⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking NYC (Narrated) : Port Authority Bus Terminal - Busiest in the World (November 8, 2019)

[@bongo7654]

True story , one morning around 3 am in the mid 70' s I witnessed a scene which to me could only be described as the true spirit , grit , the good and the bad of NYC . One of the city ' countless unfortunate homeless people , a sweet looking little old lady was bundled up and sleeping away on one of the benches , oblivious to the activity taking place all around her which included a cleaning crew busy at work . The bad was that she had to be sleeping in the middle of the port authority terminal , but the good was that 2 burly workers gently lifted the bench ,taking extreme care not to wake her up , moved it , cleaned the area , and then gently brought her back to the original spot . I Love New York ! Thanks for post this video , loved it .

[@texman8150]

First time I saw the PA bus terminal was in 1963, after a 3-day bus trip from El Paso, Texas. It's definitely changed a lot. Thanks for the video.

[@KODO123PRODUCTIONS]

El Paso!

[@poeronald48]

Very nice walk with you, enjoy your narrated as always, a walk with you, makes my day and put smile on my face, Port Authority Bus Terminal, looks so well kept up. As always people make the world go around and walk with you is as if friend makes more fun. New York, New York ... say twice , you just got love it twice as much ... The Act is Kid. Thank You and Bless Your Heart ... Kid ... If I took bus out New York, I go to see more beauty that can only be American, BIG SMILE ....

[@ActionKid]

Thank you very much! I’m so happy that you enjoy my narrated walks as much as I enjoy making them!

[@Riggz1]

Seeing the terminal brought back so many memories. My family used to take greyhound down south every summer. I can’t believe the balls machine is still there.

[@johndonohue2168]

I cannot believe all the changes made since I lived in NYC and used the bus terminal. Love the videos. It keeps me in touch with my old home town.

[@joestewart8914]

What an amazing time we live in. People rushing at a brisk pace down corridors and staircases while furiously tapping their smart screens from Starbucks to Dunkin and back again to Starbucks.

[@MAdDyMatt]

I could watch you walking around the terminal for an hour very enjoyable video 😊.

[@BC-ek1ih]

With videos like yours, we will never tire of coming back to New York as often as possible. B [France]

Not a place in the 70s you would want to be..the numbers of desperate people of all kinds of circumstance.. Many a time a parent holding up a picture of their child asking have you sern them..😔 Sorry for being a Debbie Downer.. Just from my experience filming there.

[@katy-cat]

Watching this in Hong Kong. Hopefully I will be visiting there one day. Thanks for this video. Good to hear your voice.

[@starphase1623]

Awesome as always. Glad to see that you are so close to reaching 100 Thousand subscribers 👍You have many admirers. You are one COOL dude . 🇺🇸

[@ActionKid]

Thanks!

[@b.griffin317]

He sure is. I'm hoping he makes it before new year. 😊

[@DB-yc8nu]

I've taken two very short bus trips to NYC where I didn't stay over, so the bus terminal was my home base to use the bathroom, to be honest. It's good that they have open bathrooms (as opposed to in a restaurant where you'd have to buy something and use a key like in my city). I went in what I thought was the same entrance on two occasions, yet I was faced with two different parts of the building. The place is a behemoth, massive. This video is showing places I didn't even know were in it.

[@emack4371]

I was there with my girlfriend a couple of years ago.....I'm from Philly so I'm used to public transportation.....but I was amazed by this place....this is definitely a modern marvel....thanks for posting

[@NickiBonickiGames]

I don't know but im totally entertained by this kind of video where you take us on tour. keep it up! and see you in Feb!

[@Lisatropolis]

The classical music is played so kids will think it’s an uncool place to be and won’t hang out there. It’s even louder at night. One Halloween a few years ago the theme from the X-Files was playing all day, it was awesome.

[@GoodWalkers]

Great video, ActionKid! 😊 As I see the bus terminal is huge! Thank you for your excursion! 😊

[@robertkarp6336]

I remember the kinetic ball display from the 1980s. I’ve always enjoyed it.

[@chem100]

Glad to see it is still there.

[@charlygr.v.l.1216]

Thank you so much for your impressions. Even if it is a different country, another continent - it looks the same everywhere - only the color of the tiles, walls etc is different and the people have a different mother tongue ..... I look forward to your new videos, where I have further chance to go on a journey of discovery. Best regards from Germany.

[@123mintjelly]

Wow - It's so nice. And it is so big you could go to the bus terminal to do a little Christmas shopping.

[@4KExplorer]

Nice, I didn't know about this bus terminal. Thanks for the tour!

[@nasdaqua]

"An eight-foot-tall bronze statue of a jolly Jackie Gleason stands in front of Manhattan's midtown Port Authority Bus Terminal. Jackie, clad in his Honeymooners bus driver's uniform, clutches his lunch pail and wears a satisfied expression as he looks out over the mostly indifferent passers-by on New York's Eighth Avenue." Jackie Gleason played Ralph Kramden as a bus driver in the TV series, The Honeymooners, which was a popular show in the '50's but is aired over TV decades after. Thanks for this nice video, Actionkid, and keep up the great work.

[@ActionKid]

Thanks for the information!

[@nasdaqua]

@@ActionKid sure, no problem.

[@pietschreuder5047]

I've seen that ball display in september 1989 when I was leaving New York by Greyhound for my trip to San Francisco. As far as I could find it was made by the artist George Roads and installed in 1981. So nice to see it's still there! Thanks to You I can sort of revisit New York! I must say that the terminal looks a lot better than it did in 1989. It looked a bit rundown in my memory. Dark and in need fore some renovation.

[@ActionKid]

Wow, I can’t believe that ball display has been there since 1981!

[@pietschreuder5047]

@@ActionKid I had to wait, so I watched it for some time. I shot hours of video, but no pictures here alas!

[@coreym162]

It's a different ball and it's bigger now. It was replaced in 2009 and is now a permanent fixture where they used to put it away before that. It's just hidden all year now.

[@sirbob9367]

How long did the Greyhound take to get to San Francisco?

[@pietschreuder5047]

@@sirbob9367 I took nine days for the trip, but that was because I stayed over in several city's. But as far as I remember it would take 3 days (2 nights) for the distance.

[@timbuktug3321]

Place is more like a mall with Bus access. Great enjoyable video man. Awesome. I’m from South Jersey.

[@DavesWalks]

A great video, Thank you! could easily be mistaken for an airport terminal its that big

[@Tyler380]

My impression is that its very clean.. Great maintenance staff..

[@raineyj560]

Looks can be deceiving

[@bigmada]

I think I'm going on a bus trip to NYC this summer. All because of your videos.

[@walkingvideos9823]

This terminal is massive! The ball machine at 5:29, is random a bus terminal but it is really cool.

[@ActionKid]

It really is cool! It’s so random yet so fun!

[@joelfrombethlehem]

Many, many, many, many times have I been here in the 1980s and 90's - commuting into work and back home 75 miles each way. Your video makes this l terminal look cleaned up. Thank you very much for this video!

[@JDintheDMV]

Oh please please, can you tell me how rough it was back in the 1980's and 90's? I've only been to port authority after nyc cleaned up post 9/ll.

[@joelfrombethlehem]

@@JDintheDMV I used to see quite a few homeless people and a few odd-looking people - it just appeared that they were "looking" for their next meal or their next victim. But there was a gradual improvement over the decades.

[@lucioagelvis2134]

Thank you so much for your videos. These videos literally take many of us through time and space.

[@judsonwidmymerviluszabala378]

Thanks for this deep but briefly review and the walkthrough from the NYC Subway to the Bus Terminal.. It will be a good reference to any foreign traveler trying to get into the Bus Terminal. It would be helpful for those first travelers as well.

[@00000000000000090322]

I have been there many times tp and from NY from PA have been going to the au bon pain and that Starbucks on almost every trip i love coming into NY my Favorite city awesome video!!!!!!

[@pattyatrumdycreations134]

I was amazed at how clean it was there. So welcoming. I would want to be going to Pennsylvania to Longwood Gardens to see their Christmas display. 🎄🎄🎄🎁

[@ActionKid]

Great!

[@jamesvanscoyoc5790]

I know people like to rag on PABT (like all bus terminals), but it's a remarkable facility in that it handles that much traffic while providing indoor concourses and gate areas throughout, like an airport. Most newer bus stations elsewhere in the country are little more than an agglomeration of curbside bus stops, and many local transit agencies don't use terminals at all for their commuters routes--instead they tell you to go stand and wait at this or that corner stop.

[@lafu_gz]

I’m from Spain and while I was visiting NYC I was hosted in a hotel called Yotel and I could see this terminal straight from the window of my room. It’s crazy how in any moment I was looking at it there was at least one bus going through any of the ramps. I even woke up at 3am, 4am, and 5am because of the jet lag and there were the buses going up and down.

[@jurgenrathjen5965]

The place has vastly improved since the 60's, 70's, 80,s! It was hell in the 70's . The restrooms were a horror. Filled with homeless, and filthy beyond belief. The authorities did little to maintain it.

[@karenlucci2154]

I remember those days.

[@karenlucci2154]

@Tony Vans HaHaHa! Not quite.

[@AniMadToon]

Thanks for sharing about NYC 👍👍. I really enjoy it this video and my brain still thinking about NYC right now.

[@ajferner1591]

Dude you put out so much good content so often and honestly thank you! You deserve so many more subs honestly. Actionkid foreverrr

[@ActionKid]

😃

[@worldtravelrafhat7886]

Amazing Port Authority Bus Terminal. Thanks for sharing.

[@damingdaan264]

I Love your NARRATED VIDEO,,,

[@georgegong6813]

My last visit to Manhattan & Brooklyn was in 2014. My hotel happened to be on the other end of the Lincoln Tunnel & commuted in by New Jersey Transit. It was overall a great experience & I was impressed with both of your large transit hubs, Grand Central & this Port Authority Terminal. What was the most interesting & somewhat scary experience was after a long day around 830-9pm my Wife, Sister In Law, & I were headed back to our hotel when we noticed a lot of emergency vehicles outside of the Port Authority Terminal. Over the PA system it was announced that the station was closed for the rest of the night & there be no more bus service. Having no clue how we would get back to our hotel (So Close Yet So Far!) after getting convoluted instructions from a friend on an alternative route, even that way we wouldn't be back @ the hotel best till 330am! Yes we could had taken a taxi though noticed too no one was being asked to leave so we just lingered around like the rest. What reason honest we've no clue. Maybe following the flock perhaps! Long story short I believe came 1145pm the station was reopened & we made a mad dash to catch what we hoped be our last bus running for that night! Luckily we got it with no problem. Story to be told upon return & later home! LOL!

[@bravo1461]

Great video as always Action Kid and really enjoy watching and learning about this huge terminal. Thank you for your video and cheers as always!

[@christophe8322]

Great video, thanks to you I know better port authority.

[@marcusperez7799]

That's crazy. By just the size of it you could swore up and down that its an airport.

[@baileyjosephine3111]

i love in Fresno CA, the 7/11 here plays classical music to help the homeless not get so violent and to relax them, it does work!

[@rafacas]

thanks for the video, it helped me a lot!

[@oltlghfan2008]

I take the bus to the city from Jersey, so I am very familiar with the Port Authority. My dad worked for the Port Authority for many years until he retired in 1999. It has definitely changed and the classical music you hear is coming from the intercoms. In the 80s it was really bad there. No classical music and a lot of homeless people. It has definitely cleaned up since then. 😉

[@ActionKid]

You must know the Port Authority very well! For many it’s one of their first experiences being in NYC.

[@oltlghfan2008]

@@ActionKid Yep!! Either that or the dreaded Penn Station.

[@MJYouAreNotAlone1]

Thank you thank you thank you! God bless and keep you always!

[@lonelygoner2012]

Love this vid. Can you do one from the port authority to the Javits Center in the future?

[@frank-xp6pj]

Okay, yeah I was waiting for you to go into a bus gate, that's where it gets real at....lol....I remember going to NYC many times in the 90's & early 2000's by bus & from NYC to Philadelphia

[@ll5584]

Hi everyone today is Friday November 8 2019 ....temperatures F° and C ° ? 🤣 yes it is busy there 🚶‍♂️🗽👍🏆🏆🗽 Thanks for this video, good job 👍

[@julhaopereira9428]

BEST VIDEO EXPLAINING CONGRATULATIONS STAY WITH GOD I AM FROM BRAZIL :)

[@stevendankewitz7830]

Nice memories, traveling from NYC to Montreal with Adirondack Trailways.

[@terenesestrachan7529]

Action with great action love this 😘😍❣️ awesomeness 💞

[@buickinvicta288]

Good tour AK 👍

[@anonymous3738]

This is one of the few subway stations in the system to be accessible via ramps instead of elevators. Ramps take longer and more effort to use since they usually go in a spiral or zig-zag path due to the limited gradient but it has the benefits of not using any electricity, not being able to break down, not requiring maintenance and being cheaper and quicker to install. So the MTA should prioritize ramps and only choose elevators over ramps if there isn’t enough room or the height difference is too much.

[@judithhinton5784]

Next trip will be to Woodbury Commons, ActionKid. Since watching your video, I'm planning a trip soon!

[@ActionKid]

Alright!

[@me-in-MPLS]

Very interesting video. Thanks Actionkid . Very Cool. 😍😍😍

[@thedream-devilruleseveryth7549]

I'd take the bus home back to the South Pole, ho ho ho! Happy sappy X-Mass, ActionKid, I'll be coming down by the chimney to take your gifts.

[@SanketShahidar]

Thanks for the video.

[@marcuscarroll6853]

I had the opportunity to drive a Trailways bus into the terminal back in the 80’s. It was definitely a experience I came in from Pittsburgh The I would take a Grayhound home

[@areaone3813]

It is so clean! I’m quite amazed.

[@handsomeX]

I was just here yesterday.

[@frank-xp6pj]

Oh my God, I requested you to do this for like a year Actionkid....Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@Michaelbos]

Such a big place and they seem to keep it pretty damn clean.

[@almeggs3247]

Loved this one. My favorite because of the people. !

[@binuserkaf]

Bless you for this

[@walktheworld2080]

When I go to NY I'll certainly visit the museums.

[@ActionKid]

You definitely should!

[@raineyj560]

My stomping ground a few days during the week. Was just there yesterday. McCann's is an Irish bar that has been there for years. U didn't show the bowling alley right when you got off the escalator 😔😔 Trying to figure if I was there on Friday lol

[@Jazzbone33]

Any plans on doing a walk from JFK to the Cruise terminals? Would be great for us 1st timers trying to get to the cruise terminals. :)

[@ActionKid]

That would be a long walk from Southeastern Queens to Manhattan!

[@juliewarrington4247]

I enjoy the tours of NYC and the bus station

[@nonoiscool98]

It seems like a very lively place. I would be there to check it out mainly. Maybe catch a bus to who know's where.

[@josephinenathania7350]

thank you so much!!

[@JasonKunda]

We would often take the Martz Trailways milk run from Scranton into Port Authority throughout the 1990s. In fact, on Halloween, 1992, we went to see Frank Sinatra at Radio City. Our return bus was around 11:00 PM and I remember hoping over someone dressed in a gorilla suit sitting on the ground at our gate. I don't remember that main ticketing plaza; to purchase tickets, we had to go to one of the store locations where a ticket counter was housed.

[@ActionKid]

Awesome!

[@b.griffin317]

Enjoying the arctic blast Ken? I was there sunday. burrrrrr. 😳

[@ActionKid]

Yup I’m enjoying it!

[@cosmo5164]

Hey man, I know it's tough times right now, but when/if stuff dies down in NY, can you do a GWB bus terminal video?

[@WinstonArthur]

Have a nice day. Your calm personality will help you have a nice day.

[@ActionKid]

Thank you very much!

[@fredrickdouglassmccoy2608]

Thanks for video

[@motungi5520]

I remember back in the days i took a trip from Boston jus to tour this station n went back pretty big a station

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

Great video

[@bellameteor]

Very informative video! It helps me out a lot! Will you or do you have a video on how to get to Newark Airport from Manhattan by train? Along with how to purchase the tickets and price? :D

[@ActionKid]

Thank you! I don’t think I’ll be making a video from Newark Airport anytime soon.

[@asmrcafe]

13:35 hello operator =)

[@3dplanet100]

12:03 Wow, how did you noticed the sign "bus passenger zone"!? With so many signs everywhere, it's so easy to miss the sign. They should put it right in the middle, between those two doors, if they want it to enforce it. Am glad that you notice it, and it was wise to obey it! :)

[@Vu-Watches]

Finally! Thank you!

[@warrengibson7898]

I believe there have been proposals to rebuild or replace the Terminal. It's not obvious from your interesting video what's wrong with the current setup.

[@vinny57ish]

Buon giorno Action Kid. First off ? Let me say thank you for the referral on the video you sent me of your walkthrough of the holiday train. I have a question of that train though. Do the employees and passengers get dressed up like in clothing dating back to the early 20th century? At least on one specific day ?? Anyway i forgot about how big that bus terminal is. It is huge and to think Texans say everything in Texas is big... lol... anyway Grazie for another great as always video. I feel as though im getting re educated on that great city i was born. Have a great , great day. Ciao.

[@ActionKid]

You’re welcome! The employees don’t get dressed up but there are many social groups and people who decide to wear clothing dates back to that time. There are even live bands who perform on the train too!

[@vinny57ish]

@@ActionKid Thank you again for the info on the holiday train in the city. It is greatly appreciated. Now ? Im anguish to see your 5th. Ave. Holiday stroll. Have a great evening .

[@gilsonanderson5807]

Last month i went to Clinton by trans Bridge bus on Port Authority but i’ve been there só many times to go to NY!!

[@jordifernandezsanchez]

I love videos !😀👆🙏

[@pg9193]

music at 10:00 is Portia by Miles Davis hahaha great song, honestly. Never thought I'd hear it in the Port Authority tho

[@arnoldberk7686]

It looks like mall 1st bus station next. Actually I was there way back in 2003. I took a 🚎 (PeterPan) from Boston. It got off the highway in the south Bronx crossed the Harlem River ,down fifth Ave. transversed Central Park then south on 9th or 10 Ave. Leaving NYC it left the station crossed the Hudson via the Lincoln Tunnel then through Secaucus and up not sure 95 ?

[@kengoodwin5838]

Nice video.

[@alexisarroyo7254]

good morning my bro greetings from Costa Rica

[@MiracleMirror117]

Quality content.

[@Justice937]

thank very much!!

[@leono7380]

The largest bus station in the world is Millennium Park Bus Depot in the city of Delhi, India. Its parking area can accommodate 1,000 buses.

[@thevultrantransituniverse1487]

Looks like a TTC subway station.

[@normanjouett2792]

Will be taking a greyhound from Ohio in a few weeks to here. Never been to New York. Never even been to a city with over a million people in it. I can't wait.

[@CC-ed7jr]

Enjoy it and stay safe 👍

[@dquant6392]

really good!!!

[@alexalex13131]

Also buses to Atlantic City here.

[@ActionKid]

Yup!

[@WiseAssGamer]

5:30, millions of people walk by it and not give it a second look.

[@eddiew2325]

no offense wise ass gamer but alot of people dont even know it exists. feel stupid now?

[@WiseAssGamer]

@@eddiew2325 No offense taken, you just repeated what I said.

[@eddiew2325]

@@WiseAssGamer well played my friend

[@AenselWalkingVideos]

Didn't know it was that huge!

[@ActionKid]

Yes, it’s very big!