can you believe that we've been new yorking together for an entire year
that's right this channel started roughly about 15 months ago and it was only in the beginning
of 2022 that i started taking youtubing more seriously in the beginning of this year we started
out with 128 subscribers today after a full year we have a community of over 5000 subscribers
hi and welcome to urban caffeine if this is the first video of mine that you are viewing my name
is thea and this is a channel that talks about urban culture transit and history as it happens
this video is publishing on christmas day so let's celebrate the holiday season together by hitting
that like button in light of this festive season i want to thank all 5000 and some of you for your
viewership and engagement engagement comes in the form of liking subscribing commenting and sharing
this video so once again thank you a channel is not complete without its viewers and that's what
i'm thankful for this holiday season all of you that come and watch urban caffeine week after week
it's thanks to you that this channel is alive when we reached a thousand subscribers back in
may i thought that was the pinnacle achievement of the year i never thought that we would reach 5000
subscribers in the same year that's just insane since today is a holiday i want to simply give a
review of this year and a glimpse of what's coming in 2022. i want to talk about three main areas
transportation new york city neighborhoods and everyday life in this giant city in this last
year 2021 we published 40-something videos and a lot of them covered transportation in new york
city but we didn't cover all of them so expect some transportation videos in 2022 you all seem
to like transportation in fact the best performing video on this channel is the subway guide and as
i'm filming it has garnered about 60 000 views and that's pretty impressive for a channel this small
thank you to all of you that helped promote this video i can't believe it myself the data
is there i see the data but i still can't believe it again thank you for watching and engaging with
this video in particular in 2022 there's a lot to look out for in the realm of transportation in new
york city for one the mta is phasing into using the omni more robustly the omni card has rolled
out and once i get my hands on one of these i will definitely do a video on the omni reader
another change that's expected is at the end of 2022 supposedly the grand central terminal for the
lirr is going to be open for the public my last video explains what the long island railroad is
and how to use it so check that out if you haven't yet and for those living in new jersey expect some
videos on transportation between new york city and new jersey that includes the path nj transit and
covering new york airport in 2021 i was able to finish my series on the major areas of manhattan
and we started zooming in on the different neighborhoods i want to continue using this
video format in 2022 because new york is massive and there's a lot to cover i know a lot of you
have been asking for a queen's video i promise it's in the pipeline it's coming i promise i've
just been slowly chipping away at it whenever i have free time on the weekend but i promise i'm
gonna dedicate some time to sit down and make a queen's video and i'm from queens so i feel
bad that we haven't really put much focus on this burrow so stay tuned and speaking of queens check
out this card i got from a shop in long island city i like supporting local small businesses
whenever i can so if you're a small business owner send me a message i would love to visit your shop
and speaking of shops i've been toying around with the idea of opening up a merchandise store
if there's merchandise that you would like to see from urban caffeine comment down below
are you interested in t-shirts totes or maybe even downloadable goodies like maps and guides
a lot of tourists watch this channel but so do a lot of transplants and transplants are near and
dear to me because i'm a transplant myself i lived in a large city before a city even larger than new
york city back in my teens and early 20s but prior to moving to new york i was living in the midwest
i was driving a car and a proud owner of a washer and dryer and now i'm back in a big city and a lot
has changed in terms of urban living plus new york is its own bubble it's different from other large
cities around the world and making that transition of living outside a large city into new york city
is a huge topic to talk about i was lucky that during my journey of transitioning into a new york
lifestyle i met a lot of people that helped me along the way and i want to share that knowledge
with you which brings me to the third topic that this channel covers and that is everyday life in
new york city i'm making these videos to attempt answering the question what does it really mean to
live in new york city i want to talk about dealing with the everyday grind understanding new york
city culture and ultimately surviving the urban jungle cities are complex and so is living in
one so i want to keep creating useful videos that tackle the everyday roller coaster ride of living
in new york city so if you've newly moved to new york stay tuned for some videos i specifically
plan for transplant and even if you're not newly transplanted maybe you've lived in new york for
quite a while or maybe you lived here your entire life you might appreciate these videos
and now i'm brought to talk deeper about the future of urban caffeine
what makes creating these youtube videos challenging is that i do it all myself that's
right i do it all myself from writing researching filming animation and graphics and putting it all
together i'm hoping that in the future this channel can afford another person
to help out and when that day comes we'll be able to publish more urban caffeine videos
right now this channel can only publish based on the workload that i can handle but don't
worry this channel will not wither and die at least not on my watch or should i say your watch
the more we can grow this channel the more we can make higher quality and frequently published
videos if you would like to support this channel and only if you're financially able to do so
i have links in the description below again i emphasize only if you're financially able to
do so please take care of yourself first before helping out this channel other ways to help out
this channel is by liking commenting subscribing and sharing this video the youtube algorithm is a
powerful thing all we have to do is feed it i'm very excited to continue new yorking with you
fine folks and i look forward to 2022 with some fresh content comment down below if there are
some topics that you want to see on this channel with that happy holidays and happy new yorking