Living RENT FREE in NYC - The Van Dwellings of New York City  

Well that and as they say themselves, forced out of the rental market by rampant capitalism. Celebrate their resilience and creativity sure. The fact they have to do this? Not at all.

@@BillOweninOttawa shutup with the capitalism bs, these vans cost racks

@@emiliolopez9358 Not as much as an apartment. Duh. The fact that they have enough money to buy a van says nothing about the ravages of capitalism. Duh.

I'd rather see this than tents all over the city

Agreed

That's why they're called "The Government"😏

You got that right.

@@pataleri8967 you sound like good little sheep

@1488 Dental They did and called for others to join them. It was a few years back, on federal land, and not one so called 'Patriot' went to assist them...

@1488 Dental Yeah I would LOOOOOOOOVEEEE TO SEE THAT !!!!! News flash homie !!! I can absolutely bet you will lose. One thing to remember as a Moderate working in this city city and living upsate looking at both ends of the spectrum when I comes to liberals and conservatives. Conservatives are dumb hillbillies that geturdone mind set blow shit up mentality 😒 he took his job mindset. Why all liberals do is scream cry and protest 🤔 protest some more have orgies smoke and protest. Unfortunately most conservatives are gun slinging gun hoe individuals. I can MORE THAN GUARENTEE if liberals fight conservatives the will epicly fail.

Sun Set8 Never gonna happen. 😥 Quote on the United Nations website for, "The Great Reset" aka "New World Order" aka "Agenda 2030." "You will own nothing and be happy." Quote from President Andrew Jackson: "If the people of The United States of America ever allow a Private Central Bank to take over, one day the people will wake up homeless and destitute. We're Here. 😥😥 Those private bankers (Rothschild) took over the United States on December 23, 1913, on this day We ALL became slaves. Quote from Meyer Rothschild: "Give me control of a countries money and I care not who makes the laws."

You do it by doing exactly what van/car dwellers are doing. If these landlords don't have people renting...they'll get the hint.

Slumlords suck . I live in a bus . A skoolie . Haven't paid rent in 3 years . Fuck the system

We house dwellers don’t have don’t have insecurities because van dwellers are living their lives the way they see fit. You are subjecting your insecurities towards us.

Moving into a van is an act of desperation, it is nothing like a solution.

@@BillOweninOttawa For some people it is. For others it's a privilege in it's own way ironically. If nothing else, it beats paying 2k+ a month for a shoebox *with* roommates or a communal toilet/shower. Work smarter not harder right?

Solutions to problems that don't exist...

@@grilleFire depends where you live and what percentage of your income you're happy giving away for shelter when not at work!

You seem to have a very tough life ?

@@frankmangan2113 No tougher than anyone else's we all have a story. 🤷🏿‍♀️

@@kaysbeautifulstruggle you're a weirdo for sure

Go for it. It’s easier to get a drivers license in a rural area. I can’t imagine doing it in NYC. I left there years ago, no regrets.

Lot of people in the city don’t have a license doesn’t mean there life is rough

Thank you very much Joel.

You need to check out all the other van lifers on RU-vid a lot of other videos give a lot of great information I also plan to become a van lifer I'm already retired. But I don't have any major bills like kids so the next few years I hope to have my own van purchase probably an empty gutted one from auction and then have it built out that's the best way to do it I think

Good luck and enjoy

Hi Joel! I’ve got a 2021 Promaster 1500 I’m looking to sell to someone wanting into the van life! It’s a basic build for now. Can be lived in fulltime! Let me know if you’re interested sir!

@@SpikeFastRacing Hey! How much are you selling it for? I know of people who have been interested and am happy to spread the word. 😃

Very nice!

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

So where do I start looking for something like your "promaster" van or sprinter van ? That i could start pricing etc thank you.

Nice idea dear 👌

@@vprince9907 Look out for Sprinters. Parts aren't cheap, and Jo Blow might not know how to work on them in the middle of nowhere.

Sounds like so awesome adventures ahead

I love it!!!!

Thank you very much Laura

@Eddie D ... More freedom than most places. Trust me. Living single and off the grid is freedom... with a loving pet maybe.

I live in an country type town and people do whatever they want, except steal.

It's not just NY. I'm from Texas and we're going thru the same thing. Hang in there.

It's a creative solutions to a problem that should have not exist in a country as rich as USA

Lol exactly man. Wtf. I hate it. We’re making excuses for us experiencing homelessness and. It’s not okay wtf

Glad you enjoyed it

I'm on that part. Very cool to have real friends.

It really is!

Me neither and I live in NY ...I only knew one husband and wife who lived in a van around Harlem ... If they can do it in NYC good for them ... prays everyone remains safe 🙏🏾

Same. I’m surprised.

You right and Should be more out there even if it is a solo travel

@@clarkclarke I wish everyone was like you, wish others good. So many are stock with the past don't like to see people find ways in how to ease themselves without hurt anyone..

Thanks so much!

Wish u well

Glad you enjoy it!

True

😅

True baby

Well said.

That's pretty commonplace actually, weird as it may be.

Sad

hmm..maybe it's YOU then?

@@juleswinfield9919 no it’s New Yorkers lol, where do u live? I’m very friendly, people love me lol, go kick rocks lol

I live in NYC for over two decades. In some buildings, I made an effort to befriend all neighbors on my floor. But in most buildings, I don't know any neighbors. I prefer the latter. Not knowing any neighbors give you tremendous Freedom and Privacy.

American dream is a fallacy to keep idiots paying taxes

Much like life in some trailer parks up here in Canada which I spend 6 months of the summer living .its the people that.makes it happen we are there for those who need a helping hand .. thats how the world should be . Life's a lot easier when this happens

so the answer to this struggling nation is have everyone living in a van in Brooklyn freeloading off things that other peoples property tax pay for? Okay buddy.

@@seanbond1008 ^This is what happens when you give a lazy spoiled trust fund baby a porche on his 18th birthday. Yes actually, it's a better answer than what you would prefer, which is what? I would assume just put poor people into camps. Take it from someone who likely makes much more money than you and lives in this city? I have no issue with those who are struggling merely existing in the structures my tax dollars paid for. I don't consider lower income individuals freeloaders for being allowed to use the sidewalks free of charge. Learn respect.

@@seanbond1008 We were born to be FREE & Independent. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 We were given a "Republic" if we could keep it, having a VERY VERY "LIMITED GOVERNMENT", not this over sized socialist govern-ment, the Orwellian police state we currently live in. The Private Central Bankers and their greed took over the "Corporation of the United States" on December 23, 1913, on this day we "ALL" became slaves. Quote Meyer Rothschild - head family of the private bankers: "Give me control of a countries money and I care not who makes the laws". We're screwed, and we don't even get to enjoy it. 😥

Thank you very much

Joy

Right now dear 👌

Actually I live in a van and I can tell you people care. People care so much they call the cops on you to get you in trouble when you are doing nothing more thsn minding your business. Cops who work in towns that say "we don't care what Walmart, Home Depot etc. allows our city doesn't allow overnight parking." Its a bunch of BS if you think nobody cares when you live in a van. Plenty of disgruntles out there like one commenter said in the feed. A lot of people are jealous they gotta work and you have this awesome life.... Or so they think.

Where and why did you move to Texas?

@@2jcward small town in east Texas. Went from 4+ bucks for gal of gas, to 1.73 per gal. Eggs are 99 cents. Way slower pace of life. Lots of elbow room. Ride horses daily. Grown my own vegetables. The list is endless. Truly love Texas. I could afford the cost of living in Texas especially living on my SSI. The only thing I don't like about Texas is the month of January ia freezing cold, but the rest of the year is sweet.

I'm about to buy a nice rooftop tent for my Prius and travel while I do food delivery for income! Just gotta find hot springs, showers and toilets lol

Thanks, you too!

The community rocks

Glad you enjoyed it

This alley was covered on a major news channel two years ago and nothing has changed except for the major development next door

The cat's out of the bag, all it takes is one disgruntled person to cause problems.

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures - 👍Good. I found the news coverage. I hope they can enjoy it as long as they can. The overall video was very good. Wishing everyone the best. 💝

@@mayalunics4740 - 😞True. I hope it can remain problem free as long as possible. Wishing everyone the best. 🙏💖

Yep sad but true

Oh wow. Cool

‘Quite’ ???

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures As a German i really shock that no Van has a shower. In Germany most RV and Van also under 3,5 t and under 6 Meters had a shower.

Well said! you guy do an awesome job out there in Trenton.

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures Thanks! This video really makes us think we should start up a north east vanlife event sometime soon. There is a lot happening out here right now in both the DIY and professional van building scenes. Maybe we should work together to get that going. Just a thought, keep up the good work!

@@mr.laserman @newjerseyoutdooradventures Great Idea! I'd love to be able to talk to van lifers and sit in some builds to get a feel for it. Thank you!!

i see you have a u tube channel are you planning on making any content for it?

@@mckennacreative6133 once a year all vanlifers, RVers, Skoolies, thousands meet in Quartzsite AZ for 3+ weeks in January and you could get a really good feel for the different types of self-builds.

But dear it is very beautiful

the aggster's got the right idea!

2 weeks pay just for a place to lay your head. Criminal wickedness.

@@bluepillbetaorbiterkingsim1747 c

I dreamed about it all through high school. Never got to try it until I was 28. 👍

It’s a great group effort

Go for it

I live in Michigan did it for two years I love the lifestyle.

Gotta buy a van!! 2hrs away from me

Hello I live in a different part of Brooklyn, in a skoolie, and I will say that if you are on the right street, people will just walk by and leave you alone. Once I opened my eyes to the fact of living in a home on wheels, I began to notice all the old and new RV's parked all over the city, that people are living in. Why pay $1300.00, for a room in Brooklyn, and have to share kitchen and bathroom with strangers. And I too have a cheap chinese diesel heater, and they are great.

Wow.- yes, I love seeing van-lifers travel together like this! Doing part-time Van Life in my Roadtrek RV is teaching me so much about how to have less stuff & more freedom/adventure with ease.

Thank you for checking this out

We are everywhere lol

You got it right

Thank you for checking this one out

Mad respect to people who choose to be homeless and unemployed? Yeah think about what you say before you decide to comment.

@@DynamicDuo795 get a life. A lot of these folks RVs and Vans are set up better than most people’s homes and a lot of them are virtual employees or contractors. There is a much better way to get attention

@@AllForUsInc, lmfaooo at least I have a life. Got two cars and just bought a home all because of my work ethics. Sounds like you ain't got your shit together that's why you got offended by my comment. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@DynamicDuo795 of course it is. My life is actually fantastic.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hey #newjerseyoutdooradventures have those vaners contacts me. I know all the best spots for those guys. Too good 👍 to post on tube

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures how can I contact these people for advice? I have a RU-vid channel and social platforms is there away one of these people can help me build a van.

I’m glad you found it helpful. If you think others will, please share

All good

Thank you very much Diana. On it 👍🏽

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures I ALWAYS watch and love your videos. You do them just right every time.

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures (you should hear the plan I have for MY van someday - but for now, I have an affordable nice house in a small rural town with the man I love. Life changes on a dime though and I'm always thinking about next year.

Right? This is a cool video.

@@EvaFitts Very cool 💯

Thank you for checking this out

It's a good type of stress, keeps you feeling more alive!

Been at it for a year and a half, paid for 7 nights in campgrounds that entire time. I don't stress. Most of the people stressing are doing so because they are new, just learning the ropes and lack self confidence. Once that resolves itself with experience it is mostly smooth sailing.

@@VANquishedAdventures Actually, van-living is pretty easy in NYC. I know the city so well and I know that there are many many safe and pretty places to park the van. I am not living in a van because I yet to get a driver's license--a typical New Yorker's problem. I like my apartment but van life is something worth trying.

Yes. Rob rocks

Thanks

It’s a good piece of mind

Same

Same

Good news everyone, they have all been astronomically fined and most of the moron's you see in this video have OD'd and do not burden the world any longer, hopefully they are burning in hell

Repent to Jesus Christ “The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.” ‭‭Zechariah‬ ‭14:9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

@@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358 Amen

Me too 👍🏽

NYC will eventually turn into California. Rent was already high , then gentrification threw it all out of the window.

More crime now than the 70's in NYC

@@changeoffocus1074-- I thought NYC was worse than California. 🤔 (In California you can live cheaper in the woods up by Oregon or out in the desert though.)

@@SFVnative you can't compare a city to a state. NY State is cheaper to live in as well.

Thank you for the useful information.

Thank you very much

Yes! Thank you!

Go for it

Thank you very much

I love this too. Not only safety and warmth but dignity and community for people.

True

He was

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures I’m sure he was , just a cool layback guy.

Go for it

Thank you very much.

Wait until you meet them in person. ❤️

They really should

FREEDOM

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures so true my friend so so true

Great idea

There are apps for that.

Yes, I really enjoy his company

Yeah, it seems to be a nice place to live and work

Very cool

Thank you very much

Yes

Glad you enjoyed it

Rare, trifecta!

I am happy you enjoyed this

Thank you for the support

Less is more

That's an insane comment quit your job and seek employment with a poor person let me know how that works out

You can do it!

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures thanks for the encouragement! Your videos have been a great help. Keep up the great work!

Good move!

Get a tiny house

Or Get a trailer

Thank you

This van Alley was covered by a major news station two years ago

@@NewJerseyOutdoorAdventures oh! I guess they’re not there any longer. 😞

No worries. There are so many pretty, convenient and safe places to park your van outside of Manhattan.

They are still beholden to the rat race. They need to work to buy food and improvements for the vans. The only difference is they are much more mobile than someone who has, say, a house mortgage.

@@visionforetold4568 and 10k+ in property tax

Thank you for the feedback

They really do

Thank you very much for the feedback Erika

What is warehousing for condos 🤔

@@Air2nyc no idea what they are talking about lol

@@Air2nyc Warehousing was an 80s/90s term that had to do with gentrifying. I have no idea if term is used anymore, but the activity remains: buying up entire apartment buildings in areas that are going to increase in value (which is pretty much every area now with population explosion becoming unavoidably obvious), or areas you are going to "force" to increase in value. The entrepreneur may be required to have a certain percentage of apartments occupied as they try to get out the remaining tenants. They put their friends or family in there as placeholders. It may be a legal necessity. I don't know either way. I know my cousin was not the best person. Then they repair and upgrade the buildings and apts and sell them as condos/coops/condops. I don't know the legalities because I was only one of the placeholders being invited to live rent free, as long as I was willing to move every year or so to a new apt in the hood. Many complain about gentrification and it would be a beautiful thing for everyone to have a safe home of their liking. I hope our world can eventually accommodate everyone in a humane way. There's a lot of work to be done in that direction.) The experience on the ground was this: the beautiful boned old brownstones my cousin was buying usually had multiple vacancies and many sketchy occupants. They were not being taken care of by the renters and had not been cared for by the former landlords. Each building was in very bad shape. One had been a bona fide crack house that needed to be cleaned up for everyone's benefit. One, that I lived in for over a year, had a number of heroin addicts and one grandma aged heroine dealer living there. Heroine addicts are generally safer to live around than crack heads because they're usually mellower. Obviously they can't be trusted when they're jonesing so you want to lock up your camels, but crack heads are usually a dramatic danger to anyone in their vicinity whether they're high or not. A couple times when I came home from work, I stepped over them passed out and drooling in the stairwell with rubber tied around an arm. Park Slope is now an extremely high end neighborhood. Good or bad, I was there for the first part of the transition.

Thank you very much

Go for it Michael

You know it

This!!!!

Hahahaha! Isn't it interesting that eating out and cruising the NJ Tpke can cost less than living in an apartment and cooking at home? Stay safe and well (and do switch rest areas once in while...)

@@dross24MA thx buddy. I’m back in Chicago and I had the best time living in my truck. I plan to attach a truck cap in the back and build a proper bed and storage. Best part is a truck or van is completely stealth than a RV.

Glad you enjoyed it

Yes exactly

You are always welcome here

Glad it was helpful