Astorian Society
The idea was to create a t-shirt company, and about a year ago I set to it. I built out a website, drew up some graphics for the shirts, and got really involved in the whole thing. The concept was for gentlemen from all five boroughs to congregate in a secret society somewhere in the heart of Astoria. The group
Mom’s Quotes
So, I’m lucky because I have a wise mother, and I wouldn’t have much of a world view without her. She has an innate ability to deduce problems into simple solutions, and I never fail to be amazed by her. Things she says stick with me for years.
In April I went down to see my grandmother who has been
Know How
Currently in post-production, Know How is a narrative feature film I wrote and directed about the lives of five foster care youth in NYC. Every year, a non-profit called the Possibility Project, casts a group of foster care teenagers in a musical they write and perform in about their own difficult lives. They come together for one year to share
White Roof Project
In 2010 I founded the White Roof Project, a national environmental initiative to curb climate change. The idea came into fruition on Earth Day at an event hosted by the Manhattan Young Democrats on sustainability. When 150 volunteers showed up to coat the first rooftop a few months later it was a watershed moment, and it went from being a project to the start of a
PopTen Magazine
In 2008 I was enchanted by the idea of top ten lists and pop culture rants. PopTen was born and the magazine grew to have a community of 15 writers and 20 guest bloggers. The site garners between 30 and 40k unique visitors per month, and been honored with guest bloggers from the LA Times, NY Times, BlackBook, Joonbug, and the Hollywood
