The air is filled with the stench of weed all day long. The streets are fill with non civilians. That city is on the edge man. If you live there, get the hell out yesterday.
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I was there with a few family members for the first time back in fall of 2017. When booking our travels we received travel advisories about pick pockets, with advice to wear a cross-body wallet or purse under your jacket to foil the roving bands of snatch and grabbers.
We stayed across from Central Park and when we did a little walking around, the giant piles of stinking garbage stacked in black plastic garbage bags were 6ft tall in front of every hotel and every storefront. Every sidewalks was full of stinking garbage, loiterers, and panhandlers.
Everywhere we walked in arguably the nicest parts of NYC, the garbage stink was so heavy in the air that it felt like it got all over us. We took showers every morning and then again every night.
Times square was frenetic and we were constantly harassed by panhandlers who pestered us for money. The food was ultra expensive and it was so crowded you had to wait hours to be served and couldn't even look around and see the place.
We used UBER while there, but the traffic was so congested it was often faster to walk. When we did, the creatures walking the streets were like something out of the Star Wars bar scene. So many weird, strange people with crazy hair and clothes and so many flamboyant gays and trans people.
It was a real disappointment.
I feel fortunate to have visited several times before all of this madness. I had a very enjoyable experience with none of this. I hope they can restore it.
Same here. Although I did enjoy this description🐸"the creatures walking the streets were like something out of the Star Wars bar scene"