NYC Just Banned Street Vendors… Why?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2024
- NYC just passed new laws banning vendors from certain parts of the city. Officials herald this as a win for pedestrians, but to the hundreds of small businesses that now must move out or shut down, and uncertain future awaits.
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ITS A BRIDGE , NOT A SHOPPING MALL.
EXACTLY!
Well stated 💯. The Bridge is not a MALL!!!!!
Go to San Francisco...loaded with street vendors & the hole town is historic
EXACTLY
@@sagbrady8414 *whole
also... San Francisco human poop map 😂
It took 10 years for the politicians to realize vending on the bridge was a problem..that’s crazy.
It has gotten worse in the three years since Covid, because many of those vendors had regular jobs before Covid
because it doubled since joe let the border go... undeniable
Joe doubled them in the last two years
And as soon as BLM or the ACLU whinge about it, (which they will), they'll reverse it.
I'd bet money on it.
The democrats like aoc allow immigrants to take refuge in upscale hotels, but say new yorkers making a living is considerd a public saftey risk, should be the other way around if you ask me
I'm in Las Vegas. Didn't take us 10 years to figure this one out. Vending and performers are now banned from our bridges. Became a major source of crime on the strip.
I second this comment. And on Fremont street when street performers were getting to aggressive with tourists, we put up signs explaining the rules of tipping and assigned designated circles for them to set up, instead of overrunning or blocking the flow of pedestrian traffic. Our tourism in Vegas (and Nevada) is what affords us no state taxes, and as a community we were not going to allow vendors or street performers jeopardize people not wanting to come here because they felt unsafe, or because they felt the community looked unclean (like vendors or homeless hanging out on the bridges).
don't say banded. 🧐
It took 30 years for Vegas to do this. Welcome to Vegas btw.
Banned my guy.
@BigDaddyDunes... New York (like California) is slow. 🙄
The "it's only about me and my family" crowd.
We were visiting the city a few weeks ago. We had heard about this law going into place. Honestly, walking the bridge without all the vendors, was so nice. We had noticed in previous years, it was moving to becoming one long line of vendors. Anyway, so nice to enjoy the bridge to its fullest.
Don’t understand why this is controversial. When I was growing up in NYC, we had street vendors everywhere, but never on bridges or walkways. It seems like the vendors abused access for over decade, and this is the only solution. It’s kind of ridiculous to have as many vendors as there were blocking the Brooklyn Bridge walkway, and other walkways around the city. I understand that people need to make a living, but exploiting public facilities without permit, and without oversight, is just not the answer that said, city sidewalks on major streets that are wide enough to accommodate vendors, should be considered.
being nice replaces the need for a permit.
Word
Street vendors are probably one of those landmarks of NYC , like the statue of Liberty, you always see them in cartoons or sitcoms. It's a shame they're gone, but it's unfortunately for safety. One bad apple ruins the bunch.
@trainandmore yeah yeah we know but we everything is not going to be forever
@@trainandmore every big city has street vendors like this. street vendors are nice and good for tourism, but you should also take safety in account.
Bridges are meant for people to cross. The vendors had become so numerous and boderline aggressive that they were impeding access and creating a hazard.
That’s right I’m tired of those vendors
So regulate... No need to ban. There are a bunch of bridges with vendors
@@RichardBaran Well, not anymore. And they did have regulations. The folks that were ignoring them ruined it for the folks that weren't. S'why we can't have nice things unless we work to keep them nice.
@@RichardBaran how do you regulate undocumented Mexicans and Mexicans evading taxes? Especially when the genius that was going to build a great wall and failed epically
People have got too make money.
Hearing that street vendors make a higher income than me with a masters degree in applied physics and photonics is just wild. How much were they charging for all those little trinkets?
I used to cross this bridge several times a month with my friends back in the early 2000s, it was something we did to kill time as kids. I had no idea it became infested with tacky merchandise vendors. Vendors on the bridge wasn't a thing before, I'm glad they are no longer permitted to set up shop there.
Normally, when NYC does something controversial, I am usually against the city. This is the first thing that the city has done in a long time that actually makes sense.
Not only that… for the first time in a while, one of these videos actually makes NYC look good.
The last time I was on the Brooklyn Bridge, it was stupid crowded. It did feel very unsafe… there were so many people and you could see the water beneath your feet. I think this is a smart move.
As for the venders, maybe the "Green Carts" are an alternative. I did think about setting up a veggie cart in NYC. I didn't like the idea of being outside all the time. But if that's what you were doing already, then maybe the “Green Carts” idea is possible a solution. The NYC site says there are 50 spots on Staten Island. I don't remember seeing a single one.
I’m not mad at this. Sorry not sorry. Makes sense. 🤷🏽♀️😌
I feel the same way.
These people are like how am I going to make a living.. go get a real job
Why would NYers give AF
Its a bridge, not a marketplace. There shouldnt be vendor stalls on the walkways.
Absolutely
Exactly! Although I support people having their own business, most of these people don't pay for permits or taxes (all cash) and if its a food vendor and they make you sick, there's no recourse. They will just relocate. Many of the items they sell are bootleg copies of movies, tshirts, you name it. The city should set up certain days and places where people can have an outdoor marketplace that doesn't interrupt traffic.
Agreed, I usually agree with Jordan’s issues but not this one.
Disagree
Keep the buses rolling Texas.
My wife and I visited the Bridge on our honeymoon, from Scotland, in December 2017, it was so very overcrowded on the bridge despite the absolute freezing temperatures. As some people have already commented, it really did not feel safe at all. I imagine it would be even worse in the summer. Removing the vendors and seeing the paths cleaner, clearer and safer is great.
It's an iconic and amazing feat of construction and engineering, people should be able to experience and enjoy this absolutely unique and beautiful icon as it is, there's no need for all the vendors, people can still buy souvenirs, etc in the city quite easily.
The vendors that have been removed should absolutely be granted license to trade at the exits to the bridge (although only really practical on Brooklyn side). People who have an issue with that need to get a grip, as Cash has shown it's not like there's much there anyway.
Should have never been allowed.
Its public safety , pathway, and tax issue....
Gov not happy when they don't get taxes....
It never was allowed, just now they are enforcing it.
You're supposed to have a license in order to sell anything out in the street well here in Florida you need a license I don't know how it is in other states
They should let combat vets still sell, combat vets shouldn't have to pay property tax or DMV fees etc also. Karma
As with most things, it comes down to people abusing things.
People who have no id and hence no work ability in most industry
Immigrants*
They had a good run
Looks like the problem only got worse and worse and there was just no control over the crowded situation over the years. With more and more people out of work people do anything even put themselves in dangerous situations or situations where things get overwhelmed and the city has to step in. Also isn't the same route used by bicycles over the past 10 years trying to deal with vendors and customers in front of us tables and then bikes who are kind of arrogant old dressed up in your bike outfits they don't have any patience going over the bridge with all the people in the their way now I don't know where the bikers are allowed to on them at bridge.. does anybody know
@@AnonymousGameWardenit looks like it just got out of hand.. I'm with more migrants coming in they got to find something to do to make some money but then that locks out other people were not as aggressive as these migrants. So the whole thing is a mess
I feel for the vendors, but I also understand the decision made by the city. I used to frequent the city, and though that was years ago, crowding on the bridges due to vendors was also a problem then. It’s unreal how crowded it gets, and it’s like navigating a mine field at certain times.
I really like how you presented all sides with a valid argument, you really give the viewers enough information and passion to come to our own conclusion on whether it is bad or good. how wonderful it is for us to decide what to feel and think opposed to a video telling us.
I'm gonna side with the major on this one... been walking over the Brooklyn bridge almost daily for the past 6 years and it progressively got worse, with vendors selling identical trinkets. I'm ok with quotas and variety, e.g., no more than 4-6 total - and none can sell the same junk. Maybe beverages, an artist, but not wall-to-wall hat stands and a rotating photo booths every 50 feet.
Bingo!
Theres a time and place for everything. The bridge walkway is not a place for commerce. They should designate spaces for the vendors to sell their wares.
and it wasnt 10-15 years ago...
rolling carts onto the narrow walkway is insane ifd you think about it rationally
@@mats7492that’s not true at all 😂
10-15 years ago that bridge was packed with vendors selling I love New York shit and Brooklyn bridge merchandise. What the fuck are you talking about
The homeless will take it over like they do in LA
@@Hashdollars you wanna see the photos i took in 2013? ZERO verndors on the bridge. Youre full of shit! The fact that you love all that chinese fake crap they sell says it all..
that only makes sense to an idiot..So you kick kids out of school for non citizens who offer us NOTHING, yet vendors who feed us are a problem..
This is actually a good idea. There should be some areas where these trashy vendors aren't allowed to set up shop.
I was on the Brooklyn Bridge in 2019, you couldn't walk up the bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn because it was loaded with vendors.
The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic landmark. The city should never have allowed vendors to start with. You would never see venders lining the Grand Canyon! The city has hundreds of miles of streets. The city should help them to relocate their carts. But one must also remember that NY is not small business friendly. The state is only interested in giant mega corporations that they can lure into the state with massive tax breaks and giant free grants of tax payers dollars!
Yeah because no one wants to live in Arizona. Lmfao.
@kenosabi Ok then, let’s say the Statue of Liberty or the lobby of the Apollo Theatre or the Infield of Yankee Stadium !!!! As well as NY is losing legal working population while Arizona is gaining population!!! Still laughing?
Remember the proposed amazon headquarters debacle?
Actually. There were vendors everywhere selling religious books and jewelry when I went. Not on the rim but right near the look off and on the trail to the canyon.
Have you been to Chichen Itza in Mexico? Every single path to a ruin was lined with vendors on both sides! I was so confused by it. That is one of the Seven Wonders of the World!
The title brought me in ready to be angry-but no. The bridge was a disaster. That’s not targeting anyone specifically. Some things should be kept clear. I hope they find a good other space to set up. I used to love going to vendors on other side after a nice walk. But not on the bridge. It just makes a nice but relatively narrow space unenjoyable for everyone. There have to be boundaries sometimes. Bridge vending is for tourists only, and they shouldn’t own the city-either them or the people who cater specifically to them AND I think they’d agree they’d prefer to see the bridge without it.
another clickbait title
honestly walking over the bridge at times was like walking through a gauntlet of car salesman. the vendors got so aggressive, then threw a fit if you didn't wanna buy anything from them, it was madness. Im sorry the people who actually followed the rules are being punished, but dont blame the city, blame the people who you know didnt have a permit and you minded your own business
NYC is a freak show! I love your videos and look forward to watching them as soon as you post them on TH-cam. You thoroughly document what life is like in this formerly world class city.
I am actually fine with that law! For once I agree with NYC for this rule! The bridge gets way too crowded, is the same issue with the cross ways in Vegas that they recently banned people from standing too long on them and beggars being on them, it just caused too much congestion. These vendors can move to other locations.
Exactly F the poor !
@@infamoussnyc3761 missing his point entirely... have a panic on the bridge and people will get trampled and die. do you thank thats fine?
How much should I bet that u never walk across the bridge how do I know because u started talking about Vegas which means the TV gives u your opinion and you're talking points.
@@mats7492 yes
@@infamoussnyc3761 This is a nasty comment. The poor can get other jobs - they should NOT be clogging up our bridges. I have tried to run over the Brooklyn Bridge - the vendors ruined it by making it too crowded. This is a GOOD law.
Every business model has a risk versus reward factor and as a street vendor I don’t understand how it could not be obvious that your location is never a given. unless you own lease or rent the land beneath your feet where your Street cart is you understand that your time there may be limited and you must always be ready for a Plan B
It's an absolute nightmare trying to walk across that bridge with people selling landfill junk, creating congestion & posing with photos... Banning people from standing on a bridge to harass people as a tourist trap is fantastic.
I actually agree with the city here. The bridges are extremely cramped and narrow, it’s definitely a public safety Concern not to mention how tacky some the trash that they sell up there is. there’s lots of parks and squares that are much more conducive to having room for street vendors.
Honestly this makes sense to me, having vendors on bridges just sounds like a bad idea in general.
and the title is clickbait Booooo
@@dereklathan yea I gotta admit it's kinda click baity, should have mentioned bridges.
yeah, its just a ban on bridges. they didn't say you can't put a vender on one of the exits.
@@dereklathanis it really tho? If anyone has looked at the news recently they would have known. Furthermore, common sense would dictate that no way would New York would ever completely ban street vendors.
Indeed. I was once ripped off with a medium hot dog they sold me for an exorbitant $12!
From then onwards, I resorted to $1.50 HUGE Costco hotdogs and even AMC theaters hotdogs cost half of those rippers!
Good riddance!
Just to correct that statement, the bridge has not “always” been a place vendors have been set up for selling. Used to only be pedestrians and bikers.
and before that it was trains and horse carriages.. NEVER a place to sell and buy!
I lived in NYC for many years up until 2004. I walked across Brooklyn Bridge twice a day and there were NEVER any vendors. It’s a public walkway, not a shopping mall. Also, I thought legit vendors had to pay for very expensive permits and they were given their own spot on the street to vend from when one became available). The ONLY non-food vendors who were allowed to sell stuff were people selling books and/or magazines (free speech etc). It’s a shame they’ve lost their way of making a living - BUT they should never have just set up shop in the first place. 🤷♀️
I love how a lot of your videos have a very understanding view of both sides. It seems you’re very biased at first, but by the end of the video, you’re very understanding of both sides.
I moved away years ago... I NEVER even knew vendors were allowed to set up shop ON THE BRIDGE, so I'M GLAD to hear they cut that mess out. WHAT THE ????
Same here! I lived there 20 and did not have a chance to walk on the bridge..😵...not aware of the existence of those setting up shop on the bridge.....anything goes.....in the city, eh! But it's over for now....
YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY OF THESE VENDORS DONT HAVE A VENDORS LICENSE. IF THEY HAD A LICENSE THEY WOULD KNOW WHERE AND WHEN TO SELL.
I so agree! Having also moved away not too long ago, I loved crossing the bridge years ago. People do it daily for work and such. It’s a functioning organic part of the city. Clogging that thoroughfare with vendors is like clogging a main artery. Sooner or later you’re going to have a health issue with clogged arteries. This is no different.
They stop Ny'ers from being vendors without permission but everyone else can. That bridge was looking raggedy with all them vendors there.
i was only on the beginning part and it was never a problem and you could walk fine. It was nice to be able to buy stuff there too I actually liked the offerings and it was nice to have a place to get water and a bite if you needed. It added a sense of classic ny melting pot and community and now it will be a barren empty thing with no soul like everything else. The vendors never bothered me at all.
If I was a tourist, and the vendors were on the bridge, it would make me skip it. Plus, there's no way you could properly appreciate it with them cramming it like that. Good move.
……you would still have to worry about other issues like robbery, possible building recline structure etc. 😂 y’all couldn’t be that concerned with freaking food and accessory carts on a bridge 😂
When I was in NYC last year, Brooklyn Bridge was a nightmare to walk across because of all the vendors. It was probably 20 stalls of people selling the same identical tat.
Like I’ve commented before Cash, you’re a better reporter than most professional journalists.
I feel bad for the vendors, but bridges are definitely a very risky place to be overcrowded. Especially if an emergency happens and people start panicking. It won't be safe at all. But the city should definitely somehow help the legitimate vendors affected even if its temporarily.
As a tourist, having these vendors doesn't entice me to buy anything from the bridge, it makes me not want to even go through the congestion.
Honestly, if I were going to NY, the location alone would be enough to convince me not to buy anything from them.
NYC doesn't have to worry about me coming back to the city to spend money from Massachusetts. I won't be setting foot in the city anytime soon!
Agree!@@m.asquino7403
Agreed
I also agree
I totally understand the safety issue. I've heard the bridge has outlived it's time, and either needs to go or be repurposed as solely a pedestrian bridge. NYC needs to build other bridges for traffic and turn Brooklyn bridge into only pedestrian. If they did that, they could bring back vendors.
Thanks for showing different perspectives!
As someone who walks the bridge and frequently photographs the surroundings this is a godsend. I feel for the vendors, and I hope they land on their feet. Walking the bridge became a miserable experience. Overcrowding, slow moving foot traffic, sensory overload from music and the lights......it just became way to much.
Next up they will ban photography due to too many photographers trying to take selfies with a backdrop.
@@blaket1841Las Vegas
What a terrible reason to destroy a functioning aspect of the city for worthless aesthetics.
@@grahamparks1645 aesthetics aren't worthless--why do you think the bridge gets so many people on it per year? Not hard to figure out.
Good
Bridges need to be clear. They are the only exit and entrance across boroughs.
Now the Brooklyn Bridge can be a place for panhandlers to make all of the rich suburban yt tourists feel bad about their own existence.
@@joefer5360um how do you know that? Do you assume that or maybe it's just me being an idiot?
I really enjoy your channel. I love NYC. Keep up the great video content!
I went to Manhattan for a week with my family and loved it. The amount of street vendors was crazy. The first day we got there they whole entire street was closed to traffic with hundreds of vendors set up. It was insane, being able to stand in the middle of I think Broadway and be surrounded by giant buildings.
A lot of the vendors look the same too, so one vendor has a hundred booths of the same kind everywhere in the city.
I frequent NYC yearly and I totally agree with this. People go to the bridges to sightsee and honestly the vendors clogged up everything. We can get our food and souvenirs elsewhere
Is better than having homeless peopl
@@user-pv5jt8yq7j No, it isn't. They won't be homeless, they will find other jobs. In a sense, many didn't have permits and thus never really had a legal job. You can't just allow the city to fall apart so that a few people have work. The increased tourism will lead to new jobs, or at the very least make the city a better place to live. It's unfortunate what happened to these people, but you have to draw a line somewhere. If any vendors were allowed they should probably be artists with original works painted in real time, but that's about it.
@@apophisxo4480 Imagine finding a readily avaliable job in one percent occupied manhatten heh. The job competition would be brutal.
@@apophisxo4480 tell that too all of america . Wich full of homeless because of no jobs . Some people just like doing that for living . You can't just program people the way your want. Thats why third world countries don't have homeless people like first world country
YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY OF THESE VENDORS DONT HAVE A VENDORS LICENSE. IF THEY HAD A LICENSE THEY WOULD KNOW WHERE AND WHEN TO SELL.
Jordan please, tourists, families are put on the spot and hustled to buy over priced crap while these people hijack public property based on a dynamic that was never really legit, not to mention how unsanitary it is to sell food like this.
Now instead, panhandlers can hustle the tourists and use their destitute appearance to make the change come out of the "Tourrists".
Facts
That’s why I never buy food from vendors.
@@Tattiepoo1 at least noth thats freshly prepared. most of these carts are awful from a sanitary standpoint
Enough people must have liked it if they were able to make money in that location.
Bridges are for safe crossings - not retail and restaurant space. Sorry, not sorry.
Sacramento, California USA 🇺🇸
A few years ago the Brooklyn Bridge was quite congested. It was obvious many of the locals particularly cyclists were annoyed.
Where I live, if you want to open a business you get a license and permit and find a storefront to operate your business. This sounds dangerous. What if an emergency happened and people couldn’t get across or off the bridge?
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the world's most iconic sights and my own personal favourite - keep the bridge totally clear. There are thousands of places to buy food + trinkets, keep those sellers off the bridge and let's hope, never to be seen again. Tourists, like myself, like to walk the bridge in peace and enjoy the incredible views and structure.
The problem is those unregulated vendors are selling stolen items from the crime wave of shoplifting.. that is a problem.
but the city should find another place for them.
Thank you for sharing
Can’t speak as a citizen, but as a tourist I agree with keeping the bridges clear. Probably would have been better if a warning had been issued to give people time to adjust.
The vendors were warned ahead of time. From a tourist’s perspective I prefer the way it is now, there are plenty of streets they can sell legally on.
@@Oxymera I didn’t catch where there was a warning given in the video. Could you provide a timestamp?
@@williamwilson6499 I'm not sure it was in the video, but a 'google search' proves that the city previously stated the new law would go into effect on Jan 3 ... it is now Jan 25, so they've had 3 weeks warning at least, maybe more depending on when it was announced
@@lauriivey7801 Ok, thanks. The video made it sound like a surprise to the vendors.
@@williamwilson6499 It might have been, if they hadn't kept up with what the city was planning ... many 'new laws' are surprises for a lot of people ... the old days of a Town Crier keeping us informed are long gone, sadly
It's strange but Cash Jordan is turning into one of the most honest and upfront reporters of news in the Northeast United States. Thank you!
🤣🤣🤣🙈🤮💩💩
Except this was far from unbiased. He was very clearly on the side of the vendors here.
lol are you kidding. he's a total Brooklyn gentrifier who votes Republican.
Honest my ass. This is straight up view baiting with that stupid title. Why not be specific?
Because he wants easy views. Fuck him. Just as I started to like these videos.
He's unbiased where he shouldn't be, and when he is biased it's 90% of the time on the wrong side.
This was absolutely necessary!!! They will find other places to sell the product
When I was in my teens, I use to rollerblade over the Brooklyn bridge all the time with no problem. It was never crazy crowded and I would cross over the bridge fairly quickly. At best you would see a few people taking pictures or artists drawing. I love those days.
My first experience at the Brooklyn Bridge was terrible!! The vendors created crowds of people and blocked everything. And with the bikes coming down the same walkway it was crazy to me. Glad they are finally doing something about it.
I made the mistake of visiting the Brooklyn Bridge in the fall and it was terrible. Literally no room to move, nowhere to stop and get good photos without blocking someone's way. Some really interesting things for sale on the bridge, but at that point, I'm not thinking of buying something. I'm thinking of getting off the bridge as quickly as possible for my own safety. The city did the right thing banning vendors from the bridge, the vendors set up somewhere far more legit and safe. The nimbyers in Dumbo can piss off.
Brooklyn bridge is such a nightmare to walk over and was a bigger nightmare to bike over before they made the bike path a separate space. Vendors don’t sell on the Williamsburg or Manhattan bridge just the Brooklyn bridge because of tourists. Most people who live here don’t walk across that bridge because it is a nightmare to push through tourists 😂
Cash how you don't have 1 million subs? You give great info about NYC you could be our mayor lol but seriously 🙌🏼
I live in the south Bronx and those vendors are everywhere no space to walk and when they leave you should see all the garbage they leave behind is a terrible situation no permits either all are illegal vendors you even see homeleselling garbage in the streets they steal from the donations Vins and they go and try to sell it disgusting 🤢
The bridge looks much nicer now....
Bridge was too congested. Now pedestrians can enjoy the bridge and the view. We are constantly being marketed/sold to its getting ridiculous. Some spaces should be kept sacred like this bridge...walking/crossing. Vendors will have to set up shop somewhere else or find a new job. It sucks, but rules change and you have to have a back up plan.
Thanks for your citizen journalism, you did great job covering this story. Corporate news doesn't do this level of reporting anymore...orangeman bad reeeeaa!!
It was about time. Hallelujah!
I was tourist in Sept in NY from Australia and man I was so shocked by street vendors and how crowded and tacky it was. Really took away from the experience
Well now next time you visit you can see the difference and hopefully you will like it better
If vendors are gone and cops are no longer there. As a tourist, you wouldn't feel safe to walk over the bridge. lol. that's why some parts of the NYC seems deserted even though they got good views too, it's because it's not safe when there are no businesses around. over time, people stops going, 1 by 1, then it becomes a spot where generally people just don't go anymore.
@@Steven-xf8mz people have been using and viewing the Brooklyn Bridge for 141 years, street vendors have only been using it for scamming tourists out of money for the last ten years! I’m pretty sure the tourists aren’t going to stop any time soon just because they banned scam artists from selling on the bridges!
@@Steven-xf8mzThat's very true
@@Steven-xf8mz an interesting point but I doubt any crime is happening on the Brooklyn Bridge. NYC is really down bad when you need to justify street vendors distracting from the experience of an iconic landmark with the suggestion that if they aren’t there potentially being the victims or perpetrators of crime, that you yourself will potentially become a victim of crime.
Are these vendors paying taxes on their incomes? Is it fair that they get free real estate to sell their wares while other citizens must pay rent, insurance, etc just to operate their businesses?
I love your channel. I left nyc six yrs ago and miss it terribly , I will come back soon❤
A cop in Manhattan’s Chinatown told me that the density of street vendors along Canal St attracts pickpockets who prey on residents and tourists. The cop suggested that limiting the number of vendors per block would make things safer. Of course, the cop was not concerned about the synergy between sellers. For example, if a street has several fruit or vegetable sellers, it attracts more buyers who may patronize two or more of the vendors when shopping for food.
Good. The situation at the Brooklyn bridge was absolutely ridiculous
Better stop it now befor you can't even walk and the vendors decide if you can walk or stop.
It’s true
This looks awful! When did they start having vendors on the bridge? I left Brooklyn in 2015 and I never saw anything like this.
Take a walk down China town sometime. It was nothing new. NY has been a zoo for years now
@@Maki-00 The video says it was over a decade.
I remember going to NYC last year and the bridge was so packed with vendors, they had better deals than the shops inside Manhattan but it was a bit packed
To me the amazing thing about this story is how I watch stories about a place I've never been, from a real estate guy. Mr. Jordan is able by himself to present the best news show out there...
Its definitely a saftey issue. They can setup shop somewhere else. Its awful for those veterans though and for people who have been selling there for a long time, but bridges are gateways to safety in case something bad happens. Also if there were a crime on the bridge, police need to get through easily.
imagine a panic on there like the one in TS a couple years ago..
people will get trampled and die..
Also ambulance crews, if someone has a heart attack on the bridge.
@@cathynewyork7918 YES! This is so true!
@@mats7492 Mats, thank you for your support!
Best comment I've heard I agree!
Sorry, but I don’t agree that they have a RIGHT to be there to make a living. It’s not “the only way” to make a living for these vendors. There are other places they can go to sell their wares. They just have to pivot like so many others in the world have had to for various reasons. The Brooklyn Bridge should be preserved and it’s access kept clear.
People want the wage of nyc but not fork up for the costs to live there.. that is the actual reality in many big cities... sf and nyc most. People who want to brag they live there... most of them..
nyc is a tourism focused city, not for intelligence or hard workers... like sanfran, its full of gypsy and folks who live in tiny cubes to work all day
@@dertythegrower Bragging that you *don't* live there is nice, too.
Thank you. Those vendors were extremely tacky and disruptive.
@@sweettrubble4635 bragging that you don't live in the center of the world? Nice flex. Hey guys, I live in the middle of nowhere!
I walked the Brooklyn Bridge on a trip last year and it was a nuisance dealing with individuals stopping for no apparent reason in the middle of the walkway. Some were taking photos but others stopping for the vendors. Not all of it was due to vendors but it contributed to the issue as they took space up to walk across it.
years ago there were no vendors there, they should not be there, these vendors slowly moved in and took over the bridge. Glad to see the vendors gone.
The only problem I see here is that the city took so long to react and these vendors got use to the status quo, so now it will be harder to adjust. I`ve never visited NYC, but when I was in Paris I found the amount of vendor a nuisances and could have done with a lot less of them around historical areas or tourist attractions. Ultimately there is 1001 ways to make a living, the governement isn`t stopping them from making one as much as they are reducing the congestion and the overall chaos these business caused.
Exactly. I'm definitely no Eric Adams fan, but he's 100% correct. I was shocked just watching this! I had no idea a municipality would think this was okay on any level! It will seem harsh at first, but too bad, as this is about public safety. I can't imagine police or paramedics trying to get through. This should have NEVER EVER been allowed at any point in history.
Six carts on the bridge for one family! No wonder the bridge was overrun with vendors. Now that the bridge is clear maybe I will go to NY & enjoy the view.
I will probably never visit The Big Apple, but your videos are so interesting! I can't stop watching. I probably know more about this city on the opposite side of the country than anyone else in my county 😆
Regardless of how much vendors lose, it was severely inhibiting use of the bridge.
They have city streets to sell on!
lol New York literally has money to build more….build a smaller bridge like Miami did 😂
I wholeheartedly disagree but I guess this is a debate which will rage on for some time. N
I actually agree with this. I wanted to walk the bridge when I was visiting but couldn’t make it 50 yards because of the street vendors
@@Craig121000 womp womp go cry
as a small business owner i feel like these venders were cutting corners by not having to pay rent for a building/space and thats just not right. i feel bad for them but the bridge does look alot better
I was once in Manhattan, being another tourist. It started to rain, and within seconds, there was someone on a street corner selling umbrellas. It was the most American thing I ever experienced. Sad to see that disappearing.
Was just there and there’s too much shit on the sidewalks with people selling fake purses and shit.
Smart move, NYC. The iconic, historic, massive Brooklyn Bridge now can realize it's greatness, instead of looking like a fleamarket and/or a garbage dump.
Mercy. How will you make it 2 blocks in either direction?
I can relate to your compassion Cash, But only License Vendor should be allow to set up shop otherwise it could turn into chaos rather quickly like what is happening at Wyckoff and Myrtle, I mean you can't even walk the Street coming out of the L Train Station, it usto to look so clean and organize when they first closed that section of the Street to put tables and chairs, and now it is congested and on kept 😢
The Brooklyn Bridge is a well-known tourist attraction. If I were to ever visit the Brooklyn Bridge, I wouldn’t want to see it covered in street vendors. I would want to see it and it’s natural beauty as it was meant to be viewed.
'natural' lol
So, we should remove all the tourists too, right? They are in the way of me taking pictures, they reduce my touristic ability.
@@piousbox no I don’t think we should remove all the tourist. But I think we should remove all the goddamn illegal immigrants here that might help for a start.
It's not a fkg mountain or the Grand canyon, it's a bridge. You can appreciate it whether it's empty or full. This comment is ridiculous.
Edit: I don't know if it's TH-cam or this channel owner that's banned me from responding right now. I guess I brought too much basedness. I'll be back.
@@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago so is the Golden Gate Bridge but you don’t see tons of vendors and illegal food stands.
Coming from a tourist’s point of view, I would never have walked across the bridge in the previous conditions with all the vendors. It was far too congested and I would find it very intimidating to push through a crowd like that. However, the current state of the bridge looked so inviting that I would probably spent a considerable amount of time enjoying the views, admiring the structure, etc. Thanks for great videos Cash! ❤ from 🇨🇦
I've been across that bridge years back but l dont remember if it was covered . That would keep people from throwing trash and dibrise into the water. Some people are pigs and dont care.
Im from a small Village in Switzerland, im just amazed by all those big Buildings and things going on.
What a beautiful Bridge, one Day i want to visit New York.
…….New York has enough money to build a separate bridge JUST FOR WALKING AND RIDING BIKES…..why are people able to walk on a bridge where cars are driving anyway? The City of New York wasn’t worried about safety….this had something to do with vendors using New York property and NOT cutting the city a piece of the PROFIT‼️‼️‼️
I would be terrified if I was on that bridge and something bad happened where people needed to get out and exiting was either hindered or not possible due to overcrowding.
Good for the city, I agree with what they did. Maybe some of the empty buildings in NY can be converted to indoor stores/markets for these street type vendors. It's done in other cities and it becomes a destination for people and not a nuisance to others.
The rents will kill most vendors, that's why they prefer to sell on the streets, back in the 90s police use to just confiscate your stuff an issue you a ticket
Excellent reporting! 🧚✨💫
They never had a bunch of vendors on the Brooklyn Bridge like that. I am totally for this. They can find somewhere else to sell.
I finally agree. Bridges need to be kept open. Imagine an emergency evacuation and the wooden planks, fire hazard.
YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY OF THESE VENDORS DONT HAVE A VENDORS LICENSE. IF THEY HAD A LICENSE THEY WOULD KNOW WHERE AND WHEN TO SELL.
You do know they are not on the street...they are on the walk part of the bridge....
BLOCKING / CLOGGING UP THE PATHWAY
The same thing needs to be done in LA. There are areas where you can’t walk on the sidewalk. The streets are blocked which causes traffic and is dangerous. A two way street turns into a one way street because the street is being blocked by vendors.
People in wheelchairs can’t get through.
To me, it's actually the homeless people in Los Angelos who are camping there as if they have no care in the world by doing illegal drug use and throwing contaminated dangerous hiperdermic needles, committing crimes, urinating and pooping openly, intimidating every passersby, throwing garbage everywhere and other horrible things they do. Then there are these repeat criminals continously committing crimes after getting arrested and released so many times. This is politicians who are soft on crimes and are joyfully bragging confidently ( like current mayor of San Francisco london breed. A STUPID NAME!!!!!!!!!!) for defending the local police department. The stupid black male and very incompetent, lazy mayor is making a speech on New York cities tv news broadcast about business vendors causing dangerous problems to local New York city residents and it's tourists travelers. These business vendors except those without a license permit are the least of the problems. There are much bigger, horrible problems like crime for example, which needs to be a top priority.
Learn to walk
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The guy who complained that he couldn't feed his children if he couldn't sell on the bridge should be forced to watch the WNBA
Those aren't vendors commie
When I was growing up I don’t remember anyone walking over that bridge. I’m glad because you couldn’t get by without having to pass
Thank you! Now when I show the city to visitors I don’t have to wade through tables of future plastic waste being sold by vendors. One tiny step in right direction.
My initial knee jerk response was "rich people stepping on poor people again because they're inconvenient". But when I think about it, the vendors (excluding good, regulated, hygienic food trucks) aren't providing anything. Most of them are pedalling useless shit at a mark-up, often counterfeit. Barely anyones buys from them too. Most of the food vendors out of the small carts also aren't hygienic at all and you don't see many if anyone buying from them either.
There are other ways to pay the bills and if you're in the country illegally and can't get work, well that's on you.
As an immigrant, I don't get this whole woke bullshit about letting illegals in. The laws are there for a reason. Border enforcement is there for a reason.
Yes and yes
Exactly
And stole or shoplifted
@@jackd.ripper9216 or just realistic ... I don't care what color the illegal person is, they can come from Scandinavia for all I care, they're still ILLEGAL
@@jackd.ripper9216 Go away, Joe.