Guns Off The Street leads to Old News Renewed

Today a article I wrote on the murder of a Brooklyn Rollerblader several months ago was featured on popular skating blog I Roll NY. Much thanks goes out to Craig for sharing my work but more importantly for sharing the story of those the victim (Brian "Cozmik" Scott Jr.) left behind.

A young Immigrant From Elmhurst Queens - Metrognome

Elmhurst, Queens is a quaint neighborhood just south of La Guardia Airport. Known for little more than the famous McDowell's (converted from a Wendy's) for the 80s movie "Coming to America" and the near by Queens Center Mall; its a minute blip on the often overlooked borough of Queens. Htat Lin Htut 18, a recent immigrant from Burma calls it home after migrating to the U.S. 4 years ago. He lives alone with his father an employee of the Staten Island Ferry, a single parent following a fatal accident in which his wife was struck by a speeding vehicle while crossing the street.

Htut is one Asian amongst many in a neighborhood 0f 104,000 with whites in the minority at 34% according to a NYC.gov poll in 2008. The majority often shifts between Asians and Hispanics currently 39% Asian and 43% Hispanic; the census fluctuates yearly and doesn't consider illegal immigrants. Elmhurst is a example of racial integration at work as well as the conflicts in culture that arise in it's wake.

Jump Trump Rump Bump Indie animation at its best

Although when it come to the latest generations of urban dwellers jazz has fallen off the radar in terms of musical supremacy. This small animation short Jump Trump Rump Bump makes the genre lively, cute, and fun with its experimental animation, and unique art style that is sure to bring a warm, fuzzy feeling to even the shadiest of hearts, and uses jazz in a new way although along with blues it has been a cornerstone of music almost a century. Here at Bleu Magazine we are breaking the mold of what's expected from a urban magazine, and like to direct our content towards a demographic that is often overlooked, and so kindred spirits like artists/animators Hevi Won Jeong, and Justin Murphy who both collaborated together to complete this masterpiece are quite a pleasant sight to behold.

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Time for You to get a (insert here) to the Nth degree

Cyanide and happiness have single handedly mastered and therefore ended the time for you to get a watch joke. Observe. . .

Vuvuzela Guy: Bring Smiles to Grumpy New Yorkers one cheer at a time

Today's Friday Saturday, and as New Yorkers go home to their humble (read: or not so humble) abodes to be reminded why they slave 9 to 5 (to eat and pay for broadband to download porn most likely) Vuvuzela guy will be their to meet them on Monday. Remember its free.

Space Invaders Have Finally Come!!

This is a old music video from electronica/dance group Royksopp. Often overlooked this creative group comes out of its den every so often to poke its head into the mainstream. Its not their music that has me going on a long and tedious tangent however but rather the creative direction of their music videos which never cease to keep me glued to my monitor from beginning to end.

Middle-aged citizens band together to make roof Green - Kindergarteners grab crayons and markers in confusion - Metrognome

P.S. 41 a small grammar school in a quiet corner of Greenwich Village is taking center stage in a green idea that has floated around for over a decade. In six to eight weeks construction of the Greenroof Enviromental Literacy Labratory (GELL), atop P.S. 41's roof will begin. When complete it will serve as an rooftop garden classroom that will teach the schools K-5 students Biology chemistry, nutrition and aesthetics.