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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Viral video claims Jeff Bezos shut down Fifth Avenue to move furniture: 'Amazon Prime for billionaires'
A viral video claimed that a portion of the iconic Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was shut down as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reportedly had furniture delivered to his penthouse on the Upper East Side. In a video posted on TikTok, business owner Raffi Arslanian shared footage of a massive crane hoisting what appeared to be furniture to the top floor of a towering building at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 26th Street. Arslanian, who owns the luxury candle brand Thompson Ferrier, captured caution tape, barricades, and moving trucks occupying the street below. As he walked by, he zoomed in on the crane's top, showing a large, wrapped item suspended by a rope. Several workers were seen managing traffic as the item was hoisted toward the 24-story building known as 212 Fifth Avenue, where Bezos reportedly owns five apartments worth $119 million, according to the New York Post. 'You want to see how Jeff Bezos delivers his furniture? Let me show you,' Arslanian said in the video. 'Look at that crane. He owns the top floors there. Today is the day he is getting furniture delivered. I think we all can relate to this.' 'I don't know what he is doing but there are more cranes here. He has got monster cranes. There are police escorts here. This is once-in-a-lifetime thing I am showing you. Now back to reality, where, when we move, we get a U-Haul and we do it ourselves but we don't close the street,' he joked. The clip has since gone viral, racking up millions of views. Social media users were quick to chime in, cracking jokes and speculating on the cost of such an extravagant operation. 'Amazon Prime delivery, billionaire subscription,' quipped one user. 'We would all do the same if we had 100 billion dollars,' said another. 'When you're Jeff Bezos, even a whole street takes a coffee break just to move your couch,' joked a third.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Video shows crane delivers Jeff Bezos' furniture to penthouse after billionaire closes down 5th Ave
Must be a perk of Prime. A stretch of Fifth Avenue was closed for a massive delivery to Jeff Bezos' sprawling NoMad penthouse, according to a mind-blowing video shared on TikTok. A huge piece of wrapped furniture dangled from a rope as a crane last week slowly hoisted it above the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 26th Street, which was lined with caution tape, barricades, machinery and moving company trucks. 4 Dozens of workers milled about, directing traffic and joining passersby in watching as the item neared the top of 24-story 212 Fifth Ave., where Bezos reportedly owns five apartments spanning the top four floors worth $119 million. Raffi Arslanian, the owner of luxury candle company Thompson Ferrier, caught the commotion on camera Saturday. 'You want to see how Jeff Bezos delivers his furniture? Let me show you,' said Arslanian, whose office is a block away. 'I think we all can relate to this,' he joked. 'Now back to reality, where, when we move, we get a U-Haul and we do it ourselves, or at best, we get a company to do it — but we don't close the street,' Arslanian quipped. His video has garnered more than 970,000 views and thousands of comments, some speculating about what giant object the crane was transporting. 4 4 'It's a hot tub,' said one commenter. A grand piano, suggested another. Others were more interested in how much the operation cost. 4 Large-scale moves using cranes can cost upwards of $20,000 a day, according to reports, and require permits to shut down the streets. 'Amazon prime delivery, billionaire subscription,' one TikToker joked. 'We would all do the same if we had 100 billion dollars,' another remarked. Bezos, worth an estimated $223 billion, according to Forbes, between 2019 and 2021 plucked up one unit after another in the former office tower overlooking Madison Square Park.
Mint
2 days ago
- Business
- Mint
After Jeff Bezos closes down 5th Avenue, video shows ‘crane' delivering furniture to billionaire's penthouse
A new video has hit the Internet that shows furniture being delivered to Jeff Bezos' penthouse on 5th Avenue by a crane. In the video, the huge piece of wrapped furniture was seen being delivered using a crane at 212 5th Avenue, which is a 24-story building. The item was being delivered at the top section of this building, where Bezos reportedly owns five apartments spanning the top four floors worth $119 million, according to NY Post. Raffi Arslanian, who is the owner of luxury candle company Thompson Ferrier, captured the commotion at 5th Avenue on video. Arslanian can be heard saying in the video, "You want to see how Jeff Bezos delivers his furniture? Let me show you!" Arslanian's office is a block away from the place where the entire ruckus was taking place, and workers and units could be seen gathered around the area. "Now back to reality, where, when we move, we get a U-Haul and we do it ourselves, or at best, we get a company to do it — but we don't close the street," Arslanian commented about the closure of 5th Avenue by Bezos for this furniture-delivery activity. The Internet has gone gaga over this clip and the NY Post's clip has gone insanely viral on X. A user commented while retweeting the video,"Jeff Bezos had furniture delivered to his NYC penthouse by crane, shutting down part of Fifth Avenue. The items were hoisted up to the 24th floor. It's said this kind of service costs over $20,000 a day, plus permits. Ordinary things." Another user reacted saying,"18 people and the police had a reason to come to work for the day. Time to be mad about it."
