New York: what life is really like in the city

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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

  1. — New York City (Intro. Why visit the real New York)
  2. — How New York was settled
  3. — A teenager in New York with no room for error
  4. — Central Park (Midtown and Central Park: postcard vs. reality)
  5. — Sasha, photographer: life in a New York dream home
  6. — The neighborhoods of New York: what life is like in different parts of the city
  7. — Brooklyn Heights: an upscale neighborhood with a view of Manhattan
  8. — Preview of the episode from South Korea. About the PARA Digital Skills School
  9. — New York’s Homeless: For Whom the City Has Become a Home on the Street
  10. — A Brief History of New York
  11. — Leonid: Working as a Sneaker Salesman in New York
  12. — How to Survive in New York Without Money or Connections
  13. — Financial District: The Heart of Money and Skyscrapers
  14. — Why New York Is Always Under Construction
  15. — Alexander and the Coffee Shop
  16. — Preview of the episode from South Korea. About finding flights and travel with tripmydream
  17. — Legalization of drugs: how it feels in the city
  18. — New York neighborhoods: where to live, and where it’s better not to settle
  19. — Empire State Building: the city’s symbol and its price
  20. — Government District: the center of U.S. power
  21. — Transportation and taxis: how to actually get around New York
  22. — How we opened a coffee shop in New York from scratch
  23. — Food prices at New York restaurants
  24. — The smell of New York: what they don’t show in the movies
  25. — Water in New York: Is it safe to drink from the tap?
  26. — Migration: Who moves to New York and why
  27. — How 2020 changed New York
  28. — The New York Police Department: How They Work on the Streets
  29. — Katya: An Introduction and a Conversation About the Homeless
  30. — Urban Eccentrics and How to Get Along With Them
  31. — Business in Ukraine and the U.S.: Theft at a Coffee Shop
  32. — Passive aggression among Black people: the guests’ personal experiences
  33. — How the American mindset has changed in recent years
  34. — Vitaly on the cost of living in New York
  35. — How much can you earn driving a bicycle rickshaw
  36. — Sasha on working as a photographer and credit scores
  37. — Who should and who shouldn’t move to the U.S.
  38. — Alexander on the cost of living in New York
  39. — Katya on her expenses and getting by in the city
  40. — Leonid on healthcare and insurance in the US

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