In this Edition of the Urban Guidebook, Annamaria Chen, breaks down the 10 worst types of people to get stuck in an elevator with. From “127 Hours Guy” to “OCD Guy” Annamaria covers the Don’ts of NYC elevator etiquette.

Kings County Distillery is New York City’s oldest operating whiskey distillery, the first since prohibition. Founded in 2010, soon after the creation of a New York State Farm Distillery License, Kings County makes handmade moonshine and bourbon out of the 113-year-old Paymaster Building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.  The distillery uses New York grain and traditional distilling equipment to make distinctive whiskey.  The distillery’s moonshine won “Best in Category” for corn whiskey at the 2011 American Distilling Institute’s Craft Spirits Conference and Kings County’s bourbon won a bronze medal at the 2012 Conference.

Ride along with Corporate Profile host Annamaria Chen as she gets behind the wheel of a Ferrari 599 GTB at the Gotham Dream Car Sprint. Annamaria also speaks with Gotham Dream Cars COO, Rob Ferretti, about the company’s Dream Car Tour and its new off-the-wall experiences, which allow hardcore car enthusiasts to drive exotic super cars in the Gumball 3000 rally, race in the world’s fastest open road race (The Silver State Classic Challenge), and navigate Italy’s infamous Stelvio Pass. She also takes viewers on a trip to the Gotham Dream Cars shop to tour some of the 35 cars in their fleet including the Bentley Continental GT, Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster, Rolls Royce Drophead and McLaren MP4-12C.

If you thought skateboarding was only for the West Coast, think again, in a city nicknamed the concrete jungle it only makes sense that its turning out some of the world’s most talented and innovative street skaters.

Corporate Profile host Annamaria Chen brings viewers to Brooklyn to check out Homage Skateshop and Indoor Training Facility where many of the local skaters shop and train.

Annamaria meets up with Co-Owner Michelle Sauer to learn the history behind one of NYC’s best skate shops, learns out how to pick the right skateboard from Co-Owner Jose Portes, and then heads to the indoor TF to learn the basics of boarding from New York Skate Academy instructor, Mike Crowley.

Homage Skateboard Shop
64 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
www.homagebrooklyn.com

Corporate Profile visits Gotham Beauty Lounge in NYC

Corporate Profile host Annamaria Chen takes viewers to the world renowned Scratch DJ Academy, founded by Run-DMC’s Jam-Master Jay and Scratch Music Group CEO, Rob Principe. With an alumni and faculty roster that includes the inventor of scratch, Grandwizzard Theodore, the Scratch DJ Academy has established a reputation as the world leader in DJ and music production education. Annamaria heads to their NYC location to learn about the school’s history and curriculum, then hits the the tables for a beginner lesson from Scratch instructor, DJ Tim Martell.

Corporate Profile host Annamaria Chen takes viewers shopping at OWEN. The hip Meatpacking District boutique caters to the trendy New York fashion crowd by stocking a unique blend of emerging & international designers alongside local OWEN exclusives. Owner Phillip Salem styles Annamaria in three hand-selected looks from his store, right down to the DANNIJO accessories.

www.owennyc.com

Corporate Profile host Annamaria Chen visits New York City’s last remaining shooting range, Westside Rifle & Pistol Range in Chelsea. Its NRA certified instructors have trained countless celebrities from Robert DeNiro, who filmed a scene from “Taxi Driver” at Westside, to the cast of “Law & Order” who have also filmed various scenes at the range. Annamaria gives you a firsthand look inside the historical location as she participates in the safety course for first time shooters and takes a .22-caliber semiautomatic rifle out on the gun range.