Cathleen McGuigan,Vishaan Chakrabarti,Gina Pollara,Peter Schubert/
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ReThink Penn Station hosted a forum on the future of Penn Station at Cooper Union’s Grand Hall funded in part by The Barbara and Donald Tober Family Foundation and Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation. The evening offered alternatives to Governor Hochul’s plan, which proposes demolition of the neighborhood to build supertall office towers and continue Penn Station as a subterranean facility. This proposal has drawn widespread community opposition and multiple lawsuits. Inspiringly, this evening proposed moving Madison Square Garden and building an above ground station.
Bill Diehl, Lorraine B. Diehl/Photo By Annie Watt Agency
ReThink Penn Station’s Sam Turvey explained, “Why has a plan for the busiest transportation hub in the hemisphere been allowed to move forward without public debate? This is the future of our city and the east coast for generations to come. We’re all here tonight because the Governor and her predecessor have proposed the mother of all band-aids for Penn Station. New Yorkers have for too long suffered with a substandard, subterranean after-thought of a station buried beneath a basketball court. We deserve better.”
Barbara Tober, Jonathan Marder/Photo By Annie Watt Agency
Urban Planner Gina Pollara added, “We all collectively have an opportunity to make a difference, when the Madison Square Garden permit expires in June we have to make calls to people who matter” She continued “The permit for Madison Square Garden expired ten years ago. It was renewed by the City Council with the understanding that The Garden seeks its next home. This has not been done and yet Madison Square Garden continues to pay no taxes. Is this in the public’s best interest?”
Lorraine Diehl, author of The Late Great Penn Station, spoke of what was lost with the demolition of the station in 1963. Three architects, Vishaan Chakrabarti, Alexandros Washburn, and Richard Cameron, presented a range of alternatives for a new above ground train station. Joining the discussion were New York magazine’s Justin Davidson, Lorraine B. Diehl, Cathleen McGuigan, and Peter Schubert. Four hundred New Yorkers assembled for the important conversation with five hundred participating via zoom.
Rita Moreno, Tom Brady, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Brian Robbins, Michael Ireland and Daria Cercek attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount Pictures' "80 For Brady" at the Regency Village Theatre on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 31: (L-R) Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Sally Field attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “80 For Brady” at Regency Village Theatre on January 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
FROM THE LA PREMIERE OF “80 For Brady”
AT THE REGENCY VILLAGE THEATRE
Diane Warren and Tom Brady attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “80 For Brady” at the Regency Village Theatre on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
(photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)
PRESENTED BY SMIRNOFF ICE
IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIAON JANUARY 31, 2023!
Delilah Belle Hamlin, Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “80 For Brady” at the Regency Village Theatre on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
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IN ATTENDANCE WERE THE FILM’S STARS:
Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Tom Brady, Billy Porter,
Alex Moffat, Harry Hamlin, Matt Lauria, Gus Kenworthy, Patton Oswalt, Andy Richter, Matt Cordova
with Director Kyle Marvin, Producers Donna Gigliotti and Tom Brady
PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 21: Matt Rogers, Meredith Marks, Jaymes Vaughan, Jonathan Bennett and Anthony Allen Ramos attend Meredith Marks x GLAAD Celebration During The Sundance Film Festival In Park City, Utahat MEREDITH MARKS on January 21, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for GLAAD)
Meredith Marks opened the doors of her Park City Boutique on Main Street to celebrate GLAAD and the organization’s work to accelerate acceptance for the LGBTQ community. GLAAD’s mission is an important cause to Marks, as she has served on the Host Committee for the GLAAD Media Awards and has raised funds for the organization through an array of fundraisers and special collaborations of her collection.
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 21: Meredith Marks and husband Seth Marks arrive to Meredith Marks x GLAAD Celebration During The Sundance Film Festival In Park City, Utah at MEREDITH MARKS on January 21, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for GLAAD)
The event Celebrated GLAAD and the Organization’s Work and Mission to Accelerate Acceptance for the LGBTQ community.
ShadowMachine, the critically acclaimed animation studio co-founded by Corey Campodonico and Alex Bulkley, earned its first Academy Award® nomination this morning for Best Animated Feature with “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” An artist collective with studios based in Los Angeles and Portland, OR, the production company collaborated with directors del Toro and Mark Gustafson, and its best-in-class team of international artisans to create the film’s imaginatively rich stop-motion world. The lauded Netflix film currently leads the animation Annie Awards with nine nominations this year including Best Feature and is a BAFTA Film Award nominee for Best Animated Film. Additionally, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” is the recent winner in the animated feature category for both the 2023 Golden Globe® and Critics Choice Awards.
Said Campodonico and Bulkley, “To follow Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson on this adventure has been the thrill of a lifetime. On behalf of everyone on our amazing crew, and the friends and family that supported this incredible endeavor, it is an absolute honor to be recognized by the Academy for this accomplishment, thank you, thank you! And thank you Ted Sarandos and the entire team at Netflix for the unwavering support in bringing our beloved little wooden boy to life!”
In Netflix’s “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” Academy Award®-winning director Guillermo del Toro and award-winning stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio on an enchanted adventure that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love. The nominees who will representing the film at the BAFTA Award and Oscar ceremonies are director/producers del Toro and Gustafson, and producers Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley.
Founders Abisai Hernandez, Ivan Valdez and Carlos Cruz, Song Writer and Producer Rudy Perez at The House Of Suits grand opening in Coral Gables
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Luxury men’s boutique The House of Suits who custom tailors high-end suits for the uber elite held a red carpet event last night November 2nd for the grand opening of its new location in the heart of Coral Gables. The House of Suits specializes in made-to-measure Italian garments for men and women as well as in-house custom clothes. The brand will be creating hand-painted exclusive pieces for Randy Malcolm, part of the Latin music group Gente De Zona, who will attend this year’s red-carpet Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, November 17.
Celebrity fans of the brand who attended the red carpet and enjoyed cocktails and light bites were the following:
(Photo Credit: Alejadro Albelo/WorldRedEye.com)
Song Writer and Producer Rudy Perez, Argentinian Actor Horacio Pancheri, Model Isa Valero, Mexican Actor Eduardo Yáñez, Singer and Actor Julio Iglesias Jr., Latin Group Gente De Zona, Singers and Songwriters Jordi Lunas and Michael Angelo, Urban Singer Yamil, Venezuelan singer Karen Martello, WBA World Welterweight Champion Yordenis Ugas, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Sam Moore, Latin Singers Amaury Gutierrez and Lenier, NFL Hall Of Fame Larry Little and Mercury Morris, Singer Dany Daniel, Actress and TV Host Alicia Machado, Rasiel Reyes, and Angel Sanchez.
Emily Ratajkowski is embracing her “bitch era” with the launch of her new podcast High Low. Cosmopolitan sat down with the star this week to dish about all things audio, Swiftie TikToks and what’s coming next.
On the origin story of her new podcast, High Low: “I have been thinking about podcasting for years. I grew up listening to NPR. I’m not a huge podcast listener, but I really like audio as a medium. I grew up in California, so driving around, I liked that even before podcasts really existed.”
On her dream podcast guests: “I have a giant, giant list! I really want Pamela Anderson on the podcast. I really want Grimes.”
On TikTok: “I think TikTok is exciting and works because it’s about capturing a moment in time. Essentially, instead of sending an audio note to one of my friends sometimes, I make a video about it. Or it’s just fun. This morning I was walking my dog with my best friend and we were like, ‘Let’s make a Swiftie TikTok.’ And it literally took the time it took to walk our dogs. We were just walking down the block and made a 15-second video. And it was fun! More than anything, we just enjoyed doing it. I really like that about TikTok.”
On which TikToks are her favorite ones to make: “It depends on my mood, honestly! Sometimes I love to make a stupid sing-along video, too. And there’s a little bit of a nervous high that comes with putting a hot take out on the internet. That could be a little scary, so it’s anxiety-producing in a way, sometimes, so maybe I don’t enjoy doing those ones as much. But I also, in the end, it pays off because I feel like, Oh, people are listening to what I have to say, which is nice.“
On how she deals with negative comments: “I think that it’s really difficult, I want to preface that. I think anybody who says that it doesn’t impact them is lying, because the truth is you would have to completely not care about praise as well…. I will say I’ve learned that I’m just never going to—no matter what I do—if I tried to make everyone happy, I wouldn’t be able to. I’d be considering people and not just being myself. So I just learned that doesn’t pay off, and that has made it much easier for me to give less of a f*ck, essentially.”
On where she sees herself five years from now: “I would love to continue to do what I’m doing. I’m very happy with what I’m doing right now. I really like the idea of producing more content for other people and not it being just my own podcast. I started a media company around this podcast called Bitch Era Media, and I’m hoping that my bitch era continues. *Laughs* It’s just about, for me, connecting to all the sides of myself and using them to do what I want to do, professionally and personally.”
Louisa Benton, Elizabeth Meigher and Audrey Gruss / Credit: Patrick McMullan Co
Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF), the country’s leading depression research organization, celebrated the official launch of the New York City Junior Committee at Doubles on Wednesday night.
Amanda Starbuck Hanlan, Nell Rebowe, Callie Baker Holt / Credit: Patrick McMullan Co
The invitation-only kickoff reception was hosted by HDRF Founder and Chair Audrey Gruss and Elizabeth Meigher, Chair of the newly formed committee, an energetic group of young professionals and parents dedicated to the future of mental health care in their communities.
Elizabeth Meigher said: “Depression is something that in some form touches everybody and it’s something that’s affected me, so thank you all for being here tonight. Since the pandemic, depression directly affects one out of three Americans and indirectly affects everybody.”
Stacey Pashcow and Gayle Perry / Credit: Patrick McMullan Co
Meigher then introduced a short video, where HDRF’s acclaimed Depression Task Force, an international consortium of top neuroscientists from different universities, who are compiling data and expertise to accelerate research, shared the organization’s vital mission.
Audrey Gruss said: “Our Depression Task Force’s collaborative effort has led to a potential major new category of drug to go to clinical trial, and is being tested at Mount Sinai, Columbia and Stanford University. This new drug can potentially help the 35-50% of people who don’t respond to the conventional medications available today. Preliminary results from the trial are amazing, with over 80% of our trial patients reporting remission from their depression.”
The evening welcomed over 125 guests, as they connected over their commitment to raise mental health awareness, and rallied member support for the upcoming annual HOPE Luncheon seminar to be held November 9th at the Plaza Hotel. This year, the luncheon will focus on Teens and Depression: Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis and honor gold medalist Aly Raisman, as well as philanthropists and generous supporters of HDRF, Jamee and Peter Gregory. Proceeds from the HOPE Luncheon will fund groundbreaking research into the root causes of depression in the brain and new and better treatments.
Led by Chair Elizabeth Meigher, the Junior Committee Co-Chairs included Krista & James Corl, Lindsay Creedon, Nicole Hanley Pickett, Gillian Hearst, Meghan & Adam Klopp, Harrison LeFrak, Avery McCann, Stacey Pashcow, Lila Remez, Sofia Remez, Lara & Claude Shaw, Stephanie A. Sirota, Mary Snow and Sarah & Andrew Wetenhall.
Committee members included Joanna Baker de Neufville, Callie Baker Holt, Lizzi Bickford Meadow & Todd Meadow, Clementine Goutal, Julia Kingsley, Elizabeth Kurpis, Whitney Lovell Schott, Amanda and Ted Mariner, Isabella Meyer, Brooke Kelly Murray & Patrick Murray and Tatiana G.P. Perkin.
Additional attendees included Vice President and Executive Director, Louisa Benton, HDRF Advisory Board member Scott Snyder, Mark Gilbertson, Kara Ross and Grace and Chris Meigher.
The event was generously underwritten by Madison Worth Architects and Scott Snyder Interior Design.
Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg, Leesa Rowland, Larry Wohl (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC
Guests / (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Actress, Philanthropist, and Author Leesa Rowland hosted her “Royal Halloween Ball” at The Lotos Club in New York City – an affair combining Regal Spendor with a heartfelt tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The light-hearted party was a throwback to the times of Kings, Queens and the Royal Court. Guests wore their best Court inspired costumes while enjoying cocktails, and dancing to live music. The Reception was held in the exquisite Library at The Lotos Club and all around where cut-outs representing leading members of the Royal Family of the United Kingdom along with Guardsmen, the Royal Carriage and, of course, the Queen’s Corgi’s.
Event Décor, Cocktails and dinner were created by Revel Rouge with many personal touches from Leesa Rowland. Fashion Designer Marc Bouwer designed Leesa’s Costume.
Leesa’s new book,The Charisma Factor: Unlock the Secrets of Magnetic Charm and Personal Influence in Your Life,which is available in bookstores and online.
Ramona Singer / (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Notable attendees included: Leesa Rowland, Larry Wohl, Marc Bouwer, Pedro Oberto, Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg, Ramona Singer, Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley, Nikki Haskell, Bill Sclight, Cheri Kaufman, Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, Randi Schatz, Nicole Noonan, Dr. Penny Grant, Cindy Guyer, Hillary Latos, Dr. Nicolas Perricone, Hank Stampfl, Steven Knobel, Nicole Noonan, Allan Lazare, Arlene Lazare, Kenneth Fishel, Maria Fishel, Alan Helene, Marla Helene, Nancy Pearson, Wayne Diamond, Werner Haase, Nurit Haase, Dave Warren, Luciana Pampalone, Dara Sowell, Nadja Sayej, Elyse Slaine.
Kim Kardashian Buys Cindy Crawford Malibu Mansion / Top Ten Real Estate Deals
Floor to ceiling sliding glass showcase the ocean views / Top Ten Real Estate Deals
Kim Kardashian was born in LA and lived in a variety of homes in her 41 years, but she has stayed close to the city. Kim is now moving about an hour away to Malibu where she is buying Cindy Crawford’s former mansion. Kim paid $70.4 million for the 7,450-square-foot, cliffside home with breathtaking ocean and beach views.
The great room is spacious and grand / Top Ten Real Estate Deals
Reality superstar Kim Kardashian has had a busy year. Within the last twelve months, the socialite-cum-business mogul finalized her divorce to rapper Kanye West, got together with actor Pete Davidson and then broke up with him, officially became a billionaire, helped Afghanistan’s women’s soccer team escape the Taliban, and passed California’s “baby bar” law exam. In between running her mega-successful brands KKW Beauty, KKW Fragrance, and Skims and raising four children, Kardashian has also made some big moves in the real estate market. She has listed a Vincent Van Duysen-designed condo in Calabasas (featured on Keeping up With the Kardashians and formerly an office for her shapewear line, Skims) for sale for $3.5 million. She paid her ex-husband, Kanye, $23 million for his share of the sprawling Calabasas mansion where the couple had lived with their kids since 2014, and picked up an even more spectacular property, with big ocean views, in Malibu’s Encinal Bluffs for a cool $70.4 million.
Jean Shafiroff, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia / Credit BFA
“It is a dream come true to be back here after these last few years”, said Jackie Weld Drake, Casita Maria Board Chair and benefitCo-Chair with HRH Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia as they welcomed over 300 guests to Casita Maria Fiesta 2022. Last night the celebration returned to New York City at The Plaza Hotel for the first time since 2019, before the covid pandemic, to honor Latino pioneers Tony Bechara, Cesar Conde, and Gaby Pacheco with the Gold Medal of Honor. Jackie continued, “We dedicate tonight to the memory of Anne Eisenhower who was on our board for 25 years, many of which she chaired Fiesta with me. We always wanted this to be the best party in New York!”
Cesar Conde / Credit: BFA
Daniel Brodsky presented the Casita Maria Gold Medal of Honor to his great friend, Tony Bechara, and shared, “Born in San Juan, Tony is a successful, prolific, abstract artist who has been living and working in New York City for more than 40 years. Tony has had exhibitions in New York, Washington, Miami, San Juan, Lima, Mexico, and Munich. He has always devoted his time making available and encouraging art for all, especially Latin Americans and Latino artists.” Tony thanked the crowded ballroom, saying, “To be introduced by Dan Brodsky is already an honor. I want to thank Casita Maria because many, many years ago, more than 70 years ago, waves of compatriots of mine from Puerto Rico were arriving here in New York looking for the better life. New York being the beacon of hope. There was no one to help them. Casita Maria filled that void. They were the first to do it.”
Carlos Picon, Afsanah Akhtari, Andrew Kepler/ Credit: BFA
George Corton bestowed Cesar Conde with his Medal of Honor, “Cesarserves as Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, overseeing NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC. He is the first Hispanic to lead a major English-language broadcast news organization! As a leading voice towards representation and diversity in the newsroom, Cesar launched the 50% challenge initiative, which inspires newsrooms to be 50% women and 50% people of color!” Cesar accepted the honor and shared “As we all know, we are living during a very unique time in our history. During these challenging times, I’m a believer that character is defined and revealed. My parents always taught my brothers and I that the only thing in life that no one can ever take away from you is your education. The work that Casita Maria is doing in educating and empowering our youth is the work that is in crisis. To do it during such challenging times speaks to the character of this organization and to the character of everyone that collaborates with it.”
Gabriela Pacheco, Jackie Weld Drake, Cesar Conde, Tony Bechara, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia/ Credit BFA
Jorge Plasencia introduced honoree Gaby Pacheco who’s “especially known for her work with Dreamers, children who were brought to the United States and grew up here without legal documentation.” In an emotional speech, Gaby said, “I shouldn’t be here. The laws tell me that even though this is the country that I love and this is my home, I shouldn’t be here. When I was a little girl and I came to the United States, I didn’t speak English, I didn’t have friends, and I was scared. Today I stand before you knowing that I have power, that my story matters, and that every single Latino child deserves the right to fulfill their dreams and their lives.”
Casita Maria is located in the South Bronx – the country’s poorest Congressional District – and is the oldest charity to offer after school enrichment activities for Latino children. For decades, the annual Fiesta benefit has combined a fabulous party with social good, raising over 5 million dollars in the last ten years. These unrestricted funds have enabled Casita Maria to continue its programming year after year, including during the pandemic. Casita Maria offers high-quality, innovative arts after-school programming to over 1,000 students a year; as well as reaching an additional 40,000 community members through our Creative Arts programs of professional exhibitions and performances.
Guests included Dinner Chairs Adriana Echavarria, and Sissi Isabel Fleitas-Refaie, Committee Members Geoffrey Bradfield, Michele Gerber Klein, Ann Nitze, and Ben Rodriguez-Cubenas, Pachanga Chairs Victor Roquette and Sabrina Wirth, Pachanga Committee Members Cathy Aragon, Carlos Barraza, and Omar Hernandez, as well as Afsaneh Akhtari, Steven M.L. Aronson, Tina Beriro, Martha Bograd, Geoffrey Bradfield, Estrellita and Daniel Brodsky, Sharon Bush Murray, Carlos Campos, Mark and Maxine Dalio, Jennifer Fischer, Kathryn Gallagher, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Karol Gradsuel, William Haseltine and Maria Eugenia Maury, Will Hochman, BB Jean, Ben Lebowitz, William Ivey Long, Tony Marion, Elizabeth Meigher, Carlos Picon, Martin and Jean Shafiroff, Stephanie Stokes, Desiree von la Valette, Lynne Wheat, Charlie Ward, Chris Wolf, and many more.
