@@del7i540 Firstly, he looks younger than a hell lot of 30 year olds I know. Secondly, I didn't say he was "old" what I'm saying is he's still having fun likes he's in his teens. Being 50 doesn't need to be waiting around looking forward to grandkids. You can be 50 and still look forward to shreding every day.
Assume there is some tidal influence on the river’s current. If so then there should be a optimal time to do that crazy swim. A decade or so ago the pollution would definitely have killed you. We
Was surprised they let you back in the river, lol. They were cool about it. I can understand why they pulled you out of the ferry lanes. Those things go quick and you'd be fish food if one didn't see you in time.
They actually brought the boat in closer than I thought they would, as for the ferry / speed boats, I was ready to dive deep, I can hold my breath for 2 minutes
When's the next alleycat Triathlon? You already got running in the Le mans style standing starts (potential for parkour though), Why not some no-fucks-given swimming? 🤣
I remember seeing kids swimming way north of there many years ago. Glad the police helped you out. Guess the currents are similar to the Hudson. Awesome vid. I have to check that area out san the swim.😉
The East River has a tide that rises and sets because it is half fresh water and half saltwater. The Hudson River is all fresh water and flows into the NY Harbor. The East River connects from the harbor to the Long Island Sound (past Roosevelt Island then Riker's Island, etc). Then the Long Island Sound dumps back into the ocean.
Hell yeah Lucas!!! This was awesome 👏 let me ask you something, serious question!! Why live so free spirited at your young age? Or better yet the question is why do we stop living like you after we reach a certain age. Again awesome video bro. So motivational thanks for this brother man
so this is something you dont see everyday, but it is something i thought about today and thanks to the wonderfull world of youtube, and those crazy youtubers, i get to see something ive always wanted to see.. someone swimming in the east river. Now.. for many of you, You may think whats the issue?. Well.. The east river is DANGEROUS. its legendary in that people that attempt to swim in it die, due to the strong currents and under tow. And i mean. people who jump who are not professional swimmers quickly find themsleves in waters thats very different than what it appears on the surface. Its violent and fact. and often their is no fighting where it will take you which is often out into the greater hudson river which is even more powerful and more violent. NY waters in general are not to be toyed with. These are real rivers, powerful rivers. and not forgiving to those who are ill equipped to travers. And to make matters worse... shipping lanes.
Fact: there was no less than at least 1 shark near him the entire time. Idk about sharks/accidental human killers, but if I randomly saw someone I didn't know in my house, adrenaline would kick in and things would get physical and bloody at the bare minimum.
I live by the East river, and have my whole life. I was always warned that the current is extremely dangerous and many people have died attempting what you did.
dude i wouldnt be scared of swimming i have the worse fear is just the ocean im from nyc and the water is green and i could barely see anything from my pov ur a warrior for going in that scary water
Lucas have you ever had a GoPro fail due to water damage? I always use mine with out the protective case, never had a problem until a few months ago I went to block island and took some under water footage.. nothing deep making 8” under water.. now the damn thing won’t turn on.. when I go to charge it the battery gets super hot. I see you always dipping in the water with those cameras, just curious if one ever died on ya
@@lucasbrunelle thanks lucas, strongly enough the one that died was a 7. i have 2 more 7's and 1, 9 so afraid to get them wet again.. maybe ill try idk. appreciate your reply! be safe!
@@halliwaxbasementbuilds Definitely, also GoPros have great resale value on Ebay etc. I sell all of mine for not much less than I paid for them and then order whatever the newest GoPro is
When I was like 18, friends and I fished from the Whitestone Bridge stancheon (Bronx side). My lure snapped off on a cast, and I had to climb down the ladder and swim a good bit into the river to eventually retrieve it. I was not a strong swimmer at all! It was not a smart move. I made it back to shore exhausted and could really feel that current. My fishing was done that day 🫤
Good thing the NYPD showed up. I think you may have been fighting too much with the fast current. You could have been swept out into NY Harbor, not before becoming too exhausted in the process!
The current was stronger than I expected, earlier in the day the current was less because the tide was slack but due to delays during the day, I went at a bad time - good for the golden hour though!
That is a powerful southward current on the East River. I hope you weren't fined when the Coast Guard picked you up. You are an amazingly powerful swimmer to get as far as you did -- more than half across the East River.
@@lucasbrunelle Thanks so much Lucas. You are world class swimmer to survive the East River. For the 1964-65 World's Fair, someone swam around Manhattan, I believe, but timed the Hellsgate for when conditions would be safest. I attended Xavier in Manhattan and for our Spring Holiday would take old liner around Manhattan. I think it must been near Hellsgate where someplaces the surface appeared more roiled than usual, and other places there were areas where the surface seemed perfectly calm. Someone told me that it was especially to try to swim through those deceptively calm areas. I was only 14 or 15 so what I was being told could have been bs. Take care and inspire with your daring swims. By the way, I lived in Erie PA, for a while and a friend of mine when young swam 9 miles with the goal of reaching Long Point in Ontario, Canada. Unfortunately, she did not reach her goal. She explained that her body was greased before her swim to retain body heat.
@@johngolden891 Water can look calm on the surface but undercurrents can create hella problems, I've saved people from those very conditions. I do love swimming and can swim anywhere in the world
JERRY: How could you swim in that water? KRAMER: I saw a couple of other guys out there. JERRY: Swimming? KRAMER: Floating, they weren't moving much. But they were out there.
How is this not viral!!!! I swim in the hudson frequently in the summer sometimes the east side too but the only beach i know of there can be very rough on shore with alot of bricks at times but regardless i stay on the shore i am too chicken to even get past my nipples the waters dark you never know what kinda ocean or river monsters are in there But also the water is sooo nice tho the temp is perfect even in the spring its tempting
Boat tour through the river: $28
Lucas: I´ll do it for free on the NYPD boat.
After watching the Seinfeld episode of Kramer swimming in the East River, now Im here to see it in real life.
Man you're an inspiration to me, seriously, I want to still be riding my bike and doing crazy shit when I turn 50
me too
you can i'm 60 and ride daily in nyc rain or shine
50 isn't old, he just looks old. Bad genes, bad language.
@@del7i540 Firstly, he looks younger than a hell lot of 30 year olds I know. Secondly, I didn't say he was "old" what I'm saying is he's still having fun likes he's in his teens. Being 50 doesn't need to be waiting around looking forward to grandkids. You can be 50 and still look forward to shreding every day.
Lucas cleansed the water during this voyage. The East River is now clean to drink from.
Legend has it if you swim in the East River you don’t need the vaccine
Assume there is some tidal influence on the river’s current. If so then there should be a optimal time to do that crazy swim. A decade or so ago the pollution would definitely have killed you. We
No it wouldn’t have not sanitary by any means but you wouldn’t die
Kids swim in the Citarum river. They don't die. At least not instantly.
someone says 'you can't do that' Burnelle says 'hold my beer'
Was surprised they let you back in the river, lol. They were cool about it. I can understand why they pulled you out of the ferry lanes. Those things go quick and you'd be fish food if one didn't see you in time.
They actually brought the boat in closer than I thought they would, as for the ferry / speed boats, I was ready to dive deep, I can hold my breath for 2 minutes
"HEY COSMO!"
Reminds me of the episode of Seinfeld when Kramer would swim in the east river.
This reminds me of Seinfeld when Kramer swam in the Hudson river he smelled like the river for a week.
Watching Lucas’ channel always gives a new perspective towards how to live a life!
The police are kind, I think they will arrest you but they didn't.
You are a great swimmer Lucas ☺
You should change the title of this video they saved my ass lol
The Manhattan Bridge is my favorite bridge . The part of Brooklyn I was born in is right over the Manhattan Bridge. Dekalb Ave.
You’re like Kramer from Seinfeld, swimming laps among the dead bodies 🏊 💀
I went swimming in that River once saw people floating by but for some reason they didn't want to swim they just floated
😱
When's the next alleycat Triathlon? You already got running in the Le mans style standing starts (potential for parkour though), Why not some no-fucks-given swimming? 🤣
What a legend, long live lucas the brunelle!!!!
I remember seeing kids swimming way north of there many years ago. Glad the police helped you out. Guess the currents are similar to the Hudson. Awesome vid. I have to check that area out san the swim.😉
Kept the cap on too. Keeping real, all day, every day.
DAMMMM!!!!! Lucas you never fail to amaze me.
You’re a living legend 🙏👍
Living life to the fullest! I love what you do Lucas! FULL SEND DIE LAST!!!
Where did you hop in the water on the Manhattan side?
You better beat his time!!
Downtown Manhattan. Probably near Canal Street and Chambers Street.
See Strava route in description, it was mussel beach just north of the Manhattan bridge
South street seaport - pier 17
Never die Lucas!! Wild forever!
Hellz yeah ∞
@@lucasbrunelle Would you go swimming in the Hutchinson River in the Bronx 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@SuperheroJunior In a New York second.
Insane! 💯 Also crazy how much you push your self to your limits and still keep yourself calm under bad moments!
The more you get into bad moments, the better you get at dealing with the shock, surprise, and stress of said moments
The East River has a tide that rises and sets because it is half fresh water and half saltwater. The Hudson River is all fresh water and flows into the NY Harbor. The East River connects from the harbor to the Long Island Sound (past Roosevelt Island then Riker's Island, etc). Then the Long Island Sound dumps back into the ocean.
You must be the inspiration to Cozmo Kramer!
Now go sleep in Elaine's bed LOL
Norfolk has more gross tonage🤣
Isn't that water really polluted? I'd do that with a swim snorkel or something. What was the distance?
Not as polluted as it was in past years, still gnarly, about half a mile
Next time use swim fins pro tip! But props to you for even trying. Mad man!
You're my favorite crazy guy on youtube.
Did you happen to come across Kramer out there?
Making your own fun, love it!
24/7
brave man. I wouldn't even touch that water, the amount of sludge, garbage nd bodies at the bottom is probably unfathomable
Hell yeah Lucas!!! This was awesome 👏 let me ask you something, serious question!! Why live so free spirited at your young age? Or better yet the question is why do we stop living like you after we reach a certain age.
Again awesome video bro. So motivational thanks for this brother man
People may stop living like this because it can create problems, I fail, get laughed at, whatever, very small price to pay for LIVING 🗺 ♞
Also see th-cam.com/video/CzQqzCNmI6w/w-d-xo.html
@@lucasbrunelle right on brother. So basically it’s fear of humiliation. I’ve seen this video. Gonna watch it again. Thx 🙏 man
@@RudyGold Mostly fear of not living, as years unfurl I have less fear of failure and what others think
@@lucasbrunelle respect! Need to take a page from your book 📖
Its not a river its an estuary most people get taken by the current
The way this dude wipes his phone at the end when the guy tells him he was swimming in the east river 😂😂😂
I always had a desire to swim in the NY Harbor or the East River. It would be terrifying and larger than life and wonderful.
that's strong current there good job
Maybe a Karen notice to you and called the police lol 😂
Refreshing swim in hot summer day in NY.
so this is something you dont see everyday, but it is something i thought about today and thanks to the wonderfull world of youtube, and those crazy youtubers, i get to see something ive always wanted to see.. someone swimming in the east river. Now.. for many of you, You may think whats the issue?. Well.. The east river is DANGEROUS. its legendary in that people that attempt to swim in it die, due to the strong currents and under tow. And i mean. people who jump who are not professional swimmers quickly find themsleves in waters thats very different than what it appears on the surface. Its violent and fact. and often their is no fighting where it will take you which is often out into the greater hudson river which is even more powerful and more violent. NY waters in general are not to be toyed with. These are real rivers, powerful rivers. and not forgiving to those who are ill equipped to travers. And to make matters worse... shipping lanes.
So what happened did you almost drown by exhaustion half way? I couldn't tell through the sploshing lol
I was fine and would've side wound the current, but the police came 🦊
@@lucasbrunelle thank you for the great content
Dude! I've seen whole fresh turds backstroking down the east river! I hope you never get hit in the face by one......totally gross!
Fact: there was no less than at least 1 shark near him the entire time. Idk about sharks/accidental human killers, but if I randomly saw someone I didn't know in my house, adrenaline would kick in and things would get physical and bloody at the bare minimum.
I once dropped a Blackberry for work in the East River.....didn't think twice about going in after it. You tha man!
Well if I'm around, and it's not winter 🥽
Yo this is like one of my nightmares, The middle of the water. Lmfaoo
I live by the East river, and have my whole life. I was always warned that the current is extremely dangerous and many people have died attempting what you did.
I wish I hadn't know that before I went in, yikes 🦈⚰
@@lucasbrunelle now you’ve inspired other people to do this.
Right?? I grew up near it too, and everyone always warned me that the currents can pull you under and it's deadly.
this video made my night lol, looked like a gta mission and you passed you crazy son of a bitch, im goad you’re safe!
dude i wouldnt be scared of swimming i have the worse fear is just the ocean
im from nyc and the water is green and i could barely see anything
from my pov ur a warrior for going in that scary water
Do what scares you
Nice intro! You're hilarious, dude. Great video.
Thank you
Kramer would be proud
American cops being nice?! That's a new one and they gave you a free boat ride. Awesome little adventure!
Alot of sewage is released in this river!
Diamond immune system
@@lucasbrunelle haha
I'm like *dead* centre right now, alright let's just leave it out. I'm in the centre right now
When you accidentally swollen that water I gagged lol it’s gotta be so nasty and polluted
Yuk it wuz gnarly, oh well, part of the experience
That was crazy bro! And awesomeeee!
I saw a few of your videos from O guess, Florida..now you are in NYC, again being a goon..and now you set them up for a rescue
Lucas have you ever had a GoPro fail due to water damage? I always use mine with out the protective case, never had a problem until a few months ago I went to block island and took some under water footage.. nothing deep making 8” under water.. now the damn thing won’t turn on.. when I go to charge it the battery gets super hot. I see you always dipping in the water with those cameras, just curious if one ever died on ya
I used to have that happen in the earlier versions but since GoPro 7, no issues and I use them underwater all of the time
@@lucasbrunelle thanks lucas, strongly enough the one that died was a 7. i have 2 more 7's and 1, 9 so afraid to get them wet again.. maybe ill try idk. appreciate your reply! be safe!
@@halliwaxbasementbuilds Definitely, also GoPros have great resale value on Ebay etc. I sell all of mine for not much less than I paid for them and then order whatever the newest GoPro is
You really pulled a Kramer on us,was anyone else swimming?or floating
this reminds me of when kramer was swimming near the same area?
When I was like 18, friends and I fished from the Whitestone Bridge stancheon (Bronx side).
My lure snapped off on a cast, and I had to climb down the ladder and swim a good bit into the river to eventually retrieve it.
I was not a strong swimmer at all!
It was not a smart move.
I made it back to shore exhausted and could really feel that current.
My fishing was done that day 🫤
Hahaha ye sink or Swim - congrats and I'm sure dinner tasted great that eve
LB
You’re a legend
Great vid man
Good thing the NYPD showed up. I think you may have been fighting too much with the fast current. You could have been swept out into NY Harbor, not before becoming too exhausted in the process!
I would've sidewinded that current but NYPD sure made it easier
@@cedhill2889 Police wuz cool in this case
Why do they call it a river? The stream goes both ways,,it's a Tidal Wave estuary in most places the water seems slimey
NYPD water taxi so cool!!!
Is the 'Head Out Of The Water Crawl' an Olympic sport?🤔
What's next? Your going to swim across is while it's frozen?
Faaak
NYPD - "You have to wear a mask and have a vaccine passport while crossing the East River!!! Do you have one? Welp... $500 fine"
I would've had a field day with that
“When alley cat videos aren’t paying the bills anymore”
🌠♞
wow the current really dragged you!! lmfao your crazy. and awesome at the same time
i loved the clip of the couples faces when you spoke ukranian
The current was stronger than I expected, earlier in the day the current was less because the tide was slack but due to delays during the day, I went at a bad time - good for the golden hour though!
Now you're even skitching police boats ahah
Wow, hahahahha. That is something else. Good Work Man!
props to nyc water police!
this is guy is living life. why can't i go and swim in the east river? cuz the rules say so? fuck that
💙💚💙💚
Another level of good video
You are crazy! Keep doing it!
Even on water you caught a Skitch
That is a powerful southward current on the East River. I hope you weren't fined when the Coast Guard picked you up. You are an amazingly powerful swimmer to get as far as you did -- more than half across the East River.
Thanx, I used to be a lifeguard, they were fine with it
@@lucasbrunelle Thanks so much Lucas. You are world class swimmer to survive the East River. For the 1964-65 World's Fair, someone swam around Manhattan, I believe, but timed the Hellsgate for when conditions would be safest. I attended Xavier in Manhattan and for our Spring Holiday would take old liner around Manhattan. I think it must been near Hellsgate where someplaces the surface appeared more roiled than usual, and other places there were areas where the surface seemed perfectly calm. Someone told me that it was especially to try to swim through those deceptively calm areas. I was only 14 or 15 so what I was being told could have been bs. Take care and inspire with your daring swims. By the way, I lived in Erie PA, for a while and a friend of mine when young swam 9 miles with the goal of reaching Long Point in Ontario, Canada. Unfortunately, she did not reach her goal. She explained that her body was greased before her swim to retain body heat.
@@johngolden891 Water can look calm on the surface but undercurrents can create hella problems, I've saved people from those very conditions. I do love swimming and can swim anywhere in the world
Swim like a fish, ride like the wind! That's a hel of a life! Ride harder die later! Viva la Vida Loca Sir Lucas!
That was fun to watch.
But I hope to never see you in a MrBallen episode.
☠ 〰 ♞
awesome video! But why not let them drop you off at the destination? : )
That was enough swimming fir me. 😎
Lucas you have the best times with cops. 👍🤙🏻 And tourists.
I had a friend back in 1976 who was swimming in the lower Hudson and was bit by a bull shark! 12 stitches.
Holy faaaak, they don't like to come in this far but sometimes they do especially with changing sea temps
Cramer levels of craziness.
JERRY: How could you swim in that water?
KRAMER: I saw a couple of other guys out there.
JERRY: Swimming?
KRAMER: Floating, they weren't moving much. But they were out there.
@@SoulClubCoffee 😄😄😄
More rescued than busted mate haha
holy shit, that's crayzy. Be careful !
Hopefully this wasn’t after a rainstorm or else that river is filled with sewage runoff
How is this not viral!!!! I swim in the hudson frequently in the summer sometimes the east side too but the only beach i know of there can be very rough on shore with alot of bricks at times but regardless i stay on the shore i am too chicken to even get past my nipples the waters dark you never know what kinda ocean or river monsters are in there
But also the water is sooo nice tho the temp is perfect even in the spring its tempting
Censorship against anything dangerous or illegal is absurd these days
@@lucasbrunelle facts
Glad they are patroling to keeping the waters from getting polluted.....
10:13 the women was shocked when you spoke to her.
Bro was really swimming in that mutant juice
Swam in Chernobyl too, vid coming on that as well ☢♞
Aren’t there any dangerous creatures? This is crazy
Not that far north
Wtf XD, how you only got 28k views
Censorship against free living, outlaw behavior, and all things real
is it illegal to swim in there?
Technically no
Watching this helps me to decide to stop cussing
this is so crazy, bro sajksjaksk
There are Great White sharks in that area!!