Zander Mitchell Archives

Steep Bank To Sprinter Van At The Bottom

Daily News February 9th, 2026 · 12:00 am

3 out of 6 Monday Links headlines this year have featured snow • 📷 via Greg Navarro

We love all civic-minded skate media: Bubble has a 33-minute documentary about the legacy of Sants Plaza in Barcelona, which was demolished a year ago.

Coda dropped a new all-NYC edit over on Skate Jawn. Shanahan rolled in on it to start a line (see #21), but that’s the first time someone treated those amphitheaters at the Citi Field benches as a bank, right? Crazy.

“I just don’t even know no more. For me, if it doesn’t feel like the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, it doesn’t feel like I got a clip.” Really enjoyed Naquan’s 10-minute raw reel of Nikolai clips from his Venture part. Lol’d @ him being shocked at the board having the audacity to go into the water on that nosegrind. Occupational hazard for a Floridian skater, though.

Gliding Like The Grinch

Daily News December 22nd, 2025 · 12:00 am · 1

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❗ If your shop is a QS account, check your inbox because orders for spring stuff are due today. If you’re a dope shop and not a QS account, you can always hit our line to get it in there.

Skate Jawn has a Khaw Wangkaji and friends edit by Hans Klein, entirely filmed in New York — which is where the absolutely psychotic 360 flip into the escalator bank at World Trade from last week’s Top 10 originated from. The 5050 front biggie on the Brooklyn Bridge Park rail + the tre lip in Long Island City were both nuts as well. Lots to enjoy.

Free has a premiere of Mark Humienik and Grady Smith’s part in Tristan Mershon’s Singer Tower video, which effectively acts as a throwback VX Bronze crew section within the video + Skate Jawn has a premiere of Josh Narvaez’s Singer Tower part.

Zander Mitchell kickflips halfway down the bank at the Battery Park roof ledge-to-bank across from South Ferry, and skates the Courthouse Drop like a bank-to-ledge [?!] in his pro part for Jacuzzi Unlimited. The ender is some galaxy brained light-footedness.

Adjusted For Inflation, A Quartersnack Should Be 41 Cents Today

Daily News April 7th, 2025 · 12:00 am

Spring QS goods arriving at shops worldwide now. On our webstore soon ❤️

A roll-through of the restored Big Banks section of the Brooklyn Banks.

Blaine Williams’ new video is called Normal and it rips. All New York, with a wide net of spots and personalities. Jermaine Whittaker’s closing part is crazy (that opening trick!), and honestly, that one dude doing a half cab crook on the middle bench on Marcy [as opposed to the end… like everyone else] to start a line is one of the most impressive things in the video.

Kader shared a vlog of him in New York, Portland, and Philly by Tristan Warren, which includes some B.T.S. warm-ups. The tweak on those switch ollies over the Soho barrier is insane.

Tired In Manhattan

Daily News February 17th, 2025 · 12:00 am · 1

Neema Joorabchi’s new video, “if u kno,” has parts from Isaac White and Jasper Stieve, who might’ve turned in one of the most impressive collections of tricks on two wheels done within New York City limits. Hurricane to manny Fort Greene! The Dill Family Court ender …switch! And more! (Still feel guilty about not giving this one its proper due on the front page on account of some timezone juggling, but Jasper’s probably working on another part already, right?)

“Hey man, do you think maybe we could just go to a dead-end street where no one will bother us, and just skate a ledge? We could film, but we could also just chill.”

“Business²” is an eleven-minute edit from Hefty Krew. All New York clips, with some fire Brandon Johnson footage at the end.

Idle Moments

Daily News December 23rd, 2024 · 12:00 am

Humidity ❤️ via Greg Navarro 📷

Quick thirty second Hardbody commercial with Antonio + Hjalte is giving video magazine ad vibes. Told E.J. this was too short, and his response was, “Well, the last video was too long.” New Hardbody stuff live on their shop + your local.

“Interstate” is a sick eight-minute video by Spencer Newman and the youngs, based around Stamford, CT, but with a good bit of New York footage in it. Yelled at the screen @ the slam on that new brick thing by Domino Park + it’s heartwarming to see the “Sphere” [Gold & Platt by CIA Ledge] endure through two decades of homie videos. Titles are coming back, baby!

“If you’re listening to all this hip-hop, why the fuck are you editing your videos to Joy Division?” Farran Golding profiled Paul Young for Closer as he was winding up production on Down By Law + included a video supplement on the art of selecting music for skate videos.