A New Yorkwoman is going viral after posting a comical yet brutally honest video about her day-to-day experiences living in New York City HousingAuthority (NYCHA) apartments.
The video compilation, shared onInstagram by user @blu.nova.exotics, takes viewers on a tongue-in-cheek tour of her reality, filled with mould, broken elevators, and rodent problems — all described with her recurring punchline: “real ghetto, real ratchet, real NYCHA.”
In the now-viral clip, the woman jokingly narrates her routine, from stepping out of a mold-stained shower to hauling trash down 12 flights of stairs due to broken elevators. She points out urine in elevators, roaches in her apartment, and even her cat’s unofficial role in catching mice.
“See how I have a cat to catch the mice, yeah, real ghetto, real ratchet, real NYCHA,” she quips, drawing laughs and nods of recognition from viewers familiar with NYCHA conditions…