NYC is Full of Collapsing Buildings…

NYC’s building collapse epidemic is not slowing down, in fact as the city’s buildings keep getting older and go without repairs, this may only get worse…
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[@TheDragonLegacy]

Don't forget to pay 2k rent for a decaying city apartment rooms. Smh.

[@truthteller4442]

2k. That’s a “deal.”

[@faustinpippin9208]

thats city living for you and in the future when the climate cult completely takes over they will force everyone to live in decaying expensive cities like these and on top of that you will have to sleep in a pod and eat bugs

[@BOND19951]

you mean 5k to 8k or more. lol

[@janeentumbao8690]

$2k is Chicago rent, not NYC. Still too much for a crappy box apartment.

[@OtisFlint]

$2k? Tell me you're not from NYC

[@thisisscorpio6024]

I recall a 60 Minutes episode in the late-1980's that profiled over 100 NYC bridges needing repair. Nice to see nothing has changed.

[@jcjake84]

all the money for repairs went to illegal immigrant help lol

[@MM-qp4pd]

​@@jcjake84But at least you're boost ed 50 times right? Free ice cream with your next booster. Sugar laden diabetes inducing ice cream. Better than c ovid though. Right???

[@peaches1206]

​@@jcjake84and military black budgets and foreign undeclared wars.

[@sashmiel6566]

@@jcjake84 Don't forget to include changes to practice for climate change

[@samanthab1923]

Sounds like Philly. Actually all over PA there are just Bridge Out signs. No repairs or replacements. Just find another way 😮

[@stephenfestus9268]

You actually think something built in 1910 is old? Europe has buildings that are over 300 years old and are still being used. It comes down to one word "maintenance." And maintenance costs money. It's a perfect example of The Broken Window Theory.

[@rtechlab6254]

Im sat in my living room, in my home that was built in 1750

[@evan12697]

with no maintenance in a shithole like NYC 100 years is ancient

[@RedRabbleRouser]

I stepped inside a 900 year old church in Paris and it was beautifully maintained. You walk into a 80 year old building in NYC and it could collapse onto top of you… you’re right: it’s about maintenance (and funding).

[@Xeranx]

@@RedRabbleRouser The money goes to the fat cats in government and their friends. Just like college/university administrations, city administrations are ridiculously top-heavy.

[@MP-vc4nu]

@natmarelnam4871 Sadly high cost doesn’t mean high quality, contractors will try to build with minimum budgeting and cutting corners. Despite charging high price, quality output only make final product worth less than your own DIY.

[@TheNYCitySiren]

I own property in NYC and I’ve learned that you need to watch contractors like a hawk. I literally stand there and demand a play by play of what’s happening and why.. then I research and check their work. The amount of times I’ve had to stop them and make them redo a subpar job is mind blowing.. I’m constantly arguing with them and repeating “you should have done it right the first time.” They will cut corners and unfortunately they won’t stop until it literally injures someone.. it’s all about their bottom line.. and at the expense of the structural integrity of the property and people’s safety.. 😤

[@AshleySpeaks4U]

My window job pisses me the f*** off. So, same. Just do it RIGHT. I paid almost $10,000 and you should SEE them. 😢

[@lilspeth]

Gonna get worse when most construction workers will be migrants with no skills except contempt.

[@mariecolette9066]

You own property? Why do you guys choose to impoverish people and charge rates obviously meant to make yourself wealthy? There are no front porches, backyards, attics or fireplaces. This isn’t about inflation or “taxes” you “need” to pay..You all as a whole drive the rates higher and higher causing mass homelessness and could care less..and funny thing is you’re not even from Nyc. Your unchecked levels of greed are despicable.

[@TheNYCitySiren]

@@AshleySpeaks4U Aw I’m so sorry! I know exactly how it feels. I renovated one of the bathrooms not even two months ago and $18,000 later the grout is already cracking and I can’t get over the hack job they did on my specialty tiles. When I complained about how many they broke and the cost, my father in law heard the contractor telling the other workers that “I shouldn’t have picked such expensive tile and how my materials were too high end.” Here I am trying not to do “the landlord special” and that’s the response I get. He then covered up the rest of the broken tiles with grout so I wouldn’t see it until after it was done.. When I asked him to clean it before he left he refused.. I literally cried when I wiped it off. Then he had the audacity to tell my husband to let him know when we need work done on the other house! Like what?! As if I would ever let him breathe on another property. I was so excited about that bathroom and now I get frustrated every time I look at it.

[@Krlowanigu-mg6eg]

Have you paid them in advance?

[@ian_r125]

It's not the age of the apartments that's the issue, it's the lack of care and upkeep, and greedy landlords. Old buildings are not randomly collapsing in Paris, London etc. Edit: Gas explosions in Europe do not count as apartments falling down randomly. Those are buildings that were blown up and happened due to human error, not because of the building condition.

[@samanthab1923]

Well, tunneling under them doesn’t help either. It’s crazy

[@rosanneshinkle4133]

Excellent point.

[@stewiesaidthat]

London has a very low risk of earthquakes while New York has a moderate risk with 550 recorded quakes since the 1700s,

[@user-be2md6kr1h]

Yes, it is the landlords and illegal construction, and not the impossible permitting situation in the shit hole city.

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

It's eventually impossible for a landlord to keep up with repairs, with Low Rents. Rent Control Dosint work.

[@cynthiakozikowski1765]

These slumlords who let the buildings go, need to be held accountable.

[@haywoodjablome7822]

Why? just pay off the city and they wont press charges.

[@sunso1991]

You meant the NYC policy makers? They are making the city unlivable and super expensive

[@stefpix]

if a tenement building falls the slumlords may cash insurance and build a taller. larger "luxury" building they can rent units for more

[@doneown503]

, building inspectors have the authority to vacate a structure overnight , but usually they will except a $$$ bribe , instead.

[@smoothlyrough512]

I mean, it's their building. Renters beware, just like buyers beware, comes to mind. Do your homework first. ESPECIALLY if your paying 5k a month. 🤦🤦🤦

[@kathy3178]

My husband use to work construction. It wasn't uncommon to see an inspector show up, visit with the superintendent, and then climb in his truck to count the envelope of cash that mysteriously appeared on his seat. Then whatever was wanted by the superintendent got approved by the end of the day.

[@DecrepitBiden]

These briberies have been going on since medieval times, Roman times, Byzantine era, Greek era, Ming dynasty, etc.

[@FastGunner7]

I'm an Inspector. I have been offered everything from money to women in SF bay area. I just have to laugh at them. I ain't putting my name on something that I can be held accountable for if something goes wrong. I have also met some sketchy ass inspectors who are probably on the take and I have personally seen not do inspections correctly. I have also seen stuff I failed that get passed or overlooked by the city to keep construction moving.

[@Cordon3]

This channel has convinced me that I’d rather live basically anywhere else than New York City.

[@user-ip8kz7fu6l]

Nah I love NYC. Its alot of suburban areas in NYC too like Riverdale. You dont even feel likes its NYC. We have problems like anywhere else tbh.

[@TurdKutter]

come to delaware

[@spindriftdrinker]

It's OK for a building to be more than 100 years old if it is properly maintained. In Rome there are apartment buildings still standing that were built when Julius Caesar was walking around. Not too many, I will grant you though.

[@imchris5000]

the building I own was built in 1882 its a nightmare to work on its a museum of electrical technology its still got the gas plumbing for all the gas lights. the place was built before indoor electric. the plumbing is almost just as much of a mess, lead lines everywhere but thankfully the area has very hard water so zero lead shows in the water test. the whole building was built a series of editions to a general store before 1900 so nothing is plumb or level

[@geada7music627]

Dont even compare ancient buildings with modern era.. go back to egypt and see wonders with 5000 years old

[@spindriftdrinker]

@@imchris5000 I suppose in theory, you could update the electrical and the plumbing - but you would know better than me if that would require either too much $$ or would require busting through load-bearing walls to make it happen.

[@spindriftdrinker]

@@geada7music627 Let's be honest. It's a lot easier to keep a pyramid in a dry desert standing than an apartment building in Rome.

[@geada7music627]

@@spindriftdrinker temperatures, humidity ,influence cement structures

[@angelalapiene-kurz2855]

My 70 year old dad still working construction is an asshole. He insists on not cutting corners and his boss knows it. He moved from New York to Florida 3yrs ago and works near the ocean now. The foundation work he does is so important and needs to be done right as we can see. I'm proud of him for refusing to cut corners!

[@rockdorsey9669]

But Y CALL HIM AN ASSHOLE.... I'M CONFUSED!

[@JNJNRobin1337]

he understands the risks associated with cutting corners, he has the right to be an asshole to people whom do it improperly and risk peoples lives by doing so

[@virginiamoss7045]

I appreciate your father also. My brother is an aviation mechanic. He worked for several airline companies; each one fired him because he wouldn't cut corners for the sake of time which is done constantly at all airlines. He finally got jobs taking care of corporate jets which he also flew as their pilot; they got a two for the price of one whom they could count on to do the right thing and not risk their own lives.

[@callofgaming5642]

My father was the same way and I’m proud of him. I remember learning in history about a king who took law seriously and had them written in stone. One of them was if a builder had building collapse and killed somebody they would be killed. 😮

[@marie_84]

@@callofgaming5642 Oh, the good old times...! 😂🙃🤣

[@thearch1tect249]

The irony here is that not only is NYC collapsing socially and economically as a city but the buildings are also literally collapsing. Thanks for keeping us entertained Cash!

[@Nine-Signs]

Welcome to the inevitable results of capitalism over time.

[@patrickwalker4000]

@@Nine-Signs You have a pretty distorted view of capitalism.

[@Nine-Signs]

@@patrickwalker4000 Right, I have a distorted view of a top down anti democratic perpetual growth consumption based global economic system that incentivises and rewards the maximisation of internal profit at any externalised cost to society, nation, world... Which due to those rewards and incentives over time results in the capitalist minority buying up rafts of centrist and right wing politicians and their media, simultaneously, so that they can get the laws they want, and alter the ones they don't such as regulations that would require them to make large investments in their assets and peoples for their safety or betterment, any such things are impediments to profits and so to a capitalist must be removed, hence NYC has buildings falling down all over the place, that are barely half the age of the buildings in myriad European cities. And with the capitalist minority owning the majority of centrist and right wing politicians and pundits alike over time this has resulted in the majority of taxation being shifted over the last 50yrs from corporations and the rich, onto the majority stagnant to declining workforce who in the USA now pay the lions share of taxation despite having an ever shrinking minority of the wealth and income generated per year due to it all being funnelled ever increasingly to the top capitalist minority for no work, via dividends, rents, compound interest, taxed at half the rate of waged labor, if at all. Which in turn results in insufficient tax intake for states to maintain themselves infrastructurally and societally resulting in decaying cities and mass violence / drug addictions as capitalists abandon their originator nations to go abroad in search of cheaper workers and materials as has been ongoing from the moment the shipping container and jet engine was invented, due to the rewards and incentives of capitalism itself, all resulting in mass rust belts and the USA producing SOD ALL compared to what it did just 50yrs ago. Oh yea, real distorted, so distorted that it is in fact informed by decades of evidence, statistics, and study. What planet you have to live on to defend the absolute s**t show capitalism has produced is beyond me.

[@Nine-Signs]

@@patrickwalker4000 capitalist landlords failing to upkeep buildings barely half the age of those found in a better regulated European city, due to piss poor US regulations that capitalists have gotten watered down or removed or prevented over decades via buying up armies of centrist and right wing politicians and media simultaneously to manufacture consent for that, as any regulations for the betterment of workers / clients / tenants = an impediment to profit making which capitalism literally incentivises the removal of and rewards the capitalist minority for the doing of that via corrupting democracy itself. Distorted? nope. p.s. having sod all in the way of laws to force the upkeep of assets via spending profits, then only giving a crap once the thing collapses on top of people... how very libertarian.

[@elissegibbens1202]

My heart goes out to those people who were injured or displaced from all this, what a nightmare. Praying that they find safer and better accommodations

[@failednone6070]

He didn’t make a serious mistakes he was paid under the table by the landlord . All buildings department inspectors do.

[@wumi2419]

And you also can't set reasonable expectation of not bribing inspectors for as long as people willing to take advantage of their position exist. What I'm talking about: "There is a list of issues that were "found"" (I'm adding aditional quotes over lies). So either owner pays, and it's covered up along with possible actual issues (as bringing them up is just asking for a bigger bribe, you don't say such things out loud), or owner doesn't pay, and business is closed for however many years it takes to figure things out in the court (without any compensation, of course). What we end up with: if you don't pay, you are out of business and inspector might get a fine. If you do pay, inspector gets his lunch money and you get to keep your business. It's an obviously unequal situation, and the only way to fix it is to make inspectors (and body they represent) accountable for any "additional problems". Which I don't see happening unless there's a revolucion

[@fraydizs7302]

I cant 10000000% attest to the fact that NYC building inspectors accept underhanded payments from landlords to not do their job ive seen it with my own eyes. Had something in my apartment that needed fixing. Called the inspector and they set up a date to come in because the building owner wasnt doint anything about it. Landlord stopped the inspector at the door, and paid him to come back another time. Wouldnt even let him come into the apartment to see it. Instead he gave us IN OUR HAND a slip that said "We tried to come but you werent home" then just left... Im not joking. Its THAT bad over here.

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

@@wumi2419 Makes you wonder what we have a Department of Buildings for doesnt it? Clearly its just to cost property owners even more money while filling corrupt pockets.

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

@@fraydizs7302 Even with a Revolution, we had one already and NYC is STILL as corrupt as ever, maybe even moreso...

[@NathanDayspring-re4ok]

​@@wumi2419people only do what you let them do. Be the wrong one.

[@jennifertarin4707]

This is what happens when you ignore infrastructure for so many years. This is also not just happening in NYC, but will happen everywhere until we prioritize maintenance of not just our buildings, but roads, bridges, etc

[@wizeyy]

The priority goes to illegal migrants

[@thatfuzzypotato1877]

Bridges alone are their own terror in that regard

[@Comm0ut]

Apartments are individually owned structure and have ALWAYS had age issues in NYC because they are PRIVATE property. The solution is a wrecking ball because those old hulks were never built to last over a century.

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

@@thatfuzzypotato1877 the bridges are crumbling and they take months to fix them, but hey, they'll put up a new toll station within a week! we all pay road tax, we should demand better upkeep smh

[@victoriaimdahl6058]

Spot on, I've been saying this.. Too many railroad accidents. That bridge just crumbled. There was zero resistance. It rains and the power and cable goes out.. The money these people make is ridiculous how none goes back into maintenance and upgrades. Even a lousy 30% going back every month would make a big difference but greed and shoddy workmanship have made a very unsafe world. Even the people making airplanes won't even get on their own planes! That says it all.

[@marianovoa3677]

I've worked for construction companies for many years. My job is processing permits, obtaining inspections and getting permits closed out. The DOB (Department of Buildings) used to be more strict. They would attend inspections all the time. Now they dont show up, meaning you pass the inspection automatically. 🤦‍♀️

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

well that's not terrifying, holy moly.

[@nmccw3245]

Like all liberal city governments, NYC has become corrupt and incompetent. This is what happens when you hire and promote based on criteria other than competence.

[@LeynaLhuff]

Louis Rossman's videos dealing with NYC real estate and permits shed a lot of light on this situation, too.

[@hellojam7965]

💯

[@virginiamoss7045]

I own a house on 5 acres, but am thinking of downsizing to an apartment. This reminds me of why I have a house on 5 acres. You never know what goes on on the other side of the wall in shared residences, from loud music and yelling to cooking meth and burning bike batteries. I'll just stay put.

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

You just reminded me - people tearing out walls to gain a couple extra inches in a room, or as a cheap means of meeting the lead paint mitagation requirements. Tearing down all that plaster and lathe surely weakens walls - I know for a fact it effects noise and even vibrations in the floor.

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

I hope to sell and get a tiny house on as many acres as I can afford to post annual no tresspassing signs on - preferably in an unincorporated and unrestricted area.

[@i4ofjaodfivnagjioaweitj]

I wish I could afford a house on 5 acres. I hate living in apartments, but it's the only thing that I can afford.

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@i4ofjaodfivnagjioaweitj It took a life time and lots of apartments. I'm 74 years old now and managed to downsize to a modest house in a rural area with a modest inheritance when I was 59, cutting my expenses in half. I had to keep working until age 76 to have enough to retire on, but COVID forced retirement at age 71. As it turned out, heart issues began to happen to me so it was just as well. I know how to live frugally so I'm okay. Keep trying and be very smart with money.

[@pleasantlyblue7425]

Wise move!😊🥰

[@JonathanKayne]

It's because you need a permit, and a permit for that permit, and a permit for the permit for the permit. Also, each of those takes six months to receive at minimum. There is so much bureaucracy that it takes years to even get started doing anything and by then it's too late.

[@dertythegrower]

Totally this... in most big cities

[@QueerdoLoc]

They hired Venezuelans and thats why they collapsed. Hire white and hire right. 💸💯💰👍

[@inner_kundalini]

True point.

[@summersolstice884]

@JonathanKayne - - Inefficiency is the middle name of Government work ... Tie you up in red tape so that they have a reason to earn their pay ....

[@HobbyOrganist]

Oh some of the permit crap is ridiculous to the extreme, like needing one to replace a freaking SINK! Here in rural midwest the city only requires permits for things like adding a new room, a deck or patio larger than 20% of the home's floor area etc. I added a room on the back of my house in 2007, the permit was $5 and all they wanted was a sketch showing the house outline, and the room and the property lines- on a piece of plain paper was fine. No inspections, nothing further, I built the room and put the electrical outlets in and everything else.

[@marcusmoonstein242]

Speaking as someone who works in the building industry, one major step would be to make it easier to demolish old buildings and to build new ones. Unfortunately planning regulations often make it very difficult to do this, and so it becomes more viable to keep extending the lifespan of older buildings.

[@kimbere4632]

Older buildings have older wires as well and not as many outlets which means a lot of people have a lot of extensions to plug in all their pads and phones and everything else. We're really working these 100 year old buildings

[@CapeSIX]

They make it near impossible to get a work permit, and even when you do the costs are astronomical.

[@puddincup9879]

So common sense should kick in.

[@bornpsychopath2996]

Gives more info then the new York news smh just shows you how ridiculous the news is

[@user-fx9xr5yy6u]

If it`s this bad how about, you know, the crazy idea, stop bubble and live somewhere else???

[@kathyyoung1774]

Corruption

[@Xeranx]

@@user-fx9xr5yy6u The jobs are in the cities. If you're aware of the housing price increases during the migration to Florida, that's an issue. Bigger issue is: what jobs can be found in the new area to suffice the increased housing costs/cost of living expenses?

[@jegormon]

This is by far best NYC news channel I've seen so far. Thank you for your exceptional work, and please continue delivering such high-quality content.

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

He is truly doing an excellent job of reporting and telling the story behind it.

[@faustinpippin9208]

its great but the constant close ups on his mouth are annoying.....

[@jegormon]

​@@HollyMoore-wo2mh Yeah, I also really like how he presents both sides of the story. This was especially noticeable in the coverage of the street vendors. Sure, it's great that the bridge is free from congestion now, but what about those who were legally trading there and relied on that business for their livelihood.

[@amandadeforest7635]

I feel like he's showing the rest of us in the world, the REAL issues in NYC and he shows us the ugly side of the city and I appreciate that.

[@sarafstop32]

I agree that these videos are very well done. If it dispels the illusion that young people may have from old movies and TV shows like Sex in the City to make more informed decisions of moving there after college, he's done a great public service.

[@markuswolf6661]

Bricklayer/mason here. NYC is very similar to montreal (my hometown) not only in climate but construction techniques. Bricks, mortar and concrete all have life expectancies. Mansonry mortar needs to be mainained every 25 years (repoints) or the joints will start to fail. When theyre not enough mortar the normal flexing of the building gets eaten by the brick in instead, which snaps them. Moisture eats at the steel pins behind the walls, window and mudsils can fall off. Anytime the inside of a wall is exposed rot sets in. Montreal is also going to see alot of building collapses, its "normal" thats why maintainence is "not negotiable" and cannot be neglected. The issue is the pure scale of the work, personally, as someone whos worked a decade purely on repairs in my city i think the task of catching up on all the negected work is beyond daunting and possibly impossible .

[@LM-fn6qb]

Thanks for this interesting comment. Also, I read somewhere that fireplaces with chimneys and their 'drafts' controlled moisture in brick and stone buildings, do you know if that is true? It would explain why so many buildings in Paris that lasted in good condition for so long, are now dealing with black mould, because they no longer have functioning fireplaces.

[@lyndasmith593]

Nobody reports the issues better. He knows the city he knows what to look for and he knows where to find the sources that are reliable. I love this channel thank you

[@PeaceAndLove42069]

Man this channel is awesome. Goes through the daily things of living in NYC and then really breaks down each issue to its core so you understand what’s happening on every level of it. Really love this content!

[@sonnyc.9259]

I totally agree.

[@mariamariscal111]

Yo también

[@Bachconcertos]

He should focus on law abiding tax paying citizens are suffering in NYC. Not illegals

[@langhamp8912]

He concentrates on the bad things of NYC because it makes him lots of money. People absolutely love to see NYC get destroyed while not understanding that NYC is rich almost beyond measure and that its citizens enjoy a very high standard of living and income.

[@Beef410]

This is what happens when the permit process is a corrupt mess. People either don't do needed work or they do it under the table without inspection.

[@CMcKinnon1013]

Thanks for the video Cash, and to everyone in this community, please try to stay safe ❤😊

[@kimpod2417]

Your news is amazing. Keep at it brother 🏆

[@dony2852]

A problem with violations is that inspections would almost always find something with a building. Regulations get added or changed and a building that would have been fine ten or twenty years ago suddenly needs renovations. This buries the city in buildings with minor problems that hide the major ones. Combine that with bribes to keep inspectors away/quiet and you got the mess we are in today.

[@andrewandres148]

Dont forget the those connected with the right poloticians and party bosses... They can make problems dissapear...

[@Gee-xb7rt]

@@andrewandres148 this is honestly something that ticks me off, when Ghouliani talks about chasing off the mafia he just transferred power to his goon friends.

[@marie_84]

@@Gee-xb7rt & now Rudy finally found his balls, to finally sue Donnie for unpaid bills, since he struggles financially.....what a loser...

[@LordDarshdan]

@@Gee-xb7rtkeep acting like he didn’t turn New York around…. Some people don’t remember ny before mayor Giuliani stopped the rampant crime

[@Gee-xb7rt]

@@LordDarshdan lol ok clown

[@fannycraddock99]

OMG. NYC is like living in a horror movie! The UK has thousands of much older buildings and a collapse is extremely rare!

[@AD-53]

Many films have predicted it

[@failednone6070]

Always and NY governor after governor know, NYC majors as well.

[@colleenr2]

You also don’t have as many skyscrapers, which increase population density as well, and weigh down the land. Also, many of these buildings are constructed over covered streams and rivers.

[@rosanneshinkle4133]

UK built better buildings.

[@secultanserghei2644]

rosanneshinkle4133 not at all...houses in UK are like made of cardboard, compared to German or Italian houses)))

[@tesselaynes5428]

In this city where I live, when a owner wants to renovate, they burn it. It just happened too many times to be coincidence over the years.

[@dave3657]

I enjoy the apartment content, but I think all the additional news like this is very interesting. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@mellane4608]

Cash: Notice that collapsed buildings shown are all brick/block. (100 yo methods) Also, do you notice that these brick buildings have cast iron "stars" or other shaped metal plates on the face or side of the buildings? These are not for decoration. These stars are connected to steel bars that run through the building and are usually added after a "bulge" in the wall become visible. Mel, Fire and Building inspector from Indiana

[@user-mj4vw3cm9y]

Interesting

[@maddscientist3170]

a roof leak can bring down a brick/mortar structure after 100yrs+ that probably have load bearing wood beams

[@mirzaahmed6589]

So? Brick can last centuries.

[@MarianneOz]

Oh, I’m now noticing those stars. TY Mel

[@kevinbyrne4538]

I've seen those "stars" on buildings in my own New England town.

[@69eddieD]

And you're so correct about destabilizing other structures. Look up "party wall." Old brick and masonry buildings like that were always built with party walls in urban areas. It saves time, space, work, and materials. Most of these old buildings were really built to last. But they have to be kept up and maintained properly.

[@AjaKane]

really REALLY love what you are doing here. street authentic live journalism.

[@nogames8982]

There's so much bureaucracy that it makes it difficult. Law-abiding business owners, have a hard time waiting through all the paperwork. So it gets neglected and ignored. Cut down the bureaucracy New York.

[@NinaRossBusiness]

Love how your channel has pivoted to NYC journalism!!

[@gregoryramsey8213]

Can’t get enough of the nyc updates and awesome editing of it! Keep it up, Cash!

[@aimeeamigone2717]

Cash ur reportings are amazingly informative!!!! THANK u for ur videos👍👍👍 .

[@soundproofist]

Thanks for the info about the fireproof bag for charging. I know at least one of the residents where I live has an e-bike, and I'm sure most people living in apartment buildings have at least one neighbor with an e-bike. I didn't know the stats on battery-related fires till now.

[@welsthe3rd]

How has rent gone up 1000000000% and yet the buildings we're living in are worse than ever?! Tell landlords to improve their buildings!!

[@matthewbain21]

rent control and taxes

[@haroondaman7162]

Lol, have you any idea how insane the regulations are in NYC? You need permits from like 10 different departments, and you need a permit from 1 depending before you can get one form another, it takes forever, they take weeks to get back to you and the permits expire in like 2 years, by the time you have all the permits, one of them will expire within a few months, so you better be ready for construction as soon as the permits are in order, or you can you know, just board up the windows and get started

[@welsthe3rd]

@@haroondaman7162 dear Lord, well there's your problem NY 😫

[@user-fx9xr5yy6u]

The market (people) defines this, don`t rent and you`ll be alright, simple as 1,2,3...

[@bobi6191]

Some years ago, I watched Louis Rossmann’s videos on trying to get his New York store’s floor leveled. I think that exposed quite a few of the problems with construction in NYC. The prices were absolutely insane, some of the quotes he got went into six figures just to level the floor of an 1800 square foot store. The contractors openly talked about everything they would do to skirt building regulations. The practice you briefly mentioned, of getting a basic permit just to allow them to be on site, then blocking out the windows so no one can see in and proceeding to do whatever they want, seems to pretty much be universal across the city. But the problem doesn’t seem to just be unscrupulous construction companies. From what I gathered, there is a good reason pretty much no one follows the rules. The state bureaucracy is incredibly slow and convoluted, with permits taking months to acquire and a single construction site sometimes needing a dozen different permits, if you wish to do everything on the up and up.

[@brendonmasters]

I miss those days of watching him ride home from work. Or the neighborhood update walk arounds. Good times.

[@bobi6191]

@@brendonmasters Yeah, they sure were. He’s juggling a lot now, 2 non-profits, his business and his job at FUTO. Hopefully one day he’ll have the time got fix up his e-bikes and do some rides/walks around Austin.

[@dirtybongwater5751]

Government greed that'll be blamed on someone else, imagine my shock

[@bobi6191]

@@dirtybongwater5751 Plenty of blame to go around. There absolutely are contractors who don’t care and do poor-quality/unsafe work. In Louis’ case, he actually ended up getting scammed out of over $30,000 by the contractor he hired to do the floor leveling job. Definitely don’t hire Eugene Harrington of Gotham City Solutions if you ever need any work done. The problem is NYC government adds to the prohibitive cost, while being completely ineffective at weeding out the bad ones and punishing them. I believe you can do government well and you can do it poorly. People seldom appreciate it when government does something well, that doesn’t grab attention or make headlines. Nor should it really, I just wish people didn’t have such a propensity to take things for granted. Sadly, NYC is an example of government done poorly. If there is to be a chance at change, we need to shine a light on that.

[@nmccw3245]

NYC finally forced Louis out of the city - but they still keep sending him bills… 😂🤣😅

[@ScottBakernewthinking]

Some agency needs to investigate Local Law 11 work which goes on all over the city, takes years of facade work, and may be actually weakening brick facades by creating new holes that stay open to the elements for weeks or even months. This is a new procedure that hasn't been adequately regulated.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing.😊

[@beverlyweber171]

Like the building in Davenport a few years ago, it's a combination of poor maintenance AND remodeling that increased the weight load beyond what the original structure was designed for.

[@sweettrubble4635]

Thzt's a very good point.

[@MaxJPW95]

can recommend the channel "Building integrity" about this subject. Structural engineers arent sufficiently trained to understand those old brick-buildings it seems.

[@someitguy2175]

If the city would be efficient on permitting and inspections, property owners wouldn't be cutting corners.

[@puddincup9879]

Still doesn't excuse illegal work.

[@someitguy2175]

@@puddincup9879 Absolutely it does. The city created an environment where economic activity is hampered. The government either needs to efficiently facilitate the "safe" methods of activity or get out of the way. The city is failing its job. Best to ignore the authorities and move on.

[@haroondaman7162]

​@@puddincup9879yes it f'ing does, the cost to get all the damn permits is ridiculous, and you need so many, they expire as well, by the time you get all the permits, one Is probably going to be close to expiring

[@shadowfilm7980]

Your videos look SO good. Professional. Better than what we see on news stations! Keep up the great work! 👍👍👍

[@idakate7]

Thank you for the info and reporting. You are great. Thank you!

[@toddwampler4875]

Your investigative videos are very good. Good talent.

[@chrismulholland7530]

I've owned multiple properties over 100 years old. They require care by licensed contractors who obtain proper permits. This problem is caused by greedy landlords who overcharge for rent but depend on Uncle Ed to do the repairs under the table. Nothing to do with city government. The owners ignored the notices of violations issued by the city.

[@clintonhummel8776]

FED

[@switchbladejones]

Love your channel. Excellent and informative as usual. Thank you.

[@debsylvester2012]

Cash- Seriously, what a great topic. I would love to see your work on Network Television- you are so professional and talented. Thank you for sharing your work. Keep going! A+ ☮️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@sunso1991]

I really dont understand why people like living in NYC. I lived in Astoria for almost an year. I think NYC is a clausphoic panic inducing crumbling rat cage that is supremely overpriced and overhyped.

[@LilyGazou]

Used to be fun and exciting. That seems to be over.

[@susannebrunberg4174]

No. It's still great, even if it's pretty expensive. Just one wall coming down now, and earlier two fires, not bad for the biggest city in America. The worst part is probably the illegal immigrants

[@cplcabs]

@@LilyGazou when was that? The first time I went about 40 years ago, it was a grimy dirty crap hole of a town with druggies lying about. Nothing much has changed as far as I can see.

[@wallsttech6881]

They DON'T know any better...

[@MHiL7]

I can’t stand NYC!!! I wouldn’t live there for anything!!

[@yamamancha]

This should surprise absolutely no one.

[@Alien-oi7zm]

I really appreciate your videos man, lots of good information - especially since you're on the actual streets.

[@xternalpunk]

I love how so many brick buildings are painted and they wonder why the walls are so weak. Do not paint over bricks!

[@ZU_2]

Thank you for your work! It is very difficult to receive critical news in these difficult times.

[@MrYAMAHA32177]

With all the cheap labor pouring into this sanctuary city it would be a great time to rebuild.

[@cplcabs]

Yep, you will get some China tofu style buildings......which are probably better that what you have at the moment.

[@ritatharp5238]

Unskilled labor???? No thanks!

[@kathyyoung1774]

They are enjoying the freebies, not working.

[@yumashevaelena]

Thank you for the information ❤ is that a camera on your bag? If yes, can you share which one

[@notgamer911]

I personally know the owner of the bike store that burned down and now he is doing better than before. He opened another bike store down the block but he isn’t going to store any more batteries now.

[@RockyDylanBebb]

It’s a never ending cycle of “inspectors check buildings- inspector goes to owner “this is bad” owner says “that’s too expensive fuck it” -bad things happen- “oh no how did this happen”

[@inquizative44]

If you look at the 114 yr old building on the corner, there are something called "stars," in the load bearing walls. Which are support trust to keep the outer wall from pulling from the structure. This means they had issues in the past. These buildings share a fire wall, if you tear one building down, it weakens the buildings connected to it.

[@toomanymarys7355]

People don't realize that brick buildings have a finite life and are very very hard to repair.

[@deb0523ful]

I like what you been doing with your channel. Exposing what goes on is vital for the people. Corruption is everywhere. Sad for the working people just trying to survive.

[@Alanoffer]

It’s when you start messing around with the internal walls , fashion changed in the size of apartments people wanted open space , so all the internal walls are taken down and weaken the external structure

[@Robynbyrd100]

"This is what happens when you mix simple physics with stupidity. You get a disaster." 😂😂

[@robertcovino4889]

Many things seem to be collapsing. In NYC and the country as well. Great video Cash as always thanks for the on the street reporting. I’ve seen several people who say they are from NYC criticizing your videos for one reason or another but as an outsider I truly enjoy your videos. The building my family lived in from the late 60s to the early 70s is old but still standing. Have a great day everyone 🍻

[@DanielH874]

I appreciate your content. I am from Vancouver, Canada. It's nice to get a behind the scenes look at other big cities..

[@christinepettis3514]

Love your detailed reporting of my home town keep the info coming thanks Cash. I still have family that live there.

[@jashanestone]

Cash Jordan covers so much in NYC, he will always have something to bring to the attention of the world of social media. You need a feature on a few NYC news programs and news paper. I tune in, every posting. Greatly appreciate his effortless coverages. He's been into every neighborhood I lived. 😂👍

[@siliconinsect]

On those brick buildings notice the little squares on the exterior. Those are anchors for steel cables run through the building to hold it together.

[@johnteets2921]

In the old Soviet Union Their "newspapers of record" would ballyhoo any foreign airliner crash every time a Soviet airliner crashed. Fair and balanced. This must be why we're hearing so much about Chinese buildings collapsing.

[@agcala9619]

Thank you for the great video. Eva

[@n.g.l.]

Lots of old buildings in Europe that aren’t collapsing. We all know it’s because the landlords are potentially refusing to do yearly maintenance.

[@ennuiblue4295]

i always wondered if these landlords are even investing in upkeep, it has to be continuous maintenence

[@dameonjones3102]

Funny how people think these buildings will stay up forever.

[@ericsimonson5852]

I noticed a much bigger problem watching this video. The NYC area is not as seismically active as cities on the West Coast, but that doesn't mean that there are no earthquakes in that region. According to the USGS the New York City metro area has between a 10:10,000-20:10,000 chance of having a damaging earthquake per year, so between 500-1,000/year. This is all based on known historical data. The thing about East Coast earthquakes is that the structure of the plate that is inhabited is much less fractured than the plate boundaries out west: this is a bad thing for NYC--the West has more frequent and stronger quakes, but because of the fracturing the area of damage is more confined. A large quake anywhere within a few hundred miles of NYC would be a disaster in the City. I noticed that the building that you showed that had the hole in its side does not have a seismic retrofit. It would not take a Northridge Quake-sized temblor to knock the brick facades off of an identical building. If there is no steel frame under the building then more than the facade would collapse. It would cost in the high billions of dollars to retrofit the buildings of that era, but not fixing the problem would cost trillions and possibly hundreds of thousands of lives.

[@panamasrose]

Loving these in-depth reports. Can't imagine how long this takes, especially with all the research. I'm a native New Yorker and you're opening my eyes to a few things. Sad part is, this country has always been focused on sending billions of our tax payet dollars overseas and happily watches Americans suffer.

[@wingwalker27]

I totally agree with you. It is outrageous the billions of tax payer dollars that are being sent to fund foreign wars. There should not be a housing and homeless problem in the US when we have all that money to just throw at other countries.

[@marie_84]

Seems like the US is a SADISTIC country...

[@mikeantonio3163]

It's strange to hear a 100 year building being classed as old. In the UK it'd be quite modern!

[@PS2Damon]

they maintain their buildings correctly though

[@reddwarf4278]

Yea. The U.S. is a slightly younger country

[@ThatOneGuyWithTheEye]

​@@reddwarf4278slightly?

[@iLoveLeatherNYC]

Thank you for covering ebikes in this episode - - I had no idea they could be so dangerous. Problem is food delivery drivers use them the most, they care about speed and getting tips. Also wondering if they know how to charge safely.

[@chippychin]

This is a very informative and excellently done video. Thank you.

[@lisayoder5686]

I love your videos, cash! I lived near the city until last summer and I miss it! People think I’m crazy for that, but I’ve always been fascinated with NYC my entire life and love keeping up with what’s happening there thru these videos. Oh, and I have 2 sons that still live IN the city, and these kind of things scare the #^*+ out of me.

[@Brithvampire]

We went on a family vacation to NYC in 2021 and honestly I never want to go back there. I ended up getting super sick from just breathing the air there, I don’t get how people can live there especially now with the illegals and everything collapsing.

[@cplcabs]

I went there 40 years ago and it was a crap hole then. I would go back on business, but I would never live there.

[@tenochgarcia8208]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@PaulRubino]

Great video, Cash!

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

Just another reason to leave Gotham. I'm not Chicken Little but "RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!" The sky is literally falling .and it's made out of concrete and PVC. CASH JORDAN FOR MAYOR

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

I plan to. Simply cant afford to stay.

[@cplcabs]

Why would you have even lived there in the first place?

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

@@cplcabs I fell in love with a boy from New York City, but that's not everybody's reason. Many are chasing a dream, and like the song says, "If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere. Its up to you! New York, New York!" Millions of people live here, and millions of them have kids. To those kids, this place is home.

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

​​@@cplcabs NYC is or was the center of the universe, hence a magnet for anyone who wants to make something of their lives. I wasn't born there but when I saw a picture of the Empire State Building at the tender age of seven, I asked my mother what and where that was. After she told me, I knew one day I would go there. The day I set foot on Manhattan at the age of 21 was the most exciting day in my life which had begun in a small town in the Midwest. That was over 50 years ago. I left the big Apple in the seventies for obvious reasons. Now you couldn't pay me enough to visit there for even five minutes.

[@1898nc2]

As someone who worked in old buildings like this another problem is you never know what the last guy did I have scene some crazy stuff that was done like 60 years ago.

[@nikolai6489]

How do you know they were guys? Are you xenophobic?

[@scottfirman]

I learned about this in high school back in the 70's. What happends to cities as they age. Nothing gets fixed in NY. The city is crumbling, and people eventually let it decay and move away. Eventually, the whole city becomes a wasteland.

[@Almarsi]

You know, after dealing with a slamlord (in Boston) and calling a city inspector to check those violations I complained about, I can tell that inspectors are doing an awful job and more likely are getting bribes from home owners so they don't have to fix issues with the building. Someone should be held liable. And this someone is a homeowner and an city inspection services!

[@kathyyoung1774]

Corruption

[@bigcahuna42366]

After watching this, I'm thankful I own my own house. With all these NYC apartment buildings in danger of collapse and tenants doing things that cause fire hazards, I have total access and authority over every square inch of the dwelling I live in to make decisions on what should be done if there is an issue.

[@oso1248]

It sounds like the NYC government has incentivized letting the building collapse or become otherwise uninhabitable; because if I’m the owner that’s the only way I can get market rate apartments.

[@deck614]

In France or Great Britain, Belgium etc., some 6-7 stories bricks building are much older and don't look like ready to collapse. But also in Marseille, notable 200years old stones building went down on themselves, due to soil fatigue or lack of maintenance, even attention of owners...

[@EverthingHer]

You are so interesting and intellectual thank you for all the time you put into creating great informative content about NY.

[@ThursdayASMR]

This is also happening in Florida. 2 years ago a whole condo building 14 stories tall (I think...I could be wrong...) completely collapsed on itself on the middle of the night just north of Miami. They were really nice condos with families living in them. It was absolutely devastating.

[@MM-qp4pd]

I remember that. So sad😢

[@MrYAMAHA32177]

A recipe for disaster. Why would anyone build anything just feet away from an ocean on a foundation of sand?

[@trillium_music]

Champagne towers in Surfside Florida. (10 min north of Miami)

[@samanthab1923]

It’s like that in Philly since I moved to PA, 25 years. Every night on the news. I grew up in NJ & worked in the city so I just assumed it was a Filthadelphia problem.

[@JoeRogansForehead]

@@trillium_musicthanks I needed you to say it three times for my ocd

[@ladyliberty417]

NYC has been my home for many years but I now live in a rural community- there are problems here too with maintenance of homes and our Main Street just had a large fire from a boiler explosion!! Sigh - I appreciate all of Cash’s reporting to remind me of how everything is intensified in NYC ( good and bad) 🗽✌🏼

[@robertgallagher7734]

Rent control plays into this as well. Some NYC rents are crazy high but with rent control the landlord can't cover costs (let alone make a profit) when rented out. This has led to over 14,000 empty apartments in NYC. If owners don't have a path to profit then it is difficult to afford needed repairs on these old buildings. Out here in Cali masonry buildings were required to be updated withinternal steel skeletons to resist earhquakes. Don't know if there was any government assistance program to help owners finance the upgrades.

[@nicolenotizieeamici]

Rent control should be expanded what are you saying??? That we only must have greedy landlords??? C’mon now!! I bet you are one and you want to only make super profit… while RENT CONTROL IS NEEDED.

[@Masticator93]

Dude, you'd be such a good investigative reporter. If you're segments were on the news I'd actually watch it.

[@toddburgess6792]

That Bronx apartment building is viewable on Google Street View, and the corner column has a giant vertical gap in the bricks. Clandestine tunnels will also become an issue in these collapsing structures.

[@judithmosely5283]

I live in NYC. Been here my ENTIRE life and over the years there have been landlords hiring non-citizens and illegal people to do construction in almost ALL of the residential neighborhoods. Also there are small construction companies who hire illegal people to work for them. This is EVERYWHERE.

[@williammdv]

Great video, great job

[@susan6868]

I live in the Southern Tier NY, but am very concerned about all if this. NYC is iconic and it's so sad to see all of the issues. What many people don't realize is that we're all in this, and it affects all of us. The e bike thing is terrifying. Definitely appreciate your work bringing things to light.