Street Kings NYC - Famed Bike Messenger Co. by Moctar Niang

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  • Опубликовано: 13 фев 2014
  • They call themselves "New York's Finest Messenger Service". Founded by Fernando Rivera, The Street KIng's, the Times Square Bicycle messenger service has a great story to tell.
    By Moctar Niang
    This story was my 10th grade Personal Project at The Dwight School. The IB Program requires of all 10th Grade students to work on a subject of their choice as a centerpiece assignment for the school year. This is one of 4 of my multimedia stories; written, videotaped, and digitized,

Комментарии • 92

  • @MondoBeno
    @MondoBeno 6 лет назад +51

    The worst things about this job were:
    1. No place to lock up the bike and you can't take it into the building.
    2. You bring the stuff to the front desk and they make you walk around the whole block to the service entrance, then make you wait 15 minutes to be taken upstairs.
    3. They give you the wrong address, adding time to the trip, and that cuts into the time you need for more jobs.

    • @Supmouseman
      @Supmouseman 4 года назад

      We’re u high or something? Plenty of places to lock the bike and you need to know where to deliver service entrance etc dickwad

    • @mr.schwinn2976
      @mr.schwinn2976 2 года назад +1

      Yeah I used to go through s*** like that when I was doing messenger work he's kind of jobs got to be real lucky if you could pay your rent on time every month just as long as you get every job right 90% of the time on time obsessively punctual and incredibly fast it's really a job for Superman

    • @Red-ju4mi
      @Red-ju4mi 2 года назад +2

      No bathroom.
      the walk around the back or finding the package entrance was the worst. Luckily my company did business same spots so I learned it quick

  • @lonelyelk5785
    @lonelyelk5785 8 лет назад +76

    dope ass vid for a 10th grade project bruh

  • @sooooooooooomuchsoul
    @sooooooooooomuchsoul 6 лет назад +14

    YOOO the Infamous KID. Glad to see he's still making it.

  • @TheProjectX3
    @TheProjectX3 4 года назад +4

    Amazing, just watched the other day another documentary where Fernando was just a teen, now he is manager! Amazing!

    • @undertoes
      @undertoes 2 года назад +1

      what vid was that?

  • @pbateman6775
    @pbateman6775 9 лет назад +16

    Kid was always best dispatcher, knew he'd end up a bauz

  • @thepassionofthegoose5472
    @thepassionofthegoose5472 4 года назад +6

    This is fantastic quality. Can easily pass for something produced by BBC, etc. Stay well.

  • @VictoriaAlfredSmythe
    @VictoriaAlfredSmythe Год назад +1

    Thank you from Manhattan ©2024

  • @kenrik2105
    @kenrik2105 6 лет назад +4

    Glad to hear all your riders wear helmets. Protecting your assets is crucial to any successful business.

  • @Saycomeoutkeegan
    @Saycomeoutkeegan 10 лет назад +12

    The Kid is now the man

  • @zaydsmith7914
    @zaydsmith7914 2 года назад

    I always tell him ;
    "Do your thing Kid" !!
    ✌🏾😎
    Nothing is wrong with what he's doing.
    He's happy and doing what he loves.
    He's Blessed.
    And his heart is Gold. 💛
    #oldsharpstyles

  • @22221mm
    @22221mm Год назад

    Great job in this project!!!

  • @peterchung2194
    @peterchung2194 8 лет назад +2

    When he pointed to his helmet, I remember that cat. I used to messenger in the eighties and there were two guys who rode with helmets like that ... they used to mountain bikes in mountain bike pants with riser bars. Nice to re-live those days. I wonder if they knew my friend and my boss JL ... co-owner of Wheels messenger service.

  • @isDimright
    @isDimright 9 лет назад +1

    Good Job !
    Really great to watch.
    Good luck for your Graduation ! ;)

  • @ALPHAHXCORE
    @ALPHAHXCORE 7 лет назад +6

    Really good job dude damn im impressed.

  • @JillyBean860
    @JillyBean860 6 лет назад

    Awesome video!!

  • @khensley1966
    @khensley1966 7 лет назад +7

    I saw a video of this guy when he was younger, I think he was working at Mothers.

    • @dapster
      @dapster 4 года назад

      Nope. Neither Kidd nor Carlos ever worked there. They've both pretty much been independent since they started.

  • @shoaibmk8578
    @shoaibmk8578 Год назад

    Great Courage Guys !! Keep going !!
    Greetings messenger from
    Paris ❤️

  • @RaptorEdiits
    @RaptorEdiits 4 года назад

    Realy good report man!

  • @hectorcarrillo6955
    @hectorcarrillo6955 4 года назад

    Kid is the man, love my messenger family

  • @Londoncab
    @Londoncab 4 года назад

    Interesting and informative video.

  • @fedepatagonia
    @fedepatagonia 6 лет назад

    great work

  • @revodavid
    @revodavid 2 года назад

    Great job on the video

  • @daviddyer9066
    @daviddyer9066 2 года назад

    1.29 in and got to stop to say great flim

  • @perfectlyfitted
    @perfectlyfitted 3 года назад +1

    I liked the video. 👍

  • @singlespeedman
    @singlespeedman 5 лет назад

    Great video

  • @2ndbaritone
    @2ndbaritone 5 лет назад +2

    very well done, Moctar. Enjoyed it

  • @taviwrites4601
    @taviwrites4601 4 года назад

    That Guy is hard core. Respect

  • @henrybernal7122
    @henrybernal7122 4 года назад

    Good work dude

  • @BACONNWRAPPED
    @BACONNWRAPPED 8 лет назад +1

    cool video... seems fun ryding in manhattan and taking the subway everywhere.. but yeah.. its dangerous dood... stay safe...

  • @densidste9137
    @densidste9137 Год назад

    best video of the year what can I say.
    very little input to make this but did pack a punch.

  • @warrenzausa3145
    @warrenzausa3145 2 года назад +1

    Any update on these guys on what are they doing now? 😊

  • @LegolasAchillesDior
    @LegolasAchillesDior 8 лет назад

    sehr nice, thanks

  • @kdarkholme
    @kdarkholme 9 лет назад +6

    What happened to sashA?

  • @sooooooooooomuchsoul
    @sooooooooooomuchsoul 6 лет назад +7

    How much game has the kid spit inside of elevators over the years??

  • @KayTheKreator
    @KayTheKreator 8 лет назад

    ITS JUST WEARTHER BABY!!

  • @1stPlaceDirector
    @1stPlaceDirector 9 лет назад +1

    It looks like you're using just an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of your messenger jobs. What kind of software is it?

  • @mouser4290
    @mouser4290 5 лет назад +1

    I miss good dispatching

  • @taxitalknyc7600
    @taxitalknyc7600 9 лет назад

    Nice Job !!! I used to sork for Mobile Messenger & Dash !!! ;D
    Then I got hit by a Cadillac... and got into the taxi business !!! ;D Good Luck !!

  • @soulkeeper1392
    @soulkeeper1392 4 года назад

    I wish i was there...

  • @presidentinterzone8919
    @presidentinterzone8919 6 лет назад

    where can i get some bag lights that master king has rocking?

  • @nelsonrodriguez892
    @nelsonrodriguez892 5 месяцев назад

    I do not know, why dispatcher tells courier how to get to 86th st by 4 train? My experience is P/U name address, contact and delivery info. Run number and all spoken in seconds.

  • @thisishere3071
    @thisishere3071 2 года назад

    very cool

  • @mochammadlaksmanaputra7898
    @mochammadlaksmanaputra7898 8 лет назад +2

    could i be the messenger? how to apply?

  • @Joan-ot9nf
    @Joan-ot9nf 8 лет назад +4

    Does anyone know the name of the song at 05:13 ?

  • @PoeCompany
    @PoeCompany 6 лет назад +1

    Wait what he said take the 4 train? I thought messengers don’t take the subway?

    • @michaeldelgado927
      @michaeldelgado927 4 года назад

      Ginga Tetsudō Surī Nain probably a long pickup

  • @serhiibikemechanic7469
    @serhiibikemechanic7469 7 лет назад +1

    Nice video! Like bikes and riding. My dream ride to New York. Manhattan - big buildings and i on my Salsa El Mariachi single speed. Have nice day everything cyclists))) See you in NY dudes!

  • @RRoYaL25593
    @RRoYaL25593 10 лет назад

    how is called the music in spanish ??

    • @vespaavespa
      @vespaavespa 9 лет назад +2

      Mala Rodriguez-Por la Noche

  • @derklib
    @derklib 2 года назад

    Hi mr niang

  • @raffyintac
    @raffyintac 6 лет назад

    Carlos is that you?

  • @alexbaum2204
    @alexbaum2204 6 лет назад

    Looks and sounds like RA.

  • @justinpartyboy6300
    @justinpartyboy6300 8 лет назад

    I know Fernando

  • @bicigato8918
    @bicigato8918 5 лет назад

    skeletor?

    • @michaeldelgado927
      @michaeldelgado927 4 года назад

      bicigato89 no skeletor is different and he rides a mountain bike

  • @ogpaulw33zy47
    @ogpaulw33zy47 7 лет назад

    diablonyc

  • @piggy43ful
    @piggy43ful 7 лет назад

    yo is that KID?

  • @MrGearcat
    @MrGearcat 10 лет назад +1

    like G's

    • @Rio-mo6qv
      @Rio-mo6qv 10 лет назад

      is that a question or a statement?

  • @KillerPanda04
    @KillerPanda04 8 лет назад +4

    Skeletor is that you??

  • @sergiopiccioli8824
    @sergiopiccioli8824 11 месяцев назад

    Irl Premium Rush movie

  • @BabyTua
    @BabyTua 8 лет назад

    Kid Ill got agey...

  • @mellow8066
    @mellow8066 5 лет назад

    Love.to ride and get paid out of it.....

  • @MondoBeno
    @MondoBeno 6 лет назад +4

    I used to be a deliveryman for postmates, then doordash. The pay is crap, but if you love biking all day and you don't mind the boss ripping you off, good for you. There's no way you can pay rent with a job like this, it's only for people who live with their parents.

    • @daveberkley1573
      @daveberkley1573 6 лет назад +11

      Maybe you just sucked at it.

    • @guillermo7298
      @guillermo7298 5 лет назад

      Dave Berkley hahha

    • @michaeldelgado927
      @michaeldelgado927 4 года назад +3

      Working for a professional messenger company is way different then doing postmates

  •  9 лет назад +5

    bicycle messengers will probably be extinct within 10 years but bike delivery services may just be getting started

    • @MondoBeno
      @MondoBeno 6 лет назад +1

      Takeout delivery companies are in full swing, but they go out of business fast. The messengers are pretty much done. I'm surprised this one is still there.

    • @michaeldelgado927
      @michaeldelgado927 4 года назад

      Messengers are NOT done

  • @danielfoerster3416
    @danielfoerster3416 7 лет назад

    quick track, mess kollective and breakaway couriers are better

  • @1stPlaceDirector
    @1stPlaceDirector 9 лет назад

    At 4:10, why does such an experienced bike messenger use such a cheap lock to protect his bike? I know its light, but it also is the worst security ever. So easily cut in 1 second.

    • @fatmanmark
      @fatmanmark 9 лет назад +6

      1stPlaceDirector The pad lock is protecting his back wheel, the cable his front wheel, and the U-Lock His frame. That´s decent security.

    • @zekekyser8009
      @zekekyser8009 8 лет назад +2

      the U-Lock is nice but not versatile, it can only lock up to things that are six inches where as a cord lock can be locked to a variety of things. Also your bike is only outside 20 mins max.

    • @YouAlreadyKnow2
      @YouAlreadyKnow2 6 лет назад

      Zeke Kyser 20 mins is a lifetime to a thief.

  • @MattePurple1
    @MattePurple1 7 лет назад

    More dangerous job than a police officer? Lol! Other than that, this was a cool vid. Nice job.

    • @MattSezer
      @MattSezer 6 лет назад +13

      A lot more dangerous. Cops only have like a 1 in 30,000 chance of dying in duty.

    • @joseph-the-seventh
      @joseph-the-seventh 9 месяцев назад

      @@MattSezerno it’s 1/10 ok dickie

  • @caduceus33
    @caduceus33 6 лет назад

    Good job on this, except for the awful music. Get rid of that and you have a great video.