A viral TikTok video has sparked curiosity and humour after it appeared to show a portion of the iconic Fifth Avenue in Manhattan being closed off for what some believe was a furniture delivery to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos‘ penthouse. The video, posted by business owner Raffi Arslanian, captured dramatic footage of a massive crane hoisting a large wrapped item to the top floor of a building at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 26th Street.
Arslanian, who owns the luxury candle brand Thompson Ferrier, filmed barricades, caution tape, and moving trucks occupying the street, all while workers managed traffic below. The crane was shown lifting a mysterious object, which many viewers speculated to be furniture, toward the 24-story building known as 212 Fifth Avenue—where Bezos is reported to own five apartments worth an estimated $119 million. In the video, Arslanian humorously remarked, “You want to see how Jeff Bezos delivers his furniture? Let me show you.”He continued, pointing to the crane and saying, “He owns the top floors there. Today is the day he is getting furniture delivered. I think we all can relate to this.”
He joked about the contrast between the billionaire’s extravagant moving day and the average person’s experience, “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 a 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.”
The video quickly went viral, racking up millions of views and sparking a flood of comments from social media users. Many made light of the extravagant delivery process, with one user joking, “Amazon Prime delivery, billionaire subscription.” Another commented, “We would all do the same if we had 100 billion dollars,”while a third quipped, “When you’re Jeff Bezos, even a whole street takes a coffee break just to move your couch.”
Meanwhile, Bezos is all set to tie the knot with Lauren Sanchez. A lavish celebration is going to take place in Italy between June 24 and 26. While the much-publicised wedding continued to make headlines all this while, the wedding venue was not known and there were speculations as to where Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez will be getting married. According to several reports, the couple might get married in a romantic open-air theatre on a Venetian island.
