Then, he shouted out our Purim video which got us to 10,000 followers and we’ve had a presence in New York ever since. So, eventually he started to like our page when we had around 1,000 followers and he said, ‘these kids are onto something’, which was really cool. I would always learn about these funny characters and cool stuff that was going on in the city. I’m from Los Angeles and I used to always tune into Nico’s page just to learn about New York City. Weimer: I noticed you mentioned that the way your Instagram account grew its first 10,000 followers was from a caption tag from The story is pretty funny. We make sure they know what they’re getting into. We’re also are very friendly with everyone we interview. Ultimately, it just comes down to the confidence you go up to groups of people with. So, I started practicing then and just go up to student and teachers. Simonian: In high school, I was the host and producer of our high school’s TV broadcast. Weimer: Trent, how do you find the courage or confidence to walk up to groups of people with a microphone? What’s your background like before Sidetalk? Sometimes, we’ll do something in Times Square but that’s more so because there’s an interesting character there. Weimer: How do you decide where in New York City to shoot?īyrne: We try and make it so the videos are shot at places in New York City that you’re not familiar with from movies. We started to look for individual characters who had interesting personalities, events like Knicks games, and public reactions - like when Andrew Cuomo got kicked out of office. So, we changed the style of the show up a lot. There was really no energy for us to go up and receive from people like we were getting before. After the pandemic hit, we came back and the city was so quiet. When we first started, we were pretty reliant on the host, Trent, to go around and talk to any stranger we could find. Weimer: When you first went out to make videos, was there a type of person or content that you were looking for? A stereotype of NYC that those that live there love and are obviously proud of. Nothing more, nothing less you’re handing the microphone to the streets of all five boroughs and what you receive is everyone’s funniest, rawest, and unapologetic versions of themselves. And the truth is, while New York City hates a lot of things, one thing every New Yorker loves is talking about.New York! So, you get a camera, one of you carries a hand-held microphone, and you walk outside your dorm and start recording videos letting almost anyone who wants to say something, speak their piece. Pre-internet, your dreams would have been a lot less realistic, but the invention of the smartphone has given a voice to anyone who wants to talk - and a world-wide receiver for anyone who wants to listen. You and a buddy are freshman in the biggest city in the country and you want to make a name for yourselves. bringing the wackiest people of the Big Apple to the internet's doorstep with hilarious one minute man-on-the-street videos. Geox is located at The Avenues, phase 2, beside Aizone.Jack Byrne (left) and Trent Simonian (right) are the two NYU students behind New York City's. I will definitely be seeing you guys again. Thank you so much Habchi & Chalhoub for the fun time, and your wonderful hospitality. Now since I recently had a baby, I started having a soft spot for little baby stuff this collection was insanely cute! And the guys at Geox were generous enough to send me home with the cutest shoes for baby Yoyo! Him and I loved it very much! The men’s collection is equally hip, trendy, and classy. How cute is this wedge for sunny summer days! And what’s special about it is that every single item in the store falls under the breathable technique, from the shoe soles, to the apparel fabrics. They offer a wide variety of heels, flats, sneakers, men and kids collection, as well as apparel. To my surprise, the collection was on the contrary, stylish! Usually, when I hear such terms, I assume that the privilege of comfort will mean giving up the style. It was my first time in the store for those of you who are not familiar with Geox as well, it is an Italian brand of shoes and apparel manufactured utilizing waterproof/breathable fabrics. I received an invitation from the very friendly team at Habchi & Chalhoub to visit the Geox store at The Avenues and take a look at the spring/summer 2013 collection.
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