Tri State = NY-NJ-CT Delaware Valley = PA(Eastern)-NJ-Delaware…. Trenton(Mercer County) is the only part of NJ thats apart of both the Tri State and Delaware Valley that’s why it’s Central Jersey
As an EMT in NYC, some of the most New York moments I've ever had have been the days where every single one of my patients that day spoke a different language, and none of those languages were English.
Ive been in California for 25 years now but i grew up in NYC Ive been all over the world and got to visit many wonderful and beautiful cities. I can't say NYC is lovely but it is truly is the most thrillling and exhilerating city on the planet. When you navigate its streets, see its buildings and its landmarks, theres an excitememt and an energy that i dont feel in all other major cities on any continent. Its not the prettiest, its not the safest, its not the cleanest, its not the most efficient. But, IMHO, its truly the greatest city on Earth.
@Janus100 hey don't be like that I'm in Bronx native and I love my jersey people you guys open me the door to get out of the ghetto of the Bronx where I'm from ❤
All facts, I didn't know how segregated the rest of the country was until I moved away, we literally grew up with every culture. We shared blocks, schools, parks, everywhere.... No other place like that.
Here's a cool fact- NYC used to include the land now known as Nassau County. In 1898 when they consolidated everything, it included Nassau. But in 1899, the boro of Queens was split to form Nassau County
New York, New York! They named it twice cuz it’s twice as nice! As a native of the Bronx, I have a love / hate feeling about this city. I love the people, but I am aware of the corruption in the city government.
As another Bronxite, I agree. Had to write a Shakespearean sonnet about something you ironically and contradictingly love and NYC was the first thing that came to mind
@Mileage Mike: This was, hands down, the BEST assessment of NYC I've seen yet. It was concise, wide-ranging, and accurate. Keep on! Mega Respect!! I subbed to your channel, BTW. Looking forward to all your content.
I have to agree, I watched this to see how much of this was hyperbole but Mike nailed down the significant differences with a fairness and accuracy we could really use more of in this world.
I travel to many US cities for work and leisure and I do my research on experiencing things like a local. What I’ve noticed is a lot of American cities are desolate with patches of community. These zones are pockets that need to be driven to in between. New York is the only city in the country that equalizes everybody, every neighborhood and class with the subway and walkability. It feels like a big tapestry of random little stories woven into a bigger story. Just my 2 cents.
As someone born and raised in the NYC area you did a great job of showing NYC and what it has to offer. I love your work but this one was really nice to see.
Until the mid-1950's New York City was both the financial and industrial largest, the commerce capital, of the entire world. It may be a much smaller industrial center now, but its environmental recovery from the overwhelming pollution has been at record speed. A lot for Americans to be proud of!
Native NYer (north of the city). Visited SF recently and not surprised at all at the population density stat. The downtown area and Financial District reminded me a lot of NYC. And I definitely agree with the driving in NYC. Been to plenty of American cities and NYC is just a different animal hahaha!
Born and raised in NYC and honestly an excellent video to capture it all! You had us cracking up at home with the map at the end 🤣 so spot on and nice touch! Great job thank you❤
Love your videos. Always informative, enjoyable and good narration. I love to drive across the US. Been able to visit ever state(and driven in) every state except Hawaii. Such beautiful places on and off the Interstates. I have been to every big city in United States for business, pleasure or both and lived in a quite a few. NYC is unique and unlike everywhere else in US, without question. Don't let the petty, parochial or highly subjective comments get to you. What you said makes perfect sense to those objective and knowledgeable to ignore the Peanut Gallery. Keep up great work and be safe!
NY is a world city along with London, Paris, Tokyo, etc..these cities really are special and standout as international hubs to the planet not to the countries they are part of
I was pumping gas in Jersey 20 years ago and someone was asking for directions to “New York”. After a brief conversation it occurred to me that their plan was to just freestyle drive around the city. Still to this day I wonder how their trip went and I wish I could see their reaction to the traffic. No GPS and just going for it must have made for an interesting adventure.
@ I mean, it literally is. It is an urban train line operated by the MTA. There’s no debate about whether or not it’s part of the system. Native New Yorkers are just so stubborn that they often say dumb things.
I'm from Vermont which is probably the only place in the world, along with border regions of Quebec and Ontario and Pennsylvania's Northern Tier, where people talk about "going to New York *City* " because "going to New York" often means going to Plattsburgh.
@@dued6024 I'm born and raised here and I've never heard that. It's either "upstate" for the State or 'the city" for Manhattan. And no, the outer boroughs are not "the city."
no one from northern pa is referring to plattsburgh when they refer to going to ny. but shoutout plattsburgh lived up there its way north of pa border though not close at all
@@RogerDuly Miami has virtually no influence on the rest of the US. Not even Florida. Call me a hater, but Miami is it's own little country. The only major "influence" Miami has on the rest of the US is it's airport and port so, in essence, yes it's trade/transportation is a major influence on the rest of the US and world. But that's it.
@@thedirtybubble9613this is false. Miami is one of the most well known cities in Americans to outsiders. New York, LA, & Miami are probably the 3 cities overseas tourist travel to the most.
@mikeb7906 Well, I haven't spent significant amounts of time driving in other cities, so I can't really speak, but it sounds like NYC is unique in that people expect your foot to be on the gas the picosecond that the light turns green.
@@genius11433 Another native NYC here with 34 years driving these streets and if we have divisions smaller than a picosecond then that's where we are with how fast you are expected to get going. Everyone has somewhere to be and we all want to be there before everyone else. ;)
Thanks for doing your research and explaining things so eloquently and thoroughly. I’ve tried explaining to friends and family that NYC is just different from everywhere else. And they just couldn’t comprehend what I was telling them. Even once you leave the city and are I the metro areas, even those place are completely different than the city.
That map you posted pretty much sums it up for most New Yorkers. The entire eastern south we rock with, but that because during the great migration that’s the path our families took. My family is from South Carolina primarily, followed by Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia.
"Every square inch counts" Once, when I was merging to go into the Lincoln Tunnel, I put the front right corner of my car into the space left open by the smashed back left corner of the truck in front of me in order not to be blocked by the car behind him.
Although this video laid out most of nyc statistics, growing up and living there is an experience only a New Yorker will understand. The video hits a lot of points, but the energy you get from just being there is something that can not be conveyed through a video.
It’s not just the food per se, but even more specifically about the BAKED GOODS; of course the bagels which you mentioned, but any bread product be it Kaiser rolls, sandwich rolls etc, but the DESSERTS. I’m from The Bronx originally, but live in DE now. Every time I visit (at least once a year) I always bring back a dozen bagels, and several of the large cookies (black &whites, fudge drop, linzer tarts etc.)
I was watching this on TV and had to switch to my phone just so I could say that How NYers See America map made me laugh out loud. As a relocated NYer, this map is all facts! 🤣🤣
It depends on how big of a city you really want. After visiting NYC for a week, I was ready to go, but I worked in DC for a little more than a year and really liked how it felt. Like a scaled down NYC
And there wasn’t even mention of NYC’s dominant role in live theater and theatrical musicals. There is nowhere else that matches the Broadway theater district, the Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway theater scene, and the regional theater scene that all contribute to this important cultural touchstone.
I grew up on Long Island and worked in New York City most of my adult life. It’s a wonderful place when you’re young but as you get older in the city changes, your priorities change.
Great video! My only issue is with the parts of outside states included in our "area". Southwestern CT is more a part of the NYC area than Pike County in PA. In fact, I'd argue that if any PA county should be included, it's Monroe. I-80 runs from NJ through a decent part of Monroe. "The Poconos" is a familiar getaway region for NYers and many NYers (including some of my family) moved out there while continuing to work and own businesses in NYC. When locals talk about the "tri-state area," it's generally understood to be NYC plus the following counties: Fairfield in CT, Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam in NY (Putnam is kinda borderline), and Bergen, Hudson, Union, Middlesex, Monmouth, Essex and probably the eastern part of Passaic in NJ. The statistically "official" definitions are clearly different, but when we talk about the tri-state area here, that's what we mean.
Great video. Thanks for doing it. Your map of which counties are in the NY metro area should definitely include Fairfield County, CT, Orange County, NY and perhaps even the ring of counties around Putnam and Orange. By now, even Warren County could be considered a part of this area. I would look at a map showing media markets - which places receive NYC television stations.
Regarding Broadway, there are three Broadways in the NYC. The one you're talking about is in Manhattan but also extends to the Bronx. There are also Broadways in Brooklyn and Queens
17:42 as these horns honked- horns were honking outside my window 😂😂 Being a Native New Yorker I hate it here but I LOVE that I am from here ♥️ Great and accurate video!!
I spent 10 years there at work, and commuted (drove in) everyday. Grew up in Chicago. Comparing the two is apples to aardvarks. It’s a great place to work and even have fun as long as you don’t try to change it to fit your expectations. Must be flexible. Very excellent and accurate summary. Just a point on grids - Chicago is also a grid in its entirety, very easy to get around in.
NYC is overrated. It’s a great city but not the GREATEST!!! Overpriced and people living in coffin sized apartments. The cultural diversity is nearly unrivaled, London can give it a run for its money in that department. In terms of food, it’s top of the list, with Paris maybe along with it. But there are other parts of the country that maybe smaller, definitely have their own unique charm and authenticity. New York is the jack of all trades, master of many but not all
Philadelphia is also a grid throughout nearly the entire city, with separate diagonal grids in the NW, NE, and SW reaches, despite being founded over a century before Manhattan's grid was implemented (NYC's northern limit in terms of development was just a few blocks north of Wall Street when Philadelphia was founded). But driving there is a breeze compared to non-Staten Island NYC. Miami/Dade County is also one giant grid with a quadrant system (like Manhattan/Brooklyn, streets run east-west and avenues run north-south), save for the separate Miami Beach grid.
@sripaadgajula6100 cannot compare the two - both operate 24/7, but Chicago had a more extensive system of streetcars than did NYC. NYC appears to have a renewed problem with serious crime in the system that can be attributed to certain unhinged ridership and failure to enforce the laws including access by non paying customers. Chicago has a much easier to navigate road network and no need to enact perhaps unconstitutional congestion fees that penalize folks that are simply b trying to get around. Both have the best commuter rail in the country by a large margin. If you want to discuss a dogwater and far overrated metro system, that would be the DC area. I’m currently in that area and it’s pretty routine to hear of system failures unheard of in the NYC transit that functions in almost all conditions.
When I was in college, my sociology professor said on the map the US capital is in DC. The real capital is NYC. The President comes to NYC to make major decisions. Now, that was 30 years ago, so things probably have changed.
I went to graduate school in NY, worked in Manhattan for several years and lived in the NY suburbs for forty. I love New York! All the things on this list are spot on. One very big aspect of the New York area is that the culture influences the suburbs as well, especially when it comes to food. Yes, there are the standard national chain restaurants, but there are so many better options, most locally owned and operated. Every suburban town has a couple good local pizzerias and bagel shops. And the diversity of the population means you can find a huge variety of foods and events in the suburban towns. As for driving in NY, yes, it's expensive and will sap your life's energy. As for aggressive drivers, yes, but with a very big asterisk: I feel safer driving in the NY City region than in many other places in the US. Drivers there are uniformly aggressive, but also uniformly alert as to what's going on - you have to be when you're on I-78 at rush hour doing 75 mph two car lengths apart, for example. Having moved to a different metro area, I am amazed at how bad the drivers are and how little they seem to be aware of their surroundings. And while driving in Manhattan isn't fun, I think New York ranks as the safest city in America for pedestrians, who by the way are as aggressive as the drivers. Many people think of New York as crime-infested. Certainly there are "bad areas" - every city has them. However, I have experienced more crime in "safe" cities than in New York. (a mugging at gunpoint, stolen bike, theft of two car stereos in so-called "safe cities". Zero crimes in New York!) Is New York dirty and smelly? Yes, it is. Does it have it's problems? Yes, it does. Is it ridiculously expensive? Without a doubt! Does any other American city come close to New York's vibrancy? No! To paraphase Samuel Johnson, "when a person is tired of New York, he is tired of life."
Not gonna lie when me and my parents went to NYC we had NO issues, like didn’t spot Homelessness, garbage (except some subway stations that needed an upgrade) , or even crime which, even city like Boston I hadn’t faced a problem or D.C. except politics, even Chicago which only you’ll see crime in bad parts of Chicago, however when I went to cities like Atlanta, I almost immediately notice many people are “Homeless” and having rough life with drugs, and recently Seattle which I heard it’s the Best Tech city in US, Underrated, and has great Urbanism, that’s true in that ways like Urbanism, I managed to hear Gun shots and Homelessness tents were more noticeable than NYC what a difference than I expected to think on stereotypes on both of these cities before visiting it!
Yes. The general rule for both pedestrians and motorists is that if there is a space to get through, you go. Everybody knows this and is prepared. For the pedestrians, traffic lights and Walk/Don't Walk signs are mere suggestions.
AS someone born and raised in NYC, leaving for the Navy at age 23, and occasionally revisiting every few years, I have to say that you nailed it!! However, I would not move back because it is becoming unaffordable, arguably ungovernable, and I could never be able to live the way I do now in NYC. Still, it's great to visit because - as you pointed out - there's no place like it.
It was always "unaffordable, arguably ungovernable," You just didn't realize it until you left. In a way I'm the same. Born and Raised and lived in the city for college and work up until my mid 20's. Moved to the NYC suburbs and only go into the city for work related reasons. Other than that, I stay away.
Nice job, Mike. Having mostly grown up there through HS, my PTSD from then is triggered whenever l go back to visit.....as infrequently as possible. l miss the the Moon Palace, Chinese restaurant on 110th Street and Broadway, but that's been gone for long time. To this day, the old song by "The Animals," "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" This place" reminds me of how l felt about being stuck there in HS.
I'm surprised that when you listed the various ethnicities in NYC, you didn't mention the Jews. There are more Jews in NYC than anywhere else in the world outside of Israel.
I concur 💯 with what you said about NY but the tristate is NY/NJ/CT. When you visit NY Penn Station and Grand Central, you will see all the train lines that are linked to the tristate veins for NY, NJ, and CT. I am a born and raised New Yorker for over 40 years. No matter where I go, it is ten times slower than NY. We, New Yorkers, move so differently that we don’t even have to say anything thing. People can tell we are from NY😂 I am a new a transplant in Texas. Well, it is big and hot. No matter where I go, there is no place like NY. I am glad you have experienced NY. It is truly a unique experience. It takes years to fully experience all of what the tristate has to offer but the cost of living is sky high. Thank you for this ❤
Great video! I lived in NJ, and agree with most of what you report here. Still, I'd be remiss to not mention that metro Chicago also has 24-7 bus and rail service. We don't really need to drive either.
1 year nyc had fashion week , nba all star game and westminster dog show in same week. the only city that can take all 3 events at same time, while 1 of those events is a lot for other cities
It's NY Pride, with a little distain for NJ thrown in. But I will say there are quite a few things in NYC that nothing comes close to it. I think you covered it pretty well.
Great video, Mike. I spent the first 56 years of my life as a New Yorker. Born at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, then the first 18 months in Elmhurst, Queens, and then the rest bouncing around Long Island, until finally migrating to Florida in the summer of 2018. I've always said about the City that if you want a particular cuisine you will find it there. Another thing I've said, especially when I worked in Manhattan in 2017/2-18, is that anyone who chooses voluntarily to drive in Manhattan deserves the be stuck in traffic. I took the LIRR to get to work at that time.
The name of the county is "Bronx County", the name of the boro is "The Bronx". Just like how the name of the county is "Kings County" and the name of the boro is "Brooklyn".
Uptown is not just “Harlem”. There’s also Washington Heights, Inwood, Upper West, Upper East, Yorkville, Spanish Harlem, Morningside Heights and Marble Hill.
NYC isn’t what is was. It used to have way more originality to it and it’s become more chain like the rest of the country. The night life is a far cry from before. The innovation has somewhat become following to an extent especially musically but yes it’s still is different from all other places
Chicago, despite being a 3rd NYC's size, punches incredibly close in terms of culture, food, diversity, film, etc. Its so good that even the Gotham City you so proclaimed to be NYC, was even filmed there. Give respect!
Mike, I love your perspective. You really have a good way of assessing places and I think you’re very accurate. One thing to add about New York though as arrogant as we are once you’ve lived here if you wanna be, you’re one of us and we accept you as part of our city forever on.
New York City is big and all encompassing enough that you can be born there live your entire life and not leave if you so choose It has a sense of identity and variety of cultures. That’s so all encompassing that it looks like the entire world for people who choose to develop themselves immerse themselves in New York. Can also rearrange itself accommodate new immigrants My background Jewish mothers family landed there in 1900 and my grandfather was born the Lori side and his wife family immigrated from Montreal to another Jewish family operated a pool hall. They met married and moved over to the Bronx for my mother and uncle were born and raised, and then my grandparents move to Forest Hills and Queens. But it gets better My father is originally from the Hong Kong area of China and met my mother in another American city and had me but the grandparents were there so we visit New York after relocating to East Coast city on a regular basis and stop and try to town to buy food at that time there was only one Chinatown and the lower side Decades later than one Chinatown Several in Brooklyn and several in Queens I personally haven’t visited New York since 2007 as my grandparents have passed on and so is my mother and his brother my uncle had long his move out to Los Angeles But he keeps circling back in my life
I've lived in 12 States, 20+ cities/towns. NYC is like no other by far. It has as many negative things as it does positive things. It stands out because you will not find a city with more positives, but all cities have just as many negative things as NYC.
Speaking of all the languages spoken in NYC, the last time I was there I heard a guy talking and it took me a few seconds to realize he was speaking English because his New York accent was just so heavy.
19:47 Chicago's skyline is the only one that is comparable to new york's especially from the I-90 north view. The other ones are 1/3 the size of Chicago.
Miami/South Florida is catching up fast. It's not as deep and not as architecturally interesting, but it's longer and extends in bits and spurts well into Broward County which is longer than NYC's.
@@pannoni1491you're right I thought he said Seattle for some reason. Miami collectively has the next most after Chicago (almost half) but lacks those buildings that Houston, Philly, LA, and San Fran have over 900 feet. Never seen Miami myself but I imagine that it would be like a smaller Toronto feel.
NYC is a modern marvel in terms of how much is crammed into such a small space. That said, lots of buildings are outdated, the garbage system is severely lacking, and you are absolutely paying for the privilege of being in NYC. Its a damn cool place tho. Not currently there but I see the appeal tbh.
As someone who lives in Brooklyn I can’t stand the traffic My office is in Canarsie which is 4.6 miles from my house in gravesend Brooklyn it’s 4.6 miles Every single morning it takes me like 35 mins to get there 4.6 miles in any other city is basically 4.6 mins 😆 or maybe 10 mins if city streets
This. I live in Brooklyn but close to SI. It takes me almost an hour to drive from my home to Greenpoint in northern Brooklyn - and that's not even the furthest point in Brooklyn I could drive to from my home. Bus would take hours and both bus and subway require multiple transfers to make the trip... and none of this has left Brooklyn. Density and layout make NYC a difficult city to travel in when it's where you have to live your life.
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When locals talk about the “tri-state” area, it is NY-NJ-CT, not NY-NJ-PA.
Ty and for clearing that up for him
Tri State = NY-NJ-CT Delaware Valley = PA(Eastern)-NJ-Delaware…. Trenton(Mercer County) is the only part of NJ thats apart of both the Tri State and Delaware Valley that’s why it’s Central Jersey
Could be either one
@@markmilitantno, that’s something people from Pennsylvania say when they want to be included in New York metro
@ haha 🤣 never pa tri state is already PA DE NJ
As an EMT in NYC, some of the most New York moments I've ever had have been the days where every single one of my patients that day spoke a different language, and none of those languages were English.
Y they hurr?
@@UHaulShorts tourism is a thing that exists
@counterfit5
Whurr 2 lodge, *Roosevelt* tellay?
Seems like English is a foreign language in NYC now.
@Crazy-Clown-In-Town
Should B da official countray language
Ive been in California for 25 years now but i grew up in NYC Ive been all over the world and got to visit many wonderful and beautiful cities. I can't say NYC is lovely but it is truly is the most thrillling and exhilerating city on the planet. When you navigate its streets, see its buildings and its landmarks, theres an excitememt and an energy that i dont feel in all other major cities on any continent. Its not the prettiest, its not the safest, its not the cleanest, its not the most efficient. But, IMHO, its truly the greatest city on Earth.
I was prepared to sh*t on NYC (Jersey boy here), but you make the best argument I've heard for the city. Well done.
NYC isn’t great. There’s just nowhere better
@Janus100 hey don't be like that I'm in Bronx native and I love my jersey people you guys open me the door to get out of the ghetto of the Bronx where I'm from ❤
All the other 'cities' are just large centers of population!
you know who talks like that? People who haven't lived here in decades.
I used to always joke with people that, if you can't find it it in NY, they don't sell it anymore
This video gets a 10 outta 10 for a representation of NYC.
Thanks Mileage Mike !
All facts, I didn't know how segregated the rest of the country was until I moved away, we literally grew up with every culture. We shared blocks, schools, parks, everywhere.... No other place like that.
Here's a cool fact- NYC used to include the land now known as Nassau County. In 1898 when they consolidated everything, it included Nassau. But in 1899, the boro of Queens was split to form Nassau County
Besides film and TV, New York also has the Broadway theater district offering new and reprisials of plays, musicals ,operas, and concerts.
New York, New York! They named it twice cuz it’s twice as nice! As a native of the Bronx, I have a love / hate feeling about this city. I love the people, but I am aware of the corruption in the city government.
Same here!
As another Bronxite, I agree. Had to write a Shakespearean sonnet about something you ironically and contradictingly love and NYC was the first thing that came to mind
@eliyaskiya dang you too me back to high school! ❤️
Facts
Interesting, I hate both the people and the government
@Mileage Mike:
This was, hands down, the BEST assessment of NYC I've seen yet. It was concise, wide-ranging, and accurate.
Keep on! Mega Respect!! I subbed to your channel, BTW. Looking forward to all your content.
I have to agree, I watched this to see how much of this was hyperbole but Mike nailed down the significant differences with a fairness and accuracy we could really use more of in this world.
@redwildrider Fact!
I travel to many US cities for work and leisure and I do my research on experiencing things like a local. What I’ve noticed is a lot of American cities are desolate with patches of community. These zones are pockets that need to be driven to in between. New York is the only city in the country that equalizes everybody, every neighborhood and class with the subway and walkability. It feels like a big tapestry of random little stories woven into a bigger story. Just my 2 cents.
Close enough cities are like DC, Jersey City, Noork, Philly, Chi-raq and Boston to name a few.
@@blazedlikeamf Not Statin Island which is part of the city.
We don’t count Staten Island
As someone born and raised in the NYC area you did a great job of showing NYC and what it has to offer. I love your work but this one was really nice to see.
Until the mid-1950's New York City was both the financial and industrial largest, the commerce capital, of the entire world. It may be a much smaller industrial center now, but its environmental recovery from the overwhelming pollution has been at record speed. A lot for Americans to be proud of!
Most of that industry was in the outer boroughs and it shows. Just look towards the waterfront areas of Brooklyn and Queens.
Its glory years may be behind it, but New York still ranks as one of the world's great urban centers!
Native NYer (north of the city). Visited SF recently and not surprised at all at the population density stat. The downtown area and Financial District reminded me a lot of NYC. And I definitely agree with the driving in NYC. Been to plenty of American cities and NYC is just a different animal hahaha!
Born and raised in NYC and honestly an excellent video to capture it all! You had us cracking up at home with the map at the end 🤣 so spot on and nice touch! Great job thank you❤
Love your videos. Always informative, enjoyable and good narration. I love to drive across the US. Been able to visit ever state(and driven in) every state except Hawaii. Such beautiful places on and off the Interstates. I have been to every big city in United States for business, pleasure or both and lived in a quite a few. NYC is unique and unlike everywhere else in US, without question. Don't let the petty, parochial or highly subjective comments get to you. What you said makes perfect sense to those objective and knowledgeable to ignore the Peanut Gallery. Keep up great work and be safe!
NY is a world city along with London, Paris, Tokyo, etc..these cities really are special and standout as international hubs to the planet not to the countries they are part of
"I'm from Nu Yawk!" Guilty! 😂 Nice vid of my city, bruh
I was pumping gas in Jersey 20 years ago and someone was asking for directions to “New York”. After a brief conversation it occurred to me that their plan was to just freestyle drive around the city.
Still to this day I wonder how their trip went and I wish I could see their reaction to the traffic.
No GPS and just going for it must have made for an interesting adventure.
As someone who's born and raised in rural Indiana and hate large cities, I enjoy every single bit of NYC every time I go there
15:37 Staten Island does have one MTA line. It just isn’t connected to the rest of the city.
I honestly consider SIR part of the subway. I always hate it when they over look the system. I guess the future IBX will be given the same treatment.
@ I mean, it literally is. It is an urban train line operated by the MTA. There’s no debate about whether or not it’s part of the system. Native New Yorkers are just so stubborn that they often say dumb things.
@@Blackdiamondprod.if we being real and honest, most of us New Yorkers don’t even consider SI a real part of the city
@@God4FT3R your opinion does not effect objective reality. You can all be as wrong as you want together. It’s not going to change facts.
@@Blackdiamondprod. I mean that’s my and most other New Yorkers opinions. Just the messenger 🤷🏾♂️
Yooo the map of how NYC sees the rest of USA was so on point it's funny & scary. You definitely did your research 😂😂😂
New York City indeed is the pinnacle of human achievement. They are entitled to their pride!
@JLR-z8u Thank you!!!
Yes but I think the same way about Chicago.
By what measure lol?
@@Zroolmpf_Celmbror Exactly 😂
We have a lot of poop on our streets. @@Zroolmpf_Celmbror
I'm from Vermont which is probably the only place in the world, along with border regions of Quebec and Ontario and Pennsylvania's Northern Tier, where people talk about "going to New York *City* " because "going to New York" often means going to Plattsburgh.
NYC local here, we would usually say New York State or New York City depending if we was going to the city or not.
Gotta love Plattsburgh.
Plattsburgh is a really handy town for "doing" the Adirondacks. Recommended. About 5 hours north.
@@dued6024 I'm born and raised here and I've never heard that. It's either "upstate" for the State or 'the city" for Manhattan. And no, the outer boroughs are not "the city."
no one from northern pa is referring to plattsburgh when they refer to going to ny. but shoutout plattsburgh lived up there its way north of pa border though not close at all
As someone from Miami, no one thinks of Miami as a prominent American city.
Yes it is, it’s Florida’s main city, Latino, Caribbean, and redneck.
@@RogerDuly Miami has virtually no influence on the rest of the US. Not even Florida. Call me a hater, but Miami is it's own little country. The only major "influence" Miami has on the rest of the US is it's airport and port so, in essence, yes it's trade/transportation is a major influence on the rest of the US and world. But that's it.
@@thedirtybubble9613this is false. Miami is one of the most well known cities in Americans to outsiders. New York, LA, & Miami are probably the 3 cities overseas tourist travel to the most.
@@jj3a1 Chicago is ahead of Miami. So is Washington, DC.
@@jj3a1shhh. he’s downplaying Miami so that New Yorkers feel less inclined to move here 💀
Some people have gone more than a decade without leaving Manhattan. Hard to imagine doing that anywhere else!
You will find the best restaurant of each culture in NY, also 24hr stores restaurants liquor stores, this place will spoil you
17:40 "Horn-honking is the local love language."
Native New Yorker here. That line got me rolling!
It literally applies to every big city but New Yorkers think they’re unique in it for some reason
@mikeb7906 Well, I haven't spent significant amounts of time driving in other cities, so I can't really speak, but it sounds like NYC is unique in that people expect your foot to be on the gas the picosecond that the light turns green.
Yes the horn is a language indeed. 2 blips is friendly, long press horn is aggressive.
@@genius11433…..I always said horn honking was use in place of the brakes.
@@genius11433 Another native NYC here with 34 years driving these streets and if we have divisions smaller than a picosecond then that's where we are with how fast you are expected to get going. Everyone has somewhere to be and we all want to be there before everyone else. ;)
As a Bronx Native!! Im proud of my entire state!! From country upstate to westchester long island to the 5 boroughs ❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for doing your research and explaining things so eloquently and thoroughly. I’ve tried explaining to friends and family that NYC is just different from everywhere else. And they just couldn’t comprehend what I was telling them. Even once you leave the city and are I the metro areas, even those place are completely different than the city.
Great factual video, and that's coming from a native and lifelong NYCer!
That map you posted pretty much sums it up for most New Yorkers. The entire eastern south we rock with, but that because during the great migration that’s the path our families took. My family is from South Carolina primarily, followed by Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia.
There's NYC, then there's everywhere else
"Every square inch counts" Once, when I was merging to go into the Lincoln Tunnel, I put the front right corner of my car into the space left open by the smashed back left corner of the truck in front of me in order not to be blocked by the car behind him.
Without a question,New York City is indeed the greatest City in the World hands down!.John M Guinto
Although this video laid out most of nyc statistics, growing up and living there is an experience only a New Yorker will understand. The video hits a lot of points, but the energy you get from just being there is something that can not be conveyed through a video.
It’s not just the food per se, but even more specifically about the BAKED GOODS; of course the bagels which you mentioned, but any bread product be it Kaiser rolls, sandwich rolls etc, but the DESSERTS. I’m from The Bronx originally, but live in DE now. Every time I visit (at least once a year) I always bring back a dozen bagels, and several of the large cookies (black &whites, fudge drop, linzer tarts etc.)
The Transit system is where NYC really shines. One doesn't even require a car.
I was watching this on TV and had to switch to my phone just so I could say that How NYers See America map made me laugh out loud. As a relocated NYer, this map is all facts! 🤣🤣
Best PFP
It depends on how big of a city you really want. After visiting NYC for a week, I was ready to go, but I worked in DC for a little more than a year and really liked how it felt. Like a scaled down NYC
Counting Pennsylvania as part of NYC metro and not Connecticut is ridiculous.
And there wasn’t even mention of NYC’s dominant role in live theater and theatrical musicals. There is nowhere else that matches the Broadway theater district, the Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway theater scene, and the regional theater scene that all contribute to this important cultural touchstone.
Culture was one of his points. Btw on a good day theaters sell 40,000 seats.
I grew up on Long Island and worked in New York City most of my adult life. It’s a wonderful place when you’re young but as you get older in the city changes, your priorities change.
Nice clip, Mike. Very interesting. Well done.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
New York is the greatest city in the world
Naa I gotta give that to Lagos Nigeria 👍
Great video! My only issue is with the parts of outside states included in our "area". Southwestern CT is more a part of the NYC area than Pike County in PA. In fact, I'd argue that if any PA county should be included, it's Monroe. I-80 runs from NJ through a decent part of Monroe. "The Poconos" is a familiar getaway region for NYers and many NYers (including some of my family) moved out there while continuing to work and own businesses in NYC. When locals talk about the "tri-state area," it's generally understood to be NYC plus the following counties: Fairfield in CT, Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam in NY (Putnam is kinda borderline), and Bergen, Hudson, Union, Middlesex, Monmouth, Essex and probably the eastern part of Passaic in NJ. The statistically "official" definitions are clearly different, but when we talk about the tri-state area here, that's what we mean.
Sounds so nice they named it twice!!!🎉
Great video. Thanks for doing it. Your map of which counties are in the NY metro area should definitely include Fairfield County, CT, Orange County, NY and perhaps even the ring of counties around Putnam and Orange. By now, even Warren County could be considered a part of this area. I would look at a map showing media markets - which places receive NYC television stations.
Regarding Broadway, there are three Broadways in the NYC. The one you're talking about is in Manhattan but also extends to the Bronx. There are also Broadways in Brooklyn and Queens
Do you know where Old Broadway is?
Philly don't wanna be New York at all everything in Philly is unique. We only concerned about Philly
17:42 as these horns honked- horns were honking outside my window 😂😂 Being a Native New Yorker I hate it here but I LOVE that I am from here ♥️ Great and accurate video!!
You sound like me girl I'm glad I moving to Upstate is beautiful safe and much cheaper
All really NYers both hate and love it...that's how I know you really from here haha
Great video! Being a New Yorker that moved to Atlanta it is exactly how New Yorkers feel!
I spent 10 years there at work, and commuted (drove in) everyday. Grew up in Chicago. Comparing the two is apples to aardvarks. It’s a great place to work and even have fun as long as you don’t try to change it to fit your expectations. Must be flexible. Very excellent and accurate summary. Just a point on grids - Chicago is also a grid in its entirety, very easy to get around in.
Lifelong NYer here and I have coworkers who rave about Chicago. Definitely on my travel list.
NYC is overrated. It’s a great city but not the GREATEST!!! Overpriced and people living in coffin sized apartments. The cultural diversity is nearly unrivaled, London can give it a run for its money in that department. In terms of food, it’s top of the list, with Paris maybe along with it. But there are other parts of the country that maybe smaller, definitely have their own unique charm and authenticity. New York is the jack of all trades, master of many but not all
Philadelphia is also a grid throughout nearly the entire city, with separate diagonal grids in the NW, NE, and SW reaches, despite being founded over a century before Manhattan's grid was implemented (NYC's northern limit in terms of development was just a few blocks north of Wall Street when Philadelphia was founded). But driving there is a breeze compared to non-Staten Island NYC. Miami/Dade County is also one giant grid with a quadrant system (like Manhattan/Brooklyn, streets run east-west and avenues run north-south), save for the separate Miami Beach grid.
Only problem is the L is dogwater compared to the Subway
@sripaadgajula6100 cannot compare the two - both operate 24/7, but Chicago had a more extensive system of streetcars than did NYC. NYC appears to have a renewed problem with serious crime in the system that can be attributed to certain unhinged ridership and failure to enforce the laws including access by non paying customers. Chicago has a much easier to navigate road network and no need to enact perhaps unconstitutional congestion fees that penalize folks that are simply b trying to get around. Both have the best commuter rail in the country by a large margin. If you want to discuss a dogwater and far overrated metro system, that would be the DC area. I’m currently in that area and it’s pretty routine to hear of system failures unheard of in the NYC transit that functions in almost all conditions.
When I was in college, my sociology professor said on the map the US capital is in DC. The real capital is NYC. The President comes to NYC to make major decisions. Now, that was 30 years ago, so things probably have changed.
It’s still such, the UN meeting place is in NYC….NYC is the WORLD capital
I went to graduate school in NY, worked in Manhattan for several years and lived in the NY suburbs for forty. I love New York! All the things on this list are spot on.
One very big aspect of the New York area is that the culture influences the suburbs as well, especially when it comes to food. Yes, there are the standard national chain restaurants, but there are so many better options, most locally owned and operated. Every suburban town has a couple good local pizzerias and bagel shops. And the diversity of the population means you can find a huge variety of foods and events in the suburban towns.
As for driving in NY, yes, it's expensive and will sap your life's energy. As for aggressive drivers, yes, but with a very big asterisk: I feel safer driving in the NY City region than in many other places in the US. Drivers there are uniformly aggressive, but also uniformly alert as to what's going on - you have to be when you're on I-78 at rush hour doing 75 mph two car lengths apart, for example. Having moved to a different metro area, I am amazed at how bad the drivers are and how little they seem to be aware of their surroundings. And while driving in Manhattan isn't fun, I think New York ranks as the safest city in America for pedestrians, who by the way are as aggressive as the drivers.
Many people think of New York as crime-infested. Certainly there are "bad areas" - every city has them. However, I have experienced more crime in "safe" cities than in New York. (a mugging at gunpoint, stolen bike, theft of two car stereos in so-called "safe cities". Zero crimes in New York!)
Is New York dirty and smelly? Yes, it is. Does it have it's problems? Yes, it does. Is it ridiculously expensive? Without a doubt! Does any other American city come close to New York's vibrancy? No! To paraphase Samuel Johnson, "when a person is tired of New York, he is tired of life."
@@kjquinn7856 well said!!
Not gonna lie when me and my parents went to NYC we had NO issues, like didn’t spot Homelessness, garbage (except some subway stations that needed an upgrade) , or even crime which, even city like Boston I hadn’t faced a problem or D.C. except politics, even Chicago which only you’ll see crime in bad parts of Chicago, however when I went to cities like Atlanta, I almost immediately notice many people are “Homeless” and having rough life with drugs, and recently Seattle which I heard it’s the Best Tech city in US, Underrated, and has great Urbanism, that’s true in that ways like Urbanism, I managed to hear Gun shots and Homelessness tents were more noticeable than NYC what a difference than I expected to think on stereotypes on both of these cities before visiting it!
One little nitpick there: Samuel Johnson referred to London, not New York with that quote.
Yes. The general rule for both pedestrians and motorists is that if there is a space to get through, you go. Everybody knows this and is prepared. For the pedestrians, traffic lights and Walk/Don't Walk signs are mere suggestions.
@@MDformernavalperson "traffic lights and Walk/Don't Walk signs are mere suggestions." Giuliani tried to bring in jaywalk ticketing. That didn't last.
AS someone born and raised in NYC, leaving for the Navy at age 23, and occasionally revisiting every few years, I have to say that you nailed it!!
However, I would not move back because it is becoming unaffordable, arguably ungovernable, and I could never be able to live the way I do now in NYC. Still, it's great to visit because - as you pointed out - there's no place like it.
It was always "unaffordable, arguably ungovernable," You just didn't realize it until you left. In a way I'm the same. Born and Raised and lived in the city for college and work up until my mid 20's. Moved to the NYC suburbs and only go into the city for work related reasons. Other than that, I stay away.
We are New Yorkers, and don't forget it! Ain't nothing like us.
Nice job, Mike. Having mostly grown up there through HS, my PTSD from then is triggered whenever l go back to visit.....as infrequently as possible. l miss the the Moon Palace, Chinese restaurant on 110th Street and Broadway, but that's been gone for long time.
To this day, the old song by "The Animals," "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" This place" reminds me of how l felt about being stuck there in HS.
I'm surprised that when you listed the various ethnicities in NYC, you didn't mention the Jews. There are more Jews in NYC than anywhere else in the world outside of Israel.
Jew is not an ethnicity 😂! It's a religion!
New York has always been a beacon of hope and I genuinely think we’re seeing a time of it’s resurgence as a pinnacle of American values and culture
It's simply the best!
I concur 💯 with what you said about NY but the tristate is NY/NJ/CT. When you visit NY Penn Station and Grand Central, you will see all the train lines that are linked to the tristate veins for NY, NJ, and CT. I am a born and raised New Yorker for over 40 years. No matter where I go, it is ten times slower than NY. We, New Yorkers, move so differently that we don’t even have to say anything thing. People can tell we are from NY😂 I am a new a transplant in Texas. Well, it is big and hot. No matter where I go, there is no place like NY. I am glad you have experienced NY. It is truly a unique experience. It takes years to fully experience all of what the tristate has to offer but the cost of living is sky high. Thank you for this ❤
Great video! I lived in NJ, and agree with most of what you report here. Still, I'd be remiss to not mention that metro Chicago also has 24-7 bus and rail service. We don't really need to drive either.
Yall only got 2 subway lines that are 24 hrs tho, all of nyc is 24 hrs
Love this video on my hometown. Nice bro.
1 year nyc had fashion week , nba all star game and westminster dog show in same week. the only city that can take all 3 events at same time, while 1 of those events is a lot for other cities
18:19 ... personally attacked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
New York, NY. The city so great they named it twice. The other name is Manhattan! - Michael Scott
Love your work man, keep it up 👍
NYC is the main characters, that a lot of people want there city to be 🤭
It's NY Pride, with a little distain for NJ thrown in. But I will say there are quite a few things in NYC that nothing comes close to it. I think you covered it pretty well.
This was enjoyable, as a New Yorker, I approve LOL
Great video 😎👍
Greetings from Serbia 🇷🇸🇺🇸
Great video, Mike. I spent the first 56 years of my life as a New Yorker. Born at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, then the first 18 months in Elmhurst, Queens, and then the rest bouncing around Long Island, until finally migrating to Florida in the summer of 2018. I've always said about the City that if you want a particular cuisine you will find it there. Another thing I've said, especially when I worked in Manhattan in 2017/2-18, is that anyone who chooses voluntarily to drive in Manhattan deserves the be stuck in traffic. I took the LIRR to get to work at that time.
Retiring in FL... a TRUE New Yorker! 😄
Yea yea i know. We’re the best. Thanks for the reminder.
Lol
3:51
It's not "Bronx." It's _The_ Bronx.
The name of the county is "Bronx County", the name of the boro is "The Bronx".
Just like how the name of the county is "Kings County" and the name of the boro is "Brooklyn".
@@EPMTUNESexactly 😂
Uhhh, da Bronx
Shout out to all NYKERS born and raised in the borough of Queens good video and information about my city 😊🍎
Uptown is not just “Harlem”. There’s also Washington Heights, Inwood, Upper West, Upper East, Yorkville, Spanish Harlem, Morningside Heights and Marble Hill.
Although, Harlem is the only one that counts!
NYC isn’t what is was. It used to have way more originality to it and it’s become more chain like the rest of the country. The night life is a far cry from before. The innovation has somewhat become following to an extent especially musically but yes it’s still is different from all other places
Us New Yorkers def have an ego, but I think it’s warranted.
Chicago, despite being a 3rd NYC's size, punches incredibly close in terms of culture, food, diversity, film, etc. Its so good that even the Gotham City you so proclaimed to be NYC, was even filmed there. Give respect!
Mike, I love your perspective. You really have a good way of assessing places and I think you’re very accurate. One thing to add about New York though as arrogant as we are once you’ve lived here if you wanna be, you’re one of us and we accept you as part of our city forever on.
That’s not true. Native New Yorkers shit on “transplants” all the time.
New York City is big and all encompassing enough that you can be born there live your entire life and not leave if you so choose
It has a sense of identity and variety of cultures. That’s so all encompassing that it looks like the entire world for people who choose to develop themselves immerse themselves in New York.
Can also rearrange itself accommodate new immigrants
My background Jewish mothers family landed there in 1900 and my grandfather was born the Lori side and his wife family immigrated from Montreal to another Jewish family operated a pool hall. They met married and moved over to the Bronx for my mother and uncle were born and raised, and then my grandparents move to Forest Hills and Queens.
But it gets better
My father is originally from the Hong Kong area of China and met my mother in another American city and had me but the grandparents were there so we visit New York after relocating to East Coast city on a regular basis and stop and try to town to buy food at that time there was only one Chinatown and the lower side
Decades later than one Chinatown Several in Brooklyn and several in Queens
I personally haven’t visited New York since 2007 as my grandparents have passed on and so is my mother and his brother my uncle had long his move out to Los Angeles
But he keeps circling back in my life
Speaking of influence, don't forget Kojak...Who loves you baby!
Makes me proud to be a New Yorker ❤. Go Knicks.
I've lived in 12 States, 20+ cities/towns. NYC is like no other by far. It has as many negative things as it does positive things. It stands out because you will not find a city with more positives, but all cities have just as many negative things as NYC.
What do you mean NYC has way more positives though?
Speaking of all the languages spoken in NYC, the last time I was there I heard a guy talking and it took me a few seconds to realize he was speaking English because his New York accent was just so heavy.
You can live perfectly fine if you can afford it
Awesome, good video
Yorkville, a 320 acre sub-section of Manhattan's Upper East Side, has the highest population density in the United States at 168,540 people / sq mi.
It was known as Little Germany in the 20th century.
Staten Island has The Staten Island Railway (SIR) which like the rest of the city, operates 24/7. 365 days a yr.
19:47 Chicago's skyline is the only one that is comparable to new york's especially from the I-90 north view. The other ones are 1/3 the size of Chicago.
Miami/South Florida is catching up fast. It's not as deep and not as architecturally interesting, but it's longer and extends in bits and spurts well into Broward County which is longer than NYC's.
@pannoni1491 Miami buildings are short and bland. It will takes years to catch up to new york city. NYC keeps building higher and higher.
@@pannoni1491you're right I thought he said Seattle for some reason. Miami collectively has the next most after Chicago (almost half) but lacks those buildings that Houston, Philly, LA, and San Fran have over 900 feet. Never seen Miami myself but I imagine that it would be like a smaller Toronto feel.
It's comparable but maybe one-fifth the size. Shanghai might be close.
@@RSeaker Chicago has about 42% of new York s buildings and they're all in one spot. New York is split up so it's closer than you think.
Good Research and Content .
Staten Island does have a subway/railway. SI has about 20 + stations.
beautiful material !!! Thank you
NYC is a modern marvel in terms of how much is crammed into such a small space. That said, lots of buildings are outdated, the garbage system is severely lacking, and you are absolutely paying for the privilege of being in NYC.
Its a damn cool place tho. Not currently there but I see the appeal tbh.
Totally out of this world, both for good and bad.
As someone who lives in Brooklyn I can’t stand the traffic
My office is in Canarsie which is 4.6 miles from my house in gravesend Brooklyn it’s 4.6 miles
Every single morning it takes me like 35 mins to get there
4.6 miles in any other city is basically 4.6 mins 😆 or maybe 10 mins if city streets
This. I live in Brooklyn but close to SI. It takes me almost an hour to drive from my home to Greenpoint in northern Brooklyn - and that's not even the furthest point in Brooklyn I could drive to from my home. Bus would take hours and both bus and subway require multiple transfers to make the trip... and none of this has left Brooklyn. Density and layout make NYC a difficult city to travel in when it's where you have to live your life.
You are very correct. I'm from East Brunswick NJ and to a New Yorker I'm a wannabe.
nah m8 ur a New Yorker imo, just on the outskirts
We're the Scottie Pippin of US states! 🤦🏾♂️
We're the Scottie Pippin of US states! 🤦🏾♂️
With New York's chaos & jungle energy, the fact that it stays alive, thriving and booming everyday, some should consider it a masterpiece.
I love that u made this video. I LITERALLY work on 54th and Broadway haha.
I work on 20th and 2nd Ave 😂😂
There is an unrivaled bike lane system in NYC - at least in America. Biking is also a quick(er) way of getting around NYC.
True indeed.