Why You’ll Hate NYC (YOU’VE BEEN WARNED) 

I don't like to do negative videos often and this one needed to be done as a warning. Sometimes people don't like the places they visit and that is okay! These are the top reasons you might hate New York City. Do any of these things surprise you?

Lack of nature, genuine solitude and genuine connection

This is a great video! What fun to watch you and the content! Who doesn't love New York? Even with all the stuff that's negative, New York is fascinating and I want to go back there again, (for the 10th time), and explore!

I wouldn't have a reason to live in New York at this point in my life, but I LOVE visiting. We go at least twice a year, and I feel I've only scratched the surface of what's there to see. I'm always said I want to spend a week just going to museums.

The weed smell was the biggest surprise I had in my visit.

Hi Sarah Since I live in Sheepshead Bay. Brooklyn NY. The stink I will never forget is the sewer plant (DEP) on Knapp st in Sheepshead Bay when I was a teenager and going to Sheepshead Bay HS in the 80s. Yep public bathrooms can be a nuisance. Smell Big Time. Subways decent in the morning. Going home can be " Challenging'. Especially going home from a Rangers game. I am a fan of the Subway system as well. I believe why the Subway are having problem with announcements is because most of the trains are old such as the R46 which is now the oldest cars,in the fleet. And I've been riding them since I was very Young. Take care be safe

Bless you Sarah great video as always, as a New Yorker you know your city But you can get around the city as a visitor with out a problem finding a clean bath room (Department stores) and reasonable place to eat and stay I have been doing it for about ten years now but after covid the cost has gone up, I always say to friends do plenty of Research best wishes love your smile🥰

Hi Sarah, thank you very much for your video. I can confirm most of what you say. When I was in New York in October, the dirty streets, especially in Flushing (rats on the streets and in the supermarket) and the smell of marijuana really bothered me. I already knew that it was loud, expensive and too many people all over the place, so it didn't bother me that much. Keep it up and see you in the next video.

I love your videos , I love your accent , I love NYC . I've travelled to 108 countries and NYC is the most beautiful city in the world

Sarah I'm from Chicago, and I get that NYC is not for everyone. Nonetheless, I still love NYC.

As a teenager, I'd catch an old grey Public Service bus at a stop around the corner from my house, and a friend would join me in town, and together we'd head into Manhattan, to the Port Authority building. Some days we would catch the A train north to Columbus Circle, and wander the midtown area. Usually, we'd stop into the Chock Full O Nuts coffee counter on Broadway at 57th (?) for a 10¢ cup of coffee. It was watered down and weak tasting, but the price was right. I was last there in maybe 1971, over 50 years ago, and all a blur in the memory of this aging flower child. The old New York of my early adult days is gone. Nothing is the same in New Jersey, either, or even San Francisco, a city I learned to love in the late 70's and 1980's, has lost much of its character. San Francisco will be back again as Everybody's Favorite City on the top of the charts. I hope I live long enougth to see it. I hope that you and your family are enjoying your new home. Sometimes, I miss a city that never sleeps, but as time passes, I find that I have no where I want to go at 3am, except back to sleep.

The weed smell is out of control in NYC. We spent decades trying to reduce the cigarette smoke in public places, to now allowing weed everywhere without taking in consideration all of the people who are not interested in smelling it.

Let me start by saying. As a Born and Raised New Yorker..I even worked for the City for many yrs. I never wanted to leave. 20 yrs ago I moved to FL to be closer to family. FL politically crazy 😮😮. But I don't miss NYC. To crowded to nosey. To expensive. City, State, Federal tax and don't forget the Mob Tax also. I visit my kids now and again in Rockland county that's it. NYC unbelievable to live in. Visit and get out😅 Another great video Sarah. Great Editing.

NYC good to visit but not live unless you're super rich

My other half and I ate visiting in June, it will be my first time but my boyfriend is from Brooklyn. We can't wait!! We love in New Mexico, with that being said we are used to it "the smell" lol!! I love watching your videos and it's helping plan our trip to the Big 🍎 🫶

Moving out of NYC was the greatest decision of my life.

No matter how much people dislike NYC, the city has this magical way of still making them stay or attract people to live there. Something about NYC always mysteriously draws everyone to it.

I've lived in NYC all my life. Being able to afford only small digs is certainly a down-side, but it's balanced by all our fair city has to offer. For me, the worst is the noise pollution. Bars open late and people loitering outside them, shouting to be heard. Helicopters in certain areas. Neighbors having parties or blasting music. Traffic. Le sigh.

Grew up in NYC and moved away after college. Friends and family constantly ask would I come back, every time I return I get increasingly more and more shocked at the state of things. Especially the smell of weed which I was kind of used to before, but now is super overwhelming and not pleasant. It’s super fun to visit for a few weeks, especially summer or spring. But year round living was misery other than a fun social life that can be easily done elsewhere.

Behind the smiles on the faces of many New Yorkers is a life filled with problems and stress. If you move, you give up what you say you like, but you also lose many of the things that make you unhappy.

New York is far from perfect but it’s New York

You are definitely right, Sarah, but despite all those inconveniences, I do love NYC, although I have never lived there for a long time. Anyway, I will travel there again since there's always something new to discover. I was told pretty often that New Yorkers are rude. Nevertheless, my experience was definitely the other way round. I was given a lot of information and very useful advice from a variety of people in all boroughs I moved around.

Merry Christmas Sarah! Could you give us a list where the best to celebrate New Years buffet brunch in New York? Let's say a $100 or less per adult. Thank you!

😅😅😂😂..your imitation of the subway speakers!!

Thanks, love it

Love the videos!

We visited for the first time in October for our anniversary and experienced the many smells and noises and subway issues etc and still we absolutely LOVED IT. We can’t wait to visit again. We didn’t see any 🐀 though 🤷🏻‍♀️ maybe next time 😂 also we did Sarah’s Brooklyn food tour (our guide Gabi was awesome!) and it was so fun, highly recommended 👍🏻

The lack of public bathrooms is almost everywhere. If there were public restrooms, do you think they would be clean? Also, associated issues with unattended restaurants. Ask anyone who manages a building. Restrooms are extremely expensive to keep stocked and clean- especially if you have people abusing them. Or you could go to Switzerland where it costs to use dedicated restrooms with attendants. Americans won't pay for that. So, go when you are at a restaurant where you buy food and drinks that helps towards the costs of the restrooms.

I love nyc regardless of the issues

I absolutely will never drive my car in manhattan (queens girly here born and raised ) bc of the reckless driving and really bad parking lol. So if you’re a tourist I’d also highly recommend taking the subway. On the other hand though, my bf works in the UES and his job pays for half the parking lot fees so for him it’s worth it to avoid public transportation (especially due to the crime rn in the subways). Personal preference though and you’ll never catch me driving in the city.

Regarding NYC being expensive, there is a big exception. New York has the best and best variety of cheap food that I’ve ever experienced.

As a bronx born and raised new yorker me and my whole family hates new York City with a freaking passion. To summon up hate crimes , racism , homophobia , psycho slash welding predators on the transit , robberies, migrants, the cost of renting an apartment, sky rocking food prices mta pricing , people being disrespectful and being disruptive the list goes on . Yes new York is only good when it comes to entertainment but that's about it. Over all, the city itself has become a huge war dystopian living nightmare where you're not safe in the trains or out of the trains you can barely go anywhere when there's always something negative going on people who come from other countries into this city have no idea how dangerous this can get if you're not aware. So like I said I was born and raised in the Bronx and I have seen how dramatic it has gotten over the years when each passing day gets worse and worse. Eventually me and my family are on the verge of moving out of the city, somewhere peaceful less violent no disruption.

I enjoy Sarah’s presentation so much! I want her to have her own tv show! ( or at least a weekly segment on a news channel) all the best to you and your family Sarah! Keep up the good work!

We love ❤️ our frequent visits to NYC and I agree that the public vaping and smoking is obnoxious but it’s obnoxious everywhere. Rude people are going up be rude, it’s what they do.

In New York, it smells more like marijuana than in Amsterdam, and that was also the first thing I noticed while walking around the city

The only thing i loved about New York is the food. I used to deliver to Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bethpage etc. I would always get opportunities to eat around. Until this day, my favorite gyro came from underneath Queens boulevard.

I live in Astoria, Queens and have been a NYC'er all my life. I would rather smell GARBAGE JUICE over HOMELESS subway car anyday!! At least the garbage smell is outside and I can walk away from it. Stepping into a subway car that SMELLS LIKE DEATH is the worst.

I JUST HAVE TO SAY, THAT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SWEATER/TOP ❤

There was an opinion poll years ago in which it was stated that 75% of the New Yorkers would be pleased to leave this city but couldn't for various reasons, ...

Going to New York end of January for my bday im so exited 😍😍 first time in USA

New York to me doesn't sound appealing at all.small apartments can't find a public toilet and if you do you need to be careful.dirty streets strong smells.yet every thing is expensive. Any way thank you for this video.positvity peace and love ❤

Just moved here and love it! Watched alot of your vids for tips too which have been super helpful!

I think I would rather smell garbage juice than homeless in a subway car it just hits different 😂

I think apple or google maps now has it where it shows all the public restrooms

I'm flying from Australia to LA tomorrow then Vegas then NYC for the first time. This video is perfect timing hahaha ❤ Your videos have been amazing though. Insanely helpful.

Greetings from Santiago Chile my dear Sarah!

“Rats on the west side - bedbugs uptown. What a mess! This town’s in tatters - I’ve been Shattered!”

You can make anybody forgetting about bad things in New York

6:37 New York is no longer "the most expensive city in the world." "The city-state of Singapore and Switzerland’s Zurich were named as the most expensive cities in the world. Although New York tied with Singapore for first place last year, the popular US destination, where prices have increased by 1.9% according to the study, slipped to third, tying with Switzerland’s Geneva." CNN

I’ve visited NYC several times, the last time was last month. I will say that the smell of marijuana disgusts me all throughout the city. That is one thing that surprised me on this last trip; it’s everywhere now. A few years ago when I was there, I only smelled it downtown, never really uptown. The lack of public restrooms is my other frustration. Thankfully I’ve only had a few “serious” times trying to find one, but those were enough to be very nerve racking & frustrating. I love all of the wonderful food options in the city…that’s my favorite thing. It’s fun seeing all of the historical buildings & I enjoy the architecture. Central Park is great too…that’s another favorite of mine.

As l heard a young child say once about the smell of weed “Mom why are those people smoking Brussel Sprouts?”🥴😬😜

Nice video

The scaffoldings all over the place were annoying.

Honestly I really do hate the smell of weed lol. That does bother the hell outta me walkin around the city

I like the smell of 💚

I loved the city when I recently visited it for the first time ever. It's just exciting :) What I disliked about it though, are these three things: how dirty the subway is, that not every station is accessible (I was lugging a 50 pound suitcase up and down the stairs...) and the smell of weed EVERYWHERE 🤮

I visited Chicago this summer (after having left years ago) and alot of these things I encountered there. Chicago typically is alot cleaner than NYC but idk now. There was a perpetual smell of piss in the air. Still a great city along with NYC.

...Hell has frozen over.

We here, in Moscow, RU, have similar problems except garbage, metro, rats, homeless and noise (at night anyway). But overpricing (for rent and buying apts), traffic, dating problems (but of slightly different kind thou) are also with us. Also we have bad air quality near the speedways i.e. the quality of Russian fuel sucks . And IMO NYC is more of a touristy city whereas Moscow is much more livable (but touristy also). Thou live in a very good city but authoritarian country is still doubtful and dangerous. But NY, on the other hand, doesn't look like convenient place for emigration also :(

4 USD for a coffee? It's 6.50 GBP in the chains in the UK which is 8 USD

Sarah, I love your videos very much. But NYC is not the most expensive city in the world. Go to Copenhagen and you will have a heart attack !!!! And I am looking forward to be in NYC on the 9th !!!!

@SarahFunky Hey Sarah, want to try renting in London's Mayfair? How does £12-16K per month grab you? 😄

The new York subway signage is the worst I've seen in all the places I've travelled including in south East Asia where I can't read the language. Unless you know the geography of the area you're out of luck.

What does mahaan mean exactly?

I loved the cannabis smell all over the city ❤

2:00 pizza 🍕 🐀😁

lol 😂 she’s funny.

You sound like Lorraine Bracco from the sopranos

Honestly, replace New York with Toronto and it's the same stuff.

2:00 🍕🐀🐁

I’m not gonna lie I’ll pass on both!! 😎🤢

IDK why, but weed today stinks far worse than even a few years ago.

Disgusting..........hell on wheels what a choice garbage juice or homeless subway carts?NEITHER!

As a first time visitor and cannabis enthusiast I wasn't bothered at all by the smell, I may also have contributed to it as well lol sorry in advance to all non smoking tourists or locals who hate it, I understand second hand smoke can be annoying for non smokers but as a tourist who does consume being able to smoke anywhere on the street made my NYC trip only better rather than worse

I love the smell of weed ❤

I rather die

Best city in the World? Glad you think so. 😂

I'd rather smell pot than piss.

Weed smell where I come from is completely normal it's just called the Sonoma aroma . It's good for the soul

I’m visiting right now from Vancouver (BC Bud is kind of what we are known for) and the amount of the smell in NYC blows my mind. Haven’t you people heard of odourless vapes? 😂lol Another thing I noticed is pedestrians don’t give a F if it’s a no walk, so much jay walking and the cyclists don’t care either, they will run you over if you’re not alert. The biggest thing I noticed is the lack of moving out of the way for emergency vehicles. If a pedestrian in our city tried to cross a crosswalk when a vehicle had its sirens on you’d receive as many fines as possible and would be in serious trouble. I love NYC and the competitive nature is VERY similar to that of Vancouver. I was single until 35 because everyone is looking for the BBT (bigger better thing).

The benefits of NYC far outweigh the negatives but I must say I make it a point to breathe through my mouth when in NYC especially in the summer!! I've been visiting NY since 2008 and in my experience the marijuana smells started when the smoke shops went up.

Lol I’ll take the garbage smell over the homeless in the subway ANY day of the week

Why do so many women think we want to hear their opinions? Went there in April, still love it.

The sooner people realize that there's no such thing as the perfect place to live, the better they'll be able to prioritize what's important to them in their hometown. Something will always be an issue: the traffic, or the weather, or the cost of living, or the economy, or the crime rate, or something. Most of these points are valid enough, but.... but.... but.... You yourself say you're a lifelong New Yorker and love it! As do 8 million other souls. Go figure.

As someone whos from texas this place is a dump😭a blue state that has people doing drugs in plain sight and homeless people shitting on the sidewalks. The food is good but you can get it somewhere else for cheaper it just has its main attractions thats it

Rats?

its a combination of third world country mess.... with modern civilization

The pa systems on the metro in DC aren't much better.

new york is far from the most expensive city in the world

The trash snell doesn't have anything on the dog and human piss smell

the part i can't stand in the tri-state in general is there's arabs everywhere

Smell ? that's called perfume.

You love it or you hate it.

Looks like you’re running out of content to create, so you look for every possible reason to post something. It’s sad.

New York smells like marijuana? Great, it's been a long time comin'. We won!

Congratulations ! You've just Won the Global Award for the Ugliest Sweater in The World ! Your poor taste in clothing is just Amazing !