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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Tiktoker, Casey Neistat, exposed a dangerous hole in an NYC sidewalk.
So many movies and TV shows have tried to convince us that there’s a secret other world beneath the streets of New York City — be it Michelangelo scoffing pizzas and being a party dude underneath our feet in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise or the underground Old New York in Futurama. But that’s all just fiction, right? Right? Well, maybe not. We’re through the looking glass here, people. Or, more accurately, down the rabbit hole to Wonderland.
One commented: ‘Bro out here wasting injury lawsuits.’
Others were quick to agree – one of them being a lawyer from Australia.
‘Aussie insurance lawyer here: that would make someone a millionaire in any other country,’ he said.
Another stated: ‘I would of fell in there and sued for a trillion.’
Some commenters even suggested that Casey be the one to fall beneath the sidewalk and see what comes of his injuries.
One person said: ‘ahhh man should’ve took the step and got paid.’
Suing the city of New York is not as easy as TikTok users might expect, however, and could even prove impossible without the proper proof.
According to Rosenbaum and Rosenbaum PC, a sidewalk accident victim must prove that those responsible for the maintenance of the sidewalk must either have or should have known that a dangerous condition existed.
Naturally, commenters let loose with variations on the same, but entirely apt, joke at the expense of sky-high NYC property prices. “With a bit of work that would be 7500/month rent easy,” quipped one, while another offered, “That’ll be $3k/month.” One more issued a dire warning: “Don’t let NYC land lords see this. They’ll be advertising a 1 bed studio with a skylight for $3k/mo.”
Stepping on a decaying part of the sidewalk, he gives the rubble a nudge and it instantly collapses, revealing a whole world of rocks and old, rusty pipes dripping with water.
One TikTok user referred to that specific spot as: ‘A lawsuit calling someone’s name.’
Many commenters also discussed the dangers – but some pointed out the potential ‘benefits’ of sidewalks falling apart without warning.
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