Inside New York City's MOST DANGEROUS HOOD - South Bronx

Jun 09, 2021

♪ hip hop music ♪ Hello, from New York City. This is such a huge place with so many different types of neighbor

hood

s and today we are going to enter the

most

dangerous

neighbor

hood

in the

city

. The South Bronx. ♪ hip hop music ♪ ♪ hip hop music ♪ 149 and 3. I don't know the name of this neighborhood. It's the South Bronx. From here we will go to Mott Haven. So let's go for a walk and walk around this neighborhood. Look at what's going on and then Mott Haven should be interesting. ♪ hip hop music ♪ Wait, where are you from? -Friend, I was born in Vermont and lived in Ukraine for the last four years.

California, my adult life. I just returned to the United States. -Wow. -Yeah. -So you just... -I just got back. What is happening? There's nothing out here, brother. -Got worse. It is worse. How's the neighborhood? -Not so great. -Worse than a year ago? -It's not so bad if you're always aware. Look around. -Yeah. -In the summer on this block there are at least two or three fights a day. -How about the white boy, okay? -Yes, you don't see any problem with the whites. -It's good, awesome. -But walking like this, I don't know. I don't think you want to walk that way like that. -Thanks brother.

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Okay, okay... A little more daring than I thought it would be to be honest. Great people so far though. There's some fruit here. Cookie Department Store. Of course, a McDonald's. Did you know? Right now in New York there is no music in the

city

. At least that's what I've been told so far in Manhattan. Nothing. There are no street performances and that's what makes the city so amazing: all that live music and energy. And I'll tell you what, I feel a lot of energy right now. It's definitely a different atmosphere than I've ever seen. Oh, beautiful church there.

What church is that, brother? Know? A little reggae, that's nice. Good atmosphere. ♪ reggae music ♪ ♪ reggae music ♪ Cut the edge a little. Where's the good food, bro? -Do you see where Lola's is? -Yeah. -Go two blocks and you will see a big, nice restaurant two blocks down. -To Lola's left? -Go to 148. You will see a good restaurant. -What's it called? -I forgot the name of the restaurant but it's nice. It's cute. -Covid hit brother. -What's your name, man? -Pedro. -George, it's okay Peter. So let's see what the restaurant scene is like here. Homemade chicken. What's the name of this place?

Fresh Kitchen, that's what I got out of it. The neighborhood is pretty intense out there... Oh, here we go. It's a good chicken. The neighborhood is quite intense. Somehow I have to recharge and determine my next steps. This guy warned me that...he's gone downhill quite a bit. So the goal is to meet interesting people. Learn about the neighborhood. The Bronx is very famous for a few things. I would say number one would be hip hop rap music and then also graffiti. I don't know if it started here but it is very famous for its graffiti.

So New York right now, in early October 2020, is a very interesting place. Ah, just a child. Very interesting place. Manhattan seems pretty quiet. I mean, there's still life, but compared to what it normally is... Super quiet. Crime throughout the city... One of the statistics I read said that homicides are up 70% this year compared to last year. So there is a little more advantage. We have the pandemic. We have protests. Political elections are coming. So there is a palpable tension. But at the same time it is also a normal life. What do you have here? -3,000 watt amplifier and 5,000 watt speakers.

Twelve. -Dude, do you have like 15 batteries or what? -No, a battery. I have a capacitor. ♪ hip hop music ♪ I have the bass playing hard. Here we go. Good guy. -Thank you. I just walked past a pretty interesting drug scene. Injecting heroin. He said heroin is the big thing here. Whites, blacks, Hispanics, they were all involved right next to the street. Then he said that heroin is super strong. It's no longer crack but heroin and I think there's a lot of that going on down there. And you can't really put the camera on heroin addicts. I guess you can, but they seem very paranoid, obviously because they think you're the police or something.

Right after that drug scene is Allstate Insurance. My SafeMed Wellness Solutions. ♪ music ♪ So I'm going east here on 149 and it's becoming more of a Latin feeling. The music, the people and that's New York. You just walk through these streets and the ethnicities change many times. Alright, I just walked into a cell phone store. I met a Pakistani guy who's been here for three years in the Bronx. -What were you saying brother? -Bronx is Lyari's father, brother. -The Bronx is Lyari's father. And Lyari is the... The tough neighborhood of Karachi. Where there are actually a lot of rappers and a lot of boxers, right?

Are there many boxers there? I made a video there on Lyari, I loved it. He takes my wife home. -Yes, buy one for your wife. -Get one for my wife. This is stylish and comfortable too. Why don't they have one? -Yes, you see, we have the glasses. -You have to represent the Bronx. -Exactly, the Bronx is where it is. That's how it is. -That's what I'm doing. What's going on with Cornona here right now? Is it going up or down? Is it going up or down? -Well, not here. He is rising. Brooklyn. -Brooklyn is rising. Don't they wear masks?

Do you need an appointment or not? -Do you want to know if you're okay? -Only enter with your ID. Ok, now we head

south

towards Mott Haven. I think it's 138. And that's another busy street. The Bronx is a large area. What is it? 42 square miles. This is the South Bronx. There are all different parts of the Bronx. There are really nice and expensive neighborhoods. There are more concentrated neighborhoods like this one. A bit of everything. The overall population of the Bronx is 1.4 million people. If it were its own city, I don't remember what it would be, but it has the third highest population density in the state.

So I think it would be like the eighth largest city in the United States. Do you see the bars on the windows? Obviously it shows that it is not the safest neighborhood. But it has some charm here. Garden areas. Things seem to be a little better taken care of. Over here vines along the side of the building.

They were mistreated, beaten and starved to death. Get out of there, B. And they cut off his owner's testicles and left him to die on a rooftop in Brooklyn. There's Benji. Yes, everyone knows Benji and we've had him for nine years. -Is Benji a star? Yes, yes, everyone knows Benji. -Hello Hello Benji. -Poochie says, "How come you don't say hello to Poochie? Put your hand this way, remember, put your hand that way. -Hello Poochie. -So you live in the neighborhood? -Yes. -Oh, that's right. Great. He got cute in this area. -Yes, under the bridge too. She doesn't bite, really.

He says, "Leave my wife alone." Are you there, mom? -Well, what about you? -Well, Poochie, okay? I'm about to go look for her. -How long have you lived in the neighborhood? Oh, people are great here, do they all get along? I saw a group of guys shooting at Herion up there. -Yes, they do that. -It's nicer down here. -Yes, they're so cute. , and then the other guy owns three of them because in the past they paid $35,000 for them. Now they are worth over a million dollars. -Seriously, each of these is over a million. -Yes, they are beautiful. -You too. -Goodbye.

It seems we are near a police station. It must be there. That looks empty up there. Look at that one. Where is? Right there, yeah, that's empty. And these are the projects. And she said these, I don't know. She is the first person I talk to about them. She said some of these apartments can cost up to $1,500 each. But they get free electricity. What's up guys? -Hey, what's up brother? Hey, how's the neighborhood lately? Where specifically? The entire venue? -Like 149? -Damn disaster. This whole facility is a fucking disaster. -I was recording, should I turn this off? -No, absolutely not.

It's been really bad. -Is this whole venue a shit show? -Yeah, just be careful, man. -Are you moving here, do you live here? -No, I'm just walking. - Yeah, there's a lot of crime lately, man. It's been like this since what? Around the Crown? When that started, it got really bad. -Beginning of COVID, yes. -COVID and you know, just... -How about here on 138? -Nothing worse than what it has been, right? -Mott Haven? It's better there than there, right? 149? -149, do you mean the central area? -Yes, where the subway leaves. Where does the subway leave? -Yes, the K2. -Lots of drug activity. -There were about 20 guys sitting shooting each other on the sidewalk. -Yes, it's crazy.

It's all the way up 149, I mean, I don't know how far you walked. I don't know if you're recording if you walked there. -Yes, I walked there and then went down. -Yes, here now, if you're talking about drugs and fucking drug addicts in K2, it seems like it's up to 149. It's been getting worse. -All the surrounding blocks and... -You know guys, I've been out of the country for four years. A month ago I quarantined, all that shit but... -Welcome back. -Thank you. Is rare. -You are in luck. They're going to... I don't want him to be murdered...

They're going to fucking 158. -I could do that, yes, but that's... -Is that harsh? -Yes, I would stay here. Back up and down 149 or maybe walk like Patterson. -Alright. Although it actually looks good. It is a beautiful area. There are many small pockets. -Okay, be careful -Okay guys, thank you. You are originally Italian, right? You look like my father. He is. ♪ hip hop music ♪ A little different vibe. More space on the sidewalks, not so many people, there is still life. This is traffic that doesn't seem to be happening in Manhattan right now. Quite a vibrant neighborhood. Old woman buying ice cream.

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