please never stop this series!!! those tiny spaces and "normal" people are much more interesting than the expensive and dead flats.

Even if these guys never really "make it," they should feel proud about what they are doing. Most people never even give their dreams a shot.

Gotta love how they made "Grant's bed" in the corner last minute. Just incase mom or dad sees this.

I would love a follow up video on these two in a years time. Their energy is infectious.

What people don't realise is chasing your dream IS living the dream. The flashy lifestyle might be the reward, but the best part of life is the journey. These guys are clearly enjoying life and doing it right

ugh i love their attitude! and them saying "the stars will never align, you just have to do it if you want to make it" essentially is so so true and inspiring!

What many people don't realize is that, they are living in an environment that is by no means luxurious but they are at the center of it all, creating connections, meeting people, practicing to become better at what they dream of making a living doing, this is priceless and this struggle is only in the beginning, they will surely go far!

The joy radiating from their faces is undeniable. I have faith that they will achieve great success one day, only to later realize that these humble days spent in their cozy apartment were some of the best times of their lives.

This is one of the best videos I ever saw on this channel and I’ve been following you for well over a year now. Truly, much more so than the living opportunity, it’s inspiring to see two young people with their head on straight, with goals, with a trajectory in mind, with the method through which to do it and just go for it. The apartment becomes so much of a background for what they’re really trying to achieve, that it’s just a means to an end. Oddly enough, it becomes easy to see yourself in their shoes, even in such a tiny place to live in, because their head is so clear as far as what they want to do in life. Really inspirational stuff, I loved it. Kudos to everyone, for sharing their stories. We need more of this.

I prefer this kind of content over the millionaire homes any day of the week.

erik's friend reminds me of a bona fide 1930'2 New Yorker.. his tweed jackets, mustache, and his spirit. Pure new york.

The essence of this video is exactly what first drew me to this channel back in 2015. Authentically chasing your dreams in NYC, the grit, the humility, the hope and passion. Keep making these please!!! So inspiring!

This new kind of videos has improved a lot the channel making it somehow deeper and more interesting. Congrats Erik, I think you have found the right path.

these two guys really motivated me to do better in ife, showing us you can make anything work with a purpose and a plan, even in not so great conditions. they stay positive and have such a great outlook on life, and they make the most out of their days. there should be more people like them. I strive to be like them

I love how intimate these New York stories are. Really feel an authentic connection to people living there. Also makes me want to move to New York!

I love the energy they have together and their optimism & outlook on life is intoxicating. I hope their friendship never wanes.

This type of apartment tour/storytelling is absolutely fantastic! I really wish these guys can succeed in their own definition of success. They seem very passionate about what they do, hard working and willing to do whatever it takes to make their dreams come true. Really admirable. Great video!

Love seeing people do the hustle part of NYC! The fact that a restaurant is next door, I'd be a regular too

"our guitar", I loved that.

These two are manifesting success. Dreams aren’t just weird stories we encounter throughout the night. They are lived daily by humans. Perhaps not to completion every single day, or even ever, but it’s in the living and doing and chasing that they can actually be realized. Watching this like the lump that I am in my bed, at 45, motiva… oh nevermind. Who am I kidding? Not myself 😫

I’m rooting for these guys

I see why Erik has 2 million subscribers this new concept is just inspirational 🔥🔥🔥🥰

This is one of the best apartment tour videos that I’ve ever seen. Full of heart and soul, you can feel the energy of those amazing guys. Very inspiring, hands down one of your best materials yet.

Thank you Erik for another great video and also thank you to Frankie and Grant for sharing their story! These two have such a simple and honest take on life and it's infectious just hearing about their ambitions and courage. Can't wait for the next in this series.

What a bright guys and amazing storytelling / editing by Erik. It’s so raw and real. No gimbal or fancy post production effects

I always thought of Erik as a good looking, sharply dressed, in very good shape, slightly narcissistic successful dude in New York. Which is cool and I subscribed couple years ago. Turns out my mans a freaking filmmaker, with a distinctive style. I mean, somewhere down the line I’d love to watch a full film set in New York directed by Erik. As for these guys - these are the people that bring ‘magic’ to the city. True settlers as E.B. White would describe them.

really grateful for this content Erik, feel like you are showing lifestyle, backstage behind new york but behind all that.. a passion, a story.. and that's what we all who want to move to nyc want to see, but no one is filming.. or at least not this way. Congrats.

This was freaking great. These guys are a prime example of living a realistic dream, they have realistic goals that if you ask me, they're already achieving. Kudos to them.

To see people earnestly going after their dreams is my favorite thing on earth. Their tenacity and attitude reminds me of you from your earliest videos, and look where you are today. Congrats to everyone in this video.

damn - what an amazing story from these two guys! thanks for sharing, Erik! seriously.

"....you drop the ball, and suddenly, your life's passed you by." Phooph, Erik. I just watched this, (my second "New York Story" in a row), and I am absolutely floored. Awesome, awesome work!! This stuff deserves a space on the major scene. I'm an old time viewer from your early days here on KZfaq, and I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate seeing this side of your repertoire! This work can serve to inspire and touch people on so many different levels. Excellent, bravo!! 👏👏👏

Absolute respect for these guys. Their energy is inspiring. Legends.

This is one of the best videos I think you have ever done, Erik. You could do a million more videos of the ultra-rich spaces that are huge and have everything anyone could ever want but it is videoes like these, real stories of real people making it in NYC by any means necessary that I think people really want to see. Or maybe it is just me. But I absolutely loved every second of this. These guys were great and inspiring and if I were still young, unattached, and hungry for a career and life like they are, I could definitely see myself in an apartment just like that. Make this a side channel, or a regular feature. We need to see more content like this.

I really admire their optimism and clarity. They make everything work and have a repsect for effort. The whiteboard checklist is a perfect symbol of their self-discipline. I hope they can achieve their dreams!

I wish I had the balls to go out on a limb like this when I was younger. One’s comfort zone can kill their ambition. I give it up to these guys for living their dream.

I absolutely love this series Erik. This 2 have a burning passion inside of them that is infectious. I loved this video so much that i just wanna keep replaying it. Thanks so much for showing this side of ppl that are going after theyre dreams.

New York is so amazing - its people really make it so special. Others often silo their thinking into the places New Yorkers live in and think that it controls their lives, but what really makes the city what it is, is the people and the stories they tell. Erik you did such an amazing job with this video!!! It started with what everyone always cares about - the rent, and instead goes into the people living in that space

Keep doing these stories I love hearing about everyday New Yorkers.

Wow what an incredibly humbling video. These two remind me that you can make do with ANYTHING if you choose to. More of this !

Thank you Erik. I love those two guys! They are positive and proactive. I should think of them when I feel down.

The vibe of this video feels so wildly different from others you've done. Absolutely love this

What a couple of sweethearts! As a native nyer it’s nice to see ppl going back to the roots of why you move here. It’s to make a creative dream come true. Not to be rich and complain. Good luck to them!

So far I am loving this series. I think seeing the "low end" of New York is far more relatable to most people rather than the sterile multi-million dollar luxury units in marble, which are repeated everywhere. So far the characters are also very interesting, but especially how these people make their homes feel warm, utilitarian and comfortable.

You should do more of these kind of videos! It’s fun hearing about why people move to the city and what they do to keep their heads above water.

Big respect for these guys on their journey.

I love the fact that Erik takes them time to respond to so many of us. I mean 673 comments must be daunting to go filter through and answer. This was a really interesting and inspiring video. Those guys just worked with the tools they had at the time until better (??) ones came along.

I love how this video was put together. Much respect to Grant & Frankie.

Frankie and Grant! We will be coming back to this video in ten years time and seeing how these two started and where were they before their Oscar nominations for best playwrite and best actor awards! Amazing house tour with an incredible amount of storytelling with really interesting people . This could be a nice type of documentary for Netflix, showing people who are trying to make it people who made it and how they can learn from each other ? something like that sounds good ? 💡

I love how you tell these New York stories through the lens of their rentals. These stories are truly inspirational: their souls are fearless, determined, and just beautiful. ❤

Insanely inspiring. And that last line "it is enough to want it". Goosebumps.

Huge huge fan of this kind of content Erik. I’m sure I’m echoing everyone else’s sentiment that I’ve been a fan for a while now and this New York Stories series is elevating your channel to a new level. So well shot, documented, and narratively driven. Keep this up man, it’s a treat to see these everyday people and their adventures and how they are making it happen on a budget. Can’t wait to see more.

I just found this series and it is weirdly comforting, high quality videos, nice spaces and good stories.

This is one of the most interesting things I have seen in a long while. These two lads have given me life. Hope they achieve whatever they set out to do.

Hey Eric, I have been following you since your early days on KZfaq. Back then, you were trying to make your way to New York and become a KZfaqr, while I was trying to make a career change and become a software engineer. We are the same age, so I feel a strong connection to what you were doing, and you were a true inspiration. Now, I have accomplished most of the goals that I set for myself back in 2016. I am a senior software engineer, and I have relocated to another country that I really love. I am now setting new targets for myself. At some point, I lost interest in your real estate business, but now, with these new videos, you have captured my attention once again. I hope you will continue down this path. Wishing you all the best, V.

i really love and appreciate the attitude these people have towards life , its simply beautiful

I love this! This is the reality of living in NYC, and I love their attitude and outlook in the midst of making it happen in NYC.

Congratulations! You two are living your dreams. Love your spirits. Continued blessings and success.

Hats off to these two. I applaud their hustle attitude. I have no doubt they’ll go far in life, no matter which paths they’ll choose.

Awesome! Love the concept Eric! These guys were inspirational. I hope they get what they're after. It was fun to watch

This video was so motivating, I’m super happy for these two and I’m even more committed to following my dream now

Moustache man has a great mindset

This is the best part of my day. Someone please send this to Lorne Michaels at SNL. It's a skit for sure and they should get a guest appearance

Hey Erik, fantastic job on this video. 🙌 Totally rooting for these guys. I genuinely hope they succeed!

so good! this is what dreams are made of! this and the previous video on minimum wage in NYC gives hope. please continue this series, Erik!

Been a follower forever and while I do LOVE the expensive house tours, something about this type of video just lights up my soul. 😊

Amazing, love these type of videos! They seem really great guys!

Wow, talk about an amazing group of guys... you included! These are capturing so much more than the apartment. It captures and reminds people what living in NYC is really about, and how beautiful it is. These guys take nothing for granted and seem fully aware of just how fortunate they are to be living out their dream.

This is pure gold! I want to some more of these (like a series) Please, please, please ❤

You guys are so inspiring! And your apartment is very interesting and very NYC, having the things you use & love on display ❤️

Erik, these last videos you've been posting are amazing. I love this kind of stories. Hope you keep them coming!

I love these videos. It's about the journey not the destination. This is the grind I love and no place better to do it than New York.

Love this video so much. There's nothing more inspiring than young people making a go of it in NYC.

These two are already sucessful because they are living in the moment and not waiting for something to happen to propel them forward. Good for you.

This is by far the best video format of your channel. Keep it going!

I LOVED this video! Thank you Erik, Frankie and Grant :-)

Loved this! And those guys are so positive and energetic

They have the best personalities. I wish them all the best!!!

They remind me of Matt d and Ben affleck who used to live together. I hope they make a list it as this will be an epic point of reference

These are the mindsets of people who will surely succeed in life.

absolutely love this. loved their energy

Organic, raw and real insight of people trying to make it. This was excellent content man.

This video turned out so great!!!!! Love y’all so much!!!!

love it! so well said about artistry and building the world around us! Feeling inspired~

Erik i love this change of video for everyday new yorkers!

Great video Erik, I really like the storytelling style of this.

god bless them but it's so dystopian to work 40 hour weeks living in a broom closet with horrifyingly slow water to support a dream you might not even reach, but god bless them for seeming happy about it, but god dang that looks so dire from a distance

Ngl, I cried through 75% of this video. I love these boys so much and every single word of this video is so true. As a fellow New Yorker who moved here to follow my dreams, I agree that there absolutely is no “right time” to do it. It really is just something about this city that you have to want to be a part of, and these boys are the epitome of what makes New York so special. We live together, we struggle together, and every single New Yorker knows that in our hearts, we’re all here for the same reason. Unless you live here and start from the beginning, you truly can’t appreciate what this city is made of. It’s the city of dreams and there’s a reason for the saying “ if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere” and it’s captured to the core in this video. I live in the city in an apartment not much bigger than this and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. The greatest decision I’ve ever made was to endure the struggle of New York but to make it work to live in the city that many will only ever dream of. I hope you boys both live in one of the penthouses on Erik’s channel someday very soon. Until then, keep doing what you’re doing and NEVER lose your energy and ambition. You are the heartbeat of the greatest city in the world. Xoxo

They have the right attitude; 100% effort & passion = 100 % Rewards. If you are going to do anything; give it your all, or don't bother!

Absolutely loved this video! The two guys are hilarious, ambitious and well-spoken. Good luck, I hope they make it big

What an amazing and uplifting story! Love the energy and optimism to make it big in NYC. I wish for them to achieve their dreams in the Big Apple.

Sending positive energy to both of these guys.

I truly read the virtue of this situation. Such a wholesome pursuit of their dreams.

Amazing video, story, place, I really enjoyed it!

Enjoying this series. Thanks for sharing

Wow, this is very motivational. I needed this in the morning.

Love how you spent the focus on them. Great video

one of your best videos ever, erik! love getting to hear other people's stories

I felt that subtle “damn” from Eric. These guys ambition is motivating

Loved this vid! These lads are a breath of fresh air.. full of life, hope and sheer determination.. ✊ I wish them all the best on their journey..

Thanks Erik for listening to the viewers and making more videos on the budget side of New York. You are awesome