STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 If the other four boroughs could talk, what do you think they\u2019d say about Staten Island? <\/p>\n
Apparently, not too much, according to a viral video by New York City social media influencer MylesAnew. <\/p>\n
In the comedic skit, MylesAnew portrays each of New York City\u2019s five boroughs, offering exaggerated takes on Staten Island while standing in front of scenes associated with each borough, before ending at the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan, where the Staten Island Ferry departs.<\/p>\n
The New York City-based social media influencer and content creator has built a following on TikTok through a mix of news-focused videos, comedy skits and commentary on life in the city. Posting under the handle @mylesanew, the 21-year-old frequently shares his takes on current events and pop culture with thousands of followers.<\/p>\n
The lighthearted video plays on long-running stereotypes about Staten Island\u2019s relationship with the rest of New York City, from its ferry-dependent connection to Manhattan to the feeling among some residents that the borough is often overlooked, misunderstood by its neighbors across the harbor, or completely forgotten.<\/p>\n
\u2018They have that boat downtown\u2019<\/p>\n
As Manhattan, he struggles to identify Staten Island beyond its famous orange ferryboats.<\/p>\n
\u201cStaten Island? Oh, they have that boat downtown,\u201d Manhattan says. \u201cYeah. That\u2019s like the best way to see the Statue of Liberty.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018That\u2019s my cousin\u2019<\/p>\n
Brooklyn characterizes Staten Island as a distant relative.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s my cousin, but like four times removed on my father\u2019s side,\u201d Brooklyn says. \u201cMy southern family only talks to their northern family, but like only every other Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Are they good?\u2019<\/p>\n
Queens, meanwhile, expresses concern rather than criticism.<\/p>\n
\u201cWait. Why are we talking about them? Did something happen? Are they good?\u201d Queens asks before briefly considering a visit. \u201cOn second thought, I don\u2019t feel like going on a boat, but tell them I said \u2018hi.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bronx appears the least familiar with the city\u2019s southernmost borough.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not know who that is\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not know who that is,\u201d Bronx says. \u201cThe only island I know is City Island.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Staten Island\u2019s connection to the Wu-Tang Clan is mentioned, however, the Bronx immediately recognizes the reference.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, you said Wu-Tang? They valid, bro. That\u2019s all you had to say.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Nobody came\u2019<\/p>\n
The video culminates with Staten Island delivering a disgusted response to the other boroughs: <\/p>\n
\u201cOh, so y\u2019all think it\u2019s cool to just come up here and start talking about me as if I don\u2019t exist?\u201d Staten Island says. \u201cI told all y\u2019all to meet me on that ferry. Nobody came.\u201d<\/p>\n
Comments<\/p>\n
The video\u2019s comment section quickly filled with Staten Islanders and other New Yorkers weighing in on whether MylesAnew\u2019s portrayal was accurate.<\/p>\n
One Bronx resident wrote, \u201cdamn. I live in the Bronx and I go to see my friends there whenever money comes in,\u201d while another viewer said the video\u2019s reference to the Wu-Tang Clan resonated, noting that many Bronx residents refer to Staten Island by the group\u2019s nickname for the borough, \u201cShaolin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Others echoed the video\u2019s central joke that Staten Island often remains a mystery even to longtime New Yorkers. <\/p>\n
One commenter wrote, \u201cMy whole life in NYC I\u2019ve never met anyone who lives there,\u201d a remark that received dozens of likes from fellow users.<\/p>\n
Staten Islanders, meanwhile, appeared eager to defend their borough. <\/p>\n
One user quipped, \u201cThey hate us coz they wish they could be us,\u201d while another objected to Manhattan\u2019s fixation on the Staten Island Ferry, writing simply: \u201cwe not just the Ferry.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 If the other four boroughs could talk, what do you think they\u2019d say about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370029,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-370028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}