This is the first video in a series in Bensonhurst. This is an area that I'm not really familiar with. When I was a teenager I would not have been welcomed here. This was once a Italian-American stronghold. There was an infamous killing of Yusuf Hawkins, a young black man who went to buy a used car, he was attacked in this very neighborhood. So this was not a welcoming place. Now the area has been taken over by Chinese. The main street here is named after an Italian so is the main park we will visit later. But Italians are no where to be found. They have either fled or left the area voluntarily. They put down their markings but now we might as well be walking through Chinatown. I came here on January 23, 2023, in the dead of winter, to get my iPhone 6s plus battery replaced. The vendor, recommended to me, happens to be a Chinese shop. Had it not been for the phone problem I would not have visited. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoHedlg5NUY
Heading north on Mulberry Street we pass the Mulberry Street Bar stand and on the other side we notice the stand selling Italian sausages, and all the good stuff we yearn to eat.
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Walk pass the Giant Laundry that is opened 24 hours and the closed supermarket on Rockaway Avenue. At the construction site at 7:39 minutes into the video notice the two police traffic cameras.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tblbbEdOKjk
Ice T2 doing hip hop at the Bushwick Collective. The two girls in front of the camera are sure having fun dancing to hip hop.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0F5JXua3aE
"In the early days of the pandemic, the daily cleaning of hotel rooms was among the many routines disrupted. Even people who dared to travel blanched at the idea of a stranger entering their rooms. Many hotels started cleaning only after guests checked out, even letting some lodgings sit empty for a day.
Now, with travel largely having rebounded, and with occupancy levels projected to reach 64 percent this year — just 2 percent shy of prepandemic levels, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association, daily cleaning, like the five-day office workweek for many people and printed menus at restaurants, seems to have become a thing of the past."
https://dnyuz.com/2023/03/24/say-goodbye-to-daily-hotel-room-cleaning/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhD17FJrxO0
Walking around in the blizzard that is now coming down strong in Toronto Chinatown. We are now in the heart of Chinatown. It looks more like a ghost town but it is not overly late evening. Just that people wanted to get to the comfort of their own homes. So we have most of the streets to ourselves.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdwndtptPkE
70. Don’t exchange all of your currency
Pros: You’ll have a cash reserve that you won’t have to re-exchange
What you need: Cash in home currency
Cost: Free
Exchanging currency is a necessary part of traveling. You need to make sure you have the money in your pocket to enjoy your vacation. However, don’t exchange all of your currency. Leave a small fund for yourself in your home currency, in case of emergencies. Also, if you don’t spend all your money abroad, you won’t have to re-exchange it back, possibly incurring fees and losing some of your cash.
According to Investopedia, there are some places you should definitely avoid when exchanging currency. Airport kiosks and currency exchange shops have bad rates and high fees, while local banks and bank ATMs often have the fairest rates. You should also check to see if your home bank offers refunds for the fees you incur when using a foreign ATM.
71. Call your bank to let them know you’re traveling
Pros: Tells the bank not to freeze your card if you post a transaction while on vacation
What you need: Phone
Cost: Free
This has happened to pretty much every traveler, even if you’re going a few miles outside of the city. Some banks are quick to lock your card if they suspect fraud. While it’s appreciated, it’s not always necessary, as just because you’re in a different location, that doesn’t mean someone has stolen your card.
To avoid a locked card, call your bank ahead of time. Explain that you’re going to be traveling, and there is no need to lock your card if they see a transaction posted in a different location. This will save you time and hassle. If, in the worst-case scenario, your card does get stolen while on vacation, you can always call the bank back and immediately cancel it.
72. Those moving walkways aren’t actually faster, they just let you rest
Pros: You can rest if you have heavy luggage, power walkers will go faster
What you need: Nothing
Cost: Free
Moving walkways aren’t actually faster unless you’re intentionally power-walking while you’re on them. These moving walkways are a feature in most major airports, and the belt travels around 1.4 miles per hour, according to Chicago Tribune. That’s approximately half of a normal walking speed.
When people get on the belt, they walk 2.24MPH, which is actually slower than the average 3MPH stride. In conclusion, don’t expect to go into hyperdrive just because you get on a moving walkway. It’s really just there for passengers with heavy luggage to rest. If you want to walk, walk on the left. If you want to stand, stand on the right.
https://www.streetinsider.com/magazine/airport-hacks-every-traveler-should-know/?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=cpm&utm_campaign=444994270&origin=yahoo&yp[campaign_id]=444994270&yp[adgroup_id]=9823792234&yp[ad_id]=39904462948&yp[network]=n&yp[device]=c&yp[publisher_id]=FINANCE_US&site_id=finance.yahoo.com&im_dars=1x100_3x117_5x935_7x112&vmcid=p%24g%2co%244beb4686-1353-11ee-a77e-f0921c19c394-7f926d607700%2ct%241687695897072
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