Overview
- Instagram user Gaurav Mishra posted a short video showing water pooling and road wear at a corner on 42nd Street near Times Square.
- The clip includes on-screen text identifying the location and ends with the line, “Even best city has some flaws,” with a caption questioning New York’s spotless image.
- Reactions ranged from defenses of New York’s stature and economy to critiques of infrastructure, congestion, weather, and comparisons with Indian cities.
- Hindustan Times and Times Now published pieces on November 16 that reproduced the footage, with Times Now crediting @gaurav_mishra_talks as the source.
- Hindustan Times labeled the material as user-generated and unverified, and no official city response or independent confirmation was reported.