Center of the Universe, YO!

5Boro skate crew yo.

Run Athletics and Nintendo collaborate to bring you this sneaker. The official launch was held at the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Center last night, hosted by Rev Run (yes him). The insoles have Yoshi and Mario. What do you think of the design? I couldn’t try them on because they were inside a glass case yo : (

Another thing that grabbed my attention at the launch was this robot from way back that was displayed at the store.

I usually take the Q train to work from Brooklyn, today I decided to take the 5 into Manhattan, and as per usual it was crowded. A young couple no older than 21 were pushed up against me. I was listening to my tiny iPod shuffle and the next thing I heard was, “then I gave him the gas face.” I looked at the couple and gave them a polite smile. I haven’t heard anyone give someone else the gas face since I was a kid back in ’88. Is this phrase making a comeback?

Gas face is a terminology of late 80’s hip hop, it’s the look you give someone when they are saying or doing something you think is incoherent or inappropriate yo. Below is a good reference to this once used phrase back when hip hop was good party music.

If you have always wanted to ride your bike in Manhattan and were afraid to, you might want to reconsider. Last week the NY Times reported that there are plans for a newly design bike lane on 9th Avenue, from 16th street to 23rd street. NYC’s transportation commissioner Jannette Sadik-Khan said that work would begin shortly and that the remade street would be completed by next month.

The design uses a lane of parked cars to protect cyclists from other traffic. By placing the bike lane directly next to the sidewalk on the western edge of 9th Avenue, in the direction of traffic. The plan also takes a lane from cars, creating more room for pedestrians and for the bicycle lane.

The question is… will the bike messengers use it? Check this clip on how not to ride your bike in NYC, which can be inspirational for the strong.