Feels Like A Third World Country | Willets Point Queens Ny

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4 жыл бұрын

Driving around the junkyard in willets point giving you the history of how it ended up like this.
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@dontbotherreading 2 жыл бұрын

lived in Queens, Before I ever got to drive , I overheard my dad and uncles talking about going to the 'junkyard' anytime they needed a car part , years later I found out they were talking about this place .

@MOONEYDashCam 2 жыл бұрын

Yep that’s the name I always knew it by lol

@stevep8445 3 жыл бұрын

I remember coming out of Shea after a Mets game that didn't get over until like 2am.. The "Car repair" shops were still open and busy painting cars :-) I also remember my boss telling me, if you were missing something like a mirror, or antena or whatever, you could give some $$ to kids on a bike, who'd ask you what you needed and they would go pedal around the Shea parking lot and surrounding area til the found a car that had the part.... ;p;

@proskills2168 3 жыл бұрын

U call it the junkyard. We called it "Behind Shea Stadium"

@robertdipaola3447 2 жыл бұрын

In the 1960s and 1970s that entire area ,including college point rd was nothing but car junk yards and scrap iron business, my farther use to take me and my brothers there on weekends to check it out. We called that place " junk yard city"

@alk61695 4 жыл бұрын

Good place to park your car for free at a Mets game under the Whitestone Expressway. The thing is, will your car be there after the game? They've been trying to develop that area for years. Especially when Citi Field opened. Turn that area into like a Wrigleyville in Chicago or the area around Fenway in Boston. Been going to games my whole life, never would have thought anyone lived there, let alone a deli. Never ventured in too deep of that place. A lot of shops in the past I think offered services to fix your car while you watched the game.

@marieljoed 2 жыл бұрын

I like watching you driving around new York. Its cool to see what all the different neighborhoods look like.

@MOONEYDashCam 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@nhra7110 4 жыл бұрын

Wikipedia says "A Hunter College study found that Willets Point was a "unique regional destination" for auto parts and repairs." LOL. Love seeing your tour of the city for those of us that will likely never see it in this detail.

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

It sure is unique hahaha

@auxmike718 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, your reverse skills are incredible!

@happyme3376 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, especially after watching you come back here in your video from yesterday!! And wow, how was that deli operating with no sewer lines? Septic tank?? You can't even have a business like that here in Florida without a backfiow preventer and sprinkler system. Crazy!

@scarletmacaw 3 жыл бұрын

I used to take the Q-17 bus from 188th St and Union Turnpike to Main Street, where I would then hop on the elevated train and get off at the Willets Point Shea Stadium stop. From there I would walk to Shea. I also purchased a Suzuki TX-125 dirt bike from a place in Willets Point. I cannot remember if it was called either Stadium Cycles or Action Motors. This was in 1969 so we are really going back in time here. I went to the 1964 World’s Fair many times and also went ice skating at the ice skating rink right next door to the Unisphere. Memories...

@MOONEYDashCam 3 жыл бұрын

Way before my time, I love hearing about it 👍

@engineerraw 4 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work, Its good to see the real world, thanks stay safe.

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jdg6205 3 жыл бұрын

I still like it’s character, looks like a video game. Save the soul of NYC. Gentrifying is the worst, like apps cities will compete to update. Funny I was raised in Corona and lived in rural Kentucky and I’m patriotic, love both spectrums and all states. Better than made in Chlna!

@tybrown3041 4 жыл бұрын

Best one yet. Keep doing your thing bro. Watching in Seattle.

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! shout out Seattle!

@ericmeyer8013 4 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoy your videos! Sides of NY I’ve never seen before.

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

😎👊

@redwatch1100 3 жыл бұрын

This is getting to be my favorite YT channel.

@MOONEYDashCam 3 жыл бұрын

I love to hear that

@kingarthur4419 3 жыл бұрын

The Mets and their owners pretty much had the city get rid of a lot of those chop shops, when they took down Shea and put up Citifield, and that’s what they were, chop shops.

@KevBehindACamera 4 жыл бұрын

My Uncle and cousin have a lock / Gate place in Jackson heights.. they install bars on people's windows, locks..Gates and all that stuff... I asked my cousin about any stories about the iron triangle.and he had a blank look on his face. I bet my uncle would have some stories to tell. He used to take his truck out all over..

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

That’s nuts i have a Jackson heights video if you wanna check that out

@KevBehindACamera 4 жыл бұрын

@@MOONEYDashCam I'll have to do that, I haven't been there in years. And they live in Long Island

@dassme1 4 жыл бұрын

MOONEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHATS GOOD BUDDY YOUR POP'S SENT ME. LOVE YOUR VIDEO S. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO RIDE AROUND NEW YORK AND JUST SIT AND LISTEN AND HAVE YOU DRIVE. KEEP EM COMING BUDDY 💪💪💪👍

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it man 👍

@selowhgts6133 3 жыл бұрын

I can see why the city would like to get rid of that area. That area is one of the biggest undeveloped areas for residential real estate in the entire area. And it sits right next to Citi Field.

@dannyboy34677 3 жыл бұрын

And another thing I would do, and every mayor since the Jets left in 1983 for the Meadowlands has floated this around, is try and bring the Jets back to Queens with a new 65,000 seat stadium in that area. I could see that much like the Sports complex in Philadelphia. Potential is there for sure.

@uwasntthere8218 3 жыл бұрын

We’ve got one in Brooklyn by Foster and Farragut

@MOONEYDashCam 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll look into that

@1112223333111 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! This place looks familiar 😋

@sassytoonsball-ruck58 3 жыл бұрын

My husband went to the ‘64 fair ... has a lot of great stories of the Queens he grew up in

@Unlaced_kickz 2 жыл бұрын

I lived right off of main st this brings me back to my childhood

@sassytoonsball-ruck58 3 жыл бұрын

Going to look for doc on Iron Triangle... & other vids you have done

@jordankrauss1460 4 жыл бұрын

Love it!!!

@markadam1806 3 жыл бұрын

How did I miss this one love it

@eastcoastcheifer1039 3 жыл бұрын

Who else pass thru every day on the 7 train haha Mets willets point

@proskills2168 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, used to watch guys drag race Datsun 510's on the one paved block in 1987, at 2 a.m. down that strip. It was packed. I watched the rice burners get the front wheels off the ground. Wish, I would've been smart enough to take a pic. Crazy

@Davidnumber23 2 жыл бұрын

the only repair shops where you can pick up all your damage on route ! ideal for business

@MOONEYDashCam 2 жыл бұрын

They have it all figured out down there

@simpsonchris144 2 жыл бұрын

JESUS GOOD LUCK MOONEY!!

@wadechubb6365 4 жыл бұрын

Good video man.. Would have been funny if you drove by and saw stuntman and cameraman doing a big ol burn out 😆

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

That wouldn’t even surprise me hahaha

@jayballin8 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up in queens and modded my car so much there in the early 2000s. It’s crazy to see how much it’s been down sized. Was the boxer name bebo? I knew a lot of the people that worked there. Nice video bro! I suggest the Astoria Steinway area in queens next. Lmk great job keep-em coming.

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah In the early 2000’s that place was a zoo

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize you asked what his name was... you’re right it was bebo

@charlesnicol1867 3 жыл бұрын

What mechanic the way your vehicle is running sound neglected!

@Andreas_D-Greek Жыл бұрын

Well.. they announced the new MLS Soccer stadium to be built on the Iron Triangle. RIP. OG triple OG I still call it Shea stadium junkyards.

@MyDyerMaker 4 жыл бұрын

Funny because when you said it's like a third world country I was saying the same thing to myself at the same time. I would imagine that those areas would cost a fortune to clean up and develop, environmentally speaking.

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s one of the big issues because it’s all so toxic they would have to remove a ton of the dirt just so it passes safety standards

@brianmccarthy5557 2 жыл бұрын

@@MOONEYDashCam A little money in the right pockets can solve all of thise problems.

@zaklange4087 4 жыл бұрын

You should check out The Hole in Queens next! Sort of a similar situation going on there.

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I’ll check it out

@robertvalentin5846 4 жыл бұрын

the hole it same things iron trange pot hole and flood and where the mob buried body there gotti hit man 4 body a guy did a video he mentions that on video

@jamestang5015 Жыл бұрын

Love the channel..Keep it up..

@lir5048 3 жыл бұрын

My grad father owned a glass shop down there

@syntychiahintsin-tee-shaks2256 3 жыл бұрын

The city should maintain the area. It’s a business community creating revenue.

@justme6767 2 жыл бұрын

Changed alot

@kaiserdal 3 жыл бұрын

It used to be so cheap to fix cars there but now even way more expensive then my neighborhood mechanic

@roberthutter74 4 жыл бұрын

Great Channel and video brother

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@bodysbyeblinn9194 4 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍 good commentary

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👌

@bodysbyeblinn9194 4 жыл бұрын

@josephconsoli4128 2 жыл бұрын

I went there once with my brother. It screams "sketchy". A total disgrace. I always heard that it is/was "chop-shop" city. If you need something off your car that got stolen, you'll probably be buying it back there.

@MOONEYDashCam 2 жыл бұрын

You’re not wrong

@wnewfmer Жыл бұрын

This area is where the new soccer stadium will be located...

@MrNickMulgrave 3 жыл бұрын

This looks like the inspiration for a Tom Waits song.

@jasonk4323 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a crazy area

@HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks 3 жыл бұрын

lmao...when you said they just paved this road I thought you meant like it was a gravel road before.

@MOONEYDashCam 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly it was mostly dirt and gravel very very little asphalt left

@redwatch1100 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like all Michigan roads.

@t.l.pastina5491 2 жыл бұрын

😳

@alexm5209 4 жыл бұрын

You ever heard of neutral drop? Cameraman and Stuntman?

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve heard of them... cameraman is my dad stuntman is my uncle haha

@dannyboy34677 3 жыл бұрын

Before COVID, if I were the City, I would try to talk to the Jets about coming back to New York and build a new stadium across from Citi Field in that area at Willets Point. It would be the perfect location for it. I remember the Islanders, before they settled on Belmont was going to build a new arena, right across from Citi field on the old Shea Stadium site.

@stevep8445 3 жыл бұрын

Belmont was the better choice, by far...

@dannyboy34677 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevep8445 Looking back now absolutely.

@MMMAKER35 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like not even a rolls royce could make these roads feel smooth lol. Great video!

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

You’re right on that

@Twobuckets321 2 жыл бұрын

Why don’t you take a stroll with your cam to 125 street and Lexington ave. Go take a look.

@Bertha-pm4xt 2 жыл бұрын

I'd be worried about those electric polls falling in the water, some look like they are ready to go.

@Andreas_D-Greek 3 жыл бұрын

Eminent Domain sucks. I used to go there and get my work van fixed cheap, custom exhausts dirt cheap on my bimmers and foxbodies. no more. the gov is killing them...

@MOONEYDashCam 3 жыл бұрын

You can still find really good cheap work down there it’s just more rare

@Andreas_D-Greek 3 жыл бұрын

@@MOONEYDashCam Yes very true, but I still liked it when it was alive and hustlers were wrangling passing cars in the street and giving them prices on parts and work.

@cayennenaturetrails8953 4 жыл бұрын

!!!!!!!!!!!

@grahamjonathan762 3 жыл бұрын

America: Let's spend billions on weapons NYC citizens: What about our roads?

@cowboyluke1706 3 жыл бұрын

Ask DeBlasio and Cuomo who you have repeatedly elected and have turned NYC into a major shit hole. Good news though : The roads suck but DeBlasio had huge BLM signs painted on them and posed for news pictures holding a brush !

@grahamjonathan762 3 жыл бұрын

@@cowboyluke1706 I'm from the UK

@cowboyluke1706 3 жыл бұрын

@@grahamjonathan762 Hi Graham , I was speaking in general about NYC and the overwhelming amount of people who vote for the same guys and complain every day . We have a Governor who has wasted billions and we have nothing to show for it. High crime, poor roads, transportation systems a disaster, etc. The Mayor is the worst we have ever had, America is not responsible or at failure for that, NYC elected officials are. When they screw up they want the Govt to fix it for them ! I probably should have been more specific so it was not directed at you personally, I'm sorry for that. I hope you are doing better than NYC wherever you are ! I hope you stay safe and healthy .

@grahamjonathan762 3 жыл бұрын

@@cowboyluke1706 You too mate

@redwatch1100 3 жыл бұрын

@@cowboyluke1706 Bingo.

@normacordova3241 3 жыл бұрын

I heard some people actually live there

@MOONEYDashCam 3 жыл бұрын

1 old man lives theres

@ashharkausar413 3 жыл бұрын

What a mess. I've been to pakistan, this place isn't too far behind.

@blanchiep 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that when they built Debits Field they were going to clean out that area and developers were going to come in. The area will now remain a perpetual piece of shit encouraged by DeBlassio.

@STREETTRAINS 3 жыл бұрын

I heard A rumor a long time ago that John Gotti’s daughter owns half that place !!!!! But I don’t know if that’s actually true

@MOONEYDashCam 3 жыл бұрын

Hey I wouldn’t be surprised

@dmzabo3914 2 жыл бұрын

Dude just said “the more civilized New York”. lol if that were to exist?

@MOONEYDashCam 2 жыл бұрын

You got a point lol

@dmzabo3914 2 жыл бұрын

@@MOONEYDashCam , really digging your product. Thanks for posting the videos.

@MOONEYDashCam 2 жыл бұрын

@@dmzabo3914 I appreciate that!!

@mthemechanic7158 2 жыл бұрын

Confused

@MOONEYDashCam 2 жыл бұрын

About?

@Boricua-ni4nb 3 жыл бұрын

Industrial Zone, not3rd World Zone..ßIGOT!

@letsgomets002 2 жыл бұрын

Shut up Snowflake

@-DC- 4 жыл бұрын

Downtown Baghdad is in better shape lololol.

@MOONEYDashCam 4 жыл бұрын

You’re not wrong there lol

@brianmccarthy5557 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like some of the nastier places I've been in Mexico. What a spot for a late night drug lab or a body dump. I wonder how many bodies are buried here? It must be very spooky and dangerous at night when the business shit down and the workers and customers leave. I'd be surprised if somebody wasn't cooking meth here or doing quantity drug buys and exchanges. Or serial killers dropping bodies off. Do the cops even patrol here?

@MOONEYDashCam 2 жыл бұрын

They actually party there when it gets dark lol

@user-on7yi4uf8t 2 жыл бұрын

A much better ENVIRONMENT exists in other states.

@wendellrountree4899 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like they should have to fix their streets and sewer systems they are tax payers, it's not right to force them out it's their livelihood. Just my opinion..Doesn't seem right!