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Game of G.R.A.T.E. — Mark Suciu v.s. Jiro Platt

Daily News June 9th, 2026 · 11:00 am

Back in the fall, when a couple of Adidas heads were in town for the Long Ledge Jam, we had an idea to get a few of them and a few local-based friends to do a casual, multi-person game of S.K.A.T.E. over the Flushing grate flat gap. Here was a spot that you could run single clips over in your part maybe ~25 years ago, but in the ensuing quarter-century, pretty much every single flip trick imaginable had been done. It is probably up to par for some talented skaters to get competitive over. Unfortunately, due to a few logistical issues, it didn’t work out in the fall.

Last month, however, we made it happen. We got eight skaters to Flushing by noon! That was a miracle in and of itself.

Every Game 0-0

Daily News June 8th, 2026 · 12:00 am

Wheeler Antabanez and Fred Gall’s three-part feature on finding and skating a bank of the roof of an abandoned theater in downtown Newark, New Jersey is incredible. It has everything from urban archeology (the theater closed in 1968 and has largely sat untouched besides by graffiti writers since), to skateboarding to a dash of the paranormal. Absolutely loved every second of it and pined for a time when internet content wasn’t all optimized for shortform social media.

Following Filming, the video essay YouTube channel that brought you the dive into the history of the Element flatbar, has a new one that tracks down 75 skate tricks named after the people who invented them. Yes, he acknowledges a lot of them are obsolete, but an incredibly fun and well-researched piece.

#QSTOP10 — June 5, 2026

Daily News June 5th, 2026 · 12:00 am

Had a lot of feelings of “wait, were those Kai Kishi tricks in his Venture part?” but seemingly, no, that isn’t the case. Same with Davonte Jolly’s new edit, where even some of the unseen-feeling Dashawn clips would be met with, “That came out a year ago,” so opted for assuming it was all remixed stuff. The backside flip should’ve been in here if not though.

If you want Knicks commentary, you’ve come to the wrong place. Too many fraught years to process anything or assume any outcomes. We hope for the best, it’s all we can do ;)

Have a good weekend.

‘If I Don’t Stick It Right Now, I Owe Everyone 100, But If I Land It, Y’all Owe Me 20’ — Andrew & Spitfire’s “Spitfye” Video

Daily News June 1st, 2026 · 3:20 pm · 1

The homie got doored on a Citibike the other night by an apologetic Williamsburg drunk, and broke his foot. And in Andrew and Spitfire’s new collab video, “Spitfye,” Josh Wolff’s opening line …woooof. Fuck. Not to get all mom on everyone, but nobody wants to be laid up all summer after getting smoked for not paying enough attention on the road, so yaknow, keep an eye out there. Not everyone’s getting well-wishing from Jeff for a miraculous recovery like Wolff.

Rocks In The Burritos

Daily News June 1st, 2026 · 12:00 am

“For the kids coming out of rough homes, for those grappling against doubt and depression, pressures real or felt, the battles can have a kind of seductiveness. The way they can grip and blot out nearly every other single thing, to the point of blacking out. The fulfillment and release of actually prevailing can be almost secondary… even faintly deflating.” Boil the Ocean wrote about skateboarding. And Marc Johnson.

Greenpoint Palace is hosting a premiere of the new Polar video, You Got It My Boy Jamie, this Thursday, June 4th @ 8:30 P.M. 21+. 206 Nassau Avenue, Brooklyn. Flyer here.

Congrats to The Bunt on ten years 🤝

Damn, remember when Tyshawn switch ollied one of these things from flat, and then morons in the comments (not on QS, but elsewhere) were like, “Yeah, nah, actually the corner is kinda bent, so…” Anyway, shout out to the gate challenge.