Born in Troy,60-90’s was my generation and I had great memories of the city.Sad to say,Troy has seen much better days I do remember so much of it in my 50 years there.At least I grew up in the better Troy times…
Troy is a beautiful city! My father owned a business 1/2 block from our 25 room home on Second Street, Washington Park section. I went to Emma Willard. We had the best shopping up until the Latham Shopping Center opened and people stopped shopping downtown. We had three theaters with 1st run movies each week. We skated and attended hockey games and concerts at the RPI Field House and had pizza at the Red Front, cheeseburgers at Paul's and had awesome parades on every national holiday. People were hardworking and feisty. The South End had the best Half and Half Sandwiches. DeFazio's had Italian imported cheeses and other delicacies. We had meat and fish markets and bakeries. We have one of the best polytechnic colleges in the country- RPI. Our cemeteries reflect the incredible wealth of the industrialists who operated their factories and businesses in Troy. The downtown is not was it once was and the brush, coke and shirt factories have closed, but the city has comeback with a new vibe- the arts and antiques and music scene. We who grew up in Troy will always love it and welcome those who appreciate what potential it holds. Those who minimize or mock it just don't know what they're talking about. We're as tough as any New Yorker and can take it. ( PS Remember Troy is the county seat, which means it attracts those from downstate who cannot or will not work further stressing the tax payers, making it hard to maintain properties.)
The City of Troy has gone through dramatic changes since this video was made in 2007. The area of South Troy has been leveled and razed, the South End Tavern closed quite a few years ago, the downtown are has seen new apartment buildings built up. The Riverfront Park has been dramatically changed with new lighting and seating for concerts as well as new sidewalks, the area across the Hudson River that had the big oil tanks is gone and now has high end apartments, the Rensselaer Inn is now Blitmann for the R.P.I college campus, the Troy Plaza is now Hudson River Commons and has been remodeled
I had the best teen age years of any generation growing up in the 50s and 60s in Troy, New York. It may be old and some sections have really deteteriorated but, I love my home town! The south End Tavern had the best ham on rye, so much ham stacked up you could barely get your mouth around it, plus chips for $1.25 !! Great stuff! Thank you for posting this video.
hi Connie how are you? i am just visiting your comment a year later. i think it was 2019 when i saw your comment. i could have sworn you said a pop was 5cent but i dont see the word pop but i see the 1.25 any way hope your doing well.
I’m 15 and I’ve lived here all my life. I hate the fact that I have to jack Troy as my hometown/ birthplace. There are crack addicts all over the place🤧🤦🏽♀️
I think it would be easy to make this sort of a video about any of the cities that actually do purport to be tourist destinations. Troy is not a tourist destination, but that does not mean it is desolate. Also, every place looks bleak in that frozen time between when the leaves fall and when the snow does.
Well, I escaped Troy 12 years ago and it was the best move I ever made. Born and raised there it was a great place to live but the city govt. ruined the city. After the city manager tore down the heart of the shopping district and put up that atrium?
I lived there from 1984 to 1989 while at Rensselaer. I used to take long walks south down the Hudson, cross over on one bridge then walk back north on the Watervliet side. Troy has been undergoing urban "renewal" since at least that long ago. It just never seems to come to anything, because one major college does not a city make. To appreciate Troy, you really have to appreciate history. The city has a certain romance if you know a little about it.
Went to school in troy and spent so much time there. This video was a riot. Obviously people who aren't familiar with Troy wouldn't find this funny, but I find this a riot!
This video shows Troy in a bad light, but it's obviously satirical. Rather than call seg9585 names, why doesn't somebody create a video that shows Troy in a good light? The place has a lot of history, the Hudson River, Russell Sage, RPI, Emma Willard, and ... what else?
Well I live here in Troy, born and raised here up on the "hill", and I find this video funny. And I needed a good laugh after the fun snow we had. Nice video!
THIS my friend.. is pure genious !! I can't understand how I didn't come across this before. i can appreciate all the "sights" however, I don't think you have to be a local to appreciate this. I started mentally jotting down lines to quote but this flows like the Hudson river through it. Any haters below should lighten up and get a sense of humor !!! Where else can you find businesses where the ladies have their own entrance ? LOL.. Instant favorite, 5 stars, 2 thumbs up, 10./10...PURE GOLD
If anyone says there's nothing to do here -- check out my video's. River st. Festival -- Troy Pig Out -- Powers Park Concerts -- Rockin on the River -- Chowder Fest -- Flag Day Parade, Uncle Sam Day Parade -- Troy Night Out, -- Turkey Trot --- Nope, nothing to do here!
buddy , when I saw the title , I damn near choked . I lived in that shithole for over 40 years . When we moved in , in the early 60's it wasn't that bad , As years went by , it did become the cesspool of existence . I visited a couple years back , and swore I'd never come back . Thanks for the giggle . PS to all you people busting the author of the vid , you guys need to get out more., if you choose to live there god bless you , but theres more than troy ny believe me .
So many angry Troylets posting messages. Guess they don't like to see the truth about their hometown. This video is pretty accurate of what Troy NY has become.
Ever been to Lancaster, PA? New Orleans? Newark? Youngstown, OH? Detroit? Anywhere? I went to college in Troy, and this is just a smear job on a city that has seen better days, but never gave up. RPI has provided a lot of jobs to keep the city going and now they have created a technical/industrial park that is helping to re-vitalize the entire area. High-Tech companies are discovering the wealth of intelligent gradautes and low-cost real estate. Everything is cyclical. Troy is coming back.
was able to escape troy 6 years ago and never looked back!!rudy cleaned up ny city and sent all the scum to troy,now that joke of a mayor has to clean up troy and send that scum farther north and so on and so on!!!
I don't think this video is fair at all - I've been to Troy once in my life but even from spending a few hours there I could tell that the city has lots of potential. Does it need a huge amount of revitalization? Yes, but Troy believe it or not has some nice parts.
I have been to Europe, Mexico, Canada, and all around the US, and I honestly haven't found somewhere I'd rather live. To address the commenter who is proving his or her point via RUclips comments, this must signify that the whole world is nasty, as the majority of RUclips comments on every video lack grammar, or any other signs of intelligence. I've been working on a response video to this one long before I knew this one existed.
Troy is near Wynantskill and the famous Heinie winery. Troy also is the site of the first lock of the famous barge canal. As shown in this video is the South End Tavern of the famous South End Tavern corned beef sandwich. Yummie!!!
Clever mockumentary, enjoyed the late 80s city promotion video music especially. I lived in nearby Schenectady in 1999-2000, Troy's not so bad - downtown needs businesses and RPI isn't well-integrated. But downtown is filled with European-facade buildings, the neighborhood around Russell Sage College is beautiful and pedestrian - there are probably a good 50-75 blocks downtown that form the core of an urban renewal. Just needs retail.
This is just satire. It has ghetto parts but it's getting nicer. Troy used to be the NYC of upstate and is undergoing a revitalization. Born and raised in Brunswick, I've worked in Troy and spent a ton of time there and it's not nearly this morbid.
@kingkongrichie lol dude troy might not be chicago but go to the wrong place of south troy at the wrong time and you wont tell me it does not share a shit ton of similarities with ghettos..
It is a pity Troy can't quite get it done. The downtown has the appearance of a movie set with it's older architecture, I thoroughly enjoyed studying it. It's a New York river town, of which there are many, and should not have to apologize for it's industry in clear site, but it's blighted neighborhoods need investment and perhaps Troy could one day be much more than what it is now. Troy could be a wonderful destination, unfortunately it's continues to slide.
OK. I did laugh very hard. However, I grew up in Troy, NY throughout high school. Bottom line is there is nice sections and not so nice. Would you rather live in Baltimore, Maryland. Troy has to be safer and look better overall. How about Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? WHAT I AM MOST CURIOUS ABOUT IS WHO ARE YOU? Lets analyze. Are you a bored RPI student? Are you a disgruntled Troy resident? I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COMMENT AND TELL JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. COME ON. WHATS YOUR STORY?
Grew up in one of Troy's greatest projects; Griswold heights. Man, that place truly reached new heights with it's amazing and friendly community. Just kidding, I hope it's nuked someday.
Yeah, the Heights is rough. I hung out there for a few years between like 07 and 11, one of best friends from BK lived there . He's probably still locked up from charges from almost 10 years ago
@@js1218091 Man, it was messed up. It was probably worse when I was there; I grew up in the early 90's. Last time I been back to Troy was a few years after when you last went. Hopefully it's changed now but I doubt it ever will. The people control the streets over there. Which is why you've got guys going to prison when I was born who are still rotting in the same cell today.
@@whorebagsss Yeah, it's wild. Most people that don't live there for any real amount of time are clueless as to what is really happening in that city. I bet it was way worse in the 90's, the whole state overall was wild then
@@whorebagsss I had a kid on the way around 2015 and heard the police was cut in half and dipped. Haven't been back since but occasionally check the news out..quadruple homicides , mom's getting stabbed in front of their kids, racketeering..just goes on like usual
You really do a disservice to a lot of people who have been, and are, working hard to try to improve Troy, an old city with a great history. It's easy to "mock" and put down things. That takes almost no effort at all. It's entirely something else to be constructive and offer good ideas, that actually improve things.
Oh! And a place (building on Congress St.) in Troy my friend Kim restored, with a LOT of HARD work and her own money, to give something back to the community! It took her a few years to restore this building to what you see now... www.leonagraceballroom.com
What? No pictures of the Food Circus? And what happened to the Ghetto Chopper, er Price Chopper, at Troy Plaza? Did they get bought out by Save uh Not? Great video. Been gone for over 10 years and it looks just the same (and that ain't a good thing...)
Hello Deb3167,I still think the people of North Troy should sell their water to the city, at a fantastic price. The taxes in the "Burg" are double from the city. Downtown got free sidewalks, while we in the Burg, had to pay out of pocket if we wanted new ones. School taxes are also double we pay for the city and the Burg Welcome to The Troylet, The offical home of "Uncle Sap".... Thanks Mr. RPI I got out and I'm here to say - I'm still alive and well.
What the hell is wrong with you putting this piece of crap out there? It's not at all funny. Take some of that negative energy and do something that would bring positive change to the city in some way. Many of us have busted our chops to make things better, and change the perception of the city. Why don't you try doing the same.Obviously you just don't care.
This guy must really love Troy!! you know what they say if you dont like it leave..I been to troy and Most people there are Good..the town is a lot better then he made it out to be..every town (city) has some problems but you deal with it and make the best of the situation..Advise,Run for Ofiice and fix it up!!
I was raised in Troy, and I came back to make my way in the world ... Your video is sophomoric. You obviously don't pay taxes or have any real connection to the community here. My advice: get out of the 8x10 room you're in and strike up a conversation with someone from Troy. You might just learn something about Troy, NY.
I am sure you live in live in Utopia somewhere..your video was insulting and childish. Rather than criticize, try something positive, like just leaving.
I grew up in Troy. My mother moved us to the Eastside (Albia) when I was 8. It was better but there are a-holes everywhere. I moved my kids into the country. A lot better. Still some a-holes. People just cannot get along. It's a lot worse in the city because it's overcrowded.
this is sad, very sad that obviously an RPI student has no idea what troy is like. Troy is an amazing place. turn the camera on your campus if you want to actually see some terrible things.
i'm in NC now and it sucks bad. i'm from buffalo area but want to move around the adirondacks area with a good art scene. i was hoping Troy is cool, who knows
Oh...my...goodness... I know this is a mockumentary, but, but, but....shit. I applied to Rensselaer for a Ph.D. and am ready to retract it or not respond if I am admitted. What on earth is the rest of Troy like?
sous3id92 I see. So, five miles in any direction and views and my human condition improves? I am from a sunny, bike-centered, hip region of the U.S. and would like more or less to keep to that theme. This video tore a hole in my universe. Rensselaer is worse than Troy? You mean the campus is not aesthetic or appealing? I am just looking for a location that is nature oriented, clean, contemporary yet preserves colonial history, and in which safe to live, ride a bike, and jog the corners. My college also has a beautiful campus. It would be nice to transition to yet another beautiful campus. Damn, I am biting my nails now...
Colin Young Just satire, good. Yet I wonder where in Troy these shots are. It's like the movie ``8 Mile'' in some sequences. I don't want to drop a pancreas if I am accepted and show up from a sunny place...
He talking about the city of Reassessed not the university. You want warm and sunny, stay home. If you're from the West Coast, you don't know what hip is. You may want to try an ivy league school.....
Some parts of troy are descent at best. The same goes for downtown...although it is getting slightly better. If the slum lords surrounding campus were kicked out and the rest of the dilapidated homes were fixed to be in descent order this would be a good start. But this is not everything. There really needs to be more options for nightlife downtown. I lived in troy for years and almost never went downtown.
It's pretty funny. You have to have a sense of humor. It's meant to mock the tourism videos that you see. I think it was well done. People may get upset cause the truth hurts. Get over it!
lol hilarious.... You know Senator Roy McDonald.... has a district office there and flies out the back door when his constituents arrive. see video: "Fathers 4 Kids, Troy New York, Senator Roy McDonald"
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Born in Troy,60-90’s was my generation and I had great memories of the city.Sad to say,Troy has seen much better days I do remember so much of it in my 50 years there.At least I grew up in the better Troy times…
Troy is a beautiful city! My father owned a business 1/2 block from our 25 room home on Second Street, Washington Park section. I went to Emma Willard. We had the best shopping up until the Latham Shopping Center opened and people stopped shopping downtown. We had three theaters with 1st run movies each week. We skated and attended hockey games and concerts at the RPI Field House and had pizza at the Red Front, cheeseburgers at Paul's and had awesome parades on every national holiday. People were hardworking and feisty. The South End had the best Half and Half Sandwiches. DeFazio's had Italian imported cheeses and other delicacies. We had meat and fish markets and bakeries. We have one of the best polytechnic colleges in the country- RPI. Our cemeteries reflect the incredible wealth of the industrialists who operated their factories and businesses in Troy. The downtown is not was it once was and the brush, coke and shirt factories have closed, but the city has comeback with a new vibe- the arts and antiques and music scene. We who grew up in Troy will always love it and welcome those who appreciate what potential it holds. Those who minimize or mock it just don't know what they're talking about. We're as tough as any New Yorker and can take it. ( PS Remember Troy is the county seat, which means it attracts those from downstate who cannot or will not work further stressing the tax payers, making it hard to maintain properties.)
The City of Troy has gone through dramatic changes since this video was made in 2007. The area of South Troy has been leveled and razed, the South End Tavern closed quite a few years ago, the downtown are has seen new apartment buildings built up. The Riverfront Park has been dramatically changed with new lighting and seating for concerts as well as new sidewalks, the area across the Hudson River that had the big oil tanks is gone and now has high end apartments, the Rensselaer Inn is now Blitmann for the R.P.I college campus, the Troy Plaza is now Hudson River Commons and has been remodeled
I had the best teen age years of any generation growing up in the 50s and 60s in Troy, New York. It may be old and some sections have really deteteriorated but, I love my home town! The south End Tavern had the best ham on rye, so much ham stacked up you could barely get your mouth around it, plus chips for $1.25 !! Great stuff! Thank you for posting this video.
hi Connie how are you? i am just visiting your comment a year later. i think it was 2019 when i saw your comment. i could have sworn you said a pop was 5cent but i dont see the word pop but i see the 1.25 any way hope your doing well.
I bet it was great back then, no hard drug neiborhoods. I grew up in LI, Queens, and Brooklyn. I love these old towns upstate. Kind regards.
as someone who lives in troy (and loves it), this has me dead af lol. the music is just the cherry on top.
OK. This is soooo 10 years ago. Time for an update.
So true
Not much has changed since 10 years ago
There is no train station and their drinking water is from the Tomhanick Resavoir.
The water in Troy is excellent. Check the rating.
You should do another one that's updated. Seriously, Troy has changed (for the good) DRAMATICALLY in the last 6 years.
No.
Warren EZ Money Williams Intelligent reply.
Thank you.
+JimmyDThing how so? i am curious i used to drive by troy everyday 10 years ago
+Warren EZ Money Williams - You still think so simpleton?
I’m 15 and I’ve lived here all my life. I hate the fact that I have to jack Troy as my hometown/ birthplace. There are crack addicts all over the place🤧🤦🏽♀️
Troy was not always like that. Just be safe and do your best to change the situation. Study hard.
And rats human rats
Wanna know who one of those addicts are?
My MOTHER..
i live in troy and i have never seen a crack addict
@@ihatelifeendme2597 You haven’t seen them but they are around.
Everything in your video has changed wow
I think it would be easy to make this sort of a video about any of the cities that actually do purport to be tourist destinations. Troy is not a tourist destination, but that does not mean it is desolate. Also, every place looks bleak in that frozen time between when the leaves fall and when the snow does.
Well, I escaped Troy 12 years ago and it was the best move I ever made. Born and raised there it was a great place to live but the city govt. ruined the city. After the city manager tore down the heart of the shopping district and put up that atrium?
Compared to Newark, NJ where I was born, I think Troy, NY is a paradise!
I lived there from 1984 to 1989 while at Rensselaer. I used to take long walks south down the Hudson, cross over on one bridge then walk back north on the Watervliet side. Troy has been undergoing urban "renewal" since at least that long ago. It just never seems to come to anything, because one major college does not a city make. To appreciate Troy, you really have to appreciate history. The city has a certain romance if you know a little about it.
Nicely said, Jeff.
True
its crazy how much the city has changed. gentrified.
Very funny! thanks.
South Troy versus the world
jd mann yes
Spoiler alert the world wins
I grew up in Troy and it hasn't changed.
Went to school in troy and spent so much time there. This video was a riot. Obviously people who aren't familiar with Troy wouldn't find this funny, but I find this a riot!
This video shows Troy in a bad light, but it's obviously satirical. Rather than call seg9585 names, why doesn't somebody create a video that shows Troy in a good light? The place has a lot of history, the Hudson River, Russell Sage, RPI, Emma Willard, and ... what else?
Being from Troy.. This video had me crackin tf up 🤣
you forgot to mention the smell from the hudson river
Well I live here in Troy, born and raised here up on the "hill", and I find this video funny. And I needed a good laugh after the fun snow we had. Nice video!
THIS my friend.. is pure genious !! I can't understand how I didn't come across this before. i can appreciate all the "sights" however, I don't think you have to be a local to appreciate this. I started mentally jotting down lines to quote but this flows like the Hudson river through it. Any haters below should lighten up and get a sense of humor !!! Where else can you find businesses where the ladies have their own entrance ? LOL.. Instant favorite, 5 stars, 2 thumbs up, 10./10...PURE GOLD
Downtown Troy is actually pretty nice.
If anyone says there's nothing to do here -- check out my video's.
River st. Festival -- Troy Pig Out -- Powers Park Concerts -- Rockin on the River -- Chowder Fest -- Flag Day Parade, Uncle Sam Day Parade -- Troy Night Out, -- Turkey Trot --- Nope, nothing to do here!
The concert hall is pretty sweet. It looks like a suspended globe in the middle of the building.
buddy , when I saw the title , I damn near choked . I lived in that shithole for over 40 years . When we moved in , in the early 60's it wasn't that bad , As years went by , it did become the cesspool of existence . I visited a couple years back , and swore I'd never come back . Thanks for the giggle . PS to all you people busting the author of the vid , you guys need to get out more., if you choose to live there god bless you , but theres more than troy ny believe me .
Most of it ain't good. The college bars don't equate to the crime rate and strung out people around
I avoid out houses like the plague!
So many angry Troylets posting messages. Guess they don't like to see the truth about their hometown. This video is pretty accurate of what Troy NY has become.
Ever been to Lancaster, PA? New Orleans? Newark? Youngstown, OH? Detroit? Anywhere?
I went to college in Troy, and
this is just a smear job on a city that has seen better days, but never gave up.
RPI has provided a lot of jobs to keep the city going and now they have created a technical/industrial park that is helping to re-vitalize the entire area. High-Tech companies are discovering the wealth of intelligent gradautes and low-cost real estate. Everything is cyclical. Troy is coming back.
was able to escape troy 6 years ago and never looked back!!rudy cleaned up ny city and sent all the scum to troy,now that joke of a mayor has to clean up troy and send that scum farther north and so on and so on!!!
I don't think this video is fair at all - I've been to Troy once in my life but even from spending a few hours there I could tell that the city has lots of potential. Does it need a huge amount of revitalization? Yes, but Troy believe it or not has some nice parts.
I have been to Europe, Mexico, Canada, and all around the US, and I honestly haven't found somewhere I'd rather live. To address the commenter who is proving his or her point via RUclips comments, this must signify that the whole world is nasty, as the majority of RUclips comments on every video lack grammar, or any other signs of intelligence.
I've been working on a response video to this one long before I knew this one existed.
Troy is near Wynantskill and the famous Heinie winery. Troy also is the site of the first lock of the famous barge canal. As shown in this video is the South End Tavern of the famous South End Tavern corned beef sandwich. Yummie!!!
Clever mockumentary, enjoyed the late 80s city promotion video music especially. I lived in nearby Schenectady in 1999-2000, Troy's not so bad - downtown needs businesses and RPI isn't well-integrated. But downtown is filled with European-facade buildings, the neighborhood around Russell Sage College is beautiful and pedestrian - there are probably a good 50-75 blocks downtown that form the core of an urban renewal. Just needs retail.
Very funny especially the true feelings towards their city part!
Troy has many issues, but this is not representative of Troy. There are people paying a million dollars and more for properties.
on that place at 1:45 i was there when i visited troy... u get that historic 1700s feeling
This is just satire. It has ghetto parts but it's getting nicer. Troy used to be the NYC of upstate and is undergoing a revitalization. Born and raised in Brunswick, I've worked in Troy and spent a ton of time there and it's not nearly this morbid.
lol my uncle lives here it is such a crap hole
Figures, an RPI twerp.
Dude, I went to HVCC in the late sixties. This is one of the funniest F'en things I've ever seen! Great Job!
@kingkongrichie lol dude troy might not be chicago but go to the wrong place of south troy at the wrong time and you wont tell me it does not share a shit ton of similarities with ghettos..
lol some dude tried to carjack my mom on that corner by friendly's
It is a pity Troy can't quite get it done. The downtown has the appearance of a movie set with it's older architecture, I thoroughly enjoyed studying it. It's a New York river town, of which there are many, and should not have to apologize for it's industry in clear site, but it's blighted neighborhoods need investment and perhaps Troy could one day be much more than what it is now. Troy could be a wonderful destination, unfortunately it's continues to slide.
man all people do here is smoke pot and it aint that dangerous unless your startin shit dude i live here.
OK. I did laugh very hard. However, I grew up in Troy, NY throughout high school. Bottom line is there is nice sections and not so nice. Would you rather live in Baltimore, Maryland. Troy has to be safer and look better overall. How about Philadelphia, Pennsylvania? WHAT I AM MOST CURIOUS ABOUT IS WHO ARE YOU? Lets analyze. Are you a bored RPI student? Are you a disgruntled Troy resident? I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COMMENT AND TELL JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. COME ON. WHATS YOUR STORY?
dude im shocked u didnt put pinewood graveyard insted of oakwood
Funny!
from troy, and i laughed my ass off the entire video.
i live in troy and go to troy high and ive never seen most of these places
Troy is a great city to test your gangster. Even the gangsters here have clinical depression
I spent the night in Colonie after a Concert in Albany
It's funny because the Hudson doesn't give Troy it's drinking water.
Just Watervliet.
Sucks for them.
You can't leave video responses anymore, but I've made one to this video. You can click through and watch it on my channel.
The sky is nice here...this I can say! It keeps your eyes off the dirty streets.
thumbs up if you like the soundtrack
Grew up in one of Troy's greatest projects; Griswold heights. Man, that place truly reached new heights with it's amazing and friendly community.
Just kidding, I hope it's nuked someday.
Yeah, the Heights is rough. I hung out there for a few years between like 07 and 11, one of best friends from BK lived there . He's probably still locked up from charges from almost 10 years ago
@@js1218091 Man, it was messed up. It was probably worse when I was there; I grew up in the early 90's. Last time I been back to Troy was a few years after when you last went. Hopefully it's changed now but I doubt it ever will. The people control the streets over there. Which is why you've got guys going to prison when I was born who are still rotting in the same cell today.
@@whorebagsss Yeah, it's wild. Most people that don't live there for any real amount of time are clueless as to what is really happening in that city. I bet it was way worse in the 90's, the whole state overall was wild then
@@whorebagsss I had a kid on the way around 2015 and heard the police was cut in half and dipped. Haven't been back since but occasionally check the news out..quadruple homicides , mom's getting stabbed in front of their kids, racketeering..just goes on like usual
You really do a disservice to a lot of people who have been, and are, working hard to try to improve Troy, an old city with a great history. It's easy to "mock" and put down things. That takes almost no effort at all. It's entirely something else to be constructive and offer good ideas, that actually improve things.
And a great bunch of photos of Troy put on Pinterest by Donald Gardner:
www.pinterest.com/gpop824/
Oh! And a place (building on Congress St.) in Troy my friend Kim restored, with a LOT of HARD work and her own money, to give something back to the community! It took her a few years to restore this building to what you see now...
www.leonagraceballroom.com
Anything would literally be a constructive idea for that place😂😂
It will never come back sorry jeffy61
music is clutch
Why make this vid
What? No pictures of the Food Circus?
And what happened to the Ghetto Chopper, er Price Chopper, at Troy Plaza? Did they get bought out by Save uh Not?
Great video. Been gone for over 10 years and it looks just the same (and that ain't a good thing...)
Hello Deb3167,I still think the people of North Troy should sell their water to the city, at a fantastic price. The taxes in the "Burg" are double from the city. Downtown got free sidewalks, while we in the Burg, had to pay out of pocket if we wanted new ones. School taxes are also double we pay for the city and the Burg
Welcome to The Troylet, The offical home of "Uncle Sap"....
Thanks Mr. RPI
I got out and I'm here to say - I'm still alive and well.
Lived there from 1990 thru 2001 drove cab for capitaland lived on fourth street next to the Italian restaurant #87
Truly amazing this is so real never will i forget how this video put my thoughts in to the right words good for you for putting it on here
What the hell is wrong with you putting this piece of crap out there? It's not at all funny. Take some of that negative energy and do something that would bring positive change to the city in some way. Many of us have busted our chops to make things better, and change the perception of the city. Why don't you try doing the same.Obviously you just don't care.
This guy must really love Troy!! you know what they say if you dont like it leave..I been to troy and Most people there are Good..the town is a lot better then he made it out to be..every town (city) has some problems but you deal with it and make the best of the situation..Advise,Run for Ofiice and fix it up!!
You realize this is a mockumentary, right? Maybe Troy does have a good side. No one will ever know for sure...
I was raised in Troy, and I came back to make my way in the world ... Your video is sophomoric. You obviously don't pay taxes or have any real connection to the community here. My advice: get out of the 8x10 room you're in and strike up a conversation with someone from Troy. You might just learn something about Troy, NY.
yea i live in troy 2 and i go to tech valley
I am sure you live in live in Utopia somewhere..your video was insulting and childish. Rather than criticize, try something positive, like just leaving.
THIS IS SO VERY TRUE.. THIS IS WHY WE CALL IT TROYLET LIKE IN TOILET.
you forgot the beautiful Rats
gaz riley might be rats but ur soft
those are not even word
that braught a tear to my eye and that is also why i moved to fuckin IOWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its hillarious.
How is it hilarious? Low brow sense of humor?
An article in the New York Times brought me here.
What was the Times saying ?
Troy NY, Leave here with you pride. Not your ride.
There is progress in Troy.
Troy is not the best place ever. I live there.
RayRay&&Diya lml same 😂
Majin best place to get kidnapped
Then you prob arent from troy at all.
I grew up in Troy. My mother moved us to the Eastside (Albia) when I was 8. It was better but there are a-holes everywhere. I moved my kids into the country. A lot better. Still some a-holes. People just cannot get along. It's a lot worse in the city because it's overcrowded.
i say nay nay
Will Gary's grandsons get bullied because of the way he treats people?
I lived in Troy it was the worst years of my life for real
this is sad, very sad that obviously an RPI student has no idea what troy is like. Troy is an amazing place.
turn the camera on your campus if you want to actually see some terrible things.
i live in troy
This never gets old-Hilarious!
HAHAHAHAHA.. EFFING PRICELESS!
The back of my house is in this movie. =(
Lived in Troy for 5 years....seen my apt in this vid
hey houstons not that bad i used to live there!
i know right?
i'm in NC now and it sucks bad. i'm from buffalo area but want to move around the adirondacks area with a good art scene. i was hoping Troy is cool, who knows
Oh...my...goodness... I know this is a mockumentary, but, but, but....shit. I applied to Rensselaer for a Ph.D. and am ready to retract it or not respond if I am admitted. What on earth is the rest of Troy like?
It's not bad... This is just a Satire. RPI I presume for the Ph.D, Now Call Rensselaer....... My Alma mater. Go for it.
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sous3id92 I see. So, five miles in any direction and views and my human condition improves? I am from a sunny, bike-centered, hip region of the U.S. and would like more or less to keep to that theme. This video tore a hole in my universe. Rensselaer is worse than Troy? You mean the campus is not aesthetic or appealing? I am just looking for a location that is nature oriented, clean, contemporary yet preserves colonial history, and in which safe to live, ride a bike, and jog the corners. My college also has a beautiful campus. It would be nice to transition to yet another beautiful campus. Damn, I am biting my nails now...
Colin Young Just satire, good. Yet I wonder where in Troy these shots are. It's like the movie ``8 Mile'' in some sequences. I don't want to drop a pancreas if I am accepted and show up from a sunny place...
He talking about the city of Reassessed not the university. You want warm and sunny, stay home. If you're from the West Coast, you don't know what hip is. You may want to try an ivy league school.....
Some parts of troy are descent at best. The same goes for downtown...although it is getting slightly better. If the slum lords surrounding campus were kicked out and the rest of the dilapidated homes were fixed to be in descent order this would be a good start. But this is not everything. There really needs to be more options for nightlife downtown. I lived in troy for years and almost never went downtown.
Crazy. I used to live in the blue house shown at 1:18 in the 1990's
It's pretty funny. You have to have a sense of humor. It's meant to mock the tourism videos that you see. I think it was well done. People may get upset cause the truth hurts. Get over it!
lol hilarious....
You know Senator Roy McDonald.... has a district office there and flies out the back door when his constituents arrive.
see video: "Fathers 4 Kids, Troy New York, Senator Roy McDonald"
lol the first 2 houses were mine back in 2002