Downtown Miami has been a pit for decades. When I was a child in the late 50s and early 60s, our mothers would take us downtown for a speaicl treat to eat in the restaurant at Burdines. Women dressed up and wore short white daytime gloves to go downtown. It was lovely. The Freedom Tower was the tallest building there. I love the way the skyline has developed (I am a city girl at heart), but the businesses in most of the blocks around Flagler have been trash for decades. Full of counterfeit and cheap junk. Miami's downtown has so much potential to be a walkable, wonderful place. We have the Metrorail, Metromover and Brightline to get people to downtown and around it, and parking garages (which the city needs to set lower rates for). Yes, there aren't any parking garages on N. Miami Avenue where you are pointing, but there isn't any publicly available parking in much of lower and central Manhattan either and it is thriving there because there is a subway and bus system that goes everywhere. The Miami WorldCenter under construction across from the arena is a great step, and Brickell City Centre was a great addition. Then you have Bayside right on the water. And the amazing park that's coming for the currently fenced-off areas under 395 when they finish raising the roadways and putting in that fountain/spider (take your pick) sculpture over the roadway. The Seybold Building with its jewelers is a world-reknowned treasure that needs to be highlighted. This is a hub of reputable, GOOD jewelers, not the cheap/fake/counterfeit junk that was in those street level shops around downtown. If we could connect places like that with a mix of high end and affordable shops and restaurants on the ground floor of the buildings, it would attract good tenants for offices and apartments on the floors above. We need to crack down on all of the crap that's on the street level, enforce laws and get rid of the criminals and vagrants. A lot of the business that are closed are the crap ones they finally got the tenants out of, which makes them available to better businesses that cleaning up the place will attract. There are lots of apartments that have been built and more coming in, but we need to add ones that are more affordable. Thriving business on the street level and people living in great spaces above. The large closed building you're saying should be converted to a homeless shelter because people are sleeping in front of it should NOT be converted to a homeless shelter. To do that would void all of the good that could be done with downtown. Camillus House built a very BIG new facility a few years ago on the other side of 95, and that's where the homeless should be given free rides to. The world would fall in love with this city if it's done right.
This is happening all over the US. Some of it is caused by smash & take incidents, another is the new trend in shopping. People rather shop online for the convenience they don't want to hassle with the driving, street parking, standing in line, paying to park, fear of having an accident, robbed, etc.
Also 2 much crime in the big cities. Look at all the homeless people, look at how filthy! No one wants to see that, smell that, or be around those types. Biden let in all the undesirables!!!!!! Open borders cause this
We can't blame the flash mobs for this, the ones who ramsack the stores with a whole team cuz this has been going for years these types of thefts and it never shut down stores so let's not go their, cuz it's within Who teally hurt the store cuz they the ones tht steal the cash and they not doing inventory rite so lets think before we blame anybody at all.
What? This has been the case since the 80s. Since textiles went to Eastern Europe. And developers just kept hold of properties and did not fix them up or extend leases. They are seeing the big bucks to come. Like they did with Wynwood that got gentrified.
It’s like this everywhere, whether Republican or Democrat. It never bounced back after Covid. Nevermind the fact that Republicans are averse to investing in America.
This was shocking to watch. I had no idea Miami Dade County looks like this. Our country is being so destroyed by these politicians, special interest & corrupt systems,. Thank you for being a TRUTHER boots on the ground.
Miami Dade is beautiful! Trust me, I have lived here since 1965 when the tallest building was the court house called Cielito lindo. Google Brickell Miami, it's beautiful and thriving!
@@KB-therealestonelet’s be real.. we’re destroying ourselves. We’re more divided than ever. The special interests and such are paper tigers. A united country would devour all of that easily. Our division gives them power.
I left in 2002 n I'm from 1st n 5th of the southwest,...I grew up in downtown but they use to be more crazies n homeless people around but not muched changed them closed stores had hardly any traffic when I was there it makes sense...plus locals knew downtown is not where u want to go shopping unless u didn't care about the price
Wife and I did a cruise out of Miami Harbor. Decided to check out Miami before cruising. We liked everywhere in Miami except South Beach and Downtown. They charge an arm and a leg to park. $40 for a couple hours. South Beach was all tourists and the prices of everything reflected that. I’m not a broke dude, I just know when I’m getting scammed.
Its not really about that...this is the precursor to the 15 minute cities, no one will drive any where in the area. They will lock everyone down within it. the stores will reopen when people have to have food and other necessities in this limited city. google it also see "smart cities". It does not work in rural areas, but they have full intent on doing it in metropolitan downtown areas for sure.
My daughter n l livebin Fort Lauderdale in Dania Beach. Never knew downtown Miami had gotten this bad.Its not what they show on the news.You see people partying n at local restaurants not this. SAD😢
We have plenty of money but the benefits flow to the billionaires. Look at what is happening in DeSantis' Florida with property insurance and the highest rate of inflation in the nation. He wants to destroy the rest of the country too.
Its not about that...this is the precursor to the 15 minute cities, no one will drive any where in the area. They will lock everyone down within it. the stores will reopen when people have to have food and other necessities in this limited city. google it also see "smart cities". It does not work in rural areas, but they have full intent on doing it in metropolitan downtown areas for sure.
If the people continue to just step back and let THIS HAPPEN then WE ARE IN A HELL OF HURT when the WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM gets REALLY INTRENCHED IN OUR DAILY LIVES !
@solomongrundy145Jesus is our only hope as they are the beast coming!! All end times prophecy is in play right now!!! All who put their faith in Jesus Christ of Nazareth will escape what is coming upon this earth!!
I stopped paying TAXES 30 years ago. “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” Everyone, deep in their hearts, is waiting for the end of the world to come. The world is FUBAR. I am 67 Never in my life, would I live to see the world lose its mind.
End times -all end times Bible prophecy is in play right now. The beast system getting ready to take control-fifteen minute sities coming-to towns everywhere!! It’s where they will have total control over you….you need to research what is coming!! Don’t be left behind-all who put their faith in Jesus Christ of Nazareth shall be saved and escape all that is coming upon this earth!!
The big cities in the States are in decline, but what can be seen in video's like this are only the tip of an iceberg of economic/ social decline. Politicians are doing nothing about this.
@@PopularesVox Mr. Populares, you are perfectly correct. If something isn't done quickly, we will slowly descend into 3rd. world status and not far from it now. We need a change in government in November. If not, we are doomed.
@@billcallahan9303 Not sure that will actually achieve anything much to be quite honest. The country's level of debt is astronomical and the problems becoming so entrenched. The migration crisis is awful. Government opening up borders in an attempt to buster economic growth is folly. It will produce a permanent underclass in the US. Already the strongest voices against what is going on are poor immigrant and African Americans who already are at the bottom of the heap. Whilst social issues like homelessness and drug use are being ignored. To see American streets in the 21st century would be a shock to previous generations.
That’s, this City is still my heart, I moved here in 2004 when Shaq just joined The Heat, I seen so much change, when they first started ripping down the housing in Overtown by the tracks, the Demolition of the Miami Arena on 8th Street, Downtown was sooo Live for some good years, before the Rich self entitled outsiders slowly but surely started buying up a lot of property and building more and more skyscraper like lofts for non-Miamian residents, The City government of Miami never cared about the Miami people, the people who brought diversity culture to this city, Gentrification is crazy, I lived in this city for about 18 years(half my life) Left Allapattah back in 2022, it’s sad to see what downtown Miami has become, I miss the 24 hour Café Cuban spot by Bayside that closed due to a Fire on 1st St and 3rd Ave down the the street from Walgreens, appreciate the video!
Downtown was never alive lol ... at least not since the 70's. Miami's downtown is a place few ever went to except for the Courthouse or the Sears and Burdines that only people who lived near it went to. It was always poor, full of stores selling cheap watches and always closed at 5pm. There was never anything after 5pm in Downtown and people didn't live there, it was all government buildings and jewelry shops. You're remembering a reality that never existed.
@@624radicalham say what you like the only one fabricating is you, right about the sears and the watch stores but there was a lot of traffic daily by first ave, especially at the 24 hour Cuban Café before it had a fire, the one that was a block down from bayside and bayfront, and I lived there from 2004 on and off till 2022, idk what you call live exactly, bayside market was open late especially around the time of events or concerts, you sound like one of those miserable types looking to throw shade on anyone, I lived in them streets for a few years and wasn’t addicted to the hards or the boy, I was young, 18, I even slept underneath the bridge with a clique of youth, you probably never came close to real poverty, not using your measuring stick for what’s alive fyi, for someone you claimed age you don’t really think before you text, just arrogant, anyways your comment was lame, ✌🏼
@@anthonyscalise7398 then you are a useful idiot, if you picked one side of the double headed coin you already lost. its all a puppetshow, politicians have no real power, they answer to the megaelite, the people who control the resources of the supply chain.
Miami is an LGBTQ Hotspot. With the anti lgbtq laws, Miami is getting more and more empty. People are fleeing this state in droves. Miami also floods at many high tides. People are leaving to seek places that don't flood. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PB_sVUXg4Lc.htmlsi=xhHPId6wfnMGsaxp
😂😂. The growing of e commerce. No need for so many buildings. Old ones are abandoned and new ones are built stop with the narratives and go learn some shit. America's gdp continues to grow.
@@felipenunez2058 read the Bible! We r under judgment in this country and its over for America...soon itll b destroyed...we've lost all moral ground and we r now being judged for our sinful unrepentant behavior...get right with Jesus or get left behind to face the soon tribulation!
I was born and raised in Miami. Back then, we called it "Miama." I left there when I went into the service and lived in North Florida ever since I got out of the service. Never went back. Growing up as a kid there was so many places to go.
ITS worse than that, this is the precursor to the 15 minute cities, no one will drive any where in the area. They will lock everyone down within it. the stores will reopen when people have to have food and other necessities in this limited city. google it also see "smart cities". It does not work in rural areas, but they have full intent on doing it in metropolitan downtown areas for sure.
i grew up watching Miami Vice every week on tv. Miami was THE place to be back then, it was beauitful and busy and glamorous. now its a dump like every other big city in the country.
this is the precursor to the 15 minute cities, no one will drive any where in the area. They will lock everyone down within it. the stores will reopen when people have to have food and other necessities in this limited city. google it also see "smart cities". It does not work in rural areas, but they have full intent on doing it in metropolitan downtown areas for sure.
Reminds me of how Downtown New Orleans was after Hurricane Katrina. It was deserted and closed like this. I haven't been to Downtown Miami since 2009 and I was just recently down there visiting family a month ago for Christmas and I always wanted to go back to check it out and see how it was. My dad used to work in Downtown Miami from 1988-2000 in the AT&T central office building. They called it the Grande office back then. It used to be a bustling center of commerce in the 80s. The politicians and developers have ruined this city now and it appears the crooked leaders in that town have no vision other than to increase rent and force everyone into homelessness. So many beautiful historic buildings have graffiti on them. Unbelievable. Thanks for showing.
We are already there. The powers that be just haven't open the trap door yet to let it all fall. I guess when Zucks bunker is finished the rug pull will happen
Not long ago, Ron DeSantis was in San Francisco basically making fun of the sad street conditions of their Tenderloin neighborhood and how many businesses have left downtown San Fran. Meanwhile, he has the same exact problems in one of his major cities.
This is what 20 years of Republican rule gets you - cities in shambles, polluted beaches, uncontrolled growth with no consideration of improving infrastructure.
this is the precursor to the 15 minute cities, no one will drive any where in the area. They will lock everyone down within it. the stores will reopen when people have to have food and other necessities in this limited city. google it also see "smart cities". It does not work in rural areas, but they have full intent on doing it in metropolitan downtown areas for sure.
Hi folks, don’t usually comment but will on this one. So Miami has seen EXPLOSIVE growth the last decade or so. Brickell (touching downtown) has full occupancy at its new mega mall. Downtown (in this video) is going through a full transformation now that we have the Brightline train and a new massive commercial center going in. There are large swaths of downtown that are being rebuilt or demolished and rebuilt which is why it looks so dead. Miami’s core, as a whole, is more vibrant than ever. Everyone’s mother, brother, and uncle has moved here or is planning to in the next 5 years. :)
Downtown has been like this my whole life… check out my videos on Brownsville and Liberty city…. Nothing is booming over there… projects completed abandoned and boarded for years
@@ragomonkey true. I think there’s a decent case that those are way different neighborhoods. If you go to bayshore there are a ton of new developments. Edgewater. Near Brightline. Worldcenter. You definitely picked the part of downtown that looks the worst, and you’re right it hasn’t looked great for quite a while.
I’m genuinely shocked, I’m from England in the UK and thought downtown Miami was party central, shops, places to eat, night life, my dreams been shattered
Republicans mortgaged it lied about the value n got loans they couldn't afford. Took the money n ran. Everybody here is so greedy they are cannibalizing all capital. They use the culture wars to distract while they loot
Still plenty of nightlife and thriving buisness in Miami but not like it was 5 or 6 years ago with trump in office the mayor is doing a pretty awesome job trying to rebuild these run down areas and keeping the original Miami feel to the new construction they are doing out there
My understanding is that billionaire Moishe Mana took control of much of downtown Miami and is not renewing leases. These buildings will be torn down and replaced with highrise buildings.
Yes it is Moishe Mana who owns a lot of these storefronts & buildings in downtown Miami and he is not Leasing them out because he knows Developers want his properties to build new high rises on them. He is "Land Banking" and he can't sell them if he has stores with long term Leases on them. This has nothing to do with the state of the Economy in Miami which is quite healthy at the moment.
So, that's what happens when a Jew starts buying up a city. Same as Canada, specifically Toronto, but that city is a complete shite hole now complete with a communist Chinese mayor.
Its worse than that. This is the precursor to the 15 minute cities, no one will drive any where in the area. They will lock everyone down within it. the stores will reopen when people have to have food and other necessities in this limited city. google it also see "smart cities". It does not work in rural areas, but they have full intent on doing it in metropolitan downtown areas for sure.
I used to intern at the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse back in 2010-2011. It is sad seeing all of the family-owned businesses and cafes shut down and demolished. There was so much and see and do back then in that particular block around the 2 courthouses but now it is all gone.
@@TzippiYes. I loved it. I had to work between 4 buildings during my time there and the historic court house was one of them. You can tell it was built in the 1920s especially the bathrooms. I hope they keep this building the way it is but restored/cleaned up.
@@RH_1113 the building actually has structural issues. And if you take a good look around Miami, freedom tower is the only building that anybody cares about. They have destroyed all almost everything else in downtown Miami.
This situation has been slowly developing across the country for forty years. That's why malls, hospitals, schools, etc; has been closing for years. These news stories has reported on, but ignored. The habits of leisure, fun, getting high; and trusting your destiny to others have caught up with us. Be the change you want to see, open the stores and stop buying online.
Miami was so beautiful until the cuban invasion. I lived there and went to the beach often on weekends with my family. Suddenly the whole area began to change. No one stopped this. We moved away because it was dangerous in 1972 after the Dolphins won the super bowl. What we do not understand is that America is being invaded and our taxes are paying a huge price while and we suffer from no health care and living on the streets. This is a leftist agenda for votes. We have to stop this.
Commercial real estate is getting hammered in the usa. Amazon and online shopping in general has crushed malls and commercial real estate. In time It will only get worse
And guess what online shopping will also be deadly too know why even in a matter of time online shopping and delivery will take days or a week for it to watch and see just because you order online people are not going to get what they purchase
CEOs destroyed retail. They got rid of commissions and good employees. Service is gone. No reason to shop in person. Greed won and commercial real estate will pay the price.
Been watching you for the cop videos but damn this one is eye opening. Ive been in miami since 01 but i stay more south, on the outskirts of miami i had no idea downtown was THIS bad. Hope this video helps you blow up thanks for making the type of content you do 🙏🙏
Do You Remember When Donald Trump warned you this would happen? You probably just remember all the b******* you heard about him but don't worry the regime it's not going to allow anybody to vote for him. He's a threat to democracy
You're right BUT most people act like this is something new, this has been going on for decades people are just now paying attention and everyone is so addicted to social media no one can admit to themselves that social media has ruined their lives and the whole world,people say that they wish they could go back to this decade or that decade but the problem is our social media addiction that's FACT all of these problems that we all talk about were only spoken over a telephone or face to face maybe in a hand written letter look what were all doing right now putting our grievances over the ww.web we are all pathetic.
I am in shock 😮 I grew up in Florida..mostly in Miami and North Miami . I left when I was 31 to Philadelphia. I'm noticing this is happening in every city and state. This isn't normal..😢 Our country is collapsing by the day, deeper and deeper..It's probably deliberate. And I'm sick of the lies that the economy is thriving 🙄 BS WAKE UP.
Yep, compared to parts of LA, San Francisco and Oakland, this place is heaven. I get to travel a bit and I do believe this is happening in many areas - Portland, Seattle...
Right. I got out-priced of I-5 corridor of my home state WA, so moved to Spokane on East side. Went back and it was horrifying! Just ten years later, it's a hellhole dump. A bar tender at one of my favorite haunts kicked me OUT because she THOUGHT I was on DRUGS! 😱 I had eaten lunch there since I was FIFTEEN. I tore out of there crying-had never been so mistreated and shocked! Trash and filth all over.
@sailingaeolus my daughter, lives in San Diego. She said downtown has declined..it's pretty much everywhere....she was telling me how people walk by so oblivious as to what's going on around them...denial and apathy I suppose.
My folks moved further up the coast to Stuart, FL after my 75 yo mother had her arm broken by a thug stealing her purse at a Publix. It's only going to get worse. With 10 million more indigent, homeless people on the streets in the past three years and more flooding in, you are going to get what you voted for.
You’re right! Heartless democrats & republican politicians that have no clue on how our country works or how to make it better. Just keep taxing small businesses out of the equation and give rich people tax breaks. The ride is going to be over soon for these greedy bastards.
They’re not the ones commenting the crime though, it’s the people that were born and raised here that aren’t even homeless. But that’s what happens when you keep the rich rich and the poor poor.
@@zackmolano9428 Republicans held the office of the president from 1953-1960...1969-1976...1981-2002...2001-2008...2016-2020. Don't just listen to the hype. Do some research.
In my opinion - it appears that Cuba has spread to Miami. OMG - America better get busy heading this off! This looks like a literal State of Emergency. This is so helpful to see and this man apparently knows we need to see this. This is a Heads-Up Moment!
As a long-time resident of Miami, I can tell you that what you see in this video is real…BUT…this video completely omits the beautiful and thriving main downtown area, especially along Biscayne Blvd., the riverfront, Bayside, and the north Brickell area. Beautiful residences, tons of restaurants and nightlife. The great parts of downtown Miami overwhelmingly outweigh the negative.
@@Tzippi hmm.. thanks for the update. I never knew that Miami. I really always thought Miami was a beautiful, well kept and prosperous place. I see on street map past, a lot of decay. I learn something new everyday!
@@canofbeans157 Yeah, the money is there, but there is a disconnect between residential high roses, and walk ability to things that people need. However, there’s a ton of shops over in the Brickell area. This video is so misleading because there are shops around there, but not like what people think. Miami is unlike any other place in the United States. It’s its own entity and that’s what makes it beautiful. It’s not decaying at all. It’s just Miami when would used to be a junkyard and so was Midtown. There’s just not a need to have a bunch of shops downtown. Everybody has cars; they go shopping other places.
@@felipenunez2058 this is not a problem. Do you realize that there’s a Waldorf downtown? There’s iconic high-rises downtown and they are full of people? These stores were always vacant. Miami is not a walkable downtown New York City.
I lived in Miami many years ago and worked in downtown and loved it. The Cubans and the influence they had on our city was fantastic. They opened so many shops with fabrics and trims, both lace and ribbon, it was wonderful. Yes, their influence brought great change to Miami, but it was a wonderful change and the Cubanas always dressed up when they went shopping and their supper clubs were a real experience. I loved it and still miss Miami sooo much.
There is so much graffiti, economic decline, and looks extremely depressive. This, along with gang activity, has infested our country in many cities, even the smaller ones. I just subscribed ❤
No tRump did it ‼️ He didn't do crap to protect the United States from the pandemic before it went through us like wild fire.All because it was gonna hurt his campaign that's why we evicted him and fired him ‼️
I'm in Gainesville, FL. Many of the people from Maimi are moving here because the whole city floods at amost every high tide now. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PB_sVUXg4Lc.htmlsi=xhHPId6wfnMGsaxp
This is being done on purpose! They need to destroy our country economically! They did this in Europe too!! They want a one world order (Government) with them (elite) as the "rulers"!
Thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers. That will help heaps. Just sit on your hands and wait for the big daddy in the sky to put everything right. It’s sure to work. Wait ………………
Spent many Saturdays in downtown Miami, shopping with my mother as a kid. Wanted to stay home and enjoy watching College Football (The U) and Soul Train, rather than shop. 😂But looking back, glad to have spent some quality time with mom. ❤ Love you Ma! RIP
15 years ago, we used to go to Homestead and spend our days riding our motorcycles to Miami. The place was our playground. It was a nice place to go. We were thinking about buying a small apartment building close to downtown. Now I am glad we changed our mind. So sad to see this place going to $hit like this. Thanks to WEF and the woke idiots for this
A totally phenomenal 40 years run kid. It was amazing!!!! U got no clue. How fantastic it was when 88 rolled around. Sunny isles was hotel row. Two story shag spots. Spring break hot spot in early 80s. And ft lauderdale. Im crying. I loved and still love miami. Coc9nut grove. Miami vice put on the map. Scareface. Filmed dec 7th 84 at the carillion 68th street miami beach. Ol frank rubio. Im old school miami kid.
I'm not positive but I think a lot of cities go through transitions like this. One part of the city thrives then becomes old news and eventually abandoned as new developments in other areas go up. Vegas has places like this as well. It doesn't necessarily mean the entire city is going to crap.
I live in Miami and its like that in a lot of major American cities all over the country basically big fish is eating the little fish. Large entities buying up entire neighborhoods it is what it is.
i think you hit the nail on the head. Brutal gentrification using both legal and non legal tactics and over development based on speculation. Over inflation of the commercial and residential real estate. Conflicts of interest in politics. Federal tax breaks on the loses for not having tenants in a over priced commercial space. I live in San Francisco and we are seeing the result of that here as well. Condos coming up everywhere and not many buyers or renters. So many unit sit empty yet politicians say we don’t have enough housing so we should build more condos. What a scam!
I used to work in downtown Miami way back in the 70's and 80's when it was a thriving business center. There was plenty of free or affordable parking and good public transportation. We had plenty of major dept stores (Burdine's, Richards, Jordan Marsh) that drew customers in and plenty of little "niche" (sewing, jewelry, clothing) businesses that thrived on their uniqueness. Now, with the lack of free and safe parking nobody wants to bother with the hassle of going downtown to shop when they can just drive to a mall or shop online. IMHO the only way to restore downtown Miami is to make living and shopping in the area affordable to the middle class by providing more "pedestrian only" boulevards, affordable first time buyers apts/condos, institute and enforce "no broken windows" laws to eliminate graffiti and homeless tents on public sidewalks. Case in point, Lincoln Road Mall in Miami Beach used to be a hovel till developers started to buy and restore art deco hotels that in turn drew in the young and the beautiful people that in turn revitalized the shops on Lincoln Road. This is going to require a massive commitment by politicians and developers but I believe that it can be done because what this video does not show is that just up the road Brickell Avenue is thriving with businesses and luxury apts and buildings.
This has a lot to do with local government like the mayor! Honestly tho it’s happening in many cities. Big chain stores like target and CVS in New York are fleeing they can’t keep shoplifters out. Now they have a migrant crisis and they have had stabbing a in the shelters. 5 just stole 5k out of a sunglass store. It’s sad 😞
If its anything like California, most of the homeless dont want your help and the reasons why are they get a FREE Smart-phone with a netflix/hulu account, $600 a month cash, and they get the freedom of no accountability or responsibility. They get specific safe places in hospitals to do drugs where they get free needles, free crack pipes and everything needed as far as a clean environment to get there minds melted. The second issue is. California in 2018 spent 618M+ within a year the overall homeless population statewide increased 7%, LA alone was 14% of that increase. The people responsible for orchestration of the entire program make 300K+, who knows what they pay the underlings. If they solve the Homeless issue, guess who doesnt have a 300k+ cush job anymore? You get 3 guesses and the first 2 dont count.. THEY make more money than they waste on the solutions. Same with your insurance, transportation, freighting and logistics.. EVERYTHING is being collapsed so they can usher in a FULL CASHLESS society and digital system where every transaction will be micromanaged and controlled. As a small business owner they are coming after all of the smaller than me little etsie and venmo side hustles. Originally they wanted to know where that $600+ came from, NOW they're making it illegal for you to basically have a side hustle - YES its been on some news programs recently. Also look up - H.R.3980 - Advancing Facial Recognition Technology Act the dots start connecting themselves...
This happened in some parts of NYC. It has to do with development. That area has no businesses because they’re going to tear all that property down & build luxury housing. But the redevelopment has slowed because of the interest rates (making construction loans unaffordable).
Downtown Miami has looked like that for ever! You were pointing out little mom and Pop stores that used to sell fabric, pawnshops, and bodegas. If you’re going to show it, you need to tell the truth! All of the expensive shopping is in the design district, Aventura and Bal Harbor. Tell the truth, Bro! Miracle Mile! Ross was the only store downtown for years! Flagler was as giant thrift store. Burdines and Macys moved a long ass time ago!
@@empressonthethrone Total click bait! Downtown Hollywood is the same. ALways vacant. People do not shop in Downtoen Miami, and they have not since the 80s!
How are you blaming everything on the citizens when they work a job or two just to pay their bills and can't afford 2000.00 to 6500.00 dollars a month for rent and 250. For electric and 250.00 for gas heat and 250.00 for car insurance and 350.00 dollars for health insurance and 1000.00 for food and 15.00 for garbage . Who is going to pay for the electric bill and garbage pickup and water bill and renovations on these buildings ? They can open the door but can't afford to take care of them so they can go in these buildings and spray paint on them and pee in them and shit in them people think that it's the government job to take care of them sorry it's every individual responsible to take care of their self not the government . Ask them what the country did for them that they came from .
@@annajohnson3309 These citizens vote for this over and over. Have been for decades. The people here in large majority, far left, progressive, borderline communist. These people, consistently vote against financial freedom because they hate capitalism.
this is the precursor to the 15 minute cities, no one will drive any where in the area. They will lock everyone down within it. the stores will reopen when people have to have food and other necessities in this limited city. google it also see "smart cities". It does not work in rural areas, but they have full intent on doing it in metropolitan downtown areas for sure.
hummmm-----could they be purposefully driving away business so the real estate values go down and the property can be purchased on the cheap and new buildings built?
This is exactly what is going on. There is a major property owner downtown named Moishe Mann and he owns a lot of these buildings. He knows Condo developers are eyeing his properties & he is keeping them empty so he doesn't have to deal with some small business owners who won't break their lease.
Local government..well dah! It is a major city and he is the governor.Perhaps doing his job at home instead of galavanting up in N.H would benefit the saving of a major city.
Major cities fester with Democrats. Can't reason with them and lack common sense capitalism. 12 million illegal aliens must be housed somewhere. Abandoned Miami? Yep.
@@CN45475He sure got involved in local government with Disney in Orlando. He's selectively involved. Fact if the matter is Miami is the largest city in his state. He should be getting more involved with how that city is developing.
That section of downtown has been like that for years. Nobody goes by the court house to shop. The shops are closer to Biscayne Blvd. For those people not from Miami that's a main Blvd in Miami. You will find plenty of shops and restaurants in that part of downtown town.
Those small retail stores and cafes that occupied downtown Miami were supported by locals and tourists. As the city's population moves further away into modern, fashionable areas like Brickell (10 minutes south) so moved the businesses. Meanwhile tourists who visit South Florida do not stay in downtown area since there are few attractions there. Finally, the rent for downtown commercial space kept going up driving out those remaining struggling businesses. What we see now is the results.
Many of the empty storefronts are owned by one landlord who emptied them out to depress values in order to purchase more depressed real estate . When he controls enough to his liking he will be able to dictate future development. Miami is a super vibrant place . It’s unfortunate that hit has been abused by some developers.
@@kill_monger2126 Of course he is. Their text is a manual on how to conquer and rule over anyone who isn't them. They see us as bovine and the older generations here here lap it up and sell out this country to the highest bidder. You think any of that money goes to help the actual people over there? It's the same story. Most of the people live in what are basically projects and guys like him lord over them in their multi-million dollar penthouses.
Its not about that....this is the precursor to the 15 minute cities, no one will drive any where in the area. They will lock everyone down within it. the stores will reopen when people have to have food and other necessities in this limited city. google it also see "smart cities". It does not work in rural areas, but they have full intent on doing it in metropolitan downtown areas for sure.
Thank you kindly for posting. I was looking up Miami. But first I missed your video. My mother told me about it. I found it today. I was thinking of vacationing in Miami because 20 years ago I went through there and it looked so beautiful. Thank you for the warning. ❤
Born in South Carolina raised in New York let me say, this is not only happening because of the internet and chain stores but, so many people from California and New York moved there and brought the prices higher.
@@louiegonzales1407😂😂 right yet california with the largest population gdp growth and 5th largest economy in the world. Yeah some area look like shit just like every other city. California has 5 of the most expensive city's in the US of course their going to have homeless people can't afford to live their. Fun fact a lot of the homeless are bus in from sorounding states. The weather makes it great for every homeless.
This is so depressing to see, it goes to show people are going through tough times, but this is happening globally. Prayers and blessings for all of us that our days may shine again, in peace, love and happiness ❤🙏
@freddykruger3090 She's the type of idiot that believes store looters during riots are stealing bread to feed their children because AOC said so. This country needs to rid itself of liberals.
Don't forget, that many of those on the streets used to own or rent those buildings to run their businesses. The rich become richer, the poor become poorer. Exactly what God said would happen in these times is happening. Stand by,...... much more to come.
The state of downtown is genuinely sad, it's being overshadowed by new condo developments in Brickell and Park West while Overtown and other neighborhoods suffer.
I couldn’t get over the amount of bicycle traffic on those downtown streets. Totally needed instead of those useless parking spots that would bring in shoppers. The Mayor must be well up on her ESG scores by now.
We just got bike lanes put in 2 years ago and I haven't seen a single biker in them. Maybe they want to start giving free Starbuck Frappuccino's at bike lane checkpoints to encourage the people who demanded them to use them?
I ride my bike all the time. Everything is so close. It’s ridiculous to have a car in this area. The traffic is impossible. Sorry you rich people can’t park your over expensive cars that you show off and drive way to fast just to get to the next red light and then beep at the guy in front of you if he does not respond the the green light fast enough. You all got it wrong. You need to slow down get on a bike.
Politicians and big businesses don't are about homelessness, poor, mental illness, healthcare, people in general or anything else. They only care about greed, corruption, chaos, violence and intimidation.
The poor w/all attendant problems have always been ignored. Mental illness is still regarded as a moral issue; now prisons repurpose units specifically to house the mentally ill. I lived as an untreated bipolar, homeless, wandering for a few years. I understand this life. However, the infrastructure of the city wasn’t crumbling, there were some available services, and nobody was starving. Drugs weren’t as suicidal as today. (Always excepting heroin) Small businesses thrived, there was reliable city transportation, medical clinics. When I see these areas now, in all cities, l can see how many more people are on the curb. It’s unconscionable. There is no governmental assistance. Starting to look like 1929, beginning of the Great Depression! Self interest rules, all over the globe. Everywhere. ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
Thank you honey, I absolutely LOVE hearing you preaching aloud about bathrooms and closed buildings! I get lectured when I even bring that up! Those with 'money' find just something else to avoid the subject and sound like a youth hitting puberty. I would love to have the funds to create a place for many, however if Respect isn't carried out- you gotta Go. Man needs to learn to Love and Respect one another, we're ALL 'Family'.
Man watching this video,makes me sad,I grew up in Miami in the eighties and nineties.I remember the hustle and bustle of downtown Miami every store front was open .
Most cities began a rapid econimic decline and shut down their downtown businesses in the early 80s under Clinton who outsourced businesses and manufacturing to China, Mexico etal. I was born in Broward and grew up in Miami. Went to Jr College by bus in downtown Miami. It was thriving in the 60-70s and the Cuban refugees helped make it a beautiful busy metropolis. It now looks like a third world country, as does the rest of our country's urban downtown cities. Thank you for your video, altho sad. ❤
I live in Miami. True, parts of downtown are not great. Some of the stores are empty because the building is going to be demolished. Other parts of Miami are very nice, with new construction.
I started traveling overseas with the military at 19, loved visiting 10+ countries and even experiencing Iraq was something to see. Almost 20 years ago after my military retirement I moved to the Philippines where I have visited previously. I'm from Texas, visited all over the US and it breaks my heart to see how far my homeland has fallen. Really makes me happy to have moved overseas where there's no politics, no race, no woke BS, low crime, and plenty of old fashioned Asian women. My wife who was a virgin will be with me 16 years in March, and married 13 in June. Or 3 daughters are a real blessing too!
I am also considering moving out of the country. I looked out of my window and saw a young mom and dad pushing a baby carriage and walking 2 little dogs. I said to myself that is a rare site.
@zyrabell69 Well done Sir, i too am a Veteran Infantry soldier and my wife is Filipina, we have been married 27 years. We have a home on Cebu, tho we are currently in New Zealand, my home country. Don't give too much info on here. God bless you and your wife and family Sir. Maybe one day we'll meet up? Bob. Veteran.
All I can say is I hope they start electing people who will clean up their cities and protect their citizen's from the onslaught of people trying to destroy a once vibrant area. Keep your laws enforced and remove and or arrest those who won't abide by the laws in the book.
JUST EXACTLY is this saying when a country lets this many citizens be left out on the street and does NOTHING to promote healthy climate for businesses to thrive in a major city .. but welcomes people from far away in other countries come here and the peoples tax money is used for ALL types of programs to uplift them ? Debit cards with $9,000 dollar limits , using OUR money to put them up in fancy hotels, them get ahold of e-bikes and automobiles while the throw school children out of there own schools and make them do there studies ON LINE at home ( If they have a home ) also giving them FREE HEALTHCARE
