I live on the westside now, but used to live right off Central and Tennessee. When you were saying "had this been the South, we would have already been followed and messed with", a lot of the reason that nobody is messing with you is because 1. everybody assumes everybody else is packing, and 2. most of these folks are too busy either surviving or they're thieves not fighters and they're just worried about their next fix. You got it exactly right when you said everybody's too busy minding their own business.
Funny, I lived at 215 Tennessee NE when I lived here in 1976,77. It was called the WarZone then. I was 22 , enjoyed those years. Albuquerque is very unique. You love it or hate it. I wouldnt live anywhere else. I 100% love, appreciate it
I'm from Albuquerque. Born and raised.. and even tho it's gotten pretty bad, I still have love for my city and the people that live here. There is a lot of culture and art here, and you will definitely meet some nice people. Edit: and some delicious food too!
All the cities have gotten worse. Abq has amazing food and culture. But the rents and cost of living went crazy high and of course the crime went up too. Those 2 very good reasons is why we left. But i do miss many things about Abq and N.M. in general. 🤗
I moved away 4 years ago and I absolutely love my new home. Still though I have much love and pride for being a Burqueño, if you can make it there you TRULY can make it anywhere.
Beg to differ, Veterans like me experienced a war zone differently. Don't thank me. I volunteered to go, twice, and got paid monthly. This October my wildfire smoke came from Canada and Oregon.
The shed shelters are empty. No one wanted to stay in them because you can’t drink or do drugs while you stay there. And the homeless are all over town. It’s just worse in some areas. I’ve lived here for 50 years and it’s so bad now. Two different nurses reported from two different homeless people they treated, said they came from Texas. Texas gave them an ultimatum, jail or bus ticket to Albuquerque. That’s why it’s so bad here for the size of city. Texas is sending the homeless they bust for crimes here.
Yes at first we were sending the illegals there also but realized quickly that it is still to close to Texas so that is when we decided to ship them to New York but the homeless criminals will still go to ABQ. They don't really seem to want to come back
Born and raised in Albuquerque. I left 10 years ago and have no desire to move back. I always knew this city had problems but it’s crazy to see how worse it’s gotten in 10 years. It’s just weird to see how many homeless Albuquerque has for its size. Albuquerque is not small but it’s not huge either.
Agree. Born in NM west of the Pecos, kept my childhood saddle, but a summer of farming south of Fort Grant, AZ, convinced me to keep traveling. I've seen 30 of the 50 on my flag. I even have a way to find employment outside the USA. Which is what I've done. Once I quit military service. Civilian jobs overseas. Canton Island was one. Cruise liners out of New Zealand still take tourists there for a visit.
In Albuquerque South Valley, right on the side of the road, our friends truck broke down and he had to leave it overnight. They stole his tilt knob all his 3 prong fuses, broke his steering column, stole his headlights, his battery, everything in the glove compartment, his cigarette lighter and anything else they found. They also cut the wires under the dash.
lol. Sorry but a $75 tow could've kept all that from happening. I used to leave my car out in the street in front of my house doors unlocked windows down, valuables exposed. Nothig ever happened moved up to Nob Hill for school and the first week they broke into my car and stole my prescription sunglasses.
I wish I could have been with you on the drive. I could have given you the tour, complete with a history lesson from a true Albuquerque person. The good and the bad.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Jose, if you had truly known ahead of time, would you really have picked this guy up in your truck and drove around town? Honest question, just out of curiosity.
@@roadwarrior528 the times were living in leave little space for bringing some one you dont know into your car. Sad that we cant do good things like that anyone. Sad crap
Ran into some New Mexicans in Missouri they told me how they missed Albuquerque,so I broke their windows and stole their stereo to make them feel at home😁
Born in Albuquerque, in 1975 my parents had a home in the south valley we had wrought iron on every window and door , that didn’t stop the break ins one bit, they would pull the wrought iron off the house , and still get in! I was 12 there were 4 kids in the family , they got us just before Christmas and right after! I don’t miss living there!
"Only base men and oppressors can rejoice in a triumph of Injustice over the weak and defenseless, for weakness ought itself to protect from assaults of pride, prejudice, and power." 🕊 ~ Frederick Douglas, American orator, writer, editor, and abolitionist leader. (1818-1895)
Nor really high violent crime???!!! You must not live here! Dude there's at least one or two murders a day! There's lots of violent crime here! Jeez where you been?
There are only like 3 of those little houses being used. The vetting and rules have made it impossible to get in. Very sad, and frustrating. I am from Albuquerque. Raised in a house in the International District. (Neighborhood names are mostly new) I grew up on otherside of Louisiana. The Trumbul area you drove in was considered to be dangerous. I hadn't had any issues. My friend lived over there. The house I grew up in, the neighborhood NOW...HAS CHANGED. Gunshots can be heard. It echoes though. Not sure where it is. Base is close by. REAL CLOSE. I can say there is a problem no doubt. I can also say Albuquerque does have some of the nicest people. (The born and raised) Stay safe on your journey. Many blessings your way. (Did you try the chile at least? I recommended christmas style. Red and green)
Central and Pennsylvania isn't too bad during the day. If you would have gone at night it's a whole different story! Especially the corner store that is at the light of central and Pennsylvania.
@@Heartless-oi3sp central and lousiana to tramway. There’s a stretch of hotels and homeless encampments that one would consider the blade. UCs and CIs are heavy in the area too tho
My husband is stationed there now at kirtland . I’m still in Louisiana and I’m kind of worried about bringing my 14 year old there because I see so much about kids trying fentanyl and dying . It’s a beautiful place . I feel so sad for all the people living on the streets . It’s surreal
Talk to tote kid about drugs and fentanyl. Keep open communication between you. Educate them to the fullest that you can. Do not let them fear you or coming to you let them know they can tell you anything. Be aware and super vigilant, trust them but don’t let a 14 yo have too much privacy and autonomy they will misuse it no matter how good and innocent they are. Don’t put it past them if you have a gut feeling, follow up on it and be sure to verify every time they say they are spending the night at a girlfriends house, call that friends parents! I was 14 and my mom was strict but she missed so much by not following through and “trusting” me to be honest when I wanted to experiment and I knew of thought she’d say no or get mad so I went behind her back. She was too busy w her own life to be bothered to double check anything so my siblings and I got away with everything but murder in this town Albuquerque.
you r right and good to know ur facts. basically tell your kid to never take any pill he doesn't know. 1 fent pill will kill a first time user for certain esp a child. fent is destroying our city but it has always been bad here for multiple reasons or another
If you guys are strangers nobody's going to mess with you maybe if you leave your car unlocked they'll break in but for the most part our trouble is amongst ourselves
When I moved into the city! I became best friends with this one gal! My husband and I were almost homeless,and Ida! Such an Angel let us stay with her! She lived in the war zone! There were no Troubles!!
I grew up in the war zone, I was one of the lucky ones that got out. I could see my old house where I grew up at timestamp 19:19 The brown one with the white brick fence. Lol, I never would have thought of seeing it on someone's YT video.
It's not as bad as they say. I love Burque. Nothing happens when I go there. Walking around there no one approaches u. If u provoke or step up to someone there then there IS a problem. Ppl r helpful n nice. The food is great. The entertainment is awesome. The history is rich and the beauty of Burque is unique. I have family living there who don't talk bad about their home.
It's not that they are talking bad there home it's that these people have experienced tragedy in their lives and trauma. I know I have, born and raised Albuquerque but I left ....it's deeper than that and I am sure this is how it is everywhere
Sadly it has gotten bad recently. The public transportation is now free and the bus is taken over by homeless just smoking fentynal on the actual bus and thy don't even do anything about it.
Try going downtown in late afternoon evening. Just crossing a street to get to a restaurant you will get approached by aggressive beggars. Its not bad in AM early afternoon but I'd refrain from walking around after 2PM. Many shops gave up the ghost and just offer breakfast lunch and then close up and get the hell out.
@@aubribusby9459 And puff head Kellar wants to make the buses more comfortable for the homeless. What a joke. And now most of the drivers are quitting. Talk about a hostile work environment. A bigger problem is the catch and release of criminals. Many of these homeless are repeat offenders of property crime. Kellar even wanted to start a camp in the heights and the neighborhood stormed city hall . Kellar obviously must live in a gated community and has no clue as to whats going on. In short, there are no deterrents to crime. ABQ is attracting the wrong kind like bugs to a light. Also attracting hardened crooks from LA.
Albuquerque is like any other city. Denver, where I was born and raised - now there's a dramatic difference so so sad. Thing to know about Albuquerque is its one of the # 1 witness relocation cities in America. There's filthy rich, and gang. There's homeless and useless. It's not that bad compared to some hoods I've seen in Kansas City MO! There are spots there if the main hwy going through, you better hope you don't run out of gas, need to go to the bathroom, or get hungry. Scarey stuff there.
No one here is filthy rich 😂😂😂😂 maybe in your eyes try living in Dallas or Texas that's money and Denver is still money and nice shit Albuquerque is all around ghetto city not a lot of money here unless it's inherited family but no only two millionaires live here that's it majority are ghetto broke or cheap yes some of course classy people with money but filthy rich haha no one here owns a private plane or jet please
It's very hard for me see how bad that area got in just 21 years. Back in 2001 I on a road trip and I stayed overnight at the Luxury Inn on Route 66 (Central Ave SE). I drove around in the neighbor hoods to see what the house looked like and very few of them had fences around them. There where NO homeless people back then.
I lived there 12 years ago? There were homeless here and there, I went back last summer and saw homeless all over, it seems homeless population have boomed in Albuquerque and even Santa Fe.
You may not have seen them there, but they were in Albuquerque then. Possibly began or worsened when the states, all of them dumped their mental hospitals, late 80s maybe. None the less, for all of you who are against tent cities & like the idea of better solutions; we've been waiting 4 decades already. No veteran in America should be homeless. No mentally ill person should be either. Mental hospitals should be redesigned, not warehousing the patients, but keeping them on meds. Even though the medical profession doesn't do great at balancing the meds; some being made worse by them. I drove down on 4rd today where they built a new treatment center. I hope that model is successful. They've got something going over at the old Veteran's Hosp. on Gibson also. It's just too little, too late. So now that the homeless are setting up tents; officials want to round them up & get them all together. They've already made it worse at Coronado Park by insisting that everyone go there to be bused to shelters. All in one place bred a lot of violence there. So give them the small areas where they've tried to set up small camps of the ones who get along together somewhat. To all of you who don't like it; get involved designing & planning the long term solutions no one's been able to implement in the past 40 years! Let's be the first state to really solve the homeless issue
I can't stand when people say oh it's not bad this place is worse or this is worse, you can never drive thru(annyyyy city for a day and think your going to see it all( crime, murders, you ve got a lot to learn vato!!!!!!!!!?
The real homeless camp is in downtown there are full lots where people have a little tent city. Another one of the problems is that there are less safe areas than dangerous areas crime is spread out everywhere and like the San Mateo Walmart is notorious for being extremely sketch
Are you serious?? I live in Phoenix too and was wondering what it was like there compared to here! LOL i guess I got my answer... Could you please indulge me some more and elaborate? Please!
There is a HUGE area you missed. Three terrible neighborhoods. If you come back here let someone give you a tour. You have to truly go through the areas and know where to look. I absolutely hate it here and we have such horrible crime. My fiancé is from Michigan and doesn’t feel safe here. I don’t for sure and I’m born and raised here.
@@romero2025 , Not for me. I'm a 64 year old single woman living in an apartment complex on the west side. I feel quite safe. Your property may be stolen here, but that is because our state is impoverished. The people just mind their own business and are mostly friendly and kind.
@@edie4321 I’m from Chicago area lived in Albuquerque 2 years 96-98. It was nice back then I lived by the Army base of Gibson, went to Highland H.S right by the Walmart in the beginning of the video. Was there 4 years ago seen a lot of homeless but some nice areas like were my cousin lives by Sandia area I think.
@@romero2025, I used to live in that same area in the early 2000's it has gone down to the point of them taking out the WalMart and grocery stores to really starve the homeless surviving in there. There were many homeless veterans due to the VA being there. There definitely still are nice parts and the mayor is building all kinds of fancy stuff for whom? we do not understand, as New Mexicans can no longer afford to live here, thus all the homeless. It's an upside-down world about to be righted.
Inflation is hurting Abq. Im seeing homeless population exploding. Cost of living is rising and affordable housing is becoming scarce. The city lost its charm after the early 2000s. It will only get worse as poverty increases. Lack of jobs. Skilled workers. Education is low priority it seems. Pretty sad sight. Crime is high for such a small city. Alot of californians, floridians, and texans moving in. Drove prices up with new companies and movie industry moving in. These groups will shell out big money for houses and properties. I see Abq being totally different in 20+ years. I see change for sure. I guess its good if you're making that cash and not good if you're actually stuck in the hood or low income.
That's for sure. The story I heard is that large investors came in, bought up houses, raised rents; forcing house renters into Apts. Owners of Apts. then raised rents because they had more working class & at 72yrs, disabled for 34yrs, I as a senior could hardly find any place to rent in a low crime area! Almost every apt. complex owner has closed to low income tenants out of their greed, pure sheer greed!
@@sharonspencer2312 i believe it. There are two large property inc. from California and Oregon that bought alot of complexes in the metro. Raised their rent x2.
When I was a kid we lived in those town houses at 20:00. Late 80s. Even back then it was starting to get bad. Kids found needles in the park all the time. The bank down the street regularly got robbed. I delivered pizzas in that neighborhood in the mid 2000s and it has gotten progressively worse over the years. I remember getting surrounded by an angry mob walking down the street, they weren't after me, but smacked my car as they all walked by. I delivered a pizza one night and I pull up to the house and there's a couple of meth heads wrestling in the front yard, teeth missing and skinny as all can be.
Glad I caught your video. Born and raised here, this is one of the better videos I have seen. You definately touched on the homeless problem. We actually have many of our parks that have absolutely been taken over by the other part of the homeless and drug issues and unfortunately are being destroyed. Anyway, you are right that it is by no means "soft". We have a lot of gang bangin' going on and a lot of border issues too which does not help in the least. This is also the land of mañana, so nobody really cared that you were driving around, but guaranteed that in certain areas you were in, they knew you were there. And just as a side note; we have quite a number of world athletes that come here to train due to the altitude and that big mountain behind us that they use to train on. I am just the opposite, when I go to a closer to sea level place, I can not breathe either because I feel like I am drowning. Lol.... Again great video, really enjoyed it and the commentary and appreciate you saying about the other parts of our city that are quite beautiful and stunning. EDIT: a few of those places you were, you do not want to be there at night if you do not belong there.
I’m from the South Valley in ABQ I’ve seen a lot growing up and how things changed in different areas. My favorite area is always on Paseo looking at the gorgeous mansions.
South Valley is where a former Brother In-Law of mine said he was from. My late sister said he got his state certification to teach in NM just she did in AZ. College romance, enjoyed teaching, they had children. Then for whatever reason she died while sleeping. Her man is now dead. Their kids grew and live on the W. Coast. Thing is, my father was convinced his daughter was murdered by the S, Valley man. Smothered with a hospital pillow. To end the medical billing. My father said so as he was dying. Like, he wanted it known. "God be with you", I said.
Try going at night. NOT IN YOUR CAR. 😂 and that wal mart has been shut down since this video, due to heavy crime. What wal marts in the ghetto do that? 😅
Living life on those streets is a very agonizing and depressing situation anybody can be in. Ive been there, the old train park (Coronado park). The number 1 thing I can describe it, is that homelessness out there is only one letter away from hopelessness, cause yeah they've got food trucks and day shelters, they got the westside shithole shelter... Or as I call it, COVID prison... They feed you, let you sleep, shower, give you info in resources. But those "resources" are about as helpful as lighting a matchstick to explore a dark cave.... Especially worse when it comes to housing. Some get lucky, most do not.... And those who do get their apartments or whatever, they're either ex addicts or alcoholics or they have friends who bring traffic and end up doing some kinda stupid shit to get thrown back out into the hellscape of the streets.... It's like pure Darwinism at its most realist.... Cause someone could straight up slice up your tent to get to you and your shit, or catch you when you just woke up, or showering at a day shelter (St Martin's don't even got doors on the women's showers, can't even afford curtains or nothing for the 2 showers they got.... ). If you're an addict or alcoholic.... I think they got it even worse off.... Cause erasing ant sense of judgement or contempt or whatever your opinion on their choices what they put in their body, it doesnt matter... You could still have all your brain cells, walk, talk, act normal and civilized, be very charismatic and able to speak well to people, have talents, skills, and good memory and basic intelligence, and go snd try and do the things you need to with housing resources, and If they see even the smallest bit of evidence that you were or are an addict at some point, they tend to bias you immediately... Doesn't matter if you dotted your i's crossed your t's, left all whats left of your belongings back at your camp so you can go handle your business after having taken a shower at a day shelter to get dressed up all presentable and give the best most awe inspiring speech to them about why they should give you housing... If they decide to have a wild hair up their ass for any reason, they'll beat around the bush or give some bullshit excuse..... :/ Like I said, that's not every case, but that's what happened to most of the other street folk ive talked with and lived amongst.... My mom and I got extremely lucky we got out when we did.... When the city came through, saw us, and immediately had us fill out papers and put us in a motel quick before going and figuring all the housing stuff for us..... I just wish they could do that for everybody here.......
It's not bad as far as gangs here. I live in Albuquerque and you drove down my street. The key here is minding your own business. Back in the day there were drive by shootings and gang fights constantly. It has calmed down a lot .
Agree. RU-vid has video from white boys driving amid Detroit . This man came by AmTrak and used DDOT scheduled transit to reach the Packard Motors Plant. Where I tented on the roof. No bull, amigo. Walked the city afterward. From that bad old 8 Mile section down past burnt housing to Jefferson. A real estate firm. Looking to buy a cheap vacation home, Also joined the Michigan Technological University Dept.of Social Studies, Society for Industrial Archaeology. So I could go dig Detroit.
Honestly this place is not just over run with homeless. That is a more recent problem. The problem is at night. Look up any of our local news channels and that will answer evrything.
Many of the homeless are also responsible for the crime to support their meth/ fentanyl habits. Thanks for Mayor/Governers catch and release and no three strikes rule. They are attracted here for those reasons. Most have come from other areas. The government is largely at fault for the magnitude of how bad things have become. There is very little deterents.
I bet that Taco Shop at the 25.20 mark is bomb . You can always tell by the stickers over the windows and in the seedy part of town . There’s a ton of those places in the West , Utah and Arizona have great 24 hour taco shops . Bright colors and lights with 24 hour drive thru lol
Albuquerque is nothing like what it use to be. Crime is surging, the homeless are surging, this is NOTHING like what it was a couple years ago. I don’t even know my own home town anymore and it desperately makes me want to leave. Neighborhoods that were safe are slowly becoming more suspicious, homeless tweaks are spreading out, really nice areas have become scary. The hood is even scarier. Robberies mid day at the mall, held at gun point, constant stolen cars, aggressive homeless people downtown and down central, homicide rates are going way up, just not fun. The politicians are so out of touch and we don’t give a fuck about our own home and it’s embarrassing and disgusting. So much drinking and driving, so much litter, glass bottles everywhere and cans. Pathetic. So pathetic.
@@Georgian1717those places still have money and jobs Albuquerque doesn't dummie it's all around a poor state and government funded another ignorant new Mexican insecure af taking everything offensively
I got jumped and stabbed right there at the 11:50 mark around 1989. That's my old hood. Albuquerque is a complete pit of dispair. They call NM the land of entrapment for a reason. Very few of us got out of there. I feel much safer in Hialeah!! lol
Different types of issues out west for sure. We have homeless, and a horrible dope problem here in Memphis, but you won't just see it. But, for sure if you drive around my neighborhood, here in south Memphis, The way you are driving around there, the brothers will start plotting their attack. I know this. Also, there are some little backwash towns in Arkansas and northern Mississippi, Tate county, Tunica county, Panola county, Ms, if you drive around some of those towns one time, the whole town will know and start plotting. I've personally been caught up in some dark stuff down in Monroe county and Chickasaw county, Ms over just having Shelby county TN license plate, people thinking I'm the plug, bringing a load thru town almost not making it out. I'd drive thru any of those big city hoods anyday, over those lethal little country boy towns.
@@hoopty. Why would you be afraid of the country Boys? Believe me the media would be playing that on a endless loop 24/7, If white people were shooting minorities.
@@user-vr3mr5eu7y The whole se isn’t sketchy. There are certainly pockets of really bad areas but that’s just like everywhere else. They do have some really charming towns and cities in the se like Savannah, Charleston, New Orleans
It’s actually cleaner air than your used to that’s why u have to adjust to it,Albuquerque is chill having been on the streets here I know for a fact it’s not as bad as people say you just mind ur own business and watch ur back just like any other city’s hood!
Your content was great. However, you missed quite a few "Key Corners & Parks" that really would have given your viewers an "idea" of what The South East (or Burque as a whole) is all about. That neighborhood was called The War Zone for a reason. So many ethnicities, gangs, habits and indictments have came and left The Trumbull Village, War Zone, International District and an everyday person would see at face value would be "Hopelessness". I seen that when I first moved here from Cali. But as I got to really know these people behind the addictions and poor choices, I also got to know kind hearts, rich history, GREAT FOOD and most of all: A story of a strong people. If I can say "Burqueno" in another word: Survivors. #IFREAKINLOVETHISTOWN!
Amor.... Respect.... I'm from here and I ve been all over Northern California ( Oakland, Sac, All over the ( Bay area ) Vallejo, Richmond,and Oakland is worse than Albuquerque, however we are getting just as bad .. We had more homicides in Albuquerque than Oakland I'm 2019!!! First time for that.... We are however 100,000 more people than Oakland tho
You passed right through my hood. I think you got lucky, quieter than normal. I just finished listening to a uh.... Showdown, I always wonder if a bullet is gonna come through these papier mache walls. Lol It wears on you when you're here 24/7. A lot of the people who have been here longer are super proud of it but honestly, I've been in NM all my life and can't remember anyone ever really liking ABQ except Albuquerqueans This is the Detroit of the southwest. Also those buildings are all jacked up structurally you just can't see it from the outside.
Not true. I'm here because I want to know what you'd say about your life. I could live in that city if I enjoyed old lava flow caves more than what I'm still exploring. I haven't had rattlesnakes underground after NM until decades later under Montana, Volunteer assisting 10 miles of Grade-6 Cartography for the US Park Service for a week. Tenting with other cave explorers from all over the USA. In 2021 the US Government was looking to hire and train young adults to go find what was Federal Land.. I don't know if off grid dudes got the jobs.
@@jcee2259 to each their own. I'm happier and more stable outside the city. Too much going on, much of it quite spooky. I like to interface with nature and my garden more directly than what the concrete jungle can offer. Off Grid Dudes can get any job they want, or make their money make money for them, just the same as anybody else. ;)
I lived in the warzone area for a while. I experienced mostly car break-ins. Make sure you have a good car alarm with an ignition kill switch. It looks worse now though. Sad to see Albuquerque like this.
I’m from Albuquerque born and raised, the war zone has definitely calmed down in the crime aspect fortunately but most of the crime has now moved to the South Valley, but unfortunately homelessness has gone up because everyone’s under the needle now. Growing up, i was living off of Trumbull and Pennsylvania and to be honest I’d say those were the worst streets in the war zone, you would hear gunshots everyday, police sirens everyday, and someone was getting killed every other day but that was in the early-mid 2010’s.
Living in Albuquerque has it's good and bads just like every other city towns states .. I'm born and raised here and I love Albuquerque.. yeah there is homeless but that's everywhere .. the people here are great .. I got lots of love for my city ..
I live in the "War Zone" 27yrs. It's not as bad as people say. It's the older part of Albuquerque better known as Route 66. Much of the area is under renovation and new construction. Homeless people seem to gravitate to the Southeast Heights. Maybe because there are more public services available for the homeless in the area. More old buildings going down. New city projects were approved last year that will help improve the old buildings. Hopefully....🤞
I'm from New Mexico. It's surely only the widespread Catholism and the fact that we all always knew we were trapped anyway (we called it the "Land of Entrapment" instead of Enchantment) that keeps people calm in the midst of the fact that they are going nowhere in life and it will not get any better ever. If you take out the depressing economic climate, New Mexico is still a beautiful state. If you go back, go to Carlsbad Caverns. It's worth a visit more than Roswell.
this place has got a heart and soul like no other. Moved away a few months ago for reasons beyond my control, and I miss it so much. It's such a unique and sweet place, filled with the most amazing people ya know, not on Zuni, but, other places lol
There isn't air pollution in Albuquerque. You don't see a big huge beautiful blue sky, like pictured in your video, when air pollution is present. Just wanted to point that out, and yes, I live in Albuquerque
Albuquerque gets a bad rap it doesn't deserve Most people are decent no matter what neighborhood you venture into. I had a blow out on my Harley in the middle of the war zone and many people offered us cold drinks and kindness. There are definitely criminal's here but this is one place where all race and ethnic groups co mingle and get along. I've never been a victim of property crime in the 20 + years I've lived here
I recently visited ABQ and toured all the city like you folks. Most of South & West Chicago makes this look like a walk in the park! However, ABQ has some really run down areas for sure. Thanks for sharing.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Englewood and Auburn Gresham on the South side are awful. Garfield park on the West side is really bad too. Like you mentioned about ABQ. I never felt threatened or scared there. A few homeless begging, etc. However, Chi towns neighborhood sent a chill up my spine!
@@conniepierce328 ABQ is dangerous, I have family in Santa Fe and ABQ, I am from Tucson. I lived in Chicago and crime is bad there, but it's mostly gang violence and lootings. Just to stay in Garfield street. ABQ is a sleepy killer, lots of drugs pass through the town and people are nice, but will kill you in a snap.
i walked every neighborhood recruiting homes for Nielsen TV ratings. you are mistaken, the residents are awesome, hardworking people. salt of the earth people, generous people. that is why these homeless tourists flock to Albuquerque, to take advantage of our generosity, kindness, even if it kills them.
@5:50 San Pedro and Central! I worked the midnight shift at the "Adult Video" place. 6 months of strangeness! Quit after a robbery at high noon on Thanksgiving Day. Worked with a guy from Valley Gardens who lived there and the level of activity all night freaked him out. He was a cholo that listened to Mercyful Fate. Freaking Albucrazy!
You keep saying it's not the whole city but it's starting to spread North. Montgomery boulevard between Carlisle and Wyoming is becoming a hellhole as well. You're going to have an elevation problem all the way through New Mexico.
So many videos of the Warzone on youtube but no one ventures into the south valley. The kind of places your looking for in burque have managed to stay under the radar of youtubers. Not really sure what your hoping to find, bullets flying, gurilla warfare in the streets. Maybe try looking for a little history, traditionals, and stuff you can only find in burque.
That's the main streets not the war zone itself. You will see the people in day time all at bus station and spread down that street. That's a war zone hood not the actual war zone ... Zuni and central
I've been raised by the streets of Albuquerque since I was 14. And I wish more than anything my kids didn't have to exposed this . If I could move out of this fentynal invested state I would. Never I have I felt such shame for my fellow lobos.
God bless you and your family but it's not just New Mexico it's all across the country. People are even putting lethal doses of fentynal inside folded up dollar bills getting children and adults for no reason
You passed right through my hood. I think you got lucky, quieter than normal. I just finished listening to a uh.... Showdown, I always wonder if a bullet is gonna come through these papier mache walls. Lol
Not a good tour of the Actual "Warzone", East Central or The International District. Come into my hood and you'll see beautiful gardens, urban agriculture young families and old stalwarts. This was like riding the subway to Yankee Stadium and saying you went to the Bronx.
i don’t think you realize that you’re still in the parts of alb where you’re able to drive . i was literally on wyoming ave this weekend getting a car wash . i wouldn’t do that other places fs & that little taco truck was gas just so you know . taco asada is the way to do it !
Way to open up the episode right at the methadone clinic. It was there on the left side corner at the stop sign where you turned right, one street over. You'd have gone right past it. IDK why you went in a circle, you would have gotten straight onto Central. 👍🏻
I remember that you did not drive through the near Northside of the capital city Des Moines, Iowa. If you did the windows got rolled up and thd doors locked. Now in Albuquerque I an armed every time I go anywhere. We are running an average of one murders every two or three days. Needles laying in the parking of the main mall makes you think. Keller will not get the beggars out of the intersections or the homeless camps out of your yards
Watched you video. ABQ does not look that bad compared to the crime, drug abuse & homelessness in the west coast metro-hell-holes (LA, San Fran, Portland, Seattle, etc).
12 min in, you haven't even braised the homeless area. Should go East up Zuni from San Mateo, then Bell, Trumbell and all the side Streets south of central East to Eubank.l. It's horrific.
@@tommyaintgotnojob they not killing tourist .. we gonna be ok. i love the NO but its super dangerous. The same can be said about STL and Detorit. places i LOVE for the culture but.. dang they scary. most crap is between locals.
Born and raised in New Mexico, I lived in the war zone on the corner of copper and Texas in 1999-2000. This was definitely a dangerous place. People getting killed nearly every day back then. But ya, there didn't really used to be homeless around. They would stay away from the dangerous places.
I know some people that have went there and now they told me that that's the bad spot of New Mexico they told me that you don't want to go on certain streets because you either get shot Rob or killed and kind of believed that they was telling the truth it's one place that I wouldn't want to go and told me when they go there they go certain places and they don't go down certain streets but they go down certain streets they have people that will stop you and tell you you are on the wrong street you better get off the street because you won't get hurt bad and that's what people have told me have been there and I wouldn't want to go there I would I would stay away from that New Mexico it's probably dangerous might like they said because it's some spots that looks all right but then again you don't know what's happening when you go to the spots and the night time is when it happens they said it said it's really bad they said that you walk down the street you will get shot kill or maybe even rob mostly robbed because the people are poor and don't have money like that so imagine it would be like that and my case the old man and I wouldn't want to go through nothing that stuff I have left a good life and want to keep living a good life so I would stay away from that part of the world with God bless everybody and even bless them because they need the blessings and God works mysterious ways and maybe he will turn some of them people around
No don't come to new mexico period I'm from that hell hole only good thing I got from nm is my husband and the kids otherwise hell no back in 97 to 00 then hell yeah it was the best place to live
@@boozebullyjarvis7695 Albuquerque is still a nice place to live. You just have to know what neighborhoods to avoid like in any city. I have lived and worked in Albuquerque for 15 years and that included working in the so called war zone where this video was shot. I was never assaulted or robbed once. Though. I had my car burglarized and damaged, but they can go on anywhere. Just more likely in the bad neighborhoods. I didn't care for the negative characterization this video started with saying "I have nothing but bad about Albuquerque".
I was thinking about moving here from North dakota. It seems like a great place to live, if you don't do drugs or have bad health conditions keeping you from working
@@chocolatechipslime affordability, scenary, weather,and career positions available, hobbies as well like outside hikes, motorcycle riding.i live in North dakota its muddy/ frozen/cloudy tundra for 6-8 months a year. Always windy at least 15-25 mph during the day. About the most boring and dullest state to live in unless your an alcoholic.
There are good neighborhoods throughout Albuquerque. It's just a matter of staying away from the more drug prone and crime infested areas. And I have worked in the so called war zone and never had any problems. I just wouldn't live there.
Yes I live here and crime is very high. Homeless is also high and drugs. It used to be a very beautiful city. We are a statuary city. Anyone and everyone can come.
I don't know if that's bad I've lived here since 1963 and it's all it's always been called The War Zone since I can remember I did that one time one time but just called the wards on that one time or another so yeah but I don't know what I did there it wasn't it wasn't bad at all so
P.S. a lot of this stuff is gangs, it just blends in with the homelessness. A lot of those beautiful neighborhoods are run by gangs also. You could literally commit any crime anywhere in this city and nobody would ever do anything about it. Ever. No matter what. That is the reality of Albuquerque. And people know it.
