parental advisory lol. Stay save!! Im from northwest Illinois. Wish you could give some more details lot of history actually. No one really thinks of northwest ill. With chicago to the east. Have a good day!

[@rainalove9828]

CLEARLYYY you're not from nor live in Charlotte because Hidden Valley is the worst neighborhood. However, the powers that be will manage to gentrify it in a few more years...Just like they did Double Oaks and NoDa. One thing for sure the worst neighorhoods are quite clean.

[@lex172]

I lived in Charlotte for a few years. Overall nice city to live in. Hidden Valley, Beatties Ford, West Blvd equals thumbs down.

[@steveurkel4561]

Beattie Ford, Sugar Creek, Tuckaseegee, Grier Heights are the most sketch parts of town. If you're looking for trouble in Charlotte, you can find it, but generally we have a "don't start nothing, won't be nothing " attitude.

[@WitchyWhale]

I'll be moving to Charlotte in the spring so this is helpful.

[@IloveNarutois15]

me too :)

[@dorothypatterson8761]

If you move here Rent is very high unless u buying a home.

[@AB-cd2ic]

Do a LOT OF RESEARCH before committing to a place..looks are deceiving here. Ask a lot of questions like why is the rent so high? It doesn't justify the lower wages you'll earn

[@natem6873]

I agree looks are very deceiving

[@myrtlebeachsara]

Welcome, I say if you know where work is located definitely try to live close ish lol! Drive through at night as well! Read all reviews and have fun! Carowinds is great if you like rides and we have some great parks

[@rnsteve2265]

I gotta get outta Ca. Nick, should I move to Tenn. Texas, or SC?

[@PAULY-P]

Depends if you want beauty, city life, etc. Not much to look at in SC as most of it is farm land and logging until you get to the coast. Western NC is beautiful with the mountains. Same with eastern TN by Chattanooga. You're literally wrapped around mountains like you're in a fishbowl in Chattanooga. Plus you have the TN River running through it. TX is a mixed bag of things. Has just about everything except mountains. They have hill country. Drugs are rampant everywhere especially TN. You'll see needles laying around in most of the state from time to time. I would just keep doing research until you pinpoint the area of a state you want to be. Going there and spending a few days in each one is the best way to do it like i have done. SC is small so you can see the whole state in 2 days give or take.

[@rnsteve2265]

@@PAULY-P What about near Nashville? Might check it out in January? Im sick of the politics in Ca and the high taxes. And our governor is the worst.

[@PAULY-P]

@@rnsteve2265 BLM = BURN LOOT MURDER. T be honest i don't know much about Nashville area. I only spent alittle time there and north of there to see where Johnny Cash lived and his museum. I believe there's an area to the south of that named Franklin where Miley Cyrus and others live but it can be pricey. Pretty much everywhere i went in TN i seen a needle or people messed up. Even my Subway server went into the bathroom with her friends to do some meth or shoot up as one of them put a needle in the trash can after she made my sandwich. The beauty is the east side of the state. TN isn't that bad and im not trying to knock it but it does seem like it's getting worse over the yrs. I'd personally stay away from the Memphis area as it's pretty scary at night and i don't scare too easily. If it were me, I'd rather live on the east side of the state like Knoxville and surrounding areas of Chattanooga. I'm sure someone will chime in and give you better info. Again, you have to take a few days in each state and see for yourself. Also spend time at night to see how neighborhoods etc are.

[@pameladecicco6509]

@@rnsteve2265 All gentrified, very expensive and crowded. Traffic is a nightmare

[@NickJohnson]

SC

[@3373-g8z]

It's chronological. Used to be, you couldn't talk about the hood, without mentioning Pine Valley. Which was only a small, normal black community, until Crack came 86ish. Best thing about Charlotte was the people. Mostly good racial harmony too. Now it's REALLY international, and the southern accent is disappearing.

[@NickJohnson]

1986 is when crack came to my old hood too 💯