A documentary about real life in New York, USA, through the stories of expats and expats. The authors discuss the cost of living, jobs, medicine, crime, and disappointments in the American dream while visiting Central Park, the Financial District, Brooklyn Heights, and other areas of the city.
- Duration
- 2 h 43 min
- Route distance
- 30.7 km
- Start
- New York City
- End
- Central Park
- Stops
- 2
- Channel author
- Andrey Burenok
Timestamps and places
- — New York City (Intro. Why visit the real New York)
- — How New York was settled
- — A teenager in New York with no room for error
- — Central Park (Midtown and Central Park: postcard vs. reality)
- — Sasha, photographer: life in a New York dream home
- — The neighborhoods of New York: what life is like in different parts of the city
- — Brooklyn Heights: an upscale neighborhood with a view of Manhattan
- — Preview of the episode from South Korea. About the PARA Digital Skills School
- — New York’s Homeless: For Whom the City Has Become a Home on the Street
- — A Brief History of New York
- — Leonid: Working as a Sneaker Salesman in New York
- — How to Survive in New York Without Money or Connections
- — Financial District: The Heart of Money and Skyscrapers
- — Why New York Is Always Under Construction
- — Alexander and the Coffee Shop
- — Preview of the episode from South Korea. About finding flights and travel with tripmydream
- — Legalization of drugs: how it feels in the city
- — New York neighborhoods: where to live, and where it’s better not to settle
- — Empire State Building: the city’s symbol and its price
- — Government District: the center of U.S. power
- — Transportation and taxis: how to actually get around New York
- — How we opened a coffee shop in New York from scratch
- — Food prices at New York restaurants
- — The smell of New York: what they don’t show in the movies
- — Water in New York: Is it safe to drink from the tap?
- — Migration: Who moves to New York and why
- — How 2020 changed New York
- — The New York Police Department: How They Work on the Streets
- — Katya: An Introduction and a Conversation About the Homeless
- — Urban Eccentrics and How to Get Along With Them
- — Business in Ukraine and the U.S.: Theft at a Coffee Shop
- — Passive aggression among Black people: the guests’ personal experiences
- — How the American mindset has changed in recent years
- — Vitaly on the cost of living in New York
- — How much can you earn driving a bicycle rickshaw
- — Sasha on working as a photographer and credit scores
- — Who should and who shouldn’t move to the U.S.
- — Alexander on the cost of living in New York
- — Katya on her expenses and getting by in the city
- — Leonid on healthcare and insurance in the US
Route on the map
What has become of the world's capital, and why is it scary to live there?