Either this piece journalism is a psyop or just incompetent. You blame the scooters as if this type of vehicle is causing the crime yet you don't blame the individuals using them. The amount of legal scooter users/owners vastly outweighs the illegal ones. Scooters such as these "which in New York is classified as a motorcycle" can have a major economical positive impact for those who need them, the problem is that NYC upper class residents aka 1% hate the "look" of them so they would rather try to get them banned and the first step towards that goal is "payrolled journalism" like this, next comes lobbying. Don't get me wrong, crime with the use of scooters is a thing in NYC however blaming the scooters because they are a tool that is used is like blaming your door for locking you out. MAYBE enforce the laws and we will see a much better use of these tools.

The left with Biden brought them over for votes. Now that they are here, they don't care.

You couldn't pay me 6,200.00 to live in any city.

Headphones 🎧 dangerous 🎉

I mean... Country run by corrupt idiots, this is what you get. Add horribly managed state politics and you have a complete shit show. Corruption would need to go, if people could afford stuff and education, other opportunities, crime wouldn't be that temping if you have something to lose. Now people with nothing go do crimes since there is next to no risk due of laws and weak policing. Stop illegal immigrants and corrupted officials/politicians/corporations and you make NYC great place again, easy eh?

if you try to come up north, youre better off putting a pair of antlers on your head, and going in the woods to live like any other prey species😅 at least youd be of some use bein here then😂😂

REPUBLICAN AND DEMICRAT BOTH SERVE THE SAME 1 WORLD AGENDA STOP VOTING STOP ELECTING. THEY AREN'T GOING TO HELP YOU HAVEN'T YOU LEARNED THAT YET. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU WAKE UP. START PREPARING FOR SURVIVAL OF YOURSELVES AND YOUR LOVED ONES STOP WAITING FOR A POLITICAL SAVIOIR YOU NUMB SKULLS.

H&M is one of the biggest designers that use Malaysian factories that dump all their toxic chemicals in their once pristine waters. 89 % of kids have terrible diseases due to this dumping. This dumping is poisoning everyone as the rice fields are surrounded by these fabric warehouses. The water feeds those fields, the locals eat it, the rest you can imagine.

The thumb nail kinda gave away everything before I even start. I would have gone all excited in the intro, but the title kinda spoiled it... Although the content is really cool.

This is what will continue to happen when the economy is designed for the wealthy. The rest of us either window shop or do something about.

FACT: Middle class is 1 pay check away from homelessness.

wait, the same people who are shutting down stores with rampant theft, are now demanding jobs and housing??? please for your sake, stay in the city or go back home, people wont be so open arms with you in other parts of the state.

We call them Coyotes on bikes out here in Cal. Everything the liberals do is TO HELP CRIMINALS

People riding scooters on the sidewalk wrong way up one way street. Through Central Park On walking lanes. If You’re on a scooter you can basically do whatever the hell you want.

That technology support need serious plan for infrastructure, and NYC or Gov not ready for that. Thats all

As a women I don't carry a purse, I put my phone on DND in my bra, as well as my debt card, not in the pocket of my pants or coat.

NYC is not safe for business.

You get what you vote for, silly Democrats

LEO are tax collectors; nothing more

Imagine the condition of a city or the mentality of the people there that something so common everywhere in Asia for families to travel in is a getaway vehicle for criminals in New York… 😂😂

I might start noticing some patterns!

Bikes were always around but if you stop enforcing even basic traffic rules like license plates then your city is fucked. Who is appointing such idiots to important roles.

*New York* 2024 - *_The big_* (How d'ya like them) *_apple_* (s)

YES.... DEFUND POLICE... 😂😂😂😂

Some cities don't care. Local communities need to address problems themselves.

Same thing Europa 😂

Oh for f**k's sake... Once again, rather than enforcing existing Laws, Democrats choose to Ban stuff. Bad guys are doing bad guy stuff, so we're going to... take away their scooters?? Yeah, that'll show 'em. Nah, we don't need to actually hold criminals accountable for their actions. Wouldn't want to offend a potential voter. Why is it that Democrats' go-to, knee-jerk response to almost anything is to Ban _things_ instead of holding individual criminals accountable?? Banning scooters would screw innocent, Law-Abiding people like myself who cannot afford the expense of having a car. Banning X, Y, or Z isn't going to stop criminals from doing bad things; they don't commit crimes _because_ they have access to X, Y, or Z. They're going to continue committing crimes with or without X, Y, or Z. Hell, they're criminals, they'll just continue using X, Y, or Z even if they are Banned. And if Corrupt DAs and AGs aren't prosecuting criminals for the crimes they commit with or without scooters, why would they prosecute criminals for violating a scooter Ban? There are already Laws about riding on sidewalks, &c, and... correct me if I'm wrong... but I'm pretty sure there are also Laws about theft, armed robbery, assault, &c. Stop focusing on the tools that people use to commit crimes and start focusing on the damned criminals! Do your damn job and friggin prosecute them already! Use the Judicial System to disincentivize crime. Stop making excuses for bad behavior and repeat offenders! These Democrat DAs and AGs are enabling criminals, but heaven forbid an innocent, Law-Abiding Citizen should dare to defend themself or others from a deranged sociopath. Are we living in Bizarro World? Are the good guys really the bad guys, and vice-versa? I swear, the next time I hear a Pro-Crime/Pro-Criminal Democrat say that "crime doesn't pay," and/or "no one is above the law," I'm gonna lose my $hit. Couldn't be any more obvious that while Corrupt Democrats are in control, crime indeed pays handsomely when there are no consequences for criminal behavior; couldn't be more obvious that _some_ people ARE above the law. I bet if someone slapped some "Trump 2024" stickers on every criminal's scooter, all those mobile criminals would soon find themselves rotting in jail. Yeah, we all know that that double standard exists, try as they might to Gaslight us.

Same thing Europa 😂

Thank you for speakin about truth and morality

It’s not the scooters. Go to Vietnam or Cambodia. Millions of scooters…. No crimes. But they do have correct morals and no illegal migration problem.

I wonder how did they come to the decision to make all these "changes"

Bro, the reason these stores fronts are empty is because the rent is too high and these brick-and mortar business are on a steady decline. Online shopping has taken over, can we accept that? Not only that, but when these stores are around, 9 times out of 10 they don't have a specific product you're looking for or don't have anything good in general worth buying compared to their website. Can we stop giving most of the blame to theft and address the real problem. That everything is getting too expensive in NYC and wages aren't increasing.When congestion prices begin you'll see first hand how cooked the city will be. It's bigger than just theft.

It's a type of thing going on in shit hole countries

The question. Why China has done it?

You don't have to live in Ny

London had a huge problem with this too until they started to leave the Met Police ram thieves off their scooters to arrest them. Since this policy came into effect, the rate of thieves on scooters has dwindled.

Thank you illegals.

People are so evil in this country, because the authorities didn't punished the shoplifters.

Ack, if I hear him say "crisises" one more time, my ear drum will explode. 😂

Hells Angels got scooters. Inflation is hard on everyone.

You are just building nests for cockroaches, rats, and criminals. NYC needs 500K more prisons! You can't have fancy meals without working toilets. You can't talk about housing and growth and all these rainbows and unicorns without dealing with the dirty jobs of cleaning up the cancerous elements. You can't be healthy if you are harboring infestations even if it's your own flesh. Stop the BS.

we need to send our problems back to liberia... they can also have all 32 NFL teams!

In NYC it is not a crime to smash and grab in a store unless the stolen products is more than 1,000 USD.

Video starts with a close-up shot of a banana, which is an awesome and subtle touch.

You might have noticed that all the laws are created to take money from those who have it, people with job's, it costs to keep a criminal behind bars in more ways than one.

We just gotta deal with this bs a few months before we get a new mayor 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hey, democrats running NY= this

I am a homeless resident of Portland, OR and bad, ineffective policies arent limited to NYC, unfortunately. While I agree that some former laws were a bit draconian and lead to unfair targeting of the poor and minorities, going the opposite direction and coddling unrepentant, repeat offenders only exacerbates the problem. There is NOTHING wrong with enacting stiffer penalties for thieves, especially those with multiple violations in a short period of time and those who attack employees. I do believe that 1st time offenders, those whose crimes are clearly linked to addiction, and thieves who steal less than $200 should receive priority for Detox/ Rehab, Outpatient counseling and treatment, and supervised probation for at least a year. The monetary amount for felony thefts should be reduced to $200 and with every repeat offense, that amount should be halved and the sentence should be doubled. When a person faces years in prison for stealing a pair of shoes, there will always be detractors..but I wonder how they will defend it when it turns out this is their 4th or 5th charge in under 2 years. This has got to be stopped before going to the grocery store requires more security checks than the airport. Portland recently lost all of its Walmart locations and the downtown Target flagship store also closed- within a year of buying the whole building and sinking over a million dollars into renovations. There's just no excuse for it. I've been homeless for 7 years now and I deal with a 24-year long opiate addiction- and I have ZERO need to steal. Oregon has a .10 deposit on recyclable bottles and cans and anyone with a shred of work ethic and integrity can easily earn enough to meet the most basic needs. Portland offers multiple venues for low-barrier drug treatment, and any addict who wishes to get clean or get on suboxone can do so in 1 or 2 days- free. Stealing is only "necessary" for those who are lazy or morally bankrupt

sounds like a 3rd world country thing

outlaw them in the city make them not allowed! ~ or only allow those owned by a business with registration and large container on the back and only allow one person operation.