It’s Sunday morning into afternoon, chilly and rain watching this eating my bacon, egg and cheese (mozzarella) with Coffee watching this video of my City… incredible!

City that is making almost 40 billion dollars from property tax should have way way better infrastructure....and way better everything.

As a New Yorker, I’m always excited to see videos of my hometown. Let me settle in for this almost 1hour treat!!!

I'll be honest, I have been pleasantly surprised by LGA's improvement. Feel much much better, and at least compared to other US airports, it seems much much better. Wish they did the Ferry and the subway connection, that would skyrocket overall experience by exponential amount.

Infrastructure is one of those things that we take completely for granted , but causes the biggest problems when it stops working.

I can only imagine how amazing the cantilevers on the BQE were when it was built. People must've been in awe!

Great content on NYC infrastructure. The changes are so desperately needed regardless of the inconvenience to locals.

The Penn Station part is so depressing. Shinjuku Station sees seven times as many boardings, (subways, JR and private lines combined) and yet somehow manages on-time performance in the high-ninety-percent range.

As an outsider they need to rebuild the old Penn Station, with modern improvements. It was wrong to demolish it and New Yorkers deserve better. Unrelated but I think the B1M should look at the Rio Grande Plan in Salt Lake City.

I was born & lived in Brooklyn for over 50 years. I love NYC. But the cost of living (prices, taxes, tolls) & poor infrastructure were big reasons I finally left in 2020. I was fed up with decades of poor planning, mismanagement, lack of foresight & political will. We endured endless projects on the Staten Island Expressway, outrageously expensive tolls from Brooklyn to Staten Island/NJ, decades of work on roads/bridges, skyscrapers in the outer boroughs that block sunlight, the lack of enough tunnels under the Hudson River, the terrible Port Authority Bus Terminal & Penn Station, and a watered-down Second Avenue Subway project that took over 100 years to get to this point (and it is still not finished!). The successes are few. I felt trapped. And family outside of NYC that wanted to visit, stayed away many times because of cost. They all used to live in NYC, but went South. I miss NYC & its people. But I found freedom of movement, cheaper travel expenses and peace of mind elsewhere. I am rooting for NYC to turn it around. Good things are finally happening. But it will take many decades to undo the damage.

1 hour B1M video on a rainy sunday? Dont mind if I do. Thanks guys!

As someone who frequents I-95 between Philly and Boston, I think there should be an expressway around NYC and George Washington Bridge, that similar to the NJ Turnpike, has all the amenities and only 2 exits to NYC to help clear up bottlenecks and jams through the city by reducing the amount of traffic moving through the city.

Chicago's airport has some of these same problems - overcrowding, low ceilings, outdated terminals all over the place. Seems like they are also updating parts of it right now. I think America is undergoing an infrastructure renaissance right now.

I got tasked out on a job some years back, we had to do an emergency runway job, the water had been corroding the underground utilities, it was December and freezing, we had to open up a ditch about 10 meters long. It struck me that they didn’t even have blue print or anything on where the utilities were. No heavy equipment allowed as a result of this. FAA inspectors on our ass…. Glad to see LaGuardia’s improvement.

I can confidently say that the lga renovations are a huge improvement. The airport is so much nicer, cleaner has way better food and shopping.

When I'm having dinner with my mom, I've been often having videos like this playing. She loves the topics and the presentation of it all. And this one has basically been like our playlist for the week (she usually finishes dinner quickly). Being from the area, it's great for us to hear about the things being done to make NYC better and gives us some great talking points as well. Thanks for the entertainment and keep up the great work!

The Bay Ridge tracks are not "abandoned" by any means - freight still travels along those tracks, from the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal.

No mention of the replacement of the Port Authority Midtown Bus Terminal. That project is further along than the interborough and has the world's highest amount of bus arrivals/departures. Ya coulda had 6 projects.

During the 90’s I worked for the Port Authority Aviation Dept. LGA was like a step back in time. There were still smoking sections, decor from the 50’s, the Shuttle was a nice touch but because the Airport is surrounded by water the fog, geese on the short runways & traffic getting out there caused continued delays.

As always, a great part of my Sunday is watching a B1M episode! Thank you!!!

As someone who has worked on the project for nearly a decade, I’m a little disappointed you did not include East Side Access (now Grand Central Madison Terminal) project… it was shown in the intro and referenced a couple times in the other sections. Otherwise a great video, and always love watching the B1M content

The interborough express sounds like an ideal application for an 'S-Bahn' style system - a mix between metro and heavy rail, that connects through the city (or the outer boroughs in this case) and then fans out into the surrounding region.

Was great to see all these videos again :) as a long time LGA Terminal B traveler, I must admit I shed a tear watching this, thinking about how much the new terminal makes coming and going from nyc so invigorating, emotional, and appropriately grand. The old terminal was a chore, a procedural necessity more representative of the city’s dirtiness and congestion than of its undeniable greatness. Thanks for all the great work you do bringing these projects to us in such detail :)

The whole opening segment about LaGuardia shows how even though it is great to serve so many people, it can also have a bad side by causing overcrowding. Upgrades to increase density are necessary, and it's great to see them happening for those reasons. As a San Francisco Bay Area resident, I can definitely empathize with New Yorkers on endless economic activity causing housing prices to skyrocket and a desperate need for more infrastructure to fit as many people's needs as possible and keep the economy thriving instead of stagnating

Record profits for construction firms is why it’s cost so much…and the kickback for the projects.

Loved the way you divided up the videos, just starting part 2 now, loving it so far.

I always love and appreciate how Fred rolls the ads into the narrative of the video. Its a skill that other videographers should learn. Good vid, as a Chicagoan who LOVES NY, I'm glad to hear its getting some next level upgrades!

As a New Yorker, I lament that the city only provides connection transfers in Manhattan… This creates a funnel system that is unsustainable as we see today with congestion. The city needs to create a line that goes from the Bronx into Queens. Not more Manhattan lines…

Keep it up Fred, this is great work!

I’ve watched every video on NYC. Excellently done as always!

The information in this video is amazing. Might as well share with my staff.

This is one of, if not the best channels you YT. Very informative and expertly produced.

Your videos are AWESOME there must be so much work goes into them great job keep it going

As a designer I'm still baffled by the praise that the 'the construction sector' gets for solving issues around staging of construction when good 'design' is where any project is set up for success of failure. BTW enjoy your content, keep it up!

Did you really bless us with this much infrastructure content? Wow! I hope this is not the last video for the year.

I love the way you change your pronounciation of 'route' to appeal to the US viewers. Great standards of output as always, thanks Fred.

Love The B1M ❤

I had a trip to Tehran, Iran, and surprised me that Tehran Metro has more than one hundred and fifty stations and the trains that connect between the cities were very clean and advanced despite the embargo.

anything that needs to be fixed has a business attached to it. the reason why cities doesn't get things replaced completely is because these companies makes hundreds of millions from going around patching up the infrastructure instead of just replacing the whole damn thing

The way the BQE is being repaired is insane if you see it yourself. They close off both lanes and make 4 mergeing lanes squeeze into the shoulder so that 3 guys on a lift can patch a small section of the ceiling. Where are the construction crews, if you're going to create massive traffic jams get shit done.

I flew out of LGA last month and was very impressed. It's the closest airport to Midtown and it was a great experience 👍

Hudson and Penn Station project will have biggest impact on airspace issue. More trains going long distance will help reduce demand for short flights. For BQE and truck problems theres a long standing project the Cross Harbor Freight tunnel idea. Better freight train access into NYC could do a lot to relieve demand on NYC roads from trucks.

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I've lived in NYC for over 25 years. Moved, and it took another 10 years for renovations to LGA and JFK. New trains, but same delayed and crowded train lines. Still inconvenient public transit routes to airports. The BQE won't be ever be realigned either. The use of eminent domain in the past for car-centric infrastructure has come to collect the sanity of the present and future til kingdom come. Eminent domain isn't feasible anymore for such dense urban areas and NIMBY will fight tooth and nail even if compensated well over market value. I'm not a cynical crank; I'm a former New Yorker that still visits every month and experiences the same or worse congestion, train and bus delays, and filthy streets since the 90s. The mantra of NYC needs revising - if you can make it here, pack your bags and make it outta here.

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Keep it up Fred, this is great work!. Keep it up Fred, this is great work!.

I looked up at the Manhattan Bridge and noticed that the deck was made up of wooden planks in places. I love the old bridges, but maybe it's time NYC replaced a few.

The problem with the current BQE, is that one administration is passing the buck to another without any major fixes. Then they place blame on everybody when the structure fails. As I was walking toward the exit of the Promenade, I saw corroded rebar sticking out from the walkway end concrete.

You should have put in the title "super cut" or "compilation" ...

This is a great channel!

Definitely gotta agree with Peter on the time when LGA became feeling outdated - doesn't help in terminal capacity, and ramp utilization either I'd imagine, that sometimes throughout the 80s, 90s, and even 2000s, airlines would occasionally use larger jets - 767s (-223s from American, sometimes 767-400s from Delta), DC-10s, L-1011 TriStars, Airbus A300s - in/out of the airport... which IMO is not a problem with the airlines using them, or a problem with the aircraft themselves, but the airport they were being squeezed in.

During the pandemic my partner and I lived in the Upper East Side. I would ride the 2nd Ave extension all the time and I remember surveyors offering a free ride on a Metrocard for answering questions like, "would you say this station is clean? too warm? too cold?" I wasn't aware of the entire plan of extending to Harlem, but I had an inkling the survey was related to that possibility. I told them how as an architecture student and native NYer I thought it was a beautiful success. Great aesthetics, comfortable central air, the open plan exposing the double height tunnel shape, its honestly amazing. The Q also never ran smoother (could be a bit faster though). Hopefully they get the approval to complete the project.

Wondeer video as always!

Thats where the problem lies, american highways / intercity highways generally dont have junction roundabouts unlike here in the UK. Here on major motorways, city major routes have junction roundabouts that allow for traffic to be diverted when closures are put in place for maintenance etc

Rethink Penn is the best thing here and would be an big honor for NY and architects all over the world.

Drinking coffee made from syrup and hot water mixed in a machine at rehab housing in Las Vegas while watching this video and where we have our own infrastructure problems like the F1 that came and left and was hated by locals now we have Superbowl coming and there are orange cones everywhere.

really great videos!!!!!!!

Love the content and great to rewatch some of this stuff, it just a treat. I'd love to see loads more smaller construction project with impact e.g. over here in netherlands in the north Groningen is undergoing a multi billion euro project to completely revamp it's access through new highways and new public transport access. Nonetheless keep the content coming :)

The carpet floors in new LGA has got to be the dumbest thing ever. I could hardly roll my carry on. Wtf were they thinking?

Awesome info. Also, the bgm selection by the editor was great

La Guardia is best airport I ever been too. It’s like wow when i landed in 2021

NYC should go to work today. They don't need community input. Tell the community that if they want to eat the BQE needs to be fixed. Reminds me of AOC who thinks that she doesn't need the farms of Middle America because she shops at a grocery store. The Governor can make it happen by declaring a State of Emergency.

I think the single biggest factor in the relative success of the 2nd ave line is the "relative" improvement on the Lexington line. Anyone who has ridden the Lex can tell you its overcrowded, aging and was in need of help. Once the 2nd ave line is complete things should improve greatly for the 4,5 and 6 lines.

Inter Borough Express could eventually form a subway ring road serving not just NYC boroughs' but those nearby cities in New Jersey lining the Hudson River. ALl those Hudson New Jersey Cities are currently near stagnant and need a major reason to revitalize into more dynamic cities.

I would kill for a circle line in Chicago. There were talks to make one but the plans have been shelved. It makes way more sense now that work-from-home is much more prevalent.

Here is a solution for LaGuardia passengers going to Long Island. Create a Ferry that goes directly from LaGuardia and stops at different points along the Long Island Sound river at Long Island Ports. That way, family members could just meet their family and friends at those ports and drive them the rest of the way to their destination in Long Island. That would lessen congestion in Queens, and along Long Island highways/expressways.

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Rebuild Penn Station in the original style!!!

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Very AWESOME VIDEO

I've been thru LaGuardia MANY times over the last 10-15 years, and I agree it was progressively F***ING AWFUL, to the point I would pay MUCH more to go thru either of the other NYC airports, crap as they both also are. But I went thru the new LaGuardia recently, (admittedly at a somewhat quieter time) and it was actually a notably pleasant experience. Looking forward to the whole project completing as well. 🤞

I'm not sure why La Guardia's re-build is laudered as so clever and innovative. Large airports all over the world have been doing this for decades

First airport in NY I used was LaGuardia and I was like 😳

Very sad about the old Penn station building. It’s during the Robert Moses time. With the exception of the Central Park zoo. He also divided the Bronx by adding roads and highways through it. After the demolition of The Penn station. New Yorkers had enough of it. I still wish they realized that before hand.

I think that in cities of the future, if you want cars & vans, they need to be underground safe from the elements. This also reduces noise & allows greenery & walkways to be on top. And in addition to that weight needs to be limited, so that streets last a lot longer.

By far my favorite KZfaqr 😍

I knew once your section on the BQE began that I would see a media clip of council member Linc Restler.

One thing I've always wondered is why cargo and passenger traffic always share the same roads. Is there anything against creating strategic cargo-transfer points at a city's edge for trucks and trains to deliver their cargo, then use dedicated transport lines - be it road, rail, metro - to key distribution points within the city? Especially the US seems to have clear residential and commercial zoning, so it should work extra well there.

much needed information on construction in NY. At last someone is breaking the news vacuum XD

Surprised this was only about NYC and not NY. I know there is some issue with building inspections and scaffolding that they are trying to speed up as well that would really help. I think that the subways getting the funding they need with new open platform cars would make one of the biggest initial differences for NYC. The BQE also needs a repair desperately.

Chuck Schumer smiling as he uses props to arvocate for New York's version of Boston's Big Dig complete with iverruns that amountwd to 8X the original budget. If you look carefully you can see the kickback $$ signs flashing in his eyes like Daffy Duck reading a treasure map.

Can you do a video on the completely reconstructed Kansas City International Airport?

It's makes me cry to see the AUDACITY of Americans who feel that they have the right to hold up infrastructure repair until something actually breaks down and a crisis happens. Especially NYer's who don't want to be inconvenienced for a moment until another disaster happens. It's a sad state to present to the world about American stubbornness and selfishness and the tolerance of the government that we entertain this behavior.

The new LGA terminals make the passenger experience quite pleasant The information that larger aircraft can be accommodated is erroneous - the 2 runways are only about 7000 feet in length limiting the airport to 737/A320 families of aircraft

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The fact that the subway doesn't run to either JFK or LaGuardia just tells you how hard it is to do anything in NYC. Both airports should've had Subway lines going directly to the airports decades ago and maybe even LIRR lines. That is why Newark is the best airport for Manhattan access, EWR is built right next to the NEC main line and the airport's people mover goes right to the train station, NJT will get you to Penn station in 15-20min depending on time of day.

Keep the videos nice and long like this

This has been said before but I wanna say it again, the MTA should build all their stations cut and cover. Instead of mining the stations, they should mine the tunnels so they fit two tracks right next to each other instead of twin tubes, cuz I heard that NATM or NMT is cheaper than TBMs and it's help develop efficient transit tunnels.

Yes another b1m video

Repeats they may be, I do not give a toss, I love these longer videos nonetheless! Who needs TV, right?

Could you do these videos for other major Cities in USA? Like DC,Boston,Chicago

Am i the only one who had to resist laughing really hard when that shrub-guy just went "the only restaurants in this AIR-PORT were fast food and other quick bites?" like: "Yeah.... it's an airport? the fuck you expecting? 4 star restaurants you can only get to after you went through security?" xD

Could you talk about Rise Tower in Monterrey (Under Construction)? It's a super tall building (475 mts)

Thanks for this compilation of possible catastrophies and coronary constrictions from the greatest city in the world. Some striking similarities with Germany s crumbling infrastructure but here it's way less glamorous... 🤔🙄😉

it's crazy they let things get this bad before starting to fix it

Not sure what "throw a spanner in the works" means in the UK, but the saying you likely were going for was , "Threw a wrench in their plans"

One correction though, the world's busiest train station outside of Asia is Paris Gare du Nord, with nearly 300 million a year, and weekdays over 1 million passengers. It has a clear growth pattern as many trains are being replaced with higher capacity double decker ones, the replacement will extend up to 2030, plus new tracks and tunnels management and autopilot systems are being implemented to further increase frequencies. One of its tunnels sees more than a million passengers every day and the others several hundred thousands each. It's a mammoth interchange station for urban, suburban and mainline high-speed trains, with a hefty international ridership from / to the UK, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. The BQE seems to be as much of a lifeline as it is a scar and a blight for New York, which may be better scrapped and replaced by efficient public transit and a smaller tunnel mostly for freight. Repairing / renewing it would be a terrible message sent to the public of one of the only truly transit cities in North America. At the same time, the IBX project barely moves and bad directions towards light rail are taken. A high capacity, high frequency subway line should be able to carry most of BQE's drivers currently without any other solution than to drive. Renewing the BQE would be perpetuating the car stranglehold on New York outside of Manhattan when it could be the least car dependant city in America. Mostly replacing it by a true mass transit line would be a massive progress. The BQE reminds me of Paris inner ring road, the famous or infamous Périphérique, and its 1.2 million daily rides on average weekdays, over 35km or 22mi of scruffy, gray, gasoline stained concrete and asphalt. Both are massive blights scarring the urban tissue, separating communities, suffocating nearby inhabitants, attracting, swallowing and spewing hundreds of thousands of cars. Just like in New York with the BQE, many are calling for the périphérique's closure and the rerouting of cars on the middle ring (A86) and outer ting (N104). Further pushing cars out of the city while offering a true mass transit, high speed, high frequency and high capacity alternative with the future M15, a giant 75km circle metro line currently being built and opening in stages from 2025 on. So in New York, the IBX should be a true metro line, not a light rail one. Or another true mass transit line should be built roughly following the BQE... Brooklyn to Queens direct transit shouldn't be an afterthought but a true workhorse, contrary to IBX current proposition. If the BQE is the Manhattan-avoiding inter-boroughs workhorse highway, so should its mass transit replacement.

once you figured out when, how and which E train to go anywhere at the Jackson Heights station in Queens, I dont think there is much that can phase you. hence why I've never felt outta place at LaGuardia. Personally, driving into NY is more of a hassal then flying in. At least flying, You dont have to worry about crashing into 5 other cars all doing 90, while tryin to merge into the exit lane off the turnpike. You miss that exit and you can kiss the next hour goodbye smdh

Any project in NYC will 4x the price within 5 years. Like the Big dig in Boston.

My cousin did the steel work on that airport 😂. That place is huge