In a move that would make the late Estee Lauder proud, her son Leonard Lauder 80, is donating a collection of Cubist art to the Metropolitan Museum with an estimated value of One Billion Dollars. Now that’s gift giving. The treasure’s include 33 Picassos, 17 Braques, 14 Legers, and 1 work by Gris. Met director… Read more »
Baroness Margaret Thatcher, the only woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87. She suffered a stroke. A frequent Visitor to America, while in New York Margaret Thatcher stayed at the Waldorf Astoria and today staff remembered her with affection. President Barack Obama memorialized her saying, “the world has lost one… Read more »
New York may have gone through many changes in the past 30 years but when it comes to men’s hair on Manhattan’s East Side some things just stay the same. Indeed,there is a tradition between 70th and 71st Street on Lexington Avenue, and one which isn’t going to change anytime soon. Nor should it. There is in fact no need… Read more »
With CNN under new management control and after the failed week long experiment of (Get To) The Point which still has to make one! The Network is now going for a blast from the past and bringing back the once popular talking heads combat show Crossfire. No hosts have been chosen yet, but speculation is rife as to who the anchors… Read more »
Did you or anyone you know eat at the Alta restaurant in the Village between March 23rd and April 2nd and did you eat dessert? If the answer is yes, then you need to get a Hepatitis Vaccination as soon as possible. A worker at the New York Restaurant may have infected customers with Hepatitis and according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, anyone… Read more »
Hi Megan here, the Bride to -be in residence at Ask a New Yorker.com and now some more of my pre- wedding thoughts. I am reading and re-reading everything about weddings, and there’s a lot out there. From this New York Times article to this Huffington Post article, it seems like everyone is talking about weddings. What’s up with that? Obviously I want… Read more »
Forget Napa Valley or the Loire, right here in Manhattan is a world class Winery. It’s a place of great taste (no pun intended) and one which New York City can call its own. City Winery is the brainchild of Michael Dorf, a man who knows wine better than anyone. The New York grapevine is indeed… Read more »
Years ago if you were a talented, but unsigned, musician, your best bet of getting your material out there was by playing local shows and mailing out a barrage of demo tapes. These days, with the help of YouTube and Facebook, and social media in general, a voice perhaps only heard within the confines… Read more »
Say the word cheese and there’s only one man in New York who has us covered. Fairway Market’s Steven Jenkins knows the subject of Cheese, wine, and food better than anyone. In fact he’s like a walking encyclopedia on the subject. Ask Steven a question about Cheese and he has the answer. Ask him about Mozzarella? He… Read more »
Jimmy Fallon has won the “Tonight” show war for now but Leno is still the most popular guy for the job. That’s according to our readers . “Congratulations Jimmy” was Leno’s reaction, who will continue to host the show until Fallon takes over in 2014. “Tonight” is also rumored to be New York bound. This… Read more »
