NYC is Becoming a Dump… On Purpose

[@Greg_BIG_G]

Too many dirty rats and too many dirty politicians. Which is worse??

[@emperorandras879]

What's the difference?

[@daMillenialTrucker]

Those aren't rats, those are the children of the politicians

[@gridley]

Dirty voters tend to be at the core of the problem, however.

[@MoonPhantom]

Hah that's a trick question. They are the same.

[@icosthop9998]

Yep, the same

[@phiberoptik232]

Those are not rats, they're politicians. They share the same common traits, don't ya know!

[@rachel1215]

Rats! I hate rats! They drive me crazy. I was crazy once. They put me in a room, a rubber room with rubber rats.

[@-OBELUS-]

Bingo.

[@adamgriffith6750]

democrats

[@Amygondor]

Dude, don't insult them like that. Rats won't raise your taxes and pocket the money.

[@littlebob1261]

@@adamgriffith6750 Yep, Trump sells you gold shoes and dresses up like a fireman to sell you NFT's and it's the other sides fault. good thing you're paying attention

[@kristen21023]

The 2024 annual budget for NYC is $107 BILLION. The city isn't short on money, it's bloated in corruption and incompetence. But this is what the citizens voted for so.....shrug.

[@killerfrank8974]

Exactly! You get the government you deserve.

[@dingdongdickweed6288]

Damn striaght. And we'll keep voting for it as long as Republicans persist in hating on NYC with their fucked-up anti-urban policies. When the GOP wonders why they can no longer compete in America's largest cities, they need look no further than their own rhetoric about cities and the people who live in them. We're not stupid. We hear. how much your party hates us, and we don't forget.

[@STSGuitar16]

They’ve made their beds. I have no sympathy for them at all; they’re getting exactly what they have voted for.

[@MoonLitChild]

As I'm fond of saying: there's plenty of money, it's just being spent on all the wrong things

[@Who_attackedFirst]

​@@MoonLitChild youre so right, so lets vote blue so we can give the state more authority to try to fix it amd tax more dollars so it can get better for real this time

[@ohhappyday4868]

Why can't New York City deal with rats? I don't understand. I live in Seoul, South Korea. There are probably many Seoul citizens who have never seen a real rat in their lives. In Seoul, if you throw away trash that contains even a little food, you will be severely punished, fined, and opened to neighbors. If you put food waste in a separate bag in front of your house, it will be collected at dawn. Recycling is done thoroughly. If Seoul mayor had neglected as many rats as New York, he would never be able to participate in politics again and could be arrested immediately after a thorough investigation.

[@derzkiy__enot]

Это демократия. Они имеют право мусорить и ходить в туалет где хотят, иначе это нарушение прав человека. Им даже разрешили воровать в магазинах и не сажать за это в тюрьму. Кажется в Техасе можно украсть на 2500$ и за это только штраф если поймают.

[@CodyCockyote7046]

​@@batu_nosel1 they have pepe collectors that dont shower too

[@CodyCockyote7046]

​​@@batu_nosel1and you have plenty of blacks on France. Say something to their face on the metro and tell me.

[@matemm52]

@@CodyCockyote7046 big cities in France (esp. Paris) are also a dump, so you don't really have an argument here.

[@CBRN-115]

Americans have no concept of sanitation nor recycling

[@markall1]

The city is more concerned with taking Care of illegals and spending the money on them!

[@walterwright8454]

It is easier to deport that to support.

[@juans3728]

Thank the Mayor for the cities MESS.

[@dingdongdickweed6288]

False

[@thomasauslander3757]

Support the migrants dreams.

[@zenithperigee7442]

@@juans3728 , and the voters who put him in and others just like him, in power "...over and over again, expecting a different result...." which is the definition of "insanity", which even Obama ironically quoted.

[@megaflux7144]

its not a housing crisis.. its a leadership crisis!

[@maddscientist3170]

EXACTLY

[@johannjohann6523]

Yes the current lacky in the White House is no leader. Just using his position to enrich himself. Where's Ronald Reagan when ya need him? Or George Washington. Or Jesus. I'm not picky. Pretty sure it's a safe bet anybody but Biden and Harris, or anyone not a Democrat. It's not like the American people elected him. We're not that stupid yet. lol

[@johannjohann6523]

Good comment. Take care.

[@lorigarza9971]

Exactly

[@ninjastiz9046]

Always has been. Seems every Democrat run city is in shambles. Wonder why

[@jasminecrandall2262]

Man this country’s just going down the toilet. I think what we’re witnessing is the fall of our great cities.

[@bigv6724]

On the east and west coast. Sadly migrating to the center of the country. The worst we have are roaches, fleas, field mice and tornadoes.

[@-OBELUS-]

Thank a Democrat.

[@quicksilversea5210]

I live near Portland Oregon and it's the same thing here. I live in the country and would never move closer. Cities are dumps and always have been, it's just gotten worse as of late

[@Kosmokatgirl]

@@-OBELUS- New York was always dirty, not as is dirty as San Francisco, but it was filthy. If people can jack off on a train. Or poop on a train station. The summertime the waste management was awful. It just smelt like garbage obviously you’re not from a city you’re from the Midwest. Which is the worst contributor to society because all you do is speculate be quiet and some shuck corn

[@riseharris5204]

Moved off grid in a red state and don’t see any of this. 😂

[@TravisHi_YT]

It's 2024 and New Yorkers have only just discovered garbage bins. Crazy, stacking up bags in the street and they scratch their heads why there's a rat problem. Great job guys.

[@mikakettunen7939]

My thoughts also - I am born in 1979 and remember using trash bin for all my life even recycling different materials of waste

[@Shrouded_reaper]

😂😂😭😭💀💀

[@CodeDusq1]

Rats are gonna start giving guided tours of NYC.

[@gerardguida7727]

They already do😮😅

[@sharr630]

Rat lives matter.

[@taniadolphy5122]

😂😂😂😂😂😅😅

[@jbrone1241]

They know where the good food at. The warm spots in winter. And cool spots in summer. The prices and rent is always affordable.

[@toyerharris7069]

😂😂😂😂

[@navajojohn9448]

Living in NYC seems like a punishment to me.

[@LEK-we2hh]

Where you gonna put 8 mill people ?

[@bethcramer1232]

But those young stupid kids move there and think they are cool, these people are dumb, and the politicans know that! They laugh behind their backs

[@FrankHeuvelman]

Glad to be a Dutch, living on the other side of the pond..

[@YAbongo1]

​@@FrankHeuvelman Leuk, en heel waar ik ben zeker. (New Yorker who lived in AMS here).

[@FrankHeuvelman]

@@YAbongo1 That makes perfect sense. After all, we were the ones who founded New York, back then better known as 'New Amsterdam.' The British however blew it after we gave them Manhattan and renamed it 'New York'. We tried but failed to keep New Amsterdam a beacon of progressiveness. Sorry.

[@Cybrohva]

Funny thing is....I visited Japan, Tokyo and Niigata. Didn't see a single vermin in Tokyo. I blame culture and the politicians.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

You should look up how the people in Istanbul deal with their rat problem.

[@bmbxiii2045]

Japan also has severe punishments for drugs, crime, and even littering.

[@mertzie31]

When you say politicians, you mean Democrats. Almost all major cities that are falling apart, have Democrat mayors and city council.

[@ssasquashmelone4507]

It's not a politician thing. It's definitely a culture practice 100%. People just put themselves in dirty positions and practice it till death. "You can be broke, but live rich"

[@unclephilly2127]

stop romanticizing Japan. Their crimes against the sea, whaling, Fukushima, suicide forests, Yakuza, degenerate sexual behavior, etc etc.

[@alva7701]

Honestly, that says a lot about the people who live in New York and not just the mayor who may not have the money or resources to educate the citizens there or have a solution to the problem that they themselves create in their neighborhood. Because everyone is responsible for keeping their neighborhood clean and not contaminating other neighborhoods and creating a decent place for all of them to live.

[@emblackbird]

It’s true that some people litter and have messy homes but you have to understand this is an issue occurring bc of all the garbage bags left on the streets & garbage cans that don’t seal and lock, plus old infrastructure that is crumbling, and landlords that don’t give a shit. Slumlords. Have you been to NYC? Visited many dif areas? Bc it’s not like people are just dumping mounds of trash all over the place. My neighborhood is one with some of the least litter, it’s one of the most expensive areas to live in. Yet there are rat problems here too, including my building. My landlord just does the bare minimum and won’t keep up with the rat problem. It’s awful.

[@Iwani]

When I went to NYC, I asked my friend if the garbage collectors were on strike, and he said too calmly ‘nah, that’s just what it looks like here’ 😭

[@zachb8012]

I think it's hilarious there are so many problems and solutions on the table but the cause and its solution is so obvious.

[@KellySandra716]

I worked in NYC for a few yrs traveling back and forth to Buffalo where I live. I loved my job until 2021 I quit in 2022 knowing I love my job but could not handle how different it became. Everything changed there.

[@johnteets2921]

I saw pictures of Naples Italy that looked similar. They were on strike.

[@louisbertini]

Abnormal becomes the normal.

[@jeffrojefferson88]

@@KellySandra716 Nahh, NYC has always been trash.

[@dave3657]

If you want to get rid of trash. 1) Put your trash in a box. 📦 2) Slap an Amazon sticker on it.📠 3) Place the box by your door. 🚪 4) Wait for the box to be stolen. 🏃🏼‍➡️ 5) Repeat. 😅😂🤣 For Rats …. Get some advice from farmers who deal with rats all the time. How about outdoor trash can sheds for apartment dwellers?

[@bluedarkness7125]

Haha!!! It was quite evil!

[@blueroses918]

Low-key now I want to try that 🤔

[@SalisburySnake]

A guy from NJ told me he did that during a garbage strike decades ago. That was before amazon, so he gift wrapped the boxes (I guess it was christmastime) and left them inside an unlocked car. 😂

[@SarahLee-rs7ks]

YES, love it!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@SanaaJadeCruz]

😂😂😂

[@Thisworldisdoomed]

The scariest thing is the mayor actually thinks he's doing a good job. He also thinks New York is the safest city in the country. You can't be any more detached from reality.

[@funkspinna]

Yup. The same guy that said "science has showed that body type is not a connection to if you are healthy or unhealthy.” Delusional, indeed.

[@oso1248]

The mayor is prioritizing exactly what residents elected him to prioritize. There are all kinds of people who would prioritize differently and voters chose what they chose.

[@goodyearguy2382]

He’s delusional

[@michaelroberts1120]

Yeah, but Joe Biden also thinks he's doing a great job as POTUS. It's a delusional state exhibited by members of the neoliberal regime starting from the very top.

[@kapeecoffee]

Thats either just a face or that they're nuts crazy

[@techngizmosINC]

When was this place not a dump ? I left there 20 years ago and I could not even visit there again , tall building and everything is loud and smells like 💩. No one has manners or courtesy, everyone in a rush , half the Infrastructure is crumbling , potholes like craters , traffic everywhere, subway smells like piss . I'm good . All American major cities are now 3 rd world 💩holes

[@RickBelt]

Please, don't offend the 3rd world.

[@christinerussell1132]

So sadly true 😮

[@Migalucci]

There was a time when New York City was a great place to live, but that was a very long time ago.

[@avancalledrupert5130]

All cities are shit holes in all countries. Just dont go to them. Shit places full of shit people. Countryside ftw . Best place in America is colarado .

[@gutsglory3625]

America might be the real 3rd world country.

[@dertythegrower]

What happened to yesterday's good episode??? They are removing your stuff for being too informative now? wow

[@davidkavetsky2377]

He's getting to close to the target. Watching this guy become more based every day gives me hope

[@kristoffliftoff9316]

What was yesterday’s episode?

[@jacksondearth6594]

Been noticing that myself :)

[@bianki3090]

I didn't even see an episode yesterday!

[@mudman6227]

Typical lib media

[@ShakespeareCafe]

No such thing as a rat proof apartment. They can swim up through the plumbing and come out of the toilet in that $5000/month apartment. A rat or mouse can squeeze through a 1/4" hole.

[@ivanvalera3250]

Forgetting they can also chew threw about everything including concrete and dry wall

[@EventHoriXZ0n]

I was thinking the same thing. There’s no “rat proof” anything.

[@scottharm3932]

It's just a marketing plan to get people to pay sky high rent, nothing else

[@tarab4617]

This happened to a friend of mine in Toronto. And the toilet was backing up because roots had gotten into the pipes. Poopy toilet rats. Sewage water everywhere.

[@ChrisWijtmans]

there are rat traps for plumbing. But you confused sewer rats with other species of rats.

[@thisvagabondlife7132]

The stench of NYC in the summer with all that garbage makes me ponder why anyone would want to live there or visit there.

[@mgtowmonger2729]

you can't smell it if if you live at least 4 stories up.

[@Haystack63]

It's like a person with body odor. When you've lived with it long enough, you can no longer smell it.

[@mellowdramatic33]

Surrounding states will smell NY.

[@NS1.]

@thisvagabondlife7132 - Just curious...If you had to describe the smell in detail, what would you say?

[@thisvagabondlife7132]

@@NS1. rotting garbage baking in the sun without a breeze to take away the stench

[@mjsilva7086]

Thank You for showing us the side of NYC that not everyone knows about, Great video!! I’m a retired NYPD, I was born in Brooklyn and left for Florida In 2002… we have always had rats in NYC and most of the boroughs… but not as bad as now. It is the bad government and bad politicians. I will always be a New Yorker at heart. Would definitely not move back! I have been in Florida for over 20 years and never have seen a rat and we don’t put our trash out in bags, nor do the restaurants. Trash goes out the night before in bins. LOVE your KZbin videos!! Keep them coming !

[@justinbustin7239]

You went from real estate agent to community activist. Probably not what you planned. You’re a journalist now and you’re doing a great job.

[@fr2ncm9]

He's making extra money off of the views. The more eyes you have the more cash you get from KZbin.

[@IreFang]

​@@fr2ncm9 You'd be surprised how little add revenue pays KZbinrs. Most of their money comes from sponsors and merch.

[@HighDiver5555]

No degree required

[@TRUMPmyOSHI]

I like learning about NYC condition from a real life perspective. No sugar coating.

[@stoneneils]

@@fr2ncm9 He's making money off condo sales / leases from all the viewers who ask him when moving to NYC for help.

[@DonP-b9q]

I went there in 2019 and was amazed to see piles of trash 20 feet tall. The whole city smelled like urine and garbage. It was revolting. I can't imagine what it is like now.

[@lorrainec8190]

Thats because the government's unleashed the animals to destroy the world. Human animals.

[@Rachel_Ryder]

Maybe it depends on the area in which you stay, but I stayed in Midtown Manhattan several weeks ago and it was perfectly clean. Certainly didn’t smell like urine and garbage, was anything but revolting. Already planning a trip back!

[@bonniebrock5109]

So they couldn't use any excuse that it was from the Covid pandemic yet in 2020. Mayor De Blasio was in charge until 2021, them Mayor Festor Adams took over and they both always seemed a bit of rats to me as well.

[@davemccage7918]

That’s because wanting clean, non rat infested streets is white supremacy!

[@BKLNHobo]

Don't forget the marajuana stench....

[@killerfrank8974]

I like how this channel has gone from being about the challenges of renting/living in New York City to being a channel highlighting how much of dystopia NYC is fast becoming!

[@styxvxn4435]

Chicago has a program called 'Cats at Work'. They release feral cats to try to keep the city clean from rats.

[@cherrypichick6782]

In NYC the RATS are BIGGER than the CATS! 🐀🙀🐈

[@berja3895]

How big are the rats in Chicago? NYC's rats are the size of a big dog. The rats may take out the cats

[@elanita71]

😂😂 what​@@berja3895

[@sallygoodgirl]

all the diseases….

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

@@sallygoodgirl There aren’t any

[@jennifergoldson382]

I live in the Bronx, where people throw a big slice of pizza and a food container on the ground. And these same people who do these things will be crying about rats and NYC being "dirty."

[@MrBobbo18]

But let’s blame the city because they won’t clean up after ME!!!!! The city the city the city.

[@cicciograziani6697]

bronx people ancestor build pyramids and wakanda im sure they will win against rats

[@jharvey9898]

@@MrBobbo18 when I was in the army we were told “Your mama don’t work here. Clean up after yourself.” But that was 1976 before America went woke. I didn’t serve my country to watch it get flushed down the toilet by a bunch of self entitled twits.

[@plaistowbill]

Throw a piece of pizza? Same type of people who will shoplift from a store claiming they are poor and hungry.

[@screwgoogle4993]

BLACK PEOPLE

[@felicianomiko5659]

It’s been so interesting to watch this channel go from ‘here’s this cool apartment’ to ‘NYC is on fire’

[@zenithperigee7442]

@felicianomiko5659, don't worry it's "a mostly peaceful _fire_ ".😂For those who don't get it, that's a reference to CNN's field reporter claiming, "mostly peaceful _protests_ " when fires were raging in the background!🙄

[@mackenzieneal1660]

​@@zenithperigee7442Did they say that when BLM set fire to CNN's building in Atlanta?!$

[@EmiL_from_NieR]

I’m convinced if there is a literal apocalypse Cash would still be making videos updating us 😂

[@heraclitus6100]

Why would anyone live there? It's an expensive garbage dump.

[@rvoloshchukify]

It’s not like NYC is a huge city with many different neighbourhoods and many people’s families and livelihoods or anything like that. But please, stay away from NYC. We could definitely use less people

[@barrymarootner504]

Let’s hope NYC residents get wise to NYC being a dump so they don’t infiltrate the few better areas in the country.

[@heraclitus6100]

@@rvoloshchukify I'm glad you feel that way. Please stay there.

[@Jahrbii]

@HongKongRacingKinghow does this have anything to do with anything

[@joygormandy2769]

It wasn't always until people who live like that in other countries come and do the same thing

[@denac4708]

Just so im understanding this correctly, New York doesn't have money to clean up and hasn't had money in the budget to clean up the trash; buuuuutt they have millions of dollars for illegal trash to move in and add to the already existing garbage problem. Did I understand that correctly???

[@JustinKais]

Almost. The politicians line their pockets with sweet cash. They're not hurting, nor are they living in squalor like the unwashed they rule over.

[@JenniferJones-bo1rx]

Thank You !!!!!!!!

[@alncdr]

Yes

[@jrod1382]

I'm a super of several buildings and I can tell you that people living in those buildings who trash up the place doesn't make the rat problem any better.🤦‍♂️

[@RustbustersCA]

sounds like something THE SUPER should control

[@rach623]

@@RustbustersCA😂😂😂

[@jrod1382]

@jgush1337 No that's something the people living in any building and the city should've control.

[@LeonMortgage]

​@jgush1337 you mean like kicking the degenerates out of the building?

[@daniella8400]

Yes!! I’ve lived in South Carolina & San Diego, and NYC. NYC people are by far the dirtiest I’ve come across. A lot of them do not keep their homes clean in comparison to those I’ve met in other states.

[@imdurmac1]

I was there last month and the amount of filth I saw was stomach turning. The ritzy areas were a little better but overall nyc is a dump. I hate that restaurants are allowed to set up space on the streets blocking traffic. The mayor is doing a poor job and needs to step down, he’s in a failing position.

[@nunya2954]

Let them live with it they all wanted their elected government, so I would say they should all be over the moon happy, but if they aren't that's on them, they keep voting w/feelings and color rather than facts.

[@johnryman-f3c]

Mayor should never have left the Amos & Andy Show, he's a natural comedian

[@tigermanmccool4037]

Que up the song.... Frank Sinatra / NY NY....LOL

[@cynthiamgrooms8195]

The Mayor is a Success…in the eyes who are Readying us for a Communist takeover!!!

[@bobby5678-ck2tc]

But did you not hear him say that he did not hire anyone who is white and that it was the time of blacks to show whites how it's done welll everywhere that this way of thinking is happening they are all becoming dumps as white people flee from the racism.

[@recoveringnewyorker2243]

I left NYC in 1973. I was 13. it was the same then! I briefly returned in 2006 to visit my brother. I returned again 10 times between 2010 and 2012 to take care of family business. NYC is nothing more than an urban cesspool! Always has been! Always will be!

[@tonig.]

You could already hear that in 1977 in the song by MFSB - Let's Clean Up the Ghetto in which the rat problem was described. Nothing seems to have improved over the years. Based on the rat population, it can be assumed that the rats far outnumber the residents of NY.

[@megank3412]

The wall graffiti and curbside garbage adds so much ambiance to these outdoor dining sheds

[@roseypeach8363]

IMO graffiti "artists" should be paid with 3 years community service, preferably scrubbing dumpsters.

[@XxxXxx-fm3wo]

You call them dining sheds and I call them pig pens!

[@ilovesuisse1]

Ambience? Graffitti, especially graffitti which is just ugly scribble, makes an area look rundown.

[@darylyost7273]

​@@user-ql4gl9og1idon't know what's more ofa problem, the rats ,or you who live there!

[@KT22672]

@@ilovesuisse1 yes that was his point

[@ThyraxMyst]

Worked in IT in the city for 3 months. Within those 3 months installing networks and POS systems, I've seen rats in the back of restaurants, bagel shops, bars, and delis. When I started working in the city I would inform the owner that I saw a rat in the back near the food, they would say "oh it's ok, they are always back there." Keep in mind, food is always out in the open. Bagels just sitting on carts, containers are always left open, the floors only where you walk are clean, but under desks and behind desks are filthy. All near the food you eat. Don't get me started in the stories I heard about the old Shea Stadium. Doing the IT work there, I've been told underneath the stadium were filled with rats. You just can't get rid of them completely. Once I learned that, I never would eat in the city ever again. Just get a bottled drink at most. The city has been disgusting for decades.

[@rumblehat4357]

Worked in the city for 20 years. Was always like that.

[@marenjeworowski9859]

At this point I wouldn't live in N. Y. even if they paid me.

[@TrueMiThompson]

Hey I need an IT job? Who was your Headhunter?

[@Herowebcomics]

Stuff like that is how you destroy your city!😐

[@packrat-y7j]

None of this is new, that's for sure

[@robertcovino4889]

NYC…where the birds fly upside down because there’s nothing worth shitting on.

[@roseypeach8363]

😂

[@hunnyl0ve]

omg I'm so using this! 🤣🤣🤣

[@gregmccarter2176]

😂😂😂 good one

[@Linkwii64]

That whole state is upside down.😂

[@lordhughmungus]

That's some funny shit right there.

[@cindylewis3325]

I was in Times Square for the bicentennial 1975/76. The garbage was so bad it looked like little mountains. So this is nothing new.

[@chrisikaris5891]

Really appreciate the sunlight Cash is putting on real problems. Yeah, he is focussing on the worst of NYC and not the best, but the best doesn't need fixing, the worst does. And the worst needs to be addressed. Politicians are great at ribbon cutting, issuing press releases, holding press conferences, and proposing and passing new laws, which is fine, but they often don't seem aware of the real world or the consequences of their decisions. Cash is living in the real world and keeping it real. Go Cash!

[@barryfohn4385]

I grew up in NY. When I was a kid I rode the Subway from my house in Flatbush, Brooklyn to my high school in Manhattan. Disgusting! Drunken bums sleeping. Beggars and thieves eveywhere. I was robbed at knife point. NYC is our civilization's version of Ancient Rome. When I was young it occurred to me that in NYC it is not possible to take a single step without putting your feet where someone has either Spit, or Vommitted sometime before you were there.

[@juans3728]

POLITICIANS, POLITICIANS PROMISIS, PROMISES a whole lot of CRAP.

[@SSNESS]

Beastie Boys Square

[@dingdongdickweed6288]

@@juans3728 LOL Nah.

[@mohammedjeffali1076]

Ancient Rome had tons of street cats, much like today. So, NY is worse than Ancient Rome.

[@floridaman7]

New York is not place to raise a child

[@kylorokx1552]

NYC will soon sell rat burgers. Cheap and high protein for those who can't afford a $20 Big Mac.

[@Emmy-J]

Maybe some of the immigrants will eat them. I hear they eat this kind of stuff in some countries.

[@MissAlissaxX]

I wouldn't be surprised if there are people who been doing that for a long time. I don't even live in the city, just near it. They caught a chinese place raising rats above the ceiling, to turn into food.

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

... probably got it in your wonton already...

[@don.keebles]

Or maybe use them as pizza toppings. New Yorkers love their pizza.... now with rat brains!

[@Desire4Sound]

You mean outside of chinatown? scnr :P

[@adammarkowitz7944]

Why would anyone live in NYC? Even many of the rats have moved out, citing "disgusting conditions, even for us"

[@andyxfilms]

This channel is absolutely tanking the NYC market - love it

[@AGStack9999]

TBF Democrats have done a good job of that too.

[@rvoloshchukify]

At this rate, we might even become… property owners

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

Lmao. Stuff getting so bad the property values drop? That'd be a nice change. Seems property is the only thing appreciating anymore. ​@rvoloshchukify

[@emilyemily6316]

As a midwesterner, I don't understand this or the appeal of dirty big city life..I don't feel safe visiting NY anymore. Its not the rats, it's the people and the policies!

[@SedA2027]

that is exactly what I was thinking! Why would people want to live there? But I hope they stay there….we sure don’t want them in the southwest.

[@bustjanzupan1074]

@@SedA2027Yes - we do not want them 2 do mess anywhere else.

[@paulettedelcasale4789]

I left NYC 30 years ago and went to the south. My voting habits eventually changed for the better.

[@Ammotive28]

Ask myself the same thing here in UK. I live in rural SW England, life is infinitely better & cheaper. Only ever set foot in cities for rugby matches, concerts & business. If it wasn’t for that I’d have zero reason.

[@johnryman-f3c]

People are looking more, "rodent" like.

[@EarlSalisbury-in4dk]

If people dumping trash is a problem, it means waste management at a macro level isn’t working. But rather than increase pickup frequency, or number of workers, they monetize the problem through fines.

[@juans3728]

Lets not forget how OVERTIME is used and what is the PURPOSE.

[@sailorcam6347]

the city does fine. The city fines the landlords for the tenants who are dumping. Its a culture problem they needs to be address at the schools and homes. People don't respect their neighborhoods and expect an janitor to clean up after them.

[@AYFKMRN]

Well cmon now, you can’t have a cottage industry that way, duh!!

[@kathrynmauro8673]

After clean up they need to pressure wash the sidewalks as well

[@kathrynmauro8673]

And the "fifteen minute cities " will begin to look the same. Filth will turn into illness. Lockdowns, causing death from disease. Stuck in the filth. A way to depopulate. Hmm, where have we heard too many people? Yet they have open borders and illegals end up in large cities. Sounds like a conspiracy theory.

[@martijnkeisers5900]

Here in Amsterdam we have underground trash containers on the corners of the street. Very convenient.

They have been built by rats so they don't have to run all over the place and have everything they need on a single spot. Very convenient. Just kidding. 🙂

[@martijnkeisers5900]

It's completely closed, so no rats!

[@tomi2284]

In NY people lives under the streets so that dont work there

[@azmike1]

5 grand for rent? Pluck you NY!

[@SJ-cy3hp]

This👆🏽

[@Zociety6477]

You can say fuck on the internet

[@McDLT999999999999999]

I’d love to see a financial breakdown video of how working class people afford to live there.

[@tigerstripey4885]

Pretty soon youll only be able to talk about rainbows and bunny rabbits

[@seeriktus]

@@McDLT999999999999999 Poor old avocado toast manufacturers

[@richardmartinez4145]

Years ago a news program set cameras up inside a few NYC restaurants to see what happened after they closed. Done in both dining rooms and kitchens. It was absolutely horrifying with every surface covered with rats. Add to that the fact that they (and mice) urinate continuously as they scurry around.

[@michellelindsey4234]

My son visited NYC a few years ago and he said the smell was terrible. He said he couldn’t eat; his appetite was destroyed by the filth.

[@dmo848]

Yeah but that new York Pizza is to die for. I'd smell poop just to eat a slice

[@icepick976]

​@@dmo848 🤓 comment

[@jameslovallo9603]

Paris, LA, and San Francisco are all the same way. Dirty, nasty places. Its a miracle anyone still lives there

[@icepick976]

@@jameslovallo9603 L.A. is not even close to as unsanitary as NYC is . Paris or maybe even San Francisco .. possibly . Damn sure not L.A. Bring up Detroit or St Louis or even Baltimore when it comes to all dat .

[@basillah7650]

@@dmo848 NY pizza sucked ever since they banned the wood fired pizza ovens.

[@georgiascarlett9679]

I just cant believe that the concept of bins is a new thing in New york? Are the streets actually where they should be dumping their bin bags at the moment? How have capital cities in Europe that were built long before public health was a concern adapted to ensure every property has bins but a relatively new city like new york not have the space? And people are saying that will make the problem worse? Just look at the success of everywhere that has made them compulsory.

[@GregNixon]

Can never understand the appeal of living in NY NY. People seem to have this romantic view of the city. And maybe upscale places in the city are. But for the average Joe living there, it seems like an intolerable place to be in.

[@v.dargain1678]

NYC is a great place to go shopping but not to live if you don't have money .

[@Ace7of7Cups]

idk. I never like the high density there, but outside of Manhattan and the state has grown on me. It definitely is a different culture than other parts of the U.S.

[@v.dargain1678]

@@Ace7of7Cups I was born upstate just like the current govenor . And you are right , outside of Manhattan is NY nice . It's about time those big apple people finally decided the rest of the state is intelligent enough to help them run NYC .

[@WayTooUnderated]

Nyc is awesome if you are at a a bare minimum in the upper middle class otherwise you’re correct

[@brytonalley9356]

I really want to visit NYC, but I’m not sure I want to anymore from what I’ve seen these past few years

[@gerry-p9x]

I love NYC 😊😊😊

[@frontierlandfrank5314]

Definitely don’t go there right now.

[@damonmelendez856]

It’s not worth it

[@potrelviewer9536]

Was there last February, and it was less worse than that video, but not pristine also. Especially some subway stations: they reek of methane and car oil...

[@killerwill]

Its up to you Cash highlights exaggerated Depictions of NYC in his titles and thumbnails

[@lifeinjaneyscrochetworld8756]

Thanks for your video,I was born in Astoria,went to school in Manhattan, moved to N.J. 1980 , it's so sad to see this going on in the Big Apple

[@lberhold]

I still cannot figure out why anyone wants to live in New York, or really any big city for that matter...

[@rvoloshchukify]

Not like there are tons of jobs and schools and things to do there or anything like that

[@ekanata]

@@rvoloshchukifyimagine not being able to get a job outside of big metros or worse yet…being unable to become self employed

[@BigRobChicagoPL]

Chicago is chill. Born and raised, I am in the burbs 30 min out of the center. We have a super nice "Lake Shore Drive" which is great for scenic rides or bike rides on the trail, lots of great parks off the drive, love the lake being right there. Downtown is alright but I am not a city person that much. Good jobs though and again I love the parks everywhere and proximity

[@bxrokk]

Perhaps because they were born here, have family and roots here, have good careers here and have built decent lives here. Don't let sensational videos, designed to get views, be your only source of information.

[@stoneneils]

Simple...all the videos you watch online where there is action, protests, court cases, rallies..big cities. We don't get depressed or lonely. Its impossible. The worst we get is stressed/anxious but that comes and goes because we have so many options for new jobs, friends, lover, social services and other support systems. I cannot figure out how anyone can live in a small town. I was so bored just in a suburb of 100,000 as a kid.

[@needmoreramsay]

I've been fascinated by NY City for years and I'm so happy I find this channel. Cash does a great job showing us the realities of daily life in the City that Never Sleeps !!

[@V0ltron]

They're missing the 'Do not feed animals,' signs.

[@gerry-p9x]

Google. Pizza. Rat😅😅😅😅😅

[@champagnesumo]

Someone stole the sign😅

[@arronstone177]

The rats ate them.

[@mjkasper76]

It's below the Gun Free Zone signs that work well

[@bornpsychopath2996]

Don't feed the politicians

[@johngillon9263]

Farewell america it was nice knowing you frankie boy. New york new york

[@kaitlynbree2122]

It’s a cyclical problem of apathy. People who live around constant filth wherever they go eventually become apathetic and contribute to the trash on the streets. What we’re looking at is decline of civilization. “They” want this for every major city.

[@Maria-b9j5w]

Spot on!

[@johannjohann6523]

Certainly not those of us with common sense and a little decency in our lives. Which shows how depraved a human being can become. Cleanliness is next to Godliness I've always been told. The entire reason the Black plague occurred in Europe is stupid filthy people. And its now beginning to start in America as well. Stupidity and Ignorance and selfishness. Not a good combination in life.

[@whatroads4x4]

I was running an errand in jacsonville [floridian here] and going down 95...i saw this really nicee ford explorer from ny and driver was throwing his candy wrappers outside his car. Florida is one of the cleanest states which is very populated. Keep it clean. Dont be a litter bug.

[@ronv6637]

Florida man fixes that

[@anydaynow2664]

I live in Florida and they are just as trashy. Everything out the window, cig butts, fact food garbage, dumping crap on roadside. Pigs everywhere.

[@OG-BIG-SHEPHERD.]

What other states have you traveled to because i have been to alot and from my experience has been the cleanest areas of the US are the "least diverse" Odd, isnt it?

[@travist.7279]

Yes, those "outdoor dining" sheds were supposed to be only temporary. They were part of a contrived crisis, that has long-since passed. We need to get rid of them, and bring back street parking and traffic lanes.

[@bethcramer1232]

And you people eat in those restaurants?? How can businesses not have trash bins? What kind of disgusting city is that?

[@DoodleThis]

“The city is short on money” I’m sorry… what?!! That should be impossible, that city taxes pretty much everything and the very shop/business keeps rising prices…. Where did the money go?

[@hotpocketpete5256]

I believe we dont have anyone in charge who genuinely loves NYC and wants to do better... just some politicians doing better for themselves...

[@richardmorris7063]

They hated Rudi, I think he cared.

[@zenithperigee7442]

@@richardmorris7063 , that's why the "elitists" whose agendas consist only of "self-interests" hated him & hate Trump too. Marxist, Commie Democrats are bringing down the entire country from within, all with the help of "anti-Trump voters", corrupt DA's/Judges, corrupt members of the "alphabet agencies" & the corrupt leftist media.

[@tlflora]

and nys and america

[@v.dargain1678]

Same . Nobody gives a damn about the Big Apple anymore .

[@hotrod5853]

What a mess, we've decided to cancel our summer vacation to NYC. I feel sorry for the people that live there and maybe can't leave. The taxes and rents that you pay and the city can't afford to collect garbage! Maybe drop it off at the mayor's residence, and then you will see action.

[@tinabarrette963]

We’ve cancelled our NY plans also.

[@MidnightGreen4649]

I recommend checking out some of the state parks or further upstate into the mountains. Lots of cool history and local legends.

[@cherylb2817]

What a brilliant idea !!!!

[@tony_5156]

@@MidnightGreen4649the whole state is too expensive No thanks!

[@gregorylyon1004]

They can't afford to collect garbage because they pay lifetime pensions to retired workers. Cops get a 20 year and out pension. Then the tax payers get to support their lifetime free ride. And people wonder why new York is broke

[@Scxoop123]

$5K for 2 bedrooms is OUTRAGEOUS

[@yummemys4608]

It isn't outrageous. There's demand for that kinda shit😂😂

[@AlexR_44]

@@yummemys4608 it can be both outrageous and in demand. I know that, because it is.

[@dregenius]

​@@yummemys4608Everyone needs a house. LITERALLY NOBODY needs a LandLeech. RENT IS THEFT. IMPRISON ALL LANDLEECHES.

[@nickruscigno3633]

@@dregenius Buy your own place and do something about it hippie

[@catherinelw9365]

@@dregenius That is stupid. "Rent is theft"? Who the hell do you think you are, entitled to free housing? Imprison all landlords and you will have nothing to rent. Try THINKING before typing stupid comments.

[@irCurts_Old_Gamer]

Food waste could be useful for composting and maybe even creating biofuels. Suddenly, we would be competing with the rats for all that yummy food trash. For example, the gas stove in that rat-proof apartment could use some methane instead of natural gas. Methane is not that hard to generate, and natural gas is a finite resource.

[@danarespress164]

I always thought it took an army to destroy a country. Never thought in my life it would be its own people.

[@SarahLee-rs7ks]

With the help of a few illegals too.

[@Enzo575]

.....or rats

[@v.dargain1678]

Seems like we've lost touch with why we are .

[@npcfigureathletedawnirish691]

The 1965 act really put the nail in the coffin

[@Epicturtle007]

Big cities have absolutely lost their minds

[@vongodric]

I highly recommend visiting Tokyo. Largest city in the world and is amazingly clean and well maintained.

[@SandyAZ1776]

Liberal cities!!!!

[@jhonayo4887]

​@nathan12403 no dude it's not capitalism.

[@mateusz5318]

​@nathan12403poor boy you cant even see the enemy...

[@mateusz5318]

Iam from former communist country and I can tell you that red jewish shit have taken your country if you cant see it yourself big government regulating more and more has nothing to do with capitalism its a road to serfdom aka jewish red communism.

[@nunyabidness3075]

Maybe the government needs less responsibilities, and less budget. Clearly, they are overwhelmed.

[@BillyTheKidsGhost]

They are not overwhelmed they are malicious.

[@dr.wolfstar1765]

If citizens paid less in taxes and were told to pay to clean their own parts of the city yourself do you really think that would make it better? If I wasn't forced to pay to clean the city no way would I pay for it

[@Username18981]

Stop wasting money and focus on their actual job. Why would garbage collection get cut when they waste money in so many other places.

[@jbp4532]

They do not care about your pleb problems. Your tax dollars are going overseas for endless wars where you fund both sides. The US elites shipped all your manufacturing jobs in China, so now the only thing the US exports is missiles.

[@remixisthis]

Most of the landlords don’t care. Demand outweighs cost of renovations so tenants will have to come up with their own solutions

[@DSC-i5i]

I live in Hawaii and when I moved in to my apt it quickly became close to being infested with roaches inside, and I noticed rats running around due to fruit trees and restaurants Close by . Well I chalked every joint in the place and this being a eight apt complex, ten years later I'm still roach free ,and the fruit trees I trim monthly so the fruit doesn't grow, nobody wants the Noni fruit anyways ,as its very hard to get passed the smell, despite it being medicinal. If bugs come in, its from bringing them in, from the grocery store, which I wish they would do better on their end, without poisoning us . But yeah I agree that the politicians have the biggest role in creating these problems by not educating , setting up people with best trash collection receptacles timely pic up and stealing of tax payer money . Vote them all out . Aloha DSC777

[@Grage30]

DSNY employee here.. Believe me when I tell you our overtime went from 6 to 7 day work weeks to literally base pay .... and the city now is a direct reflection of that.

[@edwardneal4819]

I don't live in NY, but after 30 years of doing pest control I can tell you that your job (although nor as high profile) is just as important as NYPD and NY Fire Dept. Keep up the good work brother your needed more than you know!

[@PIurn]

Cash, you better announce that you aren’t suicidal, I don’t want anything to happen to you, you’re the only source of news I trust.

[@basillah7650]

He makes money from other people suffering clearly he is not.

[@ffwr-109]

NYC has always had a rat issue since the 1800s. Where ever there’s non ending subways and sewer tunnels and very large amounts of waist/garbage there will be lots and lots of rats. The question is how do you keep them under control? Keeping everything clean like the garbage off the side of the road like you said will be a big bonus at helping but it won’t solve the entire problem. Another thing that will help is for more people to clean up after themselves.

[@Scxoop123]

Where do you suggest people put their garbage?

[@backagain5216]

I was going to write the same thing but you beat me to it. Unreal how people just throw unwanted food out, (nothing wrong with it, they are just full) then they complain about how expensive food it or how messy things are.

[@backagain5216]

@@Scxoop123How about in a trash can. Did you notice all the garbage toss out their car windows?

[@dlabrooknaum7316]

Your an idiot...I hate when ppl say this .THATS NOT A SOLUTION...you must believe in Santa toi

[@futrzakmotorsport5618]

I don't understand why it is city council's problem to remove the trash - in my country each building's landlords are sharing the costs of garbage disposal and it's been like that since forever. - if you can own the property but can't afford basic facilities you shouldn't own the property - simple as

[@tkatrich3]

In my country we have garbage collection in our council fees. I think it is $450 yr for trash collection

[@nicolezhang5351]

Thanks for posting these videos. You are literally posting an individual video on every pet peeve that I had about NYC, and that eventually drove me to New Jersey. I’ve lived and travelled all over the world, the worlds top cities. New York doesn’t even crack the top 50. Only New Yorkers, who are so in love with their city, are deluded enough to actually believe that NYC is actually great.

[@XraySpectacles]

3-2-1 ...PLAGUE has ARRIVED

[@EightiesJames]

You Called It! 😳

[@derekwhite9932]

I think it already has in places

[@Amygondor]

You can cure the plague, but you can't cure toxoplasma gondii in your brain. Cats are not the solution, they are just the other side of the problematic coin.

[@jackiecordova7291]

SLOWLY THE U.S IS BECOMING A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY 😡😡😡😡😡

[@jimmytwotimez]

I hope so. It's too crowded and need to fix it

[@id2k.]

These videos are great, like watching a documentary on a 3rd world trash pit.

[@zetadoubleu]

i’m a new yorker and there are some places that are bad like this but many places that aren’t. Most areas I go to do not have trash on the ground or trash bags piling up. This makes New York look so bad and like it’s all so nasty and smelly and ew but I love my city and there is plenty of beauty and CLEAN areas here (and not just where the rich people live either)

[@dertythegrower]

I saw they removed yesterday's too truthful episode.... Cash, why?

[@gerardguida7727]

Because Utube is Censoring us!

[@danielvelez7239]

What was the episode about?

[@BrianButterworth-s4z]

​@@danielvelez7239I was about how theft is the biggest economy in NYC.

[@Extremaduur]

@@BrianButterworth-s4z Ah yes, I remember now. Thieves stealing from NYC stores and selling their stolen goods on Amazon.

[@NH-bn8xn]

​@@BrianButterworth-s4z the wallstreet guys got jealous

[@MasticinaAkicta]

The problem is that some rats grew so big and now wear fancy clothes and have titles. They work for the local city you see.

[@lindabarron2181]

Funny and oh, so true!

[@Jac0bIAm]

Don't compare rats to politicians. Rats are cute little animals, the politicians running NY something else entirely...

[@beckyjackson7755]

As someone who lives in Iowa, I applaud your informed and honest videos. Certainly not what is reported on news in Iowa.

[@ivanfairweather6049]

I would suggest that you visit. Six million people do every month.

[@marystewart1125]

We fled Philly after the riots. I was literally shocked how nice the rest of America can be. I now live in a clean, safe, family oriented area. Big cities vote in anarchy.

[@charlenejones68]

My son moved to NYC February 2020 right before the lockdown. Works in Midtown Manhattan. He left Alaska for NYC but is coming back for a visit with his wife and to house hunt. The few bears and moose that run thru Anchorage, are more desirable than rat infested NYC. Plus, No sales tax in Anchorage ,Alaska and no state tax. And the state pays you once a year once you're an Alaskan resident for year. This October is looking like our PFD should be around $2,200.00 per person. Times that by a family of 5. The Permanent Fund Dividend program is based off of our oil revenue and stock investments.🙂✌

[@maddscientist3170]

Alaska does not have an individual income tax. Alaska has a 2.0 to 9.40 percent corporate income tax rate. Alaska does not have a state sales tax, but has a max local sales tax rate of 7.50 percent and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 1.76 percent.

[@KT22672]

I mean yeah but listen NYC is still the center of the country, if you want job opportunities there is simply no better place to live

[@c.f.okonta8815]

@@KT22672I agree

[@NOLA-vv3sz]

May be true for certain jobs, but legal and finance are coming up with requested location in Miami, Atlanta, and Dallas more than anything lately. My wife is in Manhattan, and I am in trading in CT. The headhunters we deal with are seeing a lot moving south with companies looking for placements outside of NY.

[@KT22672]

@@NOLA-vv3sz I mean I don't blame them, I want to move to Florida or Texas myself, laws have gone completely bonkers up in the northeast

[@shareaplaylist]

Love that he goes from "the bed will probably go in this corner" and "no dishwasher but look at this faucet" to video journalism on city management crisis in new york

[@ralphemerson497]

I agree also. Some hard hitting pieces on political incompetence.

[@spencerhardy8667]

People in real estate have a good finger on the pulse. They're out and about, and are highly tuned in to the realities and ripples of the economy. Sean Reynolds in Seattle had the same trajectory covering his own city

[@MissWeezeyUSA]

Very hard to make money in real estate these days!

[@KT22672]

@@ralphemerson497 I agree, this is some of the best journalism done on youtube, period. He has a bright future doing this for a living.

[@siriusstar99]

THIS WORKS FOR RATS - Baking soda and corn muffin mix 50 /50 mixture . I tried everything I could find for years to ride my Fathers garage and finally found this on YT that a farmer said . It flipping worked !

[@christopherarendt3531]

What do you do with the mixture?

[@IPwn3dJo]

I assume mix it

[@honeybadgerisme]

@@christopherarendt3531google it

[@thedoor5442]

Baking Soda, Flour and Sugar mixture will also work.

[@michaeldoldron8444]

Cats will get rid of that problem no more Squeaks or squeaking left over.

[@ViscosAtlantic]

I have many friends living in New York. Even a cousin lives there. I can’t imagine the chores she puts herself through for this only

[@martyreking5487]

Just imagine what goes on in those restaurant kitchens, I would never eat or order out anywhere in NY not knowing if there is rat crap on my food.

[@xsfun05]

NYC should remove all the outside dining shades immediately. City has completely forgot that COVID time is over. Outside dinning shades has made the narrow streets more narrower. When city administrators will understand that.

[@kellybrandon1179]

No way I'm dinning as cars are whizzing by..

[@rvoloshchukify]

Well they allow restaurants to make more money. Supply and demand something something free market

[@Migalucci]

One reason they're not coming down is they cause automobile traffic and congestion, which is exactly what they want so they have the excuse they need to introduce the congestion pricing plan (TOLL), which is cameras that read license plates at every major intersection. This is all networked together and controlled by artificial intelligence, which tracks you and keeps a record of how much you drive in the city, then you get hit with a bill later where you're charged by the mile, or by the block, or however they do it. Those COVID-Shacks allow mass surveillance, data collection, and massive generation of revenue... all with your manufactured consent. They also do away with a lot of parking spaces which forces you to pay upwards of $24 an hour for a parking garage. Unfortunately most New Yorkers are too dumb to understand or resist this agenda, but that's why your rent, gas and groceries are getting so expensive. Think about it. Unless you're wealthy and can afford the tolls and parking, or can afford an overpriced UBER ride, you have to take your chances on the subway. Also, don't forget what a fire hazard those shacks are and how they are a haven for vermin. Some nut already went around lighting them up and caused many to flee their apartments and were homeless for days afterwards.

[@bobdidit55]

I can’t believe the “greatest country in the world” can’t do something simple like waste management.

[@DnD_Robb404]

blame the city

[@AJourneyOfYourSoul]

@@DnD_Robb404the city isn’t forcing people to litter and graffiti the place up.

[@liegelord135]

I live in the “greatest country in the world”, and what you’re seeing in this video is a non-issue where I am. This disgusting decrepitude only exists in major metropolitan areas with decades of democrat mismanagement.

[@toddlavigne6441]

it's no longer the greatest country in the world.

[@martiansmarigolds413]

@@liegelord135 this is what this channel is now. Negative porn for out of state haters.

[@salmacuppini6772]

in spain they have large containers underground so above the joed is a small dustbin where you throw sooty rubbish they land in a large container below. which has a lift system that the garbage trucks use when emptying. that way there is room for more rubbish and the street. looks more clean and tidy

[@jacobsoto7228]

I lived in Zaragoza, which was so clean where I lived. I miss it so much.

[@freezyourit]

Love your channel Cash. It's informative and witty. You have an innate ability to discuss issues in a way that never seems biased. You may not know that you have a serious, but comedic way of reporting facts on a personal level. I'm a born & raised New Yorker and your episodes are spot on. I know you cover the more mainstream parts of Manhattan. I'd really like you to do a series on East Harlem. Anyhow, keep up the good work Thanks!

[@dtg1061]

As a South African, 🇿🇦. I’ve always wanted to vacate to NYC.. now I’d rather take a walk to the beach

[@gyllenspetzfamily7993]

A beach in South Africa? Wow.

[@dtg1061]

@@gyllenspetzfamily7993 rats in the US with garbage everywhere, wow

[@beenthroughnam3747]

Anywhere in SA is better than there lol

[@mysonsmom9754]

NYC was great in the mid-90s when I left. Went back in 2015 and was shocked at the change for the worst. These videos make me not ever want to go back although I have family there. Every inch of surface is graffitied and everything looks more gray and dirty than ever. No thanks! Gross place!

[@alexs858]

every street smells like pee...

[@juans3728]

NYC was great in the fifties our transit system was beautiful with rattan-woven seats and the tiles on the floor shiny, then came what they thought was progression and graffiti art was all over the external and internal parts of the trains then elected Ron Bloomberg who fixed quite a bit from January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2013 he even bailed out the City from strikes with his own money. You find them as he was anymore.

[@Nempo13]

​@@WyldStallion-bs9oo If you thought NYC was fine in 2015 you didn't actually SEE NYC then or long before it.

[@mysonsmom9754]

@@WyldStallion-bs9oo I was just saying the difference from mid-90s to 2015 was big to my eye. I have no doubt that it’s taken a steep nosedive since ‘15. It truly breaks my heart. It was my dream place to live when I was in my teens and it was really awesome to this girl from the “big square states in the plains” until I left. Now, it’s not even a shell of what it was. It looks completely dystopian now. 😢

[@rickyhurtt5568]

I saw a video of the mayor in the city hall a couple months ago and one ran across the stair landing behind him. Nobody even mentioned it

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

O My 😅.

[@frontierlandfrank5314]

Just let the shelters start letting cats do their thing. Stop spaying and neutering for a bit. Pretty cheap compared to the alternative.

[@balsarmy]

Oh, haven't thought about it. One of good natural solutions

[@sinbadsilvius5644]

theyll be a lot of dead cats by ny traffic.

[@positivelight_]

I said the same thing almost a week ago to my husband. I’d rather deal with a cat problem then a rat problem!

[@frontierlandfrank5314]

@@sinbadsilvius5644 cats are pretty smart. They’ll figure it out.

[@frontierlandfrank5314]

@@positivelight_ absolutely! The bubonic plague spread the same way. They used to think cats were devils and killed them, therefore letting the rats populate and spread disease.

[@dyingbatroad]

In Grenada, Spain they have what looks like an ordinary trash and recycling bin at the street level, but just underneath the sidewalk it connects to a giant dumpster. The track truck has a special lift that lifts the whole thing out of the ground and dumps it. It's pretty impressive. In Spain they also hire people to keep the streets clean.

[@2Ten1Ryu]

I think, in most European countries the cities are pretty ok. Standards may vary, but I can't imagine it being as bad as NYC. please comment if you have other information.

[@SvendleBerries]

- *"In Spain they also hire people to keep the streets clean."* NYC used to have that. But then a Democrat was "elected" and things changed.

[@Anon1370]

yes they bury their rubbish and make it look as pretty as can be on the surface where as other countries just leave it all out in full view forever never mind the fat rats that run out from under the dumpsters. Never mind the piled up rubbish in the streets.

[@arcatacompany]

Yeah that is a genius idea hiring people to keep the streets clean but in New York it's ran by illegal mafias basically gangs and they have no incentive to do anything

[@cmena]

Lima, Peru as well! Genius! U.S. has simply become lazy that's all and just doesn't care.

[@sensisensi]

It has been a problem for decades.There are over 2 Million rats in NYC

[@saggitarusspirit401]

2 legged one as well

[@gerry-p9x]

Not counting politicians

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

You mean aside from the Demonc-rats 🤣‼️⁉️

[@yvonneconte3040]

Did u count 😂

[@cynthiagonzalez658]

In local councils, in Albany, in City Hall, governor's mansion... running the schools...

[@aprilapril5462]

Nothing will change - been like that forever

[@baurdt]

Wow, when I lived in New York during the 60's, we still had rats (and roaches) and garbage problems. As always it looks like the local government is still trying to solve long term problems with short term (and short sighted) solutions. I've been following your coverage of the current New York situation, mostly on the migrant problems with interest. You are covering the topics well. Thanks!

[@yama4ever]

They should get some advice from Japan. While on a 2 week vacation to Tokyo I didn't see a SINGLE piece of trash anywhere in the city WHILE also not seeing ANY trash can in the city. I'm still amazed and flabbergasted. This is mostly a culture issue. People are trashy without facing repercussions, and sadly, it's often considered normal.

[@Juzman]

They don't have PoC.

[@skip031890]

​@@Juzman Exactly. There's no diversity in Japan.

[@iamatlantis1]

i can confirm, Tokyo was super impressively clean. And like you said, not a public trash can to be seen either. you bring your trash home to throw away I guess.

[@ddavis6453]

Thanks! That was AWESOME! 👏👏 No one ever reports on this problem... you were fantastic reporting on this rat problem.

[@CashJordan]

Thanks

[@sho8567]

“Because the city’s short on money cleanup happens less often.” How is NYC short on money…?

[@UltraJamie70]

This is just sad to see. I'm old enough to remember when NYC escaped it's current state. Just sad to see all that hard work back in the 80's to clean it up and make it a place people would actually want to visit and possibly live there, TRASHED!

[@ThundersMcCoy]

Rudy's gentrification brought in the people who voted the city into what it is today. His run didn't make NYC more conservative, it priced born & bred New Yorkers out of placed they lived for decades for the far left children of rich progressives & multi national corporations.