People are Realizing How BAD New York is to Live in

[@M4urMoM]

I'm from NY, and it amazes me how crime is so high and yet rent is also high as hell. I was lucky to have laundry in building and electricity included in rent.

[@geert574]

How is that lucky, you're paying more for electricity now then u r using 😂

[@tylerware2836]

Crime isn’t high…. Look at the stats. It’s lower than most cities around the world and some areas of the city are as safe as any town in America. New York sucks for other reason but these crime narrative are dumb and not supported by any data

[@Aireck174]

Thats pretty much every place that is ran by progressives. You are either rich enough to be able to afford thew high costs of "free stuff" or you are poor enough to depend on the "free stuff" The middle class moves or joins the poor.

[@Kingshock]

Crime isn't that serious in NY like it was in the 90s also if why don't we get specific about which crime?

[@oculusdexterx6249]

@@Kingshock yeah I just don’t get it. The news is blowing it waaaay out of proportion plus what part of NY are we talking about here

[@atomicshadowman9143]

I dated this woman from NYC who left after 9/11. She called it "caged rat syndrome"

[@Iceman219]

Interesting. Can you elaborate?

[@anonymous-wk1nr]

Look up “the mouse Utopia experiment” by down the rabbit hole. It’s very interesting. These scientists put mice in “cities” to see how they’d react and they reacted similar to how we do in densely populated areas. I don’t think humans were meant to live in giant cities.

[@anonymous-wk1nr]

Look up “the mouse Utopia experiment” by down the rabbit hole. It’s very interesting. These scientists put mice in “cities” to see how they’d react and they reacted similar to how we do in densely populated areas. I don’t think humans were meant to live in giant cities.

[@atomicshadowman9143]

@@Iceman219 She was Italian with a great body, unfortunately drank like a fish. I'm a magnet for dipsomaniacs.

[@kenfern2259]

i call it a giant mental asylum

[@meowandfurrever9324]

I’ve lived in NYC my whole life and it baffles me that people come here to spend 3k monthly and are surprised it’s awful. Its always been awful even when rent was once affordable.

[@volusian95]

Nigga leave

[@colin6603]

Fucking move then

[@jeffrobinson7338]

Visited NYC for 12 hours in 2004 and that's all I needed to last the rest of my lifetime.

[@RazPerignon]

I’m sorry the big city scared you

[@Aireck174]

I hate cities in general but if you are someone who likes city living, NYC was not a bad place to live in 2004.

[@Kingshock]

​@@Aireck174Actually post 9/11 it was a terrible place to live, the violent crime went up, the air quality went to shit, schooling budgets were cut and severely underfunded. It's leagues ahead of itself today than it was back then aside from the Mass Exodus nowadays.

[@GuerrillaGorilla023]

NYC is great for the New Yorkers, not any of the crap you see in the city. Manhattan is the financial center of the city but not the cultural center. Real New York is backyard summer BBQs and block parties. Food, art and music. You won't experience any of it if you don't have people living in the outer boroughs

[@pistachiosandpopcorn7146]

I’m from the south. I visited there around that time…probably was 04. And I hated it for a minute but then I kinda liked the honesty and none of the “hey sugar how you doin?” Stuff. I wanna go visit again but apparently….it’s different now than it was back in 04…for the worst.

[@gothbat676]

As a woman, I made the mistake of moving to NY for school and work, literally the WORST DECISION I COULD HAVE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE. Finding a date here is near impossible. People are so disrespectful of your time it's crazy. They revel in doing things like standing you up or making you wait for hours or leaving you on read. This city just breeds a certain malaise that you can't find anywhere else

[@_peepee_]

you can find that malaise in LA too trust me

[@gothbat676]

@@_peepee_ Oh trust me, I've heard all too much about the narcissism that is bred in LA. The Wicked Witch of the West (LA) and the Wicked Witch of the East (NYC), am I right?

[@gliboperuta9213]

imagine saying you cant find a date in a megacity of 16 MILLION+. says a lot about you and the delusional expectations of modern women. smh

[@_peepee_]

@@gothbat676 youre so correct about that. im from southern california and its like a giant cancerous mole that wont go away. everyone where im from hates it. even in the nicest places like beverly hills are covered in trash and piss and homeless people. downtown is in ruins, half the buildings have been vacant for years and covered in graffiti. the tent cities go for dozens of blocks now, probably more. thats why all the celebs move out of LA proper to calabasas and places like that (and even calabasas isnt that nice). not to mention everyone thinks theyre god's gift. every time i go there i feel this dark energy, and im not even sensitive to that kind of stuff

[@gothbat676]

@@gliboperuta9213 Says a lot coming from someone who hasn't even bothered to live in a megacity themselves and see how bad it is and then automatically vilifying all women just because you disagree with the comment of one on the internet. But I won't stoop to your level and paint a generalization labeling all modern men as inept as you are (though you're making a very strong case).

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

I always got a kick when people from third world cities like NYC would say it’s boring in the country or small cities because “there’s nothing to do”. I’ve experienced this from a friend. But when I was in NYC (visiting him) there was NOTHING TO DO. Lol. You can eat at a shitty overpriced restaurant (often with vagrants around outside), you could go get drunk at a terrible club (with vagrants roaming around outside), or you could go watch a movie (with vagrants roaming around outside.). Literally things that even the shittiest small rural hick cities have. We have bars, restaurants and movie theaters, too. But we also have fresh air, no vagrant bums sleeping outside and we own cars. Then we can go fishing, boating, swimming, hunting, hiking etc… things you can’t do in big cities. Big cities have nothing over small ones. Just more filth, crime, diseases and bad air.

[@allyspawn7910]

but you forgot all those different variations of food

[@dugonman8360]

If he included stuff like the arts, theatre, museums, and other stuff such as that then yeah, a big city will definitely have the leg up on a small rural community. It's usually never the case though. They're always talking about going to clubs.

[@Dr.LongMonkey]

Plenty of places to go outside in NYC, and without a car. If you live somewhere rural you HAVE to have a car

[@bobby_c07]

I don't understand when city folks say shit like that. I even hear people here in Canada from Toronto and the like go on about how there's nothing to do in a town... I spent last weekend ripping around on quads with my brother, taught my nephew how to chop wood and build a fire, went on a sick hike and had some local beers on a patio that overlooks a lake... The only thing I go to cities for is to see bands play lol

[@kalashnikov1343]

Add bonfire, play music, fireworks, gun range to your list as well.

[@Narsty_Boy]

Forget the socioeconomics of NYC. Why would anyone choose to pay so much money to live in a place that's so cold?

[@Iyana]

I had so much anxiety both times I went to New York…it’s just so loud and flashy and the culture is very weird (the way harrassment and rude behavior is so normalized, for instance). I live in the countryside in France and cannot imagine moving somewhere so loud and chaotic like New York.

[@GalileonPrime]

As an ex-New Yorker, who lived there for over 20 years, I have to agree with your assessment it sucks to live there, UNLESS you're wealthy! The one exception is the live entertainment available there, like plays, opera and sports, that draws people from miles around and don't forget the museums.

[@kenfern2259]

honestly at this point, i feel its impossible to buy a home at this point . Im at staten island it used to be super affordable , and now everyone is wanting to move here prices have gone up as well.

[@ajbalin4530]

To be fair Queens is pretty decent for the most part. The other boroughs though…

[@kenfern2259]

@@ajbalin4530 Staten is getting more expensive now, all the Brooklyn ppl are moving in from there .

[@ajbalin4530]

@@kenfern2259 unfortunate

[@kenfern2259]

@@ajbalin4530 that's life

[@TheNewRevolution]

I wouldn't move to NY if you gave me a free apartment and paid me to live there. It's almost like a minimum security prison with alcohol.

[@DavidB.Rockin]

Forget New York,help Long Island become a state!

[@miguelramirez8189]

No one carea

[@tubester4567]

@@miguelramirez8189 Plenty of people care. People are sitting here watching the country being driven into the ground like a third world country. Many people are speaking up against radical left ideology that created this mess. There are videos all over KZbin talking about these issues.

[@TwoBs]

… and smelly. Always reeked of piss and vomit the times I had went (usually in the summer, when the smells were worse) to visit my brother who was temporarily relocated there for work. Every time we’d go, we would come back home to a more rural area with cleaner air, and get whiffs of the city on our belongings for a few days. Haven’t smelled it since he was relocated to VA and we go visit him there. Just something in that city that makes it stink worse than any other city I’ve visited. It’s funny, though, because the majority of people in NYC don’t even realize the smell because they’re so accustomed to it, and they get all defensive and upset when it’s poked at to try and gaslight you into thinking it’s totally not them smelling like a city full of piss and vomit lol. They just don’t realize that they carry it with them. Doesn’t matter how much they shower, do laundry, or if they live in a nice place … that stench clings on to them and has made a home right in their stinky ass pores.

[@muaddib989]

⁠@@DavidB.Rockin Half of Long Island is basically NY. I went to Roosevelt Field Mall during Thanksgiving, all I saw was Asians driving like it’s fooking China. No lane change indicators, frequent honking & people not speaking English.

[@travtotheworld]

I never understood when people talk about how great cities are because there's so much to do. Like what? Go to bars, go to clubs, go to restaurants... There are bars and restaurants in rural areas too, and its not unusual to find a dance somewhere. In rural areas you have 4-wheeling, snowmobiling, skiing, hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, yard sports, parks... and if you're an hour or two from a major city you can still make a day of doing things there without much effort.

[@cmdjk1]

Well maybe some American cities lack things to do but many cities outside of America have tonnes of history, amazing museums, festivals, street food, niche activities, huge selection of exercise classes, large parks etc. And then getting to the countryside can be quite easy and quick.

[@bros4654]

For many of us in Upstate NY, we feel the same way. I'd rather croak early than have to live in the City. And I'm not hyperbolizing. The unfortunate thing is that folks who live there, it's often all they know. They don't know a different way to live, and they can't see how the votes and policies lead directly to this kind of environment. So they move out, tend to vote the same way, and they're completely blind to the resulting correlation. Like kids who don't know they're colorblind, they just don't see it. As a sidenote, I'm just not convinced that humans are built for living that close together. It does something to you.

[@dacr8928]

real Upstate is Only threeish hours away, just leave your citi-it values in that hell hole.

[@bros4654]

@@dacr8928 I don't know what you're referring to. I live in the Adirondacks, I don't have any "citi-it values", whatever that means.

[@dacr8928]

Agreeing with you that upstate is way better than the city and In Washington county we call them citi its (city idiots)

[@bros4654]

@@dacr8928 ah, lol. Got it. Hadn't heard that one.

[@leahbee2656]

upstate ny? serious you recommending that trash?

[@TaoMax]

I live in NYC (Brooklyn) for 32 years and work in Manhattan, and after C*vid the whole city slowly disintegrated into a sh*thole full of mentally ill/homeless people no one cares about. They became really emboldened by the police ignoring them, so the city became really unbearable to live in.

[@comment3711]

It’s really a shame what was done to our city.

[@two_another]

Yep. It’s unfortunate and I feel very sad for these people but many of them are generally unsafe to be in the same vicinity of. I’m at least blessed (somewhat) to be male in this situation because literally every woman regardless of how beautiful or ugly they are gets bothered. Most people just give me weird stares. I’ll take it. I guess.

[@cr-nd8qh]

Yeah I used to want to go to new York but now I dont

[@x1expert1x]

"so many bars, mostly to help forget that you're in new york" gold

[@MoralGovernment]

I'm also a New York refugee and I call it a hell hole. I left in 2008 though, it sounds like it's gotten way worse. I was shocked by how nice people are in the midwest.

[@oculusdexterx6249]

What part of ny???

[@Nephilim27]

It’s crazy to me how it took this god damn long for ppl to realize how bad it is in NYC. I moved away back in 2018 but still travel(pretty far but with train it’s only an hr commute) for work but god damn… it’s literally gotten worse after the whole plandemic/quarantine. It was bad back in 2016 and past years but it wasn’t DANGEROUS but now? Holy shit, it’s a complete GTA 5 server out there. Most mfs won’t even help if you’re in need, they’ll keep walking or they are just there watching, or worse. Recording. If you’re reading this and STILL live in NYC, try and get the fuck out while you still can.

[@Dr.LongMonkey]

People won’t help you anywhere in the US, not just NewYork

[@bobby_c07]

​@@Dr.LongMonkeythat hasn't really been my experience when I've visited the US

[@Dr.LongMonkey]

@@bobby_c07 Americans love foreigners, we treat them much nicer than our fellow Americans. Hence why we are so quick to send money to Ukraine but yet send basically no money to our own homeless people.

[@bobby_c07]

@@Dr.LongMonkey every western nation is sending Ukraine money and ignoring their people. what a government does is not indicative of it's people so weak point on your part. there's no way anyone would have known I'm a foreigner.

[@Dr.LongMonkey]

@@bobby_c07 I’m not talking about the government, I’m talking about actual people. They’d rather donate $15 to some Ukrainian charity than go give $15 to a homeless person, none the less actually help them

[@justinoliveira3063]

The only way New York is even semi enjoyable is like the girl said, you need to have a lot of money. You have to be so grossly wealthy and own a penthouse apartment. People get the wrong idea of what big cities like NYC and LA are like because of stuff they see in movies where the sets are heavily manicured and you’re not seeing the dregs of society. The celebrities or extremely wealthy people live AWAY from the crapholes in places like Beverly Hills or Bel Air where there’s gated communities with other celebrities. Meanwhile, everyone else is stuck living down in the shit.

[@mustardstain]

Lol my country's media kinda romanticizes NY like "look at the Times Square, look at the stylish young people, New York is sooo cool" while people who actually live there can't wait to get out. Same thing happens with California.

[@stepfaniehawkins205]

Parents should have their kids watch Green Acres instead.

[@leahbee2656]

go to ny if you want see different cultures. when i went to school, my friends were Italian, greeks, chinese, muslim etc. throughout my elementary school year. so there also different food to try out. outside my house there were chinese food, peruvian food and greek food. but i hate the heart of nyc, it was over price for literaly noting

[@Alex-un8bc]

CA is nice , stop listening to right wing media , I myself don’t like all the liberal shit but CA is very beautiful, beaches, snow, desert areas , we almost have it all, just wish our gun laws were a bit better , other than that, CA is far superior compared to NY.

[@sweetlady1616]

california > new york lol

[@pikapi6993]

or himym with their cring NYC patriotism and New Jersey hate until they went to New Jersey and realized it's so much better than New York 😂😂😂

[@THEBLACCZOMBI]

I'm from New York, moved back this year...it's the worst since I've ever seen it...worst than the 80's...I want to get out of here and never look back.

[@stepfaniehawkins205]

"you can't even take it as like..... Oh I'm hot, that's why, no, it happens to every women.... It's just because you have a hole." ~ Brittany Venti thoughts on being harassed in the streets of New York city. I love how you just tell it like it is, no sugar coating it.

[@KidGreeD14]

Went back to nyc after a long time being away and homeless situation definitely got worse. Was trying to buy a sandwich and all these homeless started swarming the area to the point the deli guy got nervous. Dude started gripping the knife like he was ready to stab every last one.

[@Sniperyeti]

If you like high crime high rent come to NYC we got you lol naw but seriously NYC has gotten terrible over the last 15 years I mean you can't even buy shampoo without having to press a button and wait for someone to unlock a cage, because theft is so high.

[@bellacortez]

I grew up in the 90's and NY was the place no one wanted to go or if you did you didn't leave the city. Eventually, they cracked down on crime and it got better. I went to NY a lot in college 08 -12 and stayed in Brooklyn, I loved it. What I see now is sad how its looking a lot like it did in the 90's and 80's.

[@lostintime7467]

Born in queens still here and provably will die here to those who left I salute you!

[@28Knuckles]

Leaving New York this summer and can’t wait.

[@Zhello79]

Yep. You moved out, others have moved out. Convinced family to move out. Wish I convince those we know and lost to move out when the chance was given. Anyone who remains, stays in the ether that is NYC for whatever torment that comes their way.

[@Zhello79]

@@KonekoPurrrfection They won't, believe me lol, I say it, but their problem is that they vote these people in. Brittany lived in NY for a while, hence why a lot of people to a degree knew each other, although some people are no longer among the living. I myself never lived in the city but I see New Yorkers flooding suburbs areas now.

[@rmk6444]

I’m a born and raised NYer still in the same neighborhood I grew up in. It’s always been a love/hate relationship for me but since the pandemic, the city has gotten a thousand times worse. NYPD has done a 180 since Bloomberg era stop and frisk aggression, they just stopped giving a fuck altogether. Blocks of homeless encampments popped up everywhere. Rent is astronomically high, I’m currently in housing court myself. Seeking mental health care is made almost impossible despite all the advertisements made for resources that only spin you in loops until you give up. If you rely on social services for any specific help, you’ll constantly be told no over and over again. The ‘professionals’ on the other end of the phone give zero shits about you. Finding work has been hard for people in all types of different fields, again, despite constantly hearing about new job opportunities, new businesses opening up (don’t get me started on business turnover rate, it’s insane). I love my city, but it’s no longer for people like me (natives) but rather wealthy transplants with little character or soul. Gentrification is one thing- this feels like an extreme version of that.

[@battleofwills7189]

The impression I have of New York is that, it's been bad since the 70's and it smells of landfill.

[@Nephilim27]

You’ve never been more correct. The landfill smell only gets worse when the nice summer heat comes in.

[@luckylass5444]

I went to New York once. That was enough.

[@ToRecallE]

hey, Im from Venezuela, and we dont have homeless problems, or poo or pee on the sidewalk, we have a terrible govtment and economy, but we arent even close to how bad NY is today

[@abdielgonzalez7344]

Y’all are worse off than NY today

[@farmersneed8255]

I worked in Bushwick/Bed Stuy and my office was on the same block as a methadone clinic, so I know what she means about homeless people. Almost daily we would get ambulances coming for overdoses on the street. I live in Northeast Queens and it's much nicer. We have like 1 "bum" who everyone knows and doesn't harass anyone. Railroad to the city to avoid the subway. It's very expensive to buy and there aren't that many apartments, but because she mentioned the outer boroughs I figured I'd add that it's not that bad some places.

[@misguidedghost3357]

Leaving NY was the best decision I ever made. I understand I took a pay-cut but it was never about the money.

[@coveruplies]

where did you move? like where is better =__=

[@misguidedghost3357]

@@coveruplies I always liked visiting family in Virginia growing up, so here. Richmond, VA. It’s pretty diverse, and I haven’t experienced racism or danger. People are friendlier and more relaxed. It’s also more affordable. I saved up 5 month’s worth while in NY and haven’t had to struggle since.

[@Gendo3s2k]

Cities need to stop treating homeless like they're more important than the taxpayers.

[@Dr.LongMonkey]

They don’t the homeless like anything

[@sunnywaffles]

They are more important. They already have the taxpayer moneys. Those are the only people they havent robbed yet

[@pleadthefifth]

They get funding for the homeless via nonprofits. They want more homeless for more funding for their buddy’s nonprofits.

[@guysumpthin2974]

ALL THAT revenue & centralization and yet big cities never seem to have enough for street repair / social services/ proper sewerage/ removal of lead pipe water-laterals …. But most small towns have what they need , so more money just means more corruption “top heavy city administration” “public school administration” . At some point , centralization becomes less efficient due to greed. Private schools (sound expensive at $5k) but average cost per student for public schools $14k , and guess who scores higher on college entrance exams ? (Private) , guess who scores the highest? #1 is home schooled kids . So much diplomas & experts (teachers are experts?) more “education” more “money” = better results?? Parents who love their children are the best “teachers”. The bigger the spendable budget; the bigger the corruption (very few exceptions)

[@tmpterrostone8337]

Its intentional To prove that you the taxpayer aint shit They will harass and press charges on you for expressing your right and expression. But they pretend that they will improve things. So overall. If you are born in new york Condolences like being in central LA. But really when you get a chance leave

[@transitionsnc]

I agree with your assessment that NYC is essentially a mini 3rd world country. There are extremely rich, extremely poor, and not much in between...especially in Manhattan. I lived in NYC from 2001 - 2015. I enjoyed my time there but also had a love/hate relationship with the city. I think crime is worse now than when I left and, like Brittany, the last year I lived there I only left my apartment when I needed to. I didn't feel unsafe but I just got tired of being around people all the time. Plus it only takes 1-2 unstable people to put a crimp in your day. I remember taking the A Train to work at 6:30AM on a weekday morning. A guy got on at 125th street and started preaching the bible at the top of his lungs all the way to 59th street, which is about a 20 minute ride. No one could get away from him and no one said anything because he was obviously crazy and no one wanted to provoke him further. Unpleasant situations like this happen frequently and they really affected my psyche over time. It's a totally different experience if you're a high income person but if you're an average person without a trust fund, it's challenging.

[@volusian95]

I've increasingly noticed people being crazy and disruptive like that even in small cities. To me it's like instead of asylums, we just have lunatics free-roaming now, and the police are basically forced to act as the 'attendants'. That is if anyone has the nerve to even call them.

[@transitionsnc]

@@volusian95 Yes. Unfortunately, that's true.

[@two_another]

I witness so many insane people like that and they are relentless and demand your attention. You literally just have to pretend they are not real. It’s like being near a wild bear. You can’t even run away or move or they will notice and become irate. The amount of times I’ve been frozen in my seat listening to schizophrenic ramblings is more than once which is enough. It doesn’t even matter if they’re physically threatening because their energy is threatening your mental peace which is enough. But I guess only for me because nobody says anything. People just let it happen.

[@InterstitialistRecords]

I LOVE the HUSTLE and BUSTLE of the BIG APPLE! We have CAFES and BODEGAS! Just the other day I managed to not spill a drop of my half-caff double decaf caffeinated half-caff free trade colombian brew, AFTER got thrown onto the subways tracks! Isn't that WILD!? Fly-over plebs BTFO.

[@comment3711]

I love it here. We are one of the few places in America where small businesses still thrive, the food choices are amazing, cultural centers are endless and diverse, there are people from all over the the country and the world, the people are actually friendly enough if you engage with them, the medical care is top notch and that’s just the start of it. It’s not for everyone but it is for me!

[@Chiminican]

Left NY (Bronx) in 2016 🙏🏽

[@freddieoblivion6122]

The bronx is so bad now... there's no more grass, it's just trash.

[@Chiminican]

@@freddieoblivion6122 lord Jesus

[@Wangan_W]

@@freddieoblivion6122 If you want to touch grass just head to Pelham Bay, Van Cortland Park or Riverdale.

[@umm3766]

you saved urself from the higher risk living anymore there in the bronx

[@minutestodawn]

i lived in new york for several months over an assortment of years, the last time being in 2015. one of my favorite things about my time living there, as someone who grew up in the south, was my ability to walk out the door with no destination in mind and to just...exist in the city as i walked through it. there was such a palpable energy to it unlike anything i'd ever experienced. it absolutely breaks my heart to know that this is no longer reality, that nyc has been twisted and mangled into something so grotesque. it's strange to long for somewhere that doesn't exist anymore.

[@gliboperuta9213]

i think you just hit the wall and because your egg count nearly empty you are experiencing this feelings. nyc is the same as it always was.

[@Felorina]

@@gliboperuta9213 I think you’re mad women don’t like you all that much and to cope with that you leave rude comments to women on the internet to pacify yourself. Literally watching a female creators channel just to leave rude comments to women… lol you’re so transparent and you don’t even know it

[@t700e]

@@gliboperuta9213Jesus, I’ve never before seen a comment that radiates such toxic, loser energy. Get a life bro…

[@crooklynx972]

NYC got worse over the past 4 years.. Everything is over priced. Rent prices are laughable, I lived there for over 20 years, I Left a 6 months ago and I don't regret it. The city has lost its soul, over gentrification, hyper commercialization, it is made to serve the wealthy. If you love arts, culture, music, theater and artistic expression it is a great place to be in; But it makes more sense nowadays to just visit, get what you need and get out. No quality of life if you are not wealthy/ rich.

[@emanssyeda]

@@gliboperuta9213 that was unnecessarily rude.

[@alexandergonzie1200]

It never was the greatest place to live to begin with. Not even when rent wasn't as ridiculously high.

[@willtruth4487]

"These lights will inspire you" -Empire in Decline State of Mind.

[@ALForb]

New York and LA are cultural focal points because all of our media comes out of these places. It can feel like you're nowhere if you're not there. As I get older, I'm happy as hell to live off the beaten path, where people smile and say "good morning" as I walk my dog (and they're neither schizo homeless or weird silicone rich people), where I have easy access to the wilderness, where the air is clean, where I can find community and culture that isn't derived from the internet. It's good livin.

[@volusian95]

The NYC city limits are the closest approximation to being near a Harry Potter dementor. There's one horrendous apartment bloc in particular that as soon as I pass it on the highway, I just start feeling like something is wrong for no reason. Yeah, I'll take my middle-of-nowhere forest road any day.

[@dfwherbie8814]

I am from New York City, born and raised. People who claim to be from this city and complain about it are liars and weak. While crime rates have increased, it is mostly limited to low-income areas. Additionally, NYC is not the most violent city in New York State; Albany and Syracuse have higher rates. Those who admit to not liking NYC are usually people who moved here with dreams and failed. However, NYC has always been a challenging place to live, and success is not guaranteed. I grew up in Southside, Jamaica Queens, but I was able to leave the hood, attend college and grad school, have articles published, work in private equity, and now own successful businesses. NYC is a crooked and corrupted city, but it also has many great things to offer, such as jazz clubs, amazing parks, the Met Opera, HipHop, the philharmonic, great great restaurants (last night, I went to Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant at the Four Seasons in the financial district; great food), museums, art exhibitions, fashion, and more. I travel the world and live in Greece half the year, but there is nothing like NYC. It's an abusive relationship-i hate it and love it-and, those who make it here are a different breed. Anyone who complains about NYC is weak and a failure. It has never been branded as an easy place to make it in.

[@comment3711]

🙌

[@EmoEmu]

Probably the worst price to performance place in THE WORLD to live.

[@algore4u]

I'm a native NYer and I've definitely lucky to grow up in houses and apartments (in Queens, not UES) with a washing maching. I'm not rich, i just chose to live in the trendy areas like Astoria, Long Island City. Bushwick, Williamsburg, LES, which are also riddled with crime.

[@littleeva]

But what if a person can't drive for whatever reason? There are a lot of people who really shouldn't be on the road.

[@NightimeInDeepSpace]

You couldn't pay me to step foot in NYC even at the height of Sex and the City popularity. Toronto, LA, Chicago, Detroit are also on my stress lists

[@anyonebutliz]

Born and raised in this hell hole and I can’t wait to move out. Currently stuck here…I don’t understand why people keep moving here. THERE IS NOTHING TO DO HERE!!!

[@David-wq3dq]

Brittany being born in brooklyn makes so much sense.

[@hengineer]

You should have watched Louis Rossman video series on new York. From his covid diatribes to his longrunning saga on probable fraud imposed by New York department of taxation. He moved his entire business to Texas

[@Reichsritter]

Why would you live in NY, I already hate my city and it's only 700k people, I'm leaving as soon as my obligations here are done.

[@jonathanng2390]

Left NY 19 years ago. Only regret was not leaving sooner.

[@kimberlybrown5348]

This is all by design.

[@delilah6390]

I left in 2018 and never looked back

[@samsh0-q3a]

It's just... depressing concrete everywhere, everyone is a shithead, nobody's happy, and it makes you wonder wtf the point of it is.

[@CokeDrkrNotSnrtr]

"drink, shop, and eat" That's pretty much every city honestly.

[@Grubelg]

You know it is weird. I ukraine Ever since I was little I heard things like "it's an american standard" or "like in europe". Older people still use the phrase "euro renovation" just meaning the apartment where most things are less than 10 years old. My friend moved to Glasgow and it is way less comfortable there. She lived in kyiv her whole life and never got jumped in her life. and after 6 months in Glasgow it happened several times. And it is generally more orderly during war, but the gap is huge still. And now when people who never wend abroad say "american" or "european" meaning well organised or of high quality... I just sethe a bit every time cuz I was to San Fr, paris, frankfurt, berlin... Cool places in a way, but still fucked up. Prague, Vienna, Lubljana, budapest and Bratislava... Those are nice, way less fucked up.

[@icedcat4021]

Budapest? Maybe if you look Hungarian it's safe... I'd be afraid to speak Slovak in a pub full of locals though. And being openly gay can't be very fun either if you don't stick to the touristy parts. Orbán sure is a guy.

[@gamayun1224]

@@icedcat4021 Don't be gay.

[@gamayun1224]

The West is long dead.

[@Nemtudommitirjak]

@@icedcat4021 Lol, its literally you slovakians who almost killed a hungarian GIRL in Nyitra back in 2006 because she dared to speak hungarian, and now you have the audacity play the victim. When even till this day hungarian minorities are terrorized in slovakia. Also nobody would know that u speak slovakian since we can't tell the difference between slovakian or polish. But its okay, i wouldn't want you to come here anyways

[@elflaco245]

I was a nyc refugee. I escaped towards the end of 2020. Best thing to ever happen to me was leave nyc

[@JerkyMurky]

I'm from the Left Coast big cities, and you couldn't pay me to live in NY. You couldn't pay me to go back to California, but Jesus you couldn't possibly pay me enough to live in NY. Rural life is where it's at. That shits dope. No cap, on God. Fr fr

[@void.hermit]

thats why i rarely go outside lol shit just walking down the street, you got a high chance of getting jump or kill. lets not forget overpriced expired food and rotten, even from restaurants that are suppose to cook it fresh nah its not fresh it comes old and nasty, also when summer comes oh wow all the random shootings outside and street fights, so when i do go out i just buy enough food to last 2 to 3 weeks and try to make it last longer than that but shit always runs out or gets old cause it comes already expired or close to expiring

[@YouTube_stole_my_handle]

I’m from north Jersey. I no longer even want to visit after the pandemic. I’m good. Toll, red light cameras. Extra crazies. I’m good

[@didndido3638]

I, as a son of a mother and a brother of a sister am glad you're making this kind of videos. Women have to be carefull, the sad truth!

[@JustAgreekPassing]

Tokyo, New York, Shanghai etc are all going to need to change. Architects and city planners need to acknowledge the need for open spaces in cities rather than building apartments everywhere. The importance of parks and less populous CBDs are very crucial to the flow of traffic and the wellbeing of people. Its hard to explain, but essentially I'm talking about making big cities less populous. Which essentially means less apartments, and/or Apartments with more character to them (more liveable spaces). I've seen cities like London and Athens where there is no room to drive, to walk or to live humbly in a place you can call your refuge. All these big cities are infested with tiny little spaces and I'd imagine peoole feel like rats living through cracks. It would be great someday to see a megacity that has wide roads, big pavements and houses/Apartments that are very sizeable that have views to parks or long broadways rather than congested concrete walls. New York is like that because it's a very old city that was established and planned to fit as many people/workers as it can into the confines of its walls. As close as it can to industrial centres. The problem with this is that New York cant change. To try and restructure it would mean tearing down everything. Sewage, power and any other public commodity has stood the same for 100 years with gradual reconstruction. It means that for now... New York is stuck being as it is for a long time.

[@Da1PrettyT]

Yea, it not like NYC has a ton of Museums, movie theaters, Plays, parades, concerts, ethnic festivals, churches, colleges, or libraries to interest you. There is literally nothing to do here.

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

When I was 11, I asked an NYPD Officer for directions and he told me to F Off...

[@ReeCrowsFray]

Yikes. There’s some pretty bad sh*holes in Texas (native Texan near Austin) BUT I would NEVER move to NY. I’m already way too annoyed that I have to walk my laundry from the bedroom to the garage, I would just become one of those bums if I had no washer and dryer. Then you tack on the fact that you can’t have a dishwasher or separate spaces for your personal sanctuary. NOPE! I’m happy to have my acre of a yard, with a hot arse smelly garage that holds my washer and dryer and my very old dishwasher that looks into my living room. Super thankful. Movies and tv really hyped up NY for many of us, for sure!

[@QuickBulletin]

Imagine paying the police force almost 500 million in overtime pay. Just to have those police officers look at you with a blank stare if you need help with any crime outside of a major felony. The amount of times I have seen the police straight up sleeping in their cars in full view of everyone is wild as fuck.

[@romenson8955]

The way y’all describe New York sounds a good amount of places in the US. Except different extremities

[@Betsy.Ross76]

Manhattan in the 90s and early 2000s was awesome. Clean and safe and fun.

[@RogueA.I.]

I left NY 30 years ago and my chest gets tight every time I touch down too.

[@sempercompellis]

i went to college in NYC- it is the perfect age and the perfect amount of time to have lived in the big city. When i arrived, i wouldn't have lived any other place, 4 years later... i was done. (this was in the late 90s early 00s btw- i don't think i would even have applied today) PS- this was commonplace, every freshman class had people who couldn't hated it-usually females, usually from smaller towns.

[@Paul_pp]

It doesn't take 20 minutes to explain or figure out that New York woudl suck to live in, or any city for that matter.

[@rosalina2773]

Jfc. I live in a large Midwest city, and we have some of these issues here, but every day I’m still thankful af that I don’t live in NYC, LA, Portland, etc. It could be 100x worse.

[@queeniecobain]

*In my third world country where I had my own washer, cars are inexpensive and it's almost a custome for people to get to the beach in their bathwear:* 👁👄👁

[@laurajeannedarckagina9637]

I live in a third World country (Rwanda) and hmh I am not scared to go out at all. I have never gotten harassed in the street, I have always romanticized places like NY but hmh I might stay home then

[@GuerrillaGorilla023]

I love other New Yorkers but I'm really starting to hate New York. Aside from crime, potholes everywhere and rent costing and arm and a leg, I just feel more desired as a human outside of New York. I visit Montreal frequently and the difference between the people living 5 hours away is night and day. I also understand that women in the NYC are scared but it's also not a great feeling for a woman to sprint down the street just because you two are the only ones on a block together at night. P.S. Never go to Coney Island in the winter

[@erinisdizzy]

Same with East/downtown LA and SF. Everyone said I’d get bored in the suburbs, but they have all the same stuff as the urban centers minus the crime and filth. What am I missing here?!!

[@zumasa9991]

I'm from NY... I'm just gonna say it... when you're born in NY you're really BUILT different. You're accustomed to the things that happen in NY. The other day some crazy guy was thowing himself back and forth in a train cart. Two weeks ago some guy threw a wine bottle from his apartment window which landed in the street. Are these things disturbing? yeah they are. But you build a callus. These people moving to NY from cities or towns that are peaceful and uneventful don't have that callus. They're not built for it. NY may be stressful but it is the best city in the world. You just gotta be built to love it.

[@Wangan_W]

That is a fact.

[@angelsoulnme]

You are so right. I could write a book with my stories

[@sgonzo5572]

It is not the best city. 70 percent of people here are garbage. Always piss and throw garbage everywhere. Laws here about crime are dumb. You can't even order mace online to be delivered to NY. Although it's legal to carry 💡. Have less than 10 approved places to buy mace from in NYC.

[@nappa1413]

Lmao the best city in the world 😂, stfu man

[@Resident_Legal]

Went to NYC in 2012 and had a great time, but it feels like that was forever ago! Nowadays it feels like NYC is as dangerous as Fallujah!

[@hughpeach7090]

LMFAO at everyone who goes to new york... I'm from Baltimore and I'll tell yall... nothing is good up North except for seafood and high rise views

[@vee_grave]

I’m from the Bronx, and I haven’t been in the city for years now. I go reluctantly. I now live in North Carolina and lived in Texas for a few years as well until it got too expensive. Quality of life is much better elsewhere.

[@darienford860]

"realizing". Cute 😂. The rent prices and rate werent enough

[@rustyrobinson8027]

I'm so glad Brittany got out of there just in time ❤

[@DB-sd3cw]

cringe

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

@@DB-sd3cwit wasn’t cringe aside from the heart

[@genin69]

last time I visited NY was back in summer of 2016. and that was probably the last era that was still ok to be there. its gone down the drain so badly, its back to the early 1980's of shit. I remember walking around NY at 3am taking photos and having a blast. thats not possible anymore. impossible.

[@naelbi8870]

😂Just say everything you said in French and it's an accurate description of Paris life !

[@jnnx]

Some of us realize how bad it is to end your sentence with a preposition. . .

[@leahbee2656]

To be honest i always been afraid to ride to Brooklyn and Bronx when i was living in NY., i lived in queens. The F & E train had homeless people walking in the crowded train asking for money, or sleeping on the seats. and when it when it wasnt crowded its because there a bum who took a shit in it. So i usually stay in Queens and i got better experience about N.Y. but if people has issue with nyc i wouldnt doubt it. I just think Brittany had a fucked life in general and that why she hated growing up there. And also i wouldnt let people just start shit with me and actually fought back

[@mikesullivan5907]

I grew up there - left in '91 - in South Carolina now - no regrets

[@retrobluemusic]

i loved visiting new york when i went in 2013 but man i could not live their, i live in the best city in north america montreal, low crime rates, affordable, nice people.

[@peteypete1984]

It’s the same thing here in Hartford ct, without the glossy overlay of we have cool pockets of art and music etc over the rotten apple of Ny, hartford is just rotten overlay with a rotten core. At least in NY u got the “don’t ever disrespect me”…..guy he’s hilarious. But yea totally like modern day Babylon in these cities. I think it’s the culture…culture is not your friend…our culture was designed in it a board room to maximize what they can extract from you…culture isn’t heritage

[@seriouscommenter1]

I grew up on Long Island (love it out there), but I always laugh when people at college say “ohh my godd, it must have been so cool to live near the city”. I always respond by saying “yeah, if your ideal place to hangout is somewhere that smells like cigarettes and pigeon shit you found your spot to drink and do absolutely nothing”

[@KalyElizabeth]

Toronto, Canada is not far behind with how NY is. I moved away to a smaller city, where it costs half as much to live and I don’t get harassed by crackheads on a daily basis. So grateful to be out of there.

[@basteagui]

10 years ago it was pretty good. the climate wasn't like that with the homeless harrassing

[@WarGhoulKharas]

Living in New York is like being a rat in a cage, and the city is the stick poking you in the ass.

[@madibob1411]

Upstate new york is the opposite. My family managed to buy 3 nice houses up here 😁👍 Also the weather , people and environment are just so much better.

[@michaelbonade4667]

U can’t help but be proud that Brit was born in Brooklyn…it’s a random meaningless thing in most people’s minds…but if you were born here, you understand it’s a gift because you are exposed to everything…even homeless men’s wangs… But, if you spend your formative (or all of you youth and young adulthood) years here…you can basically handle anything short of a active war zone… And yes, all woman receive a generous amount of attention in Brooklyn…you’re Welcome 🤗

[@kimc.3104]

When I lived in NY I felt the safest in my apartment too.

[@spacebook8923]

The only reason to go to New York is to understand why New York sucks so much and then leave a day later

[@t0bbstar1]

Irony ... When leftists complain about what they voted for.

[@AmericanNationalist852]

not irony; indoctrination. Its an open air Bolshevik asylum

[@t0bbstar1]

@@AmericanNationalist852 It is kinda ironic when you advocate for the values that created the reason for you to leave the city you lived in. To then move to a more right leaning city and continue that cycle. Could say its almost parasitic behavior.

[@waltrautengels816]

Exactly! 💯

[@Miykael]

most New Yorkers and Californians I have met are oblivious to this.

[@sugardust4803]

then they leave and bring their politics with them to nicer areas of the us

[@Megan9689]

Not everyone is made for cities. Like especially those raised in not big cities, maybe even in rural areas, like the 1st girl. I also get anxious and dont get all the hype whenever I go to big cities, like Chicago or San Francisco. All the noise and smell and just compact people, shoulder-to-shoulder. Some thrive in that environment and love it. Some prefer a quieter environment with more space and stuff. I grew up in a city of 130k population and it was a great size, 20 mins to drive across town max and not too big but not too small. Now I live outside a rural small city and have my own house with a big yard and garden etc. I like this for the quiet and small town feel. I do miss having like endless options of going out to eat, going to the mall or countless strip malls/shopping centers. But i think for sure, ive saved a ton of money just not having access to unlimited stores within minutes and i limit shopping online. I would NEVER want to live in a big city. And i love driving a car and the independence it brings...