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Graydon Carter's New Bar Probably Already Booked
"The Vanity Fair editor, who already co-owns the Waverly Inn, has bought the lease of East 54th Street's famed Monkey Bar from the Glazier Group with two partners, hotelier Jeff Klein and London- based restaurateur Jeremy King." [Post]
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SLNY: Nobu And Per Se Don't Need Your Patronage
Enigmatic restaurant newsletter She Loves NY has a special RESY index (RESY being the availability of a table for two on the same night of the call) based on previously failed attempts. What do we learn? More »
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Vikram Chatwal And Dave LaChappelle Play Nice
Even if he can't seem to properly execute a business plan, wannabe hotelier and Sikh playboy Vikram Chatwal certainly knows how to spread his PR seed. Chatwal originally angered celebrity photographer Dave LaChappelle by announcing that LaChappelle had co-designed his Dream NY hotel; unremarkably, a bitch fight ensured. Now the two have magically made nice and the Times is planning to print a retraction regarding LaChappelle's involvement with the hotel. More »
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Even The Kids In NYC Are Better
Meet Ondine Cohen, a Manhattan fifth grader who exemplifies the hot, new only child "movement" (funny, we thought only children were the product of that "quit while you're ahead" mentality): More »
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You Can't Come: Frederick's
In this week's edition of our groundbreaking nightlife series, we decided to cruelly send special correspondent David Klein to the new VIP club Frederick's, which boasts such illustrious members as Lizzie Grubman, Holly Dunlap, and Harvey Weinstein. Lo and behold, David made it past the pearly gates and discovered a boatload of shit inside. After the precious jump, the covert analysis of the members-only orgy. More »
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The Spotted Pig: Center Of Celebrity Universe
We like our Billy Crudups with a side of Jay-Z. That's why we bring you an urgent and frighteningly detailed report from West Village pub The Spotted Pig, where a multitude of sightings in a single visit causes the space-time continuum to collapse: More »
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Life Lessons For Gay Pet Groomers
Patrons of Midtown pet salon Doggie Do and Pussycats, Too may be dismayed to hear the following news about their homosexual dog washers: More »
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Alan Lewis, Defense Attorney Extraordinaire
If you need some legal defense (and if you're the readers we think you are, you just might), allow us to make a recommendation: check out Alan Lewis, the defense attorney for Isais Umali. Umali is being tried for the murder of Dana Blake, a bouncer from the East Village nightclub Guernica; Umali stabbed Blake after his friends were removed from the club for smoking. More »
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