Jul 29, 2026 · 411K views · 📍 Greenwich Village, New York, NY · New York City, NY
Nick Shirley interviews people in New York City, mostly around NYU and Greenwich Village, about the perceived rise of communism and socialism in America, including views on the DSA, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's policies, and abolishing prisons. Interviewees range from pro-communism supporters to critics who fled communist countries.
Why it's not on the fraud stats: Street interviews about opinions on communism/socialism in the US — no fraud investigation.
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Estimated NYC tax revenue that will no longer be collectible due to millionaires/billionaires leaving the city.
“it's estimated that there's like 11 billion dollars that will no longer be able to get collected from taxes”
Stated by Nick Shirley
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All figures are as stated in the video — most are allegations, not adjudicated findings. Every dollar figure links to the timestamp where it is said. Extraction QA: The single claim is accurately quoted and attributed to the interviewer (Nick), with correct scope, disputed status (interviewee rejected the numbers), and classification. Entity reconstructions are sound, including the ASR-garbled 'Zor Mandami'/'Mom Donnie' normalized to Zohran Mamdani. Extraction quality is solid and appropriately marks the video as non-fraud-relevant.