Summer 2022

by BOB GRUEN

Deborah L. Martin Editor in Chief

Creative Team Glyph Co

Managing Editor Linda Sheridan

Associate Editors Noemi Florea, Kayla Eddy

Fashion Editor Annaël Assouline

Food Editor Fernanda Mueller

Fitness Editor Lala Duncan

Photographers Mariana Agostini, Cade Callen

Editor at Large Mike Hammer

Multimedia Director Andrew Matusik

Contributing Family & Lifestyle Editor Mary Wassner

Pet Editor Linda Sheridan

Video and Production Interns Greer

Hazzard, Christopher Smith

Interns Morgan Franz, Julia Meyer, Lindsay Fiedler

CONTRIBUTORS

Bob Gruen

Brian Duprey

Jomo Cuts

Mimi Fisher

Thomas Concordia

Victor Lara

Andrew Matusik

Lana De Doncker

Lisa Hanna Madani

Matt Kapp

TECHNOLOGY

Bradley Kirkland/ Stone Soup Amanda Dowis

Ionut D. Baldazar

BUSINESS

Grace A. Capobianco

Chief Executive Officer/Publisher

Executive Vice President John ‘Cap’ Capobianco

Executive Publisher, South Florida Will Candis

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Fields

Chief Operations Officer Luigi Rosabianca

Advisor To the Publisher Andy Wheatcroft

Finance & Tax Consultant Ariel Joudai, CPA

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COOL, COOL SUMMER

A WAVE OF NOSTALGIA ALWAYS HITS ME as we head into high summer. Nowadays I appreciate the cooling breezes of Autumn more than the increasingly intense heat of July and August, but oh those summers of my youth. Sleepovers with my cousins, long days of riding bikes and playing records and lying in the hammock under the maples in my childhood home. Cookouts, fireflies, ice cold watermelon and my mother’s homemade orangeade, and family vacations to Cape Cod, Maine, or to my grandparents’ home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But the best part of summer for me was the community pool. I don’t know if it’s because I was born in August, but swimming has always been my nirvana. My parents and my aunt and uncle wisely budgeted for pool membership, and that is where my cousins Christina and Christopher, and my sister Claudia and I, spent most of our summer days. Thinking back, it was probably the first place that we were released on our own recognizance and allowed to have some autonomy. took to it like a fish to water, so to speak. To this day, the smell of chlorine makes me feel like I am home. I wish more kids could experience the weightlessness of being surrounded by water. It makes you feel powerful and vulnerable all at the same time, and it teaches you how to be self-sufficient in an alien environment. That is why I am glad to read Noemi Florea’s report on initiatives and innovations that will allow more people to dive in and cool off (page 64).

Summer, for me, also means music. The outdoor concert schedule ramps up and we are surrounded by good vibes and good times. Nile Rodgers knows something about that — he is the architect of some of the world’s Good Times, both with his seminal disco band, Chic, and through his stellar ability to produce winners. Consider David Bowie’s Let’s Dance produced by Rodgers. It was released in April 1983, just in time for the summer concert season. It launched Bowie into superstardom and became his best-selling album. Our editorat-large Mike Hammer interviewed Rodgers for this issue, and we were absolutely thrilled to have the legendary rock and roll photographer Bob Gruen shoot Nile in Gruen’s Westbeth studio. We spent a wonderful two hours watching two legends at work and getting to know Nile just before he jetted off to the UK to kick off a world tour with Chic. But not before he made an appearance at Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. Whew! What a whirlwind! As always, we are thrilled to bring you our latest issue, which would not be possible without our wonderful staff, advisory board, contributors, and all of the people who make Downtown the place to be. Happy Summer! DT

Deborah L. Martin Editor in Chief

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SUMMERTIME

LANA

BY TESLA

I’M OFTEN ASKED if I worry that we will run out of topics to write about.

The answer is clearly, never. In fact, it is often challenging that we publish only four issues a year because we always have more to talk about than we have room to print.

It’s a good problem to have an abundance of wonderful ideas from our team and board and deciding which stories to publish now and which ones to save for the future is never easy. The talent and resources in our downtown communities continue to amaze me year after year. This issue is packed with plenty of summertime fun in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.

Summer is the season for enjoying the outdoors. Head to an outdoor food festival or concert, or to the beaches or lakes. Our cities are filled with opportunities from sailing and paddle boarding to surfing and kayaking. Our beautiful waterways surrounding our downtown areas are there for all to enjoy, so please be sure to keep your waste for the trash bins. Keep our waterways clean and safe for local wildlife, and when you are in our many beautiful green parks, leave no trace of trash. Make it your mission to help the planet: Start a composting program with your local community, support your local farmers market so they can transition to agroecology, farming with nature to regenerate soil. Or grow your own vegetables and fruit in a local community garden, in your backyard, or even on your windowsill. Pet parents, please remember to curb your dog. Dog urine can burn delicate plant life. Conserve water, use your dishwasher, take quicker showers, and always try to choose products from sustainable sources. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, and let’s make this summer the start of our mission to reduce our carbon footprint. For me, my summer will be spent with my family, my daughter Erica, and grandsons Gage and Jaden. Who knows? I might just make it to Europe to

Thank you to our advertisers, board members, and board chair Dara McQuillan, and our newest board member Nick Griffin of DOWNTOWN Center BID LA, for being the eyes and ears of our media company. Also, our core team: Our editor in chief Deb Martin, who helps keep me up-to-date on the hottest happenings; Linda Sheridan our managing editor who is quickly becoming the face at all the DOWNTOWN events and helps us in so many ways; Noemi Florea, associate editor who is our front line for integrated design, sustainable cities and products; our long time food editor Fernanda Mueller, who came in as an intern and became a talented multimedia reporter, both here and in Brazil; our incredible design team GLYPH; and our newest staff member, Kayla Eddy an avid reader with a love for English literature and creative writing. And finally, our talented Marist College Summer 2022 interns, who will be busily covering local businesses and events during their summer in the city. And of course, our furriest staff member, our Pawblisher, Barclay, (also known as Marshmallow) who picks our featured pets every issue!

Summer is never long enough to fit in all the fun we have planned but we can sure make a dent before Fall is upon us. Get out, see your city, and enjoy a summer of wonderful opportunitties in the cities we love! DT

see my extended family, adopted daughter Laura, her husband Tobias, and my grandsons Paul and Finn.

Grace A. Capobian co CEO and Founder DOWNTOWN Magazine

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ADVISORY BOARD BOARD CHAIR

LAST WEEK, I WAS INVITED TO SPEAK ON

A “MENTORSHIP” PANEL on the top floor of 3 World Trade Center. It was organized by Urban Land Institute, a global network of real estate and land use experts. Around 50 junior profes sionals were joined by their mentors – sea soned executives in development, architecture, and public planning.

One of the ULI leaders, Brian Collins, asked the panel what Downtown Manhattan needed more than anything as the area continues to emerge from the pandemic.

“Safer public transportation” was one answer. “Cleaner streets” was another. My re sponse was: “Supporting the small businesses that make this place home.” Yes – transporta tion, infrastructure, sanitation, and safety are critical components of any city, but what makes a neighborhood special are its people and the places where they come together. Shops, restaurants, bakeries, bars, and mar kets are the lifeblood of Downtown Manhattan. Every time a favorite restaurant closes, our neighborhood shrinks a little. And each time we discover a new one with great food and service, it grows a little.

At the start of the pandemic, the Down town Alliance launched a “Small Business Rental Assistance Grant” program, which offered immediate assistance to storefront businesses that provided vital services to residents and essential workers in Lower Manhattan. Many local businesses and resi dents pitched in. It became second nature to volunteer and do something positive for New York and New Yorkers.

In fact, one of the most encouraging and uplifting things I’ve seen come out of the past two years – and after 9/11 – is the incredible desire of New Yorkers to help those in need. So many have willingly volunteered their time, expertise, and money to support those most impacted by the coronavirus.

This issue of DOWNTOWN celebrates people who have always tried to be good neigh bors and enrich the communities in which they live and work. They believe in giving back and supporting those in need. Philanthropy, goodwill, and care for others less fortunate are integral to who they are.

Collectively, we need to understand that we’re all human beings and we’re all in this to gether. There is no better time for people to be sympathetic, empathetic, and understanding of the difficulties others are facing. By working together – and supporting each other – we can make a difference. To our neighborhood, our city, and our country DT

Saul Scherl is President of the New York Tri-State Region at The Howard Hughes Corporation. Scherl has more than twenty years of experience in the realms of retail, residential, hospitality, and mixeduse real estate.

ALEKSANDRA

LACKA is a future-focused strategist facilitating innovation for brands and organizations across the tech and space industries. She advocates for a human centric approach to innovation.

FRANK CELENZA

Dual-certified in Orthodontics and Periodontics, Celenza teaches post-graduate studies at institutions such as New York University and Rutgers. He has offices in New York City, Scarsdale, and New Jersey.

ADVISORY BOARD

ROSABIANCA

Longtime downtown resident and founding board member, Rosabianca lends his expertise on a wide array of subjects including real estate, political affairs, and architectural history, and is a frequent editorial contributor.

LAURA FORESE

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYorkPresbyterian as well as an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Forese oversees a leading system in quality, safety, efficiency, and service.

DREW NIEPORENT

A renowned restaurateur, “The Mayor of Wall Street” opened his first downtown restaurant in the ’80s. Nieporent’s Myriad Restaurant Group includes the TriBeCa Grill and Nobu.

Executive Vice President of Anat Gerstein, Simmons has spent three decades in private and public sector communications, previously serving at the Alliance for Downtown New York.

CATHERINE MCVAY HUGHES is a member of the Board of Directors for Battery Park City Authority, and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, South Street Seaport Museum, NYC’s Climate Coalition for the SeaportFinancial District, Financial District Neighborhood Association, CERES Presidents Council, Princeton Climate Institute, Lower Manhattan Historic Association.

President of the Velez Organization and a member of the Board for Catholic Charities, New York City Police Foundation, and the New York City Property Tax Reform Commission.

Appointed to NY Stands with Puerto Rico Recovery & Rebuilding Committee, Velez was recognized as one of the “Manhattan Power 50.”

Rory McCreesh founded Duce Construction Corporation, specializing in designing and constructing high-end homes and apartments in Manhattan, Westchester, Connecticut and New Jersey.

Dr. Lewis is a nationally renowned medical expert in cosmetic dermatology.

A Yale School of Medicine grad, she has been featured in national media as a dermatology expert, and has built a premier private practice specializing in cosmetic and laser dermatology.

SAUL SCHERL

LUIGI

DR. AMY B. LEWIS

JEFF SIMMONS

RORY MCCREESH

ELIZABETH VELEZ

NICK GRIFFIN As the Downtown Center Business Improvement District’s Executive Director, Nick Griffin spearheads the organization’s marketing, economic development and strategic initiatives, to attract companies, retailers, investors and residents to Downtown Los Angeles. Prior to the DCBID, Nick spent more than 25 years in business development in the real estate, media and technology industries.

DARA MCQUILLAN Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Silverstein Properties, Inc

DARA MCQUILLAN

CONTRIBUTORS

ANDREW MATUSIK loves collaborat ing with talented stylists, models, and artists and is devoted to creating striking images through great composition and beautiful light. For this issue, he photo graphed our summer beauty story on page 60

MIMI FISHER is a veteran fashion stylist whose work can be seen in L’officiel Noise and Hamptons maga zine, among others. Her costume design and styling is featured in Roger Waters’ tour movies, The Wall and Us + Them Mimi’s work frequently combines her two passions, music and fashion, and in this issue, she styled our cover star, Nile Rodgers, on page 52

BOB GRUEN This native New Yorker is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. He has captured the biggest names in Rock and Roll through his lens: from John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna. Shortly after John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved to New York in 1971, he became their personal photographer and friend. In 1974 he created iconic images of John Lennon wearing a New York City t-shirt and standing in front of the Statue of Liberty making the peace sign. As chief photographer for Rock Scene magazine in the ’70s, Bob specialized in candid, behind the scenes photo features. He toured extensively with the emerging punk and new wave bands including the New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Patti Smith Group, and Blondie, and has also worked with major rock acts such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John, Aerosmith, Kiss and Alice Cooper. Gruen is the author of several books, and his latest, Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock n Roll Photographer was released last year. Gruen photographed the legendary Nile Rodgers for this issue, in his Westbeth studio, page 52

MATT KAPP is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and writer who wrote and co-produced the acclaimed documentary 16 Acres He wrote about Silverstein Properties newest building, the US Bank Tower, on page 40

THOMAS CONCORDIA is a pho tographer, filmmaker, and creative director with three decades of experience in the fashion and beauty industry. Concor dia’s photographs have been featured in publications including Vogue W WWD Elle In Style and Harper’s Bazaar in ad dition to being a frequent contributor for Getty Images. He’s currently working on a film documenting influencers across the country in the post-pandemic landscape which will premiere at FIT this fall. For this issue, he photographed the Miami swim story on page 68

JOMOCUTS For 20 years, has been the top barber of the music, sports and film industries. A modern day renaissance man who is also a father, entrepreneur, designer, artist, martial artist, dancer and inventor Jomocuts tended to Nile Rodgers’ locks for our cover shoot on page 52

BRIAN DUPREY is a New York City-based fashion and celebrity makeup artist. His clients include Harper’s Bazaar Michelle Lee of Allure Kiss Cosmetics, and Macy’s, to name just a few. He worked with Nile Rodgers for our cover shoot, page 52

LISA MADANI As a dynamic com munications and PR strategist, Lisa has worked with DOWNTOWN as well as collaborated on public relations and internal communica tions across luxury fashion and cosmetics. She resides in Paris and is developing the internal communication strategy for one of the world leaders of virtual and 3D technology in France.

She styled the swim fashion story on page 74

MIMI LOMBARDO is a freelance fashion editor, writer and stylist, who has worked for T Magazine Travel and Leisure Departures and Haute Living Currently she is represented by DeFacto Inc and is driven to create fashion images with talented pho tographers. She styled the summer beauty story on page 60

VICTOR LARA Born and raised in LA.

Lara is a self-taught photographer and has been taking photos of his native city since 2012. He focuses on capturing unique and elevated points of view. See his photo of the Los Angeles skyline on page 16

KATIE MCELVEEN got her start as a travel writer reporting on what to see and do in the small towns of her home state of South Carolina. In addition to DOWNTOWN, Katie’s work has appeared in Islands, Fodor’s, Sherman’s Travel, Des tination Weddings & Honeymoons, Global Traveler, Town & Country, Real Simple and other publications. For this issue, she explores Saint Germain des-Prés in Paris on page 86

LANA DE DONCKER A little over 10 years ago, Lana started her professional photography journey as the directory of photography for DOWNTOWN She currently resides in Antwerp, Belgium, where she focuses on portraiture. She photographed the swim fashion story on page 74

California

DREAMIN’

The City of Angels is the siren’s song for musicians, writers, and artists.

by Deborah L. Martin photography by Victor Lara

THE CITY OF ANGELS, LA-LA LAND, TINSELTOWN: Los Angeles is a city that has inspired thousands of words, in both song and story. It is a city that seems to have been invented for creative souls. Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep arguably the ne plus ultra of noir fiction, takes place here. Don’t forget Elmore Leonard’s The Black Dahlia James Ellroy’s LA Confidential, or Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch series. Then there’s Joan Didion, Charles Bukowski, Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury and hundreds more who were so inspired by LA that their greatest works are blueprints to life on its streets. Musicians? Too many to list. Iconic clubs? Whisky a Go Go or the Troubadour anyone? Hotels?

How about a bungalow at the Chateau Marmont or the Grace Kelly suite at the Hotel Bel Air? Cocktails by the pool at the Beverly Hills Hotel, dinner at Gjelina, Chicken and Waffles at Roscoe’s, a great nosh at Canter’s. Rodeo Drive, Sunset Boulevard, Melrose Avenue. It’s all here.

In the pantheon of great American cities, Los Angeles looms large. It is the lightfilled yang to New York’s moody yin, but don’t let all that sunshine fool you.

Underneath it all beats a creative heart, a layered and complicated history, and all of the excitement of the continuing American story. DT

Music MAN

With more than 10,000 concerts to his credit, Peter Shapiro is celebrating 10 years at Capitol Theatre, success with Brooklyn Bowl, and a new book.

by Linda Sheridan photography by Marc Millman

IMPRESARIO PETER SHAPIRO got his calling for concert promotion during the summer of 1993. “I was 20. Grateful Dead. March 1993 Rosemont Chicago, ended up in the parking lot. I was working with Northwestern [University] Magazine a film student. I went on the road with them, made a documentary called Miles to Go, met a lot of luminaries,” recalls Shapiro, a native New Yorker. He eventually met up with the former owner of the Wetlands in Tribeca, a staple venue for The Dead. “He’d seen my documentary. He said to me, ‘you understand the importance of this music.’ saw the writing on the wall. Interest [in the bands] would not fade away, just evolve. raised my hands and at 23, that’s how it started. He gave it to me, paid it off over four years. I loved owning a venue.” Shapiro ran Wetlands from 1996-2001 (until 9/11), where artists such as Blues Traveler, Dave Matthews Band, and Pearl Jam, came to play. That was just the beginning.

Today, Shapiro has some 10,000 concerts under his belt. His two biggest projects include the multi-million dollar renovation of the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer under Shapiro’s ownership, as well as the ever growing Brooklyn Bowl chain, the first of which opened in 2009. There are now additional locations in Philadelphia, Nashville, and Las Vegas. Another location is opening in the not-too distant future, Shapiro hints. He also helps promote tours and shows such as Central Park’s annual Summerstage lineups, and is publisher of Relix Magazine.

The Capitol Theatre, designed by noted architect Thomas Lamb, originally opened in 1926. When Shapiro bought it in 2012, he gave it a multimillion dollar facelift. “It was an illustrious rock palace. Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia played

there. It had magic bones.” Shapiro fixed up the bars, bathrooms. Over the years, they’ve had everyone from Phish, Willie Nelson, and Steely Dan, to Goose and Billy Strings (a personal favorite of Shapiro’s). A personal career highlight was organizing Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well a three-night concert in 2015, with the surviving members of The Grateful Dead, along with Trey Anastasio from Phish, “ to play Jerry, meld them together.” Today, says Shapiro, “We’re the only theatre in a suburb in America with a 2,000 capacity and 90 volunteer ushers.”

“Working for Peter Shapiro has been a dream come true for me for ten years now,” says Brian Lynch, an usher. “He has let me work nearly 900 shows at the Capitol Theatre so far, seven Lockn’ festivals (a four-day music and camping festival held in Nelson County, Virginia), the Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well shows in Santa Clara, CA and Chicago, numerous shows at Central Park Summerstage, as well as access to shows at Radio City Music Hall, MSG and The Apollo Theater. He is a true music fan boy like me, his enthusiasm comes right through. He cares about every detail including taking care of his people. I have called him ShapHERO for a long time. He’s a mensch!”

The pandemic took its toll, especially on the concert industry “It was really hard; I went from going 100 mph to zero,” admits Shapiro. “Had to get back to 20 mph.” One of the ways he combined his love for music and innovation in the early days of the pandemic, was through the creation of FANS.LIVE, livestreaming shows. “The streams started with no audience. The Hold Steady streamed. FANS.live was birthed, we figured we needed to do shows. Selling virtual tickets started in the pandemic. Now you’ve got free streams, Twitch Channel, livestream audio.”

There are now additional locations in Philadelphia, Nashville, Las Vegas, and another on the way.

The summer 2022 season at Capitol Theatre is gearing up. They recently streamed a Hanson show on FANS.LIVE. In May, Eddie Vedder came back for a live performance. There are upcoming shows with Ann Wilson of Heart, Steely Dan, Phil Lesh, Steve Vai, and others. “We made it 10 years. The whole thing’s pretty awesome.”

Shapiro will also add being an author to his resumé. His book, The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic with Dean Budnick, (Hachette) is out in August DT

For more information on events, visit thecapitoltheatre.com

IT ALREADY HAD MAGICAL BONES: Shapiro took the Capitol Theatre and gave it a multimillion dollar facelift. This year marks the venue’s ten anniversary since the renovation. At left, Shapiro’s new book tells of his personal experiences over the years as a concert promoter.

PHOTO BY SCOTT HARRIS

PETER SHAPIRO at Brooklyn Bowl.

FOR THE LOVE of Art

Nearly 30 years after forging a close working relationship with Eli and Edythe Broad, Joanne Heyler continues The Broad’s mission of diversity and accessibility.

by Linda Sheridan

THE BROAD MUSEUM which opened 2015 in downtown Los Angeles, recently celebrated its four millionth visitor. This, after a pandemic that for more than a year paralyzed cultural institutions worldwide, is a testament to the Museum’s continuous appeal to “distinctly young and diverse” visitors thirsty to learn about and embrace art. Its patrons, mostly in their late 20s and early 30s, average a good decade younger than most museums, too, says Joanne Heyler, Founding Director. It also helps that admission to view the Museum’s permanent collection is free.

“It’s been great to see more people coming back.” In a way she says, it’s like “a rebirth.” In 2015, there was “a zone of downtown LA, Bunker Hill, that had just gone into a deep slumber. Now, like then, says Heyler, “we’ve brought life back to the street. It’s reassuring to see in 2022.”

Heyler has been working closely with one of the most influential philanthropic couples of the art world, Eli and Edythe Broad, for nearly 30 years now. It’s an almost familial bond, that has perhaps deepened further since the passing of Eli Broad in 2021.

“When Eli passed, it was a huge transition, huge loss; a loss for Los Angeles,” recalls Heyler. “The thing that was distinct about Eli, was that he really put absolutely stunning amounts of energy, dramatically improving institutes in the arts in LA. His goal was to make LA an art capital of the world.”

Heyler, who has been curating The Broad Foundation’s archives since 1995, took a trip to Europe, accompanied by Edythe Broad, in search of new acquisitions.

“He always credited her as the first art collector in the family,” says Heyler. “She’s the one who came into their partnership with this existing love of art; Eli took and learned from that love and put it together with civic vision, as well as being a passionate collector.”

A West LA native (she now resides in South Pasadena), Heyler came from modest beginnings, but grew up with an interest in art. When she attended Scripps College, she pursued a BA degree in art history, and sought an internship. “They had preset internship offers, mainly in law firms, that I wasn’t really interested in,” Heyler recalls. “I was reading about this museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and I asked, ‘can just do that?’ I cold called them!” A young curator agreed to take her on as an intern. “Eli Broad then was [MOCA’s] chairman; I didn’t know him, didn’t meet him then, but became

aware of him. He was on many boards of institutions, including MoMA in New York City. Eli was a force in the museum, very outspoken, very assertive, passionate, ambitious collector of art, broadcast, and print.”

After she graduated college, she went to grad school at the The Courtauld, in London, for art history, and eventually moved back to LA, getting hired in 1989 by her predecessor at The Broad Foundation. She didn’t meet with Eli til after she began working there.

“I remember that meeting, it was a gallery outing, where we actually saw together with my predecessor Barbara Kruger’s work, Your Body is a Battleground Many people saw Eli as this sort of mythic figure. I had my own notion, when we went to galleries together, just around LA. He’s strong, clear, concise, direct, he could ruffle feathers; when I finally did meet him, understood where he was coming from.”

“Fast forward to the mid nineties,” Heyler continued. “My predecessor moved on. Eli said, ‘you know what? I’ll give you six months,’” Heyler laughs. She was now in her late 20s. “This whole world was still new to me.”

It was helping Eli install a 60 ton steel sculpture by Richard Serra, where Heyler demonstrated her mettle. “It was an amazing, important sculpture of the 20th century,” interestingly called, No Problem. “Edythe overheard us speak about how to install this work, on their home property Their house is on a hillside. Eli and I really bonded.” Broad, who had made his initial fortune in homebuilding, saw her thinking pragmatically and, she says, might have wondered if she had a curatorial mind. “ I think of myself as a person who enjoys both of those things. I think he saw that, he witnessed me stand up to a couple of really tough guys. He had a good sense of humor, about the absurdity of this, but [also] about the [importance of] art and the artist.”

A local artist who holds court at The Broad is painter Mark Bradford, who has several works prominently displayed on the museum’s third floor. “I started following him many years ago. The way he creates these works, is not with a palette and brush, they’re really in a league of their own, almost collages, with pieces of random strips of billboards. Another

reason Bradford’s work holds personal significance to Heyler. “His studio was the last visit I’d made with Eli in 2019, and the first I’d made with Edythe after he’d passed away.” When she first went to visit Bradford with Eli, she was taken with a piece called 55 Feet Wide Deep Blue “I really wanted Eli to see this.” He made the trip with Heyler, even though was now in a wheelchair. Sure enough, after he saw it, he was taken as well.

“He said, ‘I think it’s a masterpiece. Get it!’” The Broad has some 2,000 pieces in its permanent collection.

Today, Heyler endeavors to keep The Broad’s collection fresh. “An artist we just added to the collection two months ago, is Sayre Gomez, a painter, almost 40, based in LA. His paintings are these incredibly complex vistas of Los Angeles, streetscapes, some of his paintings are quite poignant, of the LA you drive by on the street.”

Currently on display at The Broad are two exhibits, running concurrently through Sept. 25. Takashi Murakami Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow, and This Is Not America’s Flag featuring 20+ artists interpretations of the symbol of the flag of the United States of America.

Precovid, these exhibits weren’t planned. The shows are “incredibly topical, developed over the last year or two.” She adds that while “on the surface, they seem different. But they are both in a way, born out of a challenging period,” Heyler says as Murakami’s works also deal with aftermaths of earthquakes, tsunami disasters. “There are many layers to his paintings.”

With the flag, there are questions about “national identity, who we are as Americans. This show is to provoke more thought through the lens through the artists’ eyes.” Heyler is also excited about The Broad’s live programming throughout the summer with musical performances, talks, and films.

“I try to stay very grounded in my job. I’m there to make sure that to the best of our ability, we’re presenting artists’ work to the world, to the highest standard. It’s not about me. It’s about serving an audience. I take that deeply, seriously. [It’s about] how to make contemporary art through this collection as accessible and meaningful as possible. This museum feels different, hear that all the time.” thebroad.org DT

THE BROAD’S EXTERIOR.

PHOTO BY MIKE KELLEY, COURTESY OF THE BROAD.

JOANNE HEYLER, PHOTO BY ADRIAN GAUT, COURTESY OF THE BROAD.

MARK BRADFORD’S 55 Wide, Deep Blue, is featured on the third floor of The Broad.

BARBARA KRUGER’S Untitled (your body is a battleground) was produced for the Women’s March on Washington in support of reproductive freedom.

Club KIDS

Groot Hospitality raises the bar on Miami nightlife, with clubs LIV and Story.

by Kayla Eddy photography by Simon Hare

MIAMI IS KNOWN FOR ITS NIGHTLIFE, and right downtown in Miami Beach is one of the most iconic nightclubs in the world: LIV. Founded by David Grutman of Groot Hospitality back in 2009, the 18,000 square foot nightclub is open Thursday through Sunday from 11pm-5am and offers what promises to be an unforgettable experience. In the past, LIV has hosted artists including DJ Khaled, The Chainsmokers, and Gianluca Vacchi, among others. This summer, James Hype will be performing on July 9; Alok on July 14; and Jaden Smith on July 15.

LIV also has impressive clientele. When rapper Jeezy hosted his birthday at the club, Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne were on his invite list. After winning his fourth Formula 1 title back in 2017, British race car driver Lewis Hamilton headed over to LIV to celebrate.

The club is located at the Fontainebleau, the renowned oceanfront hotel on Collins Avenue. LIV isn’t the only nightlife option at the Fontainebleau, though; catch a show at Bleaulive, or grab a drink at one of the seven different bars and lounges before heading over to LIV to top the night off.

LIV is just one of the clubs owned by David Grutman and Groot Hospitality. There’s a second location at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins. Story is another LIV-level nightclub located in the southern part of Miami Beach.

In addition to the club scene with LIV and Story, Groot Hospitality has also conquered the restaurant and hotel industries. Gekkō, a steakhouse located in Brickell, was created in collaboration with 28 year-old singer and rapper Bad Bunny. While not open yet, when it does open its doors the restaurant will offer a simple,

clean menu filled with the best steak and sushi Miami has to offer. The Goodtime Hotel was also a 50/50 collaborative effort, this time with Grutman and artist/ producer Pharell Williams; it’s designed by Ken Fulk. You may have seen Fulk’s work in NYC if you’ve been to Felix Roasting Co. or Noda. (You can read more on The Goodtime Hotel on pg. 45)

Groot Hospitality has its eyes on the future. Coming in 2024 is Somewhere Else, a resort located in the Bahamas. While few details have been released, Groot Hospitality is not only expanding to the Bahamas, but Dallas as well, with Komoda Dallas coming soon. DT

For more information on LIV, visit livnightclub. com. For more information on Story, visit storymiami.com

Contemporary DUOS

This summer, Perez Art Museum of Miami showcases works by Andy Warhol and Marisol, and husband-wife duo, Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

by Kayla Eddy

THE PÉREZ ART MUSEUM (PAMM)–

FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CENTER

FOR FINE ARTS– is downtown Miami’s own contemporary art museum. Founded in 1984, the museum’s collections feature art from the 20th and 21st century, with notable artists like Andy Warhol gracing its walls alongside local, Miami-based artists and self-taught artists. The museum became the Pérez Art Museum in 2013, after a generous donation from Jorge M. Pérez, founder and CEO of Related Group.

As noted on their website, the museum’s mission is “to be a leader in the presentation, study, interpretation, and care of international modern and contemporary art, while representing and cherishing the unique diversity of Miami-Dade.” They “encourage everyone to see art as an incentive for genuine human interaction, communication, and exchange.”

PAMM is open Monday, Thursday, and Friday through Sunday. Tickets start at $16, with discounts available for children, seniors, and students. Healthcare professionals and first responders, active US military and veterans, Florida educators, and visitors identifying as disabled along with their caregiver can enjoy every PAMM has to offer for free.

After perusing the galleries, there are two locations at the museum to stop and grab a snack. Verde Restaurant and Verde Bistro Bar are even open for brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Their menus feature sandwiches, soups and salads, and sweets; try their warm, honey-soaked doughnuts with pistachio dust and spiced sugar.

On top of the galleries, PAMM also hosts events. Thursdays at PAMM is a weekly event with music, happy hour specials at Verde Restaurant and Bar, and tours and activities with local artists. This October, KIDS JAMM at PAMM promises an unforgettable day where kids will be able to create with some of Miami’s own artists and artists from around the country. There are quite a few exhibits currently on

display at PAMM. Marisol and Warhol Take New York extends through September 5, featuring iconic pop art from Andy Warhol and Marisol (María Sol Escobar.) Closing on February 12, 2023, is Simone Leigh: Trophallaxis, an exhibit that “encapsulates Leigh’s emphasis on the female body–particularly the Black female body–as a culturally loaded signifier. Until April 16, 2023, see George Segal: Abraham’s Farewell to Ishmael, put together thanks to a grant from the Bank of America Art Conservation Project.

Coming August 16 is Christo Drawings: A Gift from the Maria Bechily and Scott Hodes Hodes Collection. Visitors at PAMM will be able to view the mid-20th century work of environmental artists Christo (Christo Javacheff) and his wife Jeanne-Claude. DT

For more information, visit pamm.org.

THE 18,000 SQUARE FOOT CLUB LIV, inside the Fountainbleu Hotel on Miami Beach, has a clientele list as impressive as its guest list

MARISOL. Dinner Date, 1963. Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of Susan Morse Hilles. © 2021 Estate of Marisol / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

ANDY WARHOL Self-Portrait, 1966-1967. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution T he Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © 2021 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

THE SPICE of LIFE

These chefs respect the regional complexities of Mexican cuisine.

by Fernanda Mueller

ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS that many Americans have is that shell tacos, nachos, burritos, chips and salsa are authentic Mexican food. However, a new crop of chefs have dedicated their lives to

showcasing the incredible regional variation that makes up this varied and complex cuisine.They are creating and tweaking traditional dishes that honor the legacy of Mexican culture and their ancestors.

ROBERTO SANTIBANEZ

The love and respect for Mexican food made Roberto Santibañez become not only a chef, but also an ambassador for his native cuisine. Born in Mexico City, his love affair with cooking began as a young boy when his grandmother, a “world traveler,” taught him that food preparation does not always have to be by the (recipe) book.

“There are foods that are cooked in every culture: chicken, pork, vegetables and so on. What distinguishes them from each other is the flavor profile built around them. In my Truly Mexican: Essential Recipes and Techniques for Authentic Mexican Cooking cookbook, I present some of the incredible array of salsas, moles and other preparations that make Mexican cuisine so distinctive. For example: the mole we serve is stone-ground and consists of more than 20 ingredients,” he says.

Chef Santibañez studied French culinary techniques, but he decided to

share with the world the traditional food from his home country. Currently, he is the chef/owner of Fonda in New York City, Mi Vida in Washington D.C. and the culinary director of The Grill in Washington D.C. His new establishment, Fonda Tribeca, has just opened, offering downtown NYC a contemporary urban cuisine found in Mexico City. But Santibañez wants to go further. “I would love to test the waters in Philadelphia, I am fascinated by the food scene there.” He has traveled extensively, presenting lectures and cooking demonstrations throughout the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Australia.

A good choice for a summery and healthy meal, according to Chef Santibañez, is Pescado a la Parrilla (Red Snapper). A light adobo, with heirloom tomatoes, avocado, lime juice, paired with a Cucumber Margarita. Fonda, 189 9th Ave, fondarestaurant.com

CARMEN RAMIREZ DEGOLLADO

Carmen Ramirez Degollado, known as “Titita”, learned the regional cuisine of Veracruz with her grandmother in Mexico.

This regional cooking stretches over most of the country’s coast on the Gulf of Mexico. Like many chefs that grew up in the kitchen with their families, Carmen’s passion for food led her to become a revered chef. She traveled to many places around Mexico to learn all the different types of dishes of this incredibly varied cuisine.

“What you find in Veracruz is very different from what you eat in Oaxaca, Puebla or Yucatán. The spices, cooking processes, and ingredient combinations vary considerably. This has to do a lot with Mexico’s history and past immigration, which is also reflected in other cultural scenes such as music and arts and crafts. In my opinion, authentic Mexican food is the sum of traditional dishes, recipes and ingredients that you can find not only in restaurants, but also in homes. Many families have recipes that come from their elders and each family has its own secret or way of making that dish,” she says.

To honor her legacy, her grandsons have recently opened Casa Carmen in Tribeca, serving traditional Mexican cuisine in an elegant environment. Although Mexican restaurants are everywhere in New York City, the dishes served at Casa Carmen are very authentic — some recipes come from Carmen’s great grandmother — so they are hard to find in the city. The menu includes Huauzontles, a dish made with a species of edible plant native to Mexico, and Plantain Empanadas with Salsa Negra. The

food is paired drinks, such as tequila, mezcal and Mexican wines.

Chef Carmen says the Ceviche recipe of her grandmother is a perfect summer dish. It pairs well with a Frozen Margarita.

Casa Carmen, 114 Franklin St, casacarmennyc.com

PHOTO: MAX FLATOW -CEVICHE. COURTESY OF CASA CARMEN

PHOTO BY RACHEL VANNI

PHOTO COURTESY OF FONDA TRIBECA

PESCADO A LA PARILLA Red Snapper.

PHOTO COURTESY OF FONDA TRIBECA

Growing up in his family’s Oklahoma barbecue restaurant, Chef Rick Bayless fell in love with the “dailiness” of the business and learned how a restaurant could play a big role in a community, gathering people for meaningful milestone events, such as holidays, birthdays and weddings. He is not a native Mexican, but Bayless has embraced the culture in an extremely respectful way and has dedicated his life to cooking authentic Mexican food, which led him to open many prestigious restaurants in Chicago.

The casual Frontera Grill was founded in 1987 and received the James Beard Foundation’s highest award, Outstanding Restaurant, in 2007. The 4-star Topolobampo, which served its first meals in 1991, earned the Beard Foundation’s award for Outstanding Restaurant in 2017. Rick’s quick-service Tortas Frontera has changed the face of food service at O’Hare International Airport, while Frontera Fresco has brought Frontera flavors to several Macy’s stores and Northwestern University.

For the Chef, the most special thing about Mexican cuisine that you can’t find in other cultures is how corn is respected, a crop so thoroughly identified with the culture.

“As they say in Mexico, ‘Sin maíz,

no hay país’, ‘Without corn, there is no country’. At our restaurants in Chicago, we buy organically grown landrace corn from Mexico. It’s boiled and stone-ground in the ancient style. And we hand-press and griddle-bake tortillas from that beautiful nixtamalized corn during lunch and dinner service. Preserving heritage, whether in Mexico or here in Chicago, preserves not only a way of life, but the opportunity to appreciate the full range of delicious flavor this world has to offer us.”

Although most of Bayless’s restaurants are located in Chicago, the Chef brings good news for all the Mexican food lovers around the country: the fast-casual Tortazo is expanding. New York City’s Flatiron District already has one location, with another on the way.

“It’s true there are many options for dining in these densely populated areas, but with Tortazo we are getting a good reputation for bringing bold flavors, made-to-order food and generousspirited hospitality—and adding what we think is an essential component: a roomy bar with excellent cocktails,” he says.

Hot summer days call for ice-cold beer and the perfect dish to pair with it, according to Bayless, is a Mexican Shrimp Cocktail, with salty tortilla chips. Tortazo, 1123 Broadway, tortazo.com

SEBASTIAN VERONA

Sebastian Verona’s career in the kitchen began at the age of 14 in Mexico, where he was born. After some experience as Chef Du Cuisine in the United States that expanded his horizons, he returned to his country. His greatest desire as Chef is to leave people with an experience that encompasses all the senses, and that is what he has been doing at Villa Premiere, in Puerto Vallarta, where guests will find a gastronomic experience that combines local flavors with haute cuisine trends and techniques.

“Mexican food is vast and delicious, qualities that fill me with pride and motivate me to expose it to the world. Being a nation with so much culture and natural wealth makes us one of the best cuisines in the world. I think that the essence of each preparation starts from selecting the best ingredients, seeing their colors, smelling them, and feeling each of the products; this is what makes our gastronomy magical”, says the Chef.

At Villa Premiere, Chef Verona’s dishes are paired with creative cocktails by mixologist Enrique. “Pairing is always of the utmost importance as it complements the experience. As a mixologist, I have always enjoyed creating and innovating and of course following the avant-garde trends. In my bar I love to create perfumes, bitters, jellies, dehydrations, and fire”, says the mixologist.

For a so-called “magical experience” by Chef Verona and mixologist Enrique, a good choice for this summer is Ax Callus Aguachile, with extra habanero chili and pairing it with a good Hibiscus Mezcalina.

Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel, villapremiere.com.mx

CHEF Sebastian Verona

RICK BAYLESS

Gaspacho MORELIANO

WHEN I STARTED TO WRITE THIS HEADNOTE, my mouth began to water. West of Mexico City, in the city of Morelia, there is an area in el Centro, the historic district, near the cathedral where gaspacho (yes, it’s spelled with an s) stands line the streets. Young men were working below each gaspacho sign, meticulously and quickly cutting not tomatoes and red bell peppers to make the famously chilled Spanish gazpacho soup, but instead mango, jícama, and pineapple into tiny and perfect cubes to make gaspacho, a sweet and salty fruit snack.

By midday, the streets are filled with people carrying large plastic cups mounded with tiny cut fruit and topped with chile and queso Cotija. Gaspacho showcases the incredibly sweet mangoes that grow in the state and Cotija, the salty-sharp cheese that is produced there as well.

My version is more like a summery side dish than a grab-and-go midday snack. Since I really don’t want to spend a lot of time cubing fruit, use larger slices. love gaspacho so much that I pair it with everything from grilled meat to fish.

Mango, pineapple, and jicama salad with an orange-lime dressing

SERVES 4 TO 6

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

��� cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)

1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

1 garlic clove, finely grated

1 chile de árbol (0.03 oz/0.8g), stemmed and finely chopped, or ��� teaspoon red chile flakes

1 teaspoon Morton kosher salt (0.21 oz/6 g)

1 large Tommy Atkins mango (14.5 oz/416 g), or

2 Ataúlfo or champagne mangoes, peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced

��� medium pineapple (10 oz/287 g), peeled, cored, and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces

��� large jícama (7.5 oz/214 g), peeled and thinly sliced

��� medium white onion (3 oz/86 g), chopped ��� cup fresh mint leaves

FOR SERVING

Crumbled queso Cotija Tajín

Lime wedges

1. In a liquid measuring cup, whisk together the oil, lime juice, orange zest, orange juice, garlic, chile de árbol, and salt until the salt has dissolved.

2. In a large bowl, gingerly toss the mango, pineapple, jícama, onion, mint, and half of the dressing. Let sit for 5 minutes to let flavors come together.

3. Serve with any additional dressing drizzled over and top with the Cotija, Tajín, and a squeeze of lime juice.

Reproduced with permission from Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture From My Kitchen in Mexico: A Cookbook, by Rick Martinez.

See & Be SCENE

Inspiring Reads, Eats, and Exhibits.

by Linda Sheridan

WALK WITH ME: NEW YORK by Susan Kaufman (Abram Books) is a colorful exploration of the city’s quieter, more picturesque streets. Kaufman visits charming townhouses, shop fronts, parks, cafes, and streetscapes. She was the founding editor of Time Inc’s People Stylewatch Magazine.

CALIFORNIA: AN AMERICAN HISTORY by John Mack Faragher (Yale University) renders a 400 year history of our country’s most multiculturally diverse state. It also addresses the conflicts and turmoil inflicted on Indigenous people.

SPICE KITCHEN: HEALTHY LATIN AND CARIBBEAN CUISINE by Ariel Fox (Penguin/Random House), features 110 recipes passed on from her mother and grandmother, that offer a healthier approach to a style of cuisine that is often underrepresented. Fox was a fan favorite on Gordon Ramsay’s show Hell’s Kitchen; Ramsay has written the foreword for her first book. Fox is now an Executive Chef and Vice President of Dos Caminos/Del Frisco’s restaurants.

WILLIAM KLEIN: YES PHOTOGRAPHS, PAINTINGS, FILMS, 1948-2013

The International Center of Photography (ICP) is presenting a major retrospective exhibition showcasing the work of William Klein. The first U.S. exhibition devoted to Klein’s work in more than a generation, William Klein: YES;

Photographs, Paintings, Films, 1948–2013 occupies the entire museum space and spans Klein’s career from a studio assistant to Fernand Léger in Paris in 1948, through photographing Brooklyn in 2013. Runs through Sept. 12. cp.org

THE HOLOCAUST: WHAT HATE CAN DO Now open at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the new core, 12,000-square-foot exhibition features more than 700 original objects and survivor testimonies from the Museum’s collection, in objects donated by survivors and their families, many of whom settled in New York and nearby places. Of a particularly timely resonance, numerous artifacts in the Museum’s collection are from Ukraine. mjhnyc.org

QC NY SPA ON GOVERNORS

ISLAND Having just opened March 2022, QC NY Spa is minutes away from Manhattan via the Governors Island Ferry. Now open year round, one can indulge in spa treatments and take in the most stunning of views-the Manhattan skyline. There are relaxation rooms, themed saunas, and more. Guests can choose between 25, 50, or 75 minute sessions. qcny.com

THE BIRTH OF PUNK exhibit, now open at The Seaport, presented by The Great Frog, the Hall of Punk, and Morrison Hotel Gallery, takes visitors back into punk’s beginnings. Video and Spotify audio narration add an essential layer—the music. Photographers featured include Mick Rock, Bob Gruen, David Godlis, Chris Stein, and others. During The Birth of Punk’s limited run, the exhibit will also host programming to delve deeper into punk’s lasting influence. The exhibit runs through August 31. theseaport.org

KLEIN, BIKINI, MOSCOW,

MOVES

TIN BUILDING With a tentative opening slated for late summer/early September, Tin Building by Jean-Georges will be a sprawling 53,000 square foot new fish market in The Tin Building. It will include six fullservice restaurants, six fast casual outlets, and three bars, along with a food market and curated gourmet grocery packed with specialty ingredients, meats, cheeses, and fresh produce. Jean-Georges recently celebrated the third anniversary of The Fulton at The Seaport. jean-georges.com

HALL DES LUMIERES Set to

open in September 2022, Hall des Lumieres is the brainchild of Culturespaces, the creators of the original immersive digital art centers including Ateliers des Lumieres, with international event leaders IMG. The inaugural exhibition, GUSTAV KLIMT: GOLD IN MOTION, explores the revolutionary art of the Viennese painter, and has been created exclusively for Hall des Lumières by an artistic team led by Gianfranco Iannuzzi. Hall des Lumières will present new art experiences based on the work of world-renowned artists every ten to twelve months. halldeslumieres.com.

DISCOASIS, an immersive, musical, and theatrical roller-disco experience, is open now at Central Park’s Wollman Rink, following the success of its initial run in Los Angeles last year. GRAMMY-winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Nile Rodgers is serving as Groovemaster & music curator (cofounder of Chic, producer with Diana Ross, David Bowie, Duran, Lady Gaga, Daft Punk, and others.) In partnership with Live Nation and Los Angeles Media Fund, a portion of the proceeds benefit We Are Family Foundation, an organization Rodgers created to help youth with their mental health, after 9/11. Open through Oct. 1. thediscoasis.com

KYU, an acclaimed wood-fired Asian-inspired restaurant, recently opened a handsome, 5,700 square foot space in SoHo. Since 2016, KYU (pronounced “cue”), a staple of Miami’s creative and eclectic Wynwood neighborhood, has received numerous accolades including being a James Beard Foundation semifinalist for Best New Restaurant and TIME’s “Best Restaurant in Florida.” Delectable KYU signature dishes include smoked wagyu beef brisket, whole-roasted cauliflower with goat cheese and shishito herb vinaigrette, and its coveted multi-layered coconut cake. Heading KYU’s culinary team is executive chef Chris Arellanes, an alum of Per Se and Eleven Madison Park. kyurestaurants.com

DIRTY FRENCH STEAKHOUSE Long a favorite on New York’s Lower East Side, Dirty French has now opened in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. The menu combines surf and turf dishes, with French influences and an irresistible flair for bold flavors. Its wine list exceeds 700 bottles. dirtyfrench.com

FIRE FIGURE FANTASY is on view at Institute of Art in Miami (ICA), touching on the Museum’s focal points: social justice, newly emerging tech, and recent global crises. Artists featured include McArthur Binion, Lauren Halsey, Rashid Johnson, Naudline Pierre, Cameron Rowland, and Sable Elyse Smith. In post pandemic times, these selections can offer different perspectives on the world. These pieces are part of the Museum’s permanent collection. Runs now through Oct. 30. icamiami.org.

ASTERID New to the DTLA scene is the latest restaurant from award-winning Executive Chef Ray Garcia (of Los Angeles’ Broken Spanish and BS Taqueria, as well as the new ¡VIVA! in Las Vegas), serving up curious twists on classic LA fare. Asterid, named after the largest group of flowering plants, is located in front of one of LA’s most iconic cultural and architectural landmarks, The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. asteridla.com

TAKASHI MURAKAMI: STEPPING ON THE TAIL OF A RAINBOW and THIS IS NOT AMERICA’S FLAG, are two concurrent exhibits going on now at The Broad. Murakami’s first monograph exhibition at the museum features 18 works, as well as immersive environments developed in tandem with the artists and his studio, Kaikai Kiki Co, Ltd., and includes the entirety of The Broad’s collection of the artist’s works. Featuring over 20 artists, This Is Not America’s Flag spotlights the myriad ways artists explore the symbol of the flag of the United States of America. Both run now through Sept. 25. thebroad.org.

LOAM AT ACE HOTEL DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES Located in the lobby of the Ace Hotel Downtown, LOAM, named after the fertile soil found throughout the Los Angeles basin, is a community garden-based restaurant featuring vegetable rich fare from Chef Joshua Guarneri (Bar Avalon, Hearth & Hound). The menu showcases robust dishes like BLT with pickled green tomatoes and serrano aioli; Beetroot Reuben with gruyere, kraut, house Russian dressing. Enjoy daytime libations with catchy names such as Beet It with vodka, beet shrub, grapefruit, tarragon and egg white; or the Gimme Danger with tequila, mezcal, lime, hibiscus and chili pepper. Guests can enjoy LOAM both in the lush art-deco dining room or on the hotel’s newly opened patio, offering an al fresco vibes among the bustling DTLA scene. acehotel.com/losangeles

HAMMER MUSEUM HONORS CHARLES GAINES, CHASE STRANGIO The Hammer Museum recently announced that artist and educator Charles Gaines and lawyer/ transgender rights activist Chase Strangio will be honored at the 18th annual Gala in the Garden on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Hammer Director Ann Philbin said, “Charles Gaines has been an important artist and intergenerational mentor for decades, with deep roots in the Los Angeles art community and beyond. Chase Strangio is an inspiring national leader in the fight for trans rights, through both litigation and advocacy. We are thrilled to honor Charles and Chase at our first in-person gala since 2019.” hammer.ucla.edu.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAMERON STRAND

Musical WARRIORS

After nearly 25 years, Road Recovery continues to help young people healing from mental health and addiction struggles, using the power of music.

by Linda Sheridan

THIS YEAR MARKED THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY of losing singer Jeff Buckley, in a 1997 drowning accident in the Mississippi River. It was a devastating loss to his mother, Mary Guibert, as well his tour manager, Gene Bowen, and millions of fans worldwide. Bowen, who had already been dealing with some addiction struggles of his own for several years, had the idea to begin a program, using the power of music to empower other adults and at-risk youth, to help them face their struggles, while also teaching them comprehensive life skills. Bowen co-founded Road Recovery in 1998 with Jack Bookbinder, who was formerly with Jeff Buckley’s artist management team.

Guibert was inspired by the Road Recovery concept, and quietly aligned herself with them, to help financially seed the beginnings of the nonprofit organization. They also received additional financial support from Sony Music Entertainment, Dreamworks Records, Warner Music, and Jeff Buckley Music, to get Road Recovery off the ground.

Guibert’s involvement with Road Recovery was part of fulfilling a “Golden Promise” she’d made for her son. In an excerpt of a speech she gave at Buckley’s Brooklyn funeral at the St. Ann & the Trinity Church in 1997, she stated, “What we have lost by way of his tenderness and soulfulness is beyond measure, and cannot be replaced…unless, perhaps, each of us makes a Golden Promise to act on his behalf from this day forward.”

Today, Road Recovery offers a variety of programs providing musical celebrity mentorships, performance workshops, sound recordings (their Trax program), and “all access” opportunities for a community to create live concerts.

As Road Recovery Founders Gene Bowen and Jack Bookbinder emphasize, “Road Recovery’s Creative Staff Mentors from the entertainment industry share their life experiences and talents to empower youth in Trax Programs to express themselves, and together, creatively amplify their voices with the goal of positively impacting themselves and others in their communities. As our non-profit Road Recovery enters its 25-year anniversary in 2023, we continue to believe that everyone, including our staff, has something to learn, and something to teach. We believe in mentorship and sharing personal experiences, to help young people “connect the dots” towards a healthier future which has helped us touch the lives of over 50,000 young people over the years through outreach events and after school programs as far away as Alaska to Florida to Tulsa, to current statewide Trax Programs spanning from Buffalo to the Shinnecock Nation in Southampton. We provide ‘all access’ experiences for our amazing young people, with highlights including performing on a Broadway stage with Slash, recording in a state-of-the-art studio with members of Duran Duran, going on the road to perform music and outreach on the Vans Warped Tour, and sharing the ups and downs of life backstage with music industry legends like James Hetfield, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Eric Clapton, Joan Jett, Darryl DMC McDaniels, Peter Frampton, Simon Kirke, Tony Bennett, amongst many others. We understand that there are no quick fixes in repairing the damage inflicted on the lives of many young people we work with, but presenting programs built on establishing relationships, honesty and trust have provided the

strong foundation for doing our charity service…the power of WE!”

Participants in the Trax program do not need to have previous experience. They can be between the ages of 13-25, demonstrating highrisk behavior, may have mental health issues. They also need to have a willingness to be open to connect with other local organizations, high school counselors, and have a strong desire to utilize their creativity as a positive source of change.

Susan Campanaro is a singer and actress with a background in Broadway music. Campanaro has created her own alternative show personality, Livinia Draper, a boozy Broadway singer, and recently did a

show during this year’s Pride month at The Stonewall Inn. Now sober for 31 years, Campanaro has been a Road Recovery Creative Staff Mentor for nearly eight years, first working with kids in the Bronx.

“One of my closest friends had been asked by Gene [Bowen] that they needed a dance teacher,” recalls Campanaro. “I’m always looking to work and help others. Gene was talking about helping kids. I had to have been 20 years sober by then. I was all about service, want to give back. I said yes to the job.”

Campanaro began teaching tap. “It was difficult,” she admits. “Very intense kids, ages 11-18. There were 30 kids. I would ask them what kind of music they were into, choreograph them, slowly gain their trust over a 10 week period.” A formerly troubled youth herself, she was able to empathize with her students. “I was an at-risk kid; the only way to heal myself was to heal others. Your scars don’t completely go away…Adversity is not intellectual, it’s emotional.”

Students that grow up in group homes “trust nobody. Initially, they hate you,” continues Campanaro, reflecting on her early teaching days. “Then, you see them keep coming. Then they grow to love you. won them over, let them do their own kind of dance, [whether] hip hop, or breakdancing.”

Campanaro recently has been working with Road Recovery’s partnership with the LGBT Center in downtown New York. The 10 week Trax Program culminated this year at the end of Pride Week, with a big performance. “Road Recovery helps young people express themselves through adversity…At the LGBT Center, we’re writing songs. Right now, it’s between two two eight people, one is 13, a dancer, another is 25. We’ll take whoever comes.”

Five years ago, she began working with Paloma (last name held for

privacy.) “Paloma is now my junior mentor, she works with me at the LGBT Center. I started mentoring her at 16, she’s 21 now, graduated top of her class. was her coach, recently helped her do the lead vocals on a track MIck Fleetwood is playing the drums on.”

Paloma had written the song pre-pandemic, as a participant in Road Recovery’s Trax program (There are 10 Trax youth clubhouses throughout New York State.) Recently, the recording was mixed and mastered by Don Miggs of Threshold Recording Studios in Manhattan, and will be released next year.

“What makes Road Recovery special to me is the immediacy of their effort and donation in making a difference,” says Miggs. “There is no lag time. Road Recovery gives, kids receive. They get the support they need to make today better than yesterday. And the staff are infectious. They aren’t just giving to the cause. They are living for the cause. And it’s their example that inspires me to try harder.”

Ralph (last name withheld for privacy), is involved with an anti-gun violence program in the Bronx, called Release the Grip (RTG). “We’d met up with the RTG group. Ralph is a young guy, graduating HS now.” says Campanaro. “Ralph has lifted himself, being a member of the band in his local church, self taught piano and drum guy. He created a little verse, he’d never sung live before.” The meeting was fortuitous for Ralph, who ended up also contributing vocals to this new song.

Plans are underway for Road Recovery to release a compilation album in the future, created by kids from various clubhouses that includes Slash, Tom Morello, Peter Frampton, Simon Kirke, and others. DT

For more information on Road Recovery, visit roadrecovery.org.

JEFF BUCKLEY’S MOTHER, Mary Guibert, keeps a ‘golden promise’ to her son. Painting of her son by Shelby Kelly. PHOTO BY MERRI CYR.

GROUP SHOT OF YOUNG CREATIVES participating in Road Recovery’s program at The LGBT Center of New York, mentored by Susan Campanaro, seen here as her Off-Broadway personality, Livinia (far right.)

PHOTO COURTESY ROAD RECOVERY.

MICK FLEETWOOD of Fleetwood Mac (center, thumbs up) joins other Road Recovery participants in the Trax program, playing drums on a new song that will be released soon. Fifth from right, Road Recovery Staff Mentor Susan Campanaro. Far left, producer Don Miggs.

PHOTO BY KAT KLAUS LIFELINE ART.

View from the Top

Thanks to ample NoLita views and ‘collector’s home’-style staging by ASH NYC, nearly all of the penthouses at 75 Kenmare are sold.

by Noemi Florea

AT ONCE CLASSIC AND EDGY, the penthouses at 75 Kenmare epitomize NoLita with a twist, calling back the many decades of artistic expressions that can be found both here in New York City, as well as abroad. A delightfully contemporary building set in the heart of a historic neighborhood, the apartments at 75 Kenmare have been nearly sold to capacity just in months since their unveiling, all due in large part to the artful stagings hosted by ASH NYC, an interior design firm specializing in luxury productions.

Of their recent work in 75 Kenmare, Penthouse C represents what Andrew Bowen, a partner of ASH NYC, depicts as a “more experimental and edgy kind of design.” Pulling in pieces that range in colors from blacks to

more earthen tones to even metallics, the staging team sought to represent Penthouse C with a “more masculine energy” than might usually be expected, all in keeping with the twists and turns typical of the vibrant NoLita neighborhood.

“There are a lot of vintage pieces from various eras that display a wide range of materiality and styles that come together in a way where it really feels like a collector’s home,” Bowen notes, citing an art collection that includes a variety of contemporary photography, antiques, and even a custom hurst neon sign created specifically for the penthouse. “The art program, as well, has quite a range of contemporary photography, abstract paintings, and then we have also a selection of wall coverings and special paint finishes throughout that really enliven the

space,” he continues, describing how many of the pieces “were really sourced from all over the world, whether it’s buying trips in Paris, or from dealers whether in or just outside of New York City. It’s a quite a large range, and it’s really important to us to have that variety to create a sense of authenticity.”

Authenticity remains core to how the penthouse design emblematizes the spirit that marks NoLita as the younger and more artsy neighborhood to Soho and the Lower East Side.

“There’s some youthful energy in the spirit of the neighborhood, and think a lot of the people that live here or spend time here are people who are not actually the trend followers but the trend setters of the city,” Bowen points out. Bounded by windows facing the north, east, and west of the building, penthouse C not only brings in ample light to balance the edgier shades decorating the apartment, but also upholds what Bowen refers to as a “celebration of views” of the local neighborhood. The wide-ranging art collection and design of the penthouse ultimately seeks to bring in the spirit of NoLita as a downtown neighborhood that incorporates many of the global influences surrounding it, from Little Italy to Chinatown to even the emerging microneighborhood of Little Paris. “Having a very global influence is extremely evident here. It’s the beating heart of the home itself and in the selections that we chose, which really pulls pieces from designers all over the world,”

Bowen says, “Imagine a person who’s spent time traveling, collecting, and finding these loved items. That’s a lot of like what we do.”

They’re certainly not alone in celebrating the global cultures that can be found across downtown Manhattan in and out of the eateries, storefronts, and homes that constantly pop up in the city’s changing landscape. To learn more about the new developments at 75 Kenmare and snag one of their last remaining vacancies, visit 75kenmare.com.

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Seasoned hospitality vet Yael Ron joins the Silverstein Properties team, to bring a more hospitable approach to the US Bank Tower in downtown LA.

by Matt Kapp renderings courtesy of Silverstein Properties

“TREATING PEOPLE LIKE YOU WANT TO BE TREATED,” Lisa Silverstein replies without hesitation when asked how she defines the word hospitality. “It’s making people feel that they’re special, that they matter, because they do matter.” And it’s the small things that matter the most, she says, “the things that make people have a better day.”

That day begins the minute tenants step into any of Silverstein Properties’ lobbies, where they’re greeted by name as they pass the front desk on their way to the elevator banks, where curated music and scents—yes, scents—fill the air and the marble walls are adorned with an impressive, if eclectic, collection of contemporary art.

The family’s eponymous real estate firm was founded by Larry Silverstein, Lisa’s father, and her grandfather, Harry, 65 years ago. They began by buying up industrial loft buildings, converting them to office space and leasing them out to white-collar firms. In 2001, Larry landed his biggest acquisition ever, the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, just seven weeks before 9/11. Since then, the firm has rebuilt three of the site’s towers, with two more in the works.

These days Lisa, who as vice-chairman oversees the company’s new initiatives and corporate strategy, has been laser-focused on luring tenants back to the office postpandemic. Executing her vision of more hospitable and welcoming workspaces is Yael Ron, a seasoned veteran of the hospitality industry who had previously managed luxury hotels in Tel Aviv, San Francisco, and New

York, and joined Silverstein in August 2021. Yael’s mandate was to apply her 25-years of luxury-hotel experience to Silverstein’s office and residential towers. “Why is it that just the Ritz-Carltons or the Four Seasons of the world, only when you pay a certain very, very high amount you deserve to have excellent service? Why wouldn’t we be able to duplicate the same sort of service here?” she says. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you perhaps best sums up their approach. Focus on “the small things” first. Yael and her team keep detailed logbooks noting those small things they can do to “lift people up.” Knowing tenants’ names, for example. Or sending a text message to a tenant they heard wasn’t feeling well, asking if he needed anything. Or a special surprise for a new employee on her first day. “We framed a picture of her family that we’d obtained from her parents and left it on her desk with a little card and her favorite food for lunch,” Yael recalls. “She wrote me an email the next day saying she had never had a better first day in her life. How much did it cost us? Nothing, really. But it’s the mindset.”

The “people-first” credo also applies to the public spaces in Silverstein Properties’ buildings, beginning with the lobbies.

Lisa has big plans for the lobby of the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles, which the company acquired for $430 million in 2020. Her inspiration is a particular lobby in a foreign hotel she and her family stayed at. “When walked in, I threw my bags down and I just sat there. I was, like, sucking on a

shake, and just thought, ‘This is great. This is just how I want to feel. So why can’t we do that?’” She envisions wood-plank floors and copious greenery, a bar, lounge, sushi counter, and concierge, among other amenities. The company is currently spending $60 million to upgrade the tower, with new elevators, a tenant amenity floor, and—of course—a new lobby designed by the award-winning Jeffrey Beers International.

Another initiative to deliver a more resortlike feel has been a dressing-down of the dress code. “My father probably wouldn’t be comfortable with people wearing jeans to work, and that you can change up lobbies and make them look like hotels,” Lisa admits. “But it’s a different chapter.”

The pandemic was considered an existential threat to the entire commercial real estate industry just two short years ago. Silverstein Properties and other firms like it have had to evolve to meet the challenges of attracting tenants back to the office in the post-covid era while at the same time adapting to a more flexible and demanding workforce.

“There’s been no shortage of naysayers all over again,” Larry Silverstein told me last

A RENDERING OF the US Bank Tower’s new lobby exterior.

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summer when I asked him if he saw parallels between post-9/11 and post-pandemic downtown. “New York is done, finished. No one’s ever coming back. The office buildings are gonna be vacant. Fold up the tent and steal away into the night.”

Larry, who turned 91 in May, still reports to the office most days, invariably dressed to the nines in a double-breasted suit with a colorful tie and matching pocket square, dispensing friendly salutations to everyone he passes along the way. Not surprisingly, he’s as sanguine as he was after 9/11 about the potential for recovery after covid. “Will it be 100% back to the way it was? No, I don’t think so. But people will come back. Of course. It’s gonna happen. So much comes out of talking together around the water cooler.”

“There is this realization that it’s a time to reinvent yourself,” says Yael. “Every business that you speak to is rethinking their model of work, whether it’s a restaurant or a hotel. Everyone had to stop what they were doing for a long time, and they started thinking, ‘Well, what can we do better now?’”

One of the things Silverstein Properties decided it could improve on was technology. (“Even grandparents needed to learn how to use Zoom during the pandemic,” Yael notes.)

With this goal in mind, the company created an exclusive app—called “Inspire”—for its own employees and tenants. The app was developed in-house and serves as a key card for entry at lobby turnstiles and office doors, and a platform to order food, or book a yoga class or amenity space, among other functions.

Inspire was Lisa’s vision and is more than just an app—it’s a home-grown customercentric management brand for the company’s portfolio properties. It also aims to foster a sense of community by offering programming that brings tenants together so they can share ideas and network. For instance, the company has hosted seminars “like TED Talks but for the leaders of businesses in our buildings to give presentations to fellow tenants about themselves and what they do.” There have also been “tenant roundtables” to sound out ways to improve the overall office experience.

“You want them to be at their best, you want them to come in excited, and you want them to leave happy,” says Lisa of her employees and tenants. “Otherwise, quite frankly, they can go to a lot of other places.”

“At the end of the day, when you go home, ask yourself, ‘What did do today to make someone’s day special?” Yael says. “That to me is hospitality.” DT

MIAMI Dreaming

With one property already sold out and three more on the market, Related Group is making quite the name for itself in downtown Miami.

by Kayla Eddy photography Courtesy of Related Group.

FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, Related Group has been a household name in the luxury condominium market across the nation. Now, with three properties currently up for sale and one already sold-out, they’re conquering downtown Miami.

Already sold-out, The Crosby is located in the new Miami Worldcenter, a 27-acre development filled with a wide range of retail, dining, and entertainment options, and offers fully-furnished studios as well as 1 or 2 bedroom residences. While you may not be able to buy your own residence in The Crosby, there is still a way to experience the amazing property: one of the standout features offered by The Crosby is the freedom to list units on any homeshare platform, allowing residents the ability to rent their units out for the short or long-term, whatever works best for their lifestyle.

Baccarat Residences, located in Brickell, offers stunning waterfront views of Biscayne Bay meeting the Miami River and an unmatched living experience. The 75-story glass tower boasts 318 tower residences, 8 penthouses, and 28 riverfront flats. With private terraces, gourmet kitchens, and state-of-the-art living environments, Baccarat Residences is sure to make an unforgettable, luxurious home.

On the front page of their website, St. Regis Residences assures residents that “to live exquisite is to live extraordinary,” and the South Brickell development delivers. Another waterfront property, St. Regis offers 60,000 square feet of amenities including a holistic wellness center, a sky lounge on the 31st floor, and a resort-style pool deck. Any one of their 332 residences, from penthouses to standard condominiums alike, is sure to impress. Each residence features custom European marble flooring and integrated smart home technology, as well as Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances.

Casa Bella by B&B Italia offers residents a chance to live in a truly unique environment featuring collaborations with some of the best Italian artists alongside two full floors of amenities. From a fine art collection to a pet spa to a 360 Wellness Center, there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy at Casa Bella. A notable characteristic of Casa Bella is the ability to customize your home in collaboration with B&B Italia; work with their designers to build a space that is unique to you. DT

For more information about Related Group properties, visit relatedgroup.com

Q&A WITH SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT NICHOLAS PÉREZ

DT: We love seeing family-based companies, and Mr. Perez’s sons have both come into the company. Was this planned, how does he feel about working with his sons? What do they think about working in a family-based company?

NP: My father has always expressed that he wanted to work alongside my brother and I, but he never forced us to join the family business. We each came into the company on our own accord, and he is thrilled that we have chosen to continue his legacy. Working as a family, we motivate and push each other to achieve success. Jon Paul and are dedicated to honoring Related’s track-record of transforming neighborhoods across all sectors, and ultimately expanding the firm’s four-plus decades of excellence.

DT: How is Related Group taking environmental factors/sustainability into consideration when building?

NP: Climate change is a global concern that will require cross-sector collaboration to address, and while the barriers to sustainable local development remain immense, we are working diligently to reduce the carbon footprint in Miami.

We are actively working with partners in the public and private sectors to drive progress on the development, construction and zoning fronts. The company is leveraging its industry experience and considerable influence to advance sustainable practices. The next generation of Related leadership is at the forefront of this effort, doubling down on innovative technologies and other forwardlooking methodologies.

DT: How are developers today ensuring that foundations are safe and sturdy due to the nature of South Florida ground?

NP: Over the past 40 years, we have created and continually refined a best-in-class development process that assures the quality of all developments. Whether new construction or rehabilitation, our construction reviews are among the most stringent in the industry. Our teams and vendors are made up of the industry’s most experienced developers, builders and engineers, and each of us are committed to delivering properties that can be enjoyed for generations to come. Related buildings are built to last.

DT: To say that there’s been an influx to South Florida from the New York area, and the correlation between New York, LA and South Florida is astounding, what is Related Group doing differently to entice our readers and buyers to purchase one of their beautiful properties?

NP: With the influx of remote workers and second-home buyers flocking to South Florida and embracing the lifestyle, Related welcomes these new residents with the upscale, sophisticated environments they’re accustomed to.

Our residences feature striking architecture, inspired interiors and unparalleled, resort-like services and amenities. Through collaborations and partnerships with luxury global brands, worldclass architects and designers like Robert AM Stern Architects and Rockwell Group, we are delivering the level of luxury you can expect to find in the world’s most progressive, cosmopolitan cities.

DT: Out of all the buildings Related Group has built in South Florida which one is Mr. Perez‘s favorite, and why?

NP: He would say that every building is unique in their own way and offers individualized amenities and aesthetics. We are always looking ahead and applying lessons learned from previous projects to inform and elevate the future of our industry. In short, his favorite building is the next one. He loves thinking of ideas to create the next best project.

LIVING ROOM in Casa Bella.

The exterior of Baccarat Tower.

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With travel back on the rise, a bevy of new hotels have opened. Here are four choice spots to stay at on your next stop in NY, LA, or Miami.

by Linda Sheridan

CONRAD LOS ANGELES

The Conrad Los Angeles, designed by visionary architect Frank Gehry, is set to open its doors June 21. The opening marks the Conrad’s hotel debut in California-the tower 28 is stories high and includes 305 guest rooms, a luxurious spa, and a 16,000-square-foot rooftop terrace and private pool deck, overlooking the city. Dining experiences are curated by renowned chef José Andrés. Conrad Hotels & Resorts is a division of Hilton. Being downtown signifies the importance of location, location, location. The Conrad Hotel is within walking distance from some of DLTA’s’ hottest cultural venues, such as The Broad Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The hotel is the newest addition of The Grand LA, Frank Gehry’s mixed use development in DTLA. thegrandla.com

CITIZENM LOS ANGELES

The award-winning Dutch brand CitizenM recently opened its first ‘affordable-luxury’ hotel in Los Angeles; it’s also one of its first hotels in California. CitizenM LA has 11 stories, 315-rooms, a gym with Peloton equipment, five societyM meeting spaces, and a collectionM retail space with an unconventional assortment of travel essentials. The hotel’s canteenM, serves food and drinks 24/7. Most of the food is locally sourced.

Appreciation for local art remains integral to CitizenM’s brand; they will showcase DTLA artists with both commissioned and existing works. CitizenM partnered with independent curator

Lauren Mackler, who most recently co-curated the Los Angeles biennial – Made in LA 2020 – at the Hammer Museum. Mackler selected works for the guest rooms that spotlight Californiabased artists, including Alex Olson, Paul Pescador, Eve Fowler, Alex Chaves, and Kathryn Andrews. citizenm.com

THE GOODTIME HOTEL

After enduring long, dark months during a pandemic, we could all use a ‘good time.’ The Goodtime Hotel on Washington Ave. in Miami’s South Beach area is a 50/50 lifestyle brand hotel venture between David Grutman of Groot Hospitality and singer/producer/ entrepreneur Pharrell Williams. The 266-room property provides an escapist, playful twist on an Art Deco aesthetic, spread out over nearly 100,000 square feet of public space, a full square block between 6th and 7th Streets. Together, Grutman and Williams worked alongside the real estate developers Michael D. Fascitelli and Eric Birnbaum of Imperial Companies, along with architect Morris Adjmi, designer Ken Fulk, and landscape architect Raymond Jungles.

The Goodtime Hotel offers other perks, too. Grutman’s Strawberry Moon is a restaurant and 30,000 square foot pool club, serving Mediterranean fare, brunch and cocktails; there’s also 45,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, a gym featuring MyBeast and Peloton equipment, and a library, a glossy peachhued and natural oak-clad room. Photo by Alice Gao. thegoodtimehotel.com

HOTEL INDIGO WALL STREET

New to Wall Street is Hotel Indigo, situated on one of New York’s most iconic street intersections, Wall and Water Streets, a key spot in NYC’s Financial District. Designed by New York Firm Gene Kaufman, Architect, Hotel Indigo Wall Street features 127 modern-designed rooms (11 of which feature walk-out balconies.)

There’s also a 24-hour business and fitness center, a 24/7 Marketplace for munchies, and the Buttonwood Restaurant and Bar. Guests can even grab a nightcap on the hotel’s Highwater Rooftop Bar. It’s in perfect walking distance of The Seaport/Pier 17, the bars on Stone Street, and a variety of subway lines. Hotelindigo.com/nycwallstreet

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by Linda Sheridan

SUMMER HAS BEGUN, and I am wagging my tail with joy! I love taking long walks with my mom down by the water here in Battery Park City, watching the boats sail by. Now that DOWNTOWN is expanding its readership to Los Angeles and Miami, I may need to ask my mom about making more trips to visit my new-found furry buddies, so we can hit the beach together. I chatted with them about all things summer, from what snacks they like, to where they like to play.

Blitz is a mini-Doberman/German Shepard mix that’s a rescue, living his best life with pawrent Will Candis in Miami; he’s DOWNTOWN Magazine’s South Florida Publisher. Ginny is a six year-old American Staffordshire Terrier, in Los Angeles. Pawrent Johnna Hughes is the Senior Content Marketing Specialist for the Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) BID. Back in NYC, Fred is an English Bulldog, who lives with pawrents are Carolina Congdon and Michael Townsend; Carolina works as Creative Director at Johnson and Johnson; Michael is a Manager at Amazon Web Services. Tango is a Black Lab mix, he lives by me in Battery Park City. His pawrent Christopher Tidey works in the non-profit sector. My building neighbor Misha is a Border Collie mix, rescued at eight weeks old. Her pawrents Mim and Michael Little are entrepreneurs enjoying living in Battery Park and are semiretired. Symon & Auggie are English Bulldogs, living together in New York. Pawrents Sandy Allen-Bard is an oncology nurse practitioner working at Incyte Pharmaceuticals, and Chris Bard works as a graphic designer. DT

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“My favorite summer treat is pup-friendly coconut ice cream to cool down when the temperature is hot!

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“Our favorite summertime treat is a juicy watermelon!”

“I love to go for long walks around the LA State Historic Park in Downtown LA! There is so much space to explore and grass to roll in and lots of shade to cool off in.”

“I love going with my pawrents to Battery Park and playing on the grass and in the ‘off leash’ areas. They always buy me water and I love to keep the bottle to play with after.”

“In the summer, I’ll go to any place that has a dog beach, cause like to play and run in the sand!”

“My favorite place here in the city is the oval park in Battery Park City. I look forward to the park everyday (sometimes twice a day) to play ball and meet new friends.”

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From the bohemian West Village of the 60’s to Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, these are the good times.

by Michael Hammer photography by Bob Gruen

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SERENDIPITY: We photographed Rodgers at Bob Gruen’s studio in the historic Westbeth Building downtown, the day before he embarked on a world tour. It happens to be a block from where Rodgers grew up. Rodgers’ shirt by Earl of Bedlam, chain by Johnny Valentine Chains.

NILE RODGERS HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN POP MUSIC for five decades and credits his diverse and enduring musical canon to his bohemian upbringing in the culturally rich Lower East Side and Greenwich Village.

His mom, Beverly Goodman, had Nile when she was 14 years old, and brought him into a world exploding with creativity in the 1960s downtown art scene. His father, Nile Sr. was a professional percussionist who passed on his musical talents to a child who was born to be an artist. “They made me feel the world was an inviting place,” he explains. “And I took advantage of that.”

“My mother’s friends were all artists and they would discuss intellectual subjects with me. I would go to the Village Gate and got to know all of the jazz musicians. I knew Thelonious Monk, Sarah Vaughan.”

Rodgers’s influences placed him in the midst of artistic greatness which he absorbed and leveraged into an unparalleled musical resume that is as diverse as the multi-national mosaic of people in the downtown Manhattan neighborhoods where he grew up.

“My friends were my parents’ friends and I soaked up all they had to offer. I never felt precocious, because they all treated me as an adult. I was an only child, and I got an incredible amount of attention from incredibly talented people. It was inevitable some of it would rub off.”

The child who was jamming with Jimi Hendrix in Electric Lady studios on 8th Street when he was a teenager would grow up to be a defining force in funk and disco and create music with a galaxy of stars from David Bowie and Madonna to Bruno Mars and Daft Punk.

“If it wasn’t for music clubs like Sloppy Louie’s down on South Street, wouldn’t have existed,” he admits. “I lived in a neighborhood that was transitioning from Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe who took advantage of the many arts and culture programs intended to help them assimilate to America — but those programs were available to anybody in the area.” Young Nile absorbed the culture around him like a sponge.

Sadly, not all of his influences were good. Both his mother and father were addicts and Rodgers would eventually begin using drugs himself — a habit that would plague him for decades, until he quit cold turkey in 1994 after a concerned friend showed him delivering a poor performance while in an altered state.

“It was unfortunate, because in the ’60s we didn’t know heroin could be a bad thing,” he says. “I took LSD with Dr. Timothy Leary. They talk about LSD

being a mind-expanding drug, and I was the textbook guy who was ready to have my mind expanded.”

Fueled by his exposure to the creativity of others, Rodgers was ready to embark on his own creative journey at a very young age. He was still a teen when he was hired to be a touring musician for the “Sesame Street” stage show, where he met his partner and soulmate, Bernard Edwards. Together they subsequently launched the seminal disco band, Chic.

With the late Luther Vandross providing vocals, the group became a driving force behind both disco and funk, spitting out a string of hits, including “Dance, Dance, Dance,” “Le Freak,” and “Good Times,” which in turn became a jumping off point for hip-hop when the Sugarhill Gang used Edwards’s distinctive bass line for the opening of “Rapper’s Delight.”

Today, the 69-year-old’s musical resume carries so much weight, he was chosen to be the Chief Creative Advisor by the legendary Abbey Road studios, the first person to ever hold that position. The three-time Grammy winner was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016 and is currently serving his second term as that organization’s chairman.

“Both of these honors mean the world to me, because they say that other incredible musicians respect what I’ve been able to accomplish in my own career,” he says.

Ironically, it wasn’t all “Good Times” for the co-author of that song and so many other hits of the ’70s and beyond. When the “disco sucks” movement took the wind out of Chic’s sails, Rodgers was left to wonder if there would be a future at all. “In the Summer of ’79 we had two number one records,” he says. “After the ‘disco sucks’ movement, we never charted again.”

Instead of wallowing in bitterness, Rodgers embarked on a career as a star maker and music impresario, in the process creating hit records for some of rock and roll’s brightest stars.

He produced “Let’s Dance” for David Bowie in 1983, which went on to be one of Bowie’s best-selling albums. “David was impressed with my knowledge of jazz and that was what our camaraderie was built on. But the bottom line was he wanted a hit record.” And with Rodgers’s help and direction he got what he wanted. “Let’s Dance” sold a phenomenal 17 million copies. At the time, Madonna was about to begin work on her second album and when she heard his work with Bowie, she requested him to produce “Like a Virgin,” which helped launch Madonna into superstardom. They produced a string of hits together, including the title

“My mother’s friends were all artists and they would discuss intellectual subjects with me. I would go to the Village Gate and got to know all of the jazz musicians. I knew Thelonious Monk, Sarah Vaughan.”

ROLLING ALONG: Rodgers is known for his love of roller skating. He brought the DiscOasis roller rink to Wollman Rink in Central Park for the summer, through October 1.

SITTING PRETTY: Rodgers was chosen to be the Chief Creative Advisor by the legendary Abbey Road studios. The three time Grammy winner was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016 and is currently serving his second term as that organization’s chairman.

“I love Madonna,” Rodgers says of their unusually close bond. “We were as close as I’ve ever been to any woman, without being romantically involved.”

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RODGERS SHARES a moment with David Bowie, whom he helped produce his Let’s Dance album. PHOTO BY PETER GABRIEL.

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happiness, and to have the opportunity to forget their problems,“ he says.

track, as well as Material Girl and Into the Groove, and the album is widely accepted as a defining moment in the young singer’s career.

“I love Madonna,” Rodgers says of their unusually close bond. “We were as close as I’ve ever been to any woman, without being romantically involved.”

“I learned a long time ago from one of my earliest guitar tutors not to be a musical snob and how to connect with an audience,” he explains of his massive commercial successes. “I was complaining because I had to play “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies with a band I was playing in, and he set me straight. He told me: ‘Any song in the Top 40 is a great song — because it speaks to the souls of millions of people,’ and I realized he was right.”

Rodgers and Edwards helped Diana Ross speak to an entire global community when they penned “I’m Coming Out” in 1979. The spark for the song was ignited after visiting a Manhattan drag club. It has become an anthem for the LGBTQ+ community that endures to this day.

“Diana was the first superstar I worked with and had visited the Gilded Grape on Eighth Avenue where I saw all these men who were Diana Ross impersonators,” he remembers. “It gave me a great idea, so I ran out and called Bernard and said, “We have to write a song called, ‘I’m Coming Out.’ It was the only time I wrote a song after coming up with the title first.”

The rest of the ’80s brought more massive hits and awards for records he produced for Sheena Easton, Duran Duran, Mick Jagger, and whole host of music legends, as well as an appearance at Live Aid where he performed with Madonna and The Thompson Twins.

The ’90s brought more success and awards as he continued to produce hit records for the likes of Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, and with rappers like Notorious BIG sampling “I’m Coming Out” for his hit “Mo Money Mo Problems.” The decade also saw the return of Chic, giving Rodgers and Edwards the chance to get to some unfinished business.

“I think it was unfair that our careers were instantly ended by the ‘disco sucks’ movement,” he says. The result was a tour that proved their audience was hungry for their return to the stage. The sold-out shows brought both affirmation and tragedy for Rodgers when Edwards died suddenly after a 1996 show.

After discovering his partner’s lifeless body on the floor of his hotel room, a devastated Rodgers broke down. “I cried like a baby,” he recalls. “I couldn’t imagine going on without him, but a Japanese promoter asked us to perform a tribute to him and it brought me back to an amazing place. I eventually realized he continues to live on through our music.”

Another tragedy — the terror attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 — wounded the Downtown child in Rodgers and inspired him to bring the healing he found after Edwards’s death to the world through the We Are Family Foundation, named after the song he and Edwards wrote for Sister Sledge in 1979. He brought together more than 200 musicians and celebrities to re-record the hit song, and asked another New Yorker, Spike Lee to direct the video.

Then he produced the “The Making of We Are Family” documentary for PBS, with the goal of teaching kids the concepts of tolerance and diversity. “The attacks made me realize how little people understand each other,” he said. “I knew people who were Hindus and Sikhs who were

getting attacked on the street because people thought they were Arabs. Something had to change.”

So, he launched the Foundation with his life partner, Nancy Hunt, to take on that challenge. The non-profit provides mentors for creative teens, teaching “cultural diversity while nurturing and mentoring their vision, talents, and ideas … to positively change the world!”

Rodgers explains, “To make a difference we’re concentrating on mentoring and funding and building schools all over the world from Africa and South America — and even Nepal!” To date, We Are Family Foundation has provided an education to more than 3,698 students and has handpicked Global Teen Leaders who actively work on projects, involving other creative young people that promote a more peaceful world.

“Despite everything I’ve accomplished, this foundation means the most to me,” he admits. “The tragedy of 9/11 led to something that has made a difference in people’s understanding of each other. ‘We Are Family’ started as a song…and now it’s a movement.”

Meanwhile, Rodgers keeps rolling along discovering and developing new artists. He recently embarked on a world tour with Chic, with a quick pitstop at Buckingham Palace to play for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.

Along with music and social programs, the lifelong roller skater also continues to bring fun into people’s lives with his Discoasis programs in Los Angeles and New York. Rogers personally curated the tunes for this immersive roller disco experience which kicks off in Central Park’s legendary Wollman Rink for a summer of fun, rollin’ to the hits he made famous when roller disco was the rage in the ’70s.

“It’s a chance for people to feel joy, happiness and to have the opportunity to forget their problems,” Rodgers says. Which, as it turns out, is a perfect way to describe the gifts he has given the world, throughout his career. DT

“Despite everything I’ve accomplished, this foundation means the most to me,” he admits. “The tragedy of 9/11 led to something that has made a difference in people’s understanding of each other. ‘We Are Family’ started as a song… and now it’s a movement.”

RODGERS JAMS on the Jimmy Fallon Show.

Styling by Mimi Fisher, Makeup by Brian Duprey, Hair by JomoCuts.

GLOW UP

Put your best face forward this summer.

by Deborah L. Martin photography by Andrew Matusik model Renata Gubayeva

RENATA GUBAYEVA, A UKRAINIAN MODEL that is featured in this story, shared some thoughts about the impact of the Ukrainian war that began in 2022.

“I was born in Turkmenistan and my family moved to Ukraine when was a baby.”

“Growing up, lived in multiple Ukrainian cities because of my parents’ [work] but now my family is settled in Zaporizhzhia; that’s where my younger sister was born and that’s where they decided to stay for now.

“Since the beginning of the war, every Ukrainian lives in constant fear, no matter how far or close to hot spots, fear of losing loved ones any day and not knowing if there’s gonna be tomorrow. Because of the scale of the tragedy, a lot of people are still trapped in inhuman conditions or without homes; charity organizations have been a tremendous help. I recommend Razom for Ukraine, they were founded in 2014 to respond to the humanitarian crisis. They’ve carried out various international projects to support Ukraine and Ukrainians abroad.”

razomforukraine.org

Stylist: Mimi Lombardo Silver jacket: A.Potts Hair Stylist: Ahbi Nishman Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, Amika Flex Hair Spray and Amika Volume Powder Spray. Makeup: Kisha Augustine for Pat McGrath Labs

“Since the beginning of the war, every Ukrainian lives in constant fear, no matter how far or close to hot spots, fear of losing loved ones any day and not knowing if there’s gonna be tomorrow.”

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Future

New tech designs to keep our oceans and rivers clean in NY, LA, and Miami, are heading our way.

by Noemi Florea

THE LOS ANGELES WATERFRONT remains a vibrant go-to spot through the summer, and most recently has been the center of a series of new sustainable developments aimed at connecting local residents with the water.

HOT SUN, SAND BETWEEN YOUR TOES, crash of the waves, and the cool, salty-sweet ocean water: swimming has always been a quintessential part of summer, an activity we can all find joy in as we release ourselves from the weary days of winter and the dog days of summer. Living on the coast only adds to the fun, as we partake in everything from surfing to boating to snorkeling to scuba diving. When you live near the beach, the ocean world’s your oyster.

Across the country, new developments are being made to advance how we’re able to enjoy the ocean coastline, ranging from exciting new projects for waterfront recreation, to important research discoveries being made to capitalize on our social and economic prosperity in coastline communities.

A Breakthrough Pool Emerges in New York

Waterways in New York — from the Hudson to the East River — have long been a source of beauty and waterfront recreation, though always from a safe distance: decades of waterway pollution, from industrial dumping to ongoing combined sewer overflows, have historically prevented any type of immersive water recreation, such as swimming or wading. But in a city populated with some of the world’s most creative architects, artists, and engineers, it was only a matter of time before someone found a way to overcome these barriers.

And so was borne + Pool, an inflatable pool designed to filter out East River water to meet safety standards for swimming water. Founded

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by a team of four architects and designers as an initiative between the studios Family New York and PlayLab, + Pool is not only an unprecedented endeavor to make New York’s East River swimmable, but will in fact be the world’s first water-filtering floating pool. “New York is surrounded by water, and is very much a city of water,” describes Kara Meyer, + Pool’s Managing Director, noting that despite this, throughout much of New York’s history the waterfront has remained largely inaccessible to the public. Meyer describes that + Pool was “born with the idea of, ‘What if you could carve out a small area of the river and provide green, safe access to it through engineering and process controls in a way that reconnects New Yorkers with the water around them?’”

Out of this imaginative inquiry, what is now a cross-shaped pool has been designed as four pools in one, catering to kids, athletes, lap swimmers, and loungers in a malleable shape that can assume several different types of configurations. Grouped together, the four sub-pools can form one large, 9,000 square foot recreational pool, while laid out in a line they could also take up the length of a typical Olympic-size swimming pool.

Ten years in the making, + Pool recently received confirmation to proceed with development, marking a milestone in this lengthy project and even lengthier history of the battle for public access to New York’s waterways. Meyers now cites that the pool is expected to open within the next few years, following the construction phase and comprehensive

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water quality testing. In the meantime, + Pool has already begun to offer community-based swimming lessons to children from low-income households, while also hosting public “riversweeps” to advance how water and its stewardship can continue to become more accessible even before the installation’s launch. To learn more about the project and to follow its progress, visit pluspool.org

Stabilized Shorelines, More Watersports in Miami

South Beach’s ocean waters rank among the best in the world, drawing locals and tourists year-round to enjoy the warm waters even at times when the rest of the U.S. can feel frozen over. Yet what makes Miami so great can also be what breaks it, as rising sea levels have posed a growing threat to the city’s environmental resiliency. Architects and engineers across the city and the state of Florida are joining forces to implement new systems for flood resiliency, ranging from a living coastline to enhanced education and outreach for community support.

Cummins Cederberg, a coastal and marine engineering firm based in cities across Florida, is collaborating with Curtis + Rodgers design studio and ESciences to build an adaptive redesign of Jose Marti Park, after being selected as the finalist of a call for proposals hosted by the City of Miami. The redesign will seek to stabilize the shoreline by enhancing stormwater draining, while also increasing recreational access with a new kayak launch, water taxi stop, and a “Riverwalk” immediately connecting people with the water.

Projects like these go hand-in-hand with the extensive advocacy work done by other organizations such as Miami Waterkeeper, which leverages a combination of community outreach, scientific research, and advocacy to push forward policy reform, which in turn instigates infrastructural shifts such as the Jose Marti Park redesign.

Jaimie Spector, Director of Advancement & Donor Impact at Miami Waterkeeper, describes the organization’s “theory of change” as taking a dual approach between community engagement and fact-based research: “The overall solution is utilizing the science to make fact- and research-based policies and engaging the community to get those policies passed,” she explains, “Then also engaging the community to spread the word about the policies once they are passed, and having strict enforcement.” Such actions, whether piloted by volunteers or professionals in the fields of law and science, are critical to ensuring a safe and sustainable waterfront in Miami and across Florida. To get involved and support their work, visit miamiwaterkeeper.org.

LA’s Blue Economy

They say the sun’s always out in L.A., and where the sun’s out there’s always plenty of things to do. LA is known for its vivacious and lively waterfront scenes, where the towns of Venice Beach, Marina Del Rey, and many more deck the coast with amusement parks, restaurants, shops, and plenty of beach space. At the Port of Los Angeles, major new developments are underway to expand these recreational opportunities along the LA Waterfront, including through events, museums, art centers, and more.

Sustainability clearly takes the helm in a city where air and water pollution can run rampant, and a new organization at the Port called AltaSea is planning to capitalize on the intersection where science, education, recreation, and the waterfront meet. Based on a three-tiered approach between science, business, and education, AltaSea will unite researchers and emerging businesses with the public in a new facility geared towards expanding what’s known as the blue economy “The notion is that the ocean can provide a great deal of resources for us if we work in a sustainable manner,” explains Terry Tamminen, President and CEO of AltaSea. With specialized branches operating in renewable aquaculture, renewable energy, and underwater robotics, the businesses and researchers based out of AltaSea are working steadily towards a future where advanced technology goes hand-in-hand with an age-old respect for the environment.

Though the center is slated to open in 2023, several open-access events are already taking place this summer, including monthly open houses where guests can tour the sites and even check out some of the newest tenants hard at work. To learn more and plan for upcoming events, visit atlasea.org DT

SHAPED

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Suit up in America’s sultriest city.

ON

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photography by THOMAS CONCORDIA produced by SOME FILM COMPANY

ON KIRA: Fabletics.

ON KSENIA: Swimsuit by Ema Savahl Couture

ON SHERRY: Swimsuit and coverup by Ema Savahl Couture.

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Photography by Lana De Doncker Styled by Lisa Madani

It’s time to make a splash, poolside.

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LENNY NIEMEYER Runway V Neck Maillot in Atoll + Baroque; Kimberlin Brown Budding bangles; House of Harlow Khepri studs.

Stylist: Lisa Madani

Photographer: Lana De Doncker Location: Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC

LENNY NIEMEYER Drape Ruched Maillot; Jewelry from House of Harlow

LENNY NIEMEYER Asymmetrical Bijoux Maillot in Capri

Fresh FACE

The Outset’s CEO Kate Foster discusses working with Scarlett Johansson to develop their skincare brand.

by Kayla Eddy photography by Alex Angelos

FASHION AND BEAUTY EXECUTIVE KATE

FOSTER and actress Scarlett Johansson were introduced by mutual friends, back in 2020. In March 2022, they launched The Outset, a skin care system that emphasizes a clean, nourishing approach to skin care. With their botanical alternative to hyaluronic acid, the Hyaluroset Complex, and sustainably sourced ingredients, The Outset may just become part of your daily skincare routine.

KAYLA EDDY: How did you and Scarlett create The Outset?

KATE FOSTER The brand really started with Scarlett. Most people would probably never know this, but she struggled with acne and skin sensitivity throughout a big chunk of her career and had tried every product under the sun. What brought her skin back to its healthiest, most balanced state was a very consistent, everyday routine: cleansing, prepping the skin, and moisturizing it. She had been exploring the beauty industry and meeting with different people to try to figure out how to bring this concept to life for about three years before she and I were introduced to each other, and she told me the idea, and I was really excited about it because I felt like the reliable everyday staple in my routine was something that was missing. She described it as this perfect white-T of skincare, and I just loved that concept and that image of something that is a universal staple in your wardrobe, something that you can pair effortlessly with everything else that you might be using in your beauty wardrobe and the classic elegance of that concept was really appealing to me.

KE: Tell us about the Consciously Clean approach, and why it was so important to create a brand that has such strict guidelines about what your products contain.

KF: There is no FDA standard for clean, so we really are trying to keep ourselves as accountable as possible and really making sure that the products perform but are also healthy and nurturing. We aren’t trying to vilify ingredients or create any fear mongering or paranoia; it’s more about removing irritants and causes of skin sensitivity, so as many people as possible can participate in the brand and do so in a way where they can trust that the ingredients and the products are quality and will bring their skin to its most balanced, healthiest state.

KE: What are some of the most popular products in your line?

KF: The backbone of the line is this cleansing, prepping and moisturizing

routine which we call the Daily Essentials

Regimen, and it’s this three-step system that has been modernized to be clean and to be deeply nourishing for all skin types.

It is a cleanser, which is our gentle micellar cleanser, a firming, vegan, collagen prep serum, and the daily moisturizer, which is deeply nourishing and very lightweight.

We have two other products, which are our night cream, which is Scarlett’s favorite product. And then Colin Jost’s favorite is our award-winning eye cream.

KE: What made you choose the philanthropic organizations The Outset supports?

KF: When we thought about the philanthropic platform we wanted to have, it really tied to The Outset and the idea of optimism. We say The Outset is where you begin again, so we were looking to support organizations that helped to foster new beginnings for people and for the planet. Dress for Success is an organization that Scarlett is the Global Ambassador for. They do phenomenal work

to help women reenter the workforce and begin their careers, or come back to their careers, so Dress for Success has done a tremendous amount of work to help equality and empowerment and helping women begin again. One Tree Planted focuses on reforestation and this idea of helping the planet by planting trees, and they have a very easy to understand model: they focus on urban and rural reforestation efforts.

KE: What are your plans for the future of The Outset? Any new products on the way?

KF: Refills are coming out for the Daily Essential Regimen that are in low-waste pouches to reduce the amount of packaging and extend the life of our recyclable bottles. We’re also launching fun merch because people have been responding so well to the brand and have been asking for it on social media, and we have some cool new products coming out in the fall, but I can’t mention what they are yet.

To try The Outset for yourself, visit theoutset.com. DT

KATE FOSTER AND SCARLETT JOHANNSON teamed up in 2020, to develop The Outset, a new skincare line that launched this year.

THE OUTSET’S Core Collection.

GLOW SUMMER

Summer Skincare With Dr. Amy Lewis.

by Kayla Eddy photography by Nicolas Gerardin model Sarah Goolden

NATIONALLY RENOWNED DERMATOLOGIST and DOWNTOWN board member Dr. Amy Lewis specializes in laser and cosmetic dermatology. With summer here, Dr. Lewis can help us with making smart decisions about how best to protect our skin from summer damage, as well as minimally invasive procedures that take little more than a lunch break and can keep us looking fresh.

Should people update their skincare routine for summer?

This is the time to visit your dermatologist and figure out how you should change your skincare.

I like to have people use sunblock all year round because there’s UV all year round, so putting onsunblock everyday will help. But if you’re somebody who doesn’t have a sunblock in your morning moisturizer or anti-aging cream, this summer you might want to get your moisturizer to have SPF in it, at least 30 SPF or higher.

What are some sun-protection brands you would recommend?

Journee has amazing anti-aging cream. It’s very slightly tinted and it has SPF. It’s an all-in-one, and then I know my patients are getting moisturizer, anti-aging, and sun block all in one. Alastin has HydraTint which has SPF15 and is very matte, so it doesn’t make you shiny, and it’s

really good for the summer because it doesn’t look like you’re wearing almost anything. One of my favorite sun-protection tools is the UV index. It’s an international standard measuring the strength of UV’s ability to produce sunburn, and it’s particular to a given time and place. It’s a fantastic tool I recommend patients to follow throughout the day.

Are there any skin conditions that make sun damage more dangerous?

A lot of people with acne get post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, so when they have a breakout they get brown spots, so I make sure that they use sunblock everyday.

People who are on different medications can become more sun-sensitive. A very common one is an acne [prescription] medication called Doxycycline and there are also topicals like Retinae.

There are also some more rare medical conditions where people have mutations that make them more sensitive to sun. People don’t realize that a lot of medications that they are taking [can] make them more sun-sensitive.

Do you have any recommendations for skin tightening procedures?

One would be Sofwave™ which is an ultrasound device that has no downtime. It’s noninvasive.

It would be full face and neck, and it could be a 15-45 minute procedure in the office. And then there’s a procedure called SmoothGlo™ which is by Lumines, and it’s a combination of intense pulse light along with a specific microneedling device called the Legend Pro. It helps with pigmentation, tightening, toning, and a little bit of volume. There’s also CoolPeel® which is a low energy CO2 treatment. It’s under the radar and can help with the texture and some pigmentation and fine lines and, it could be a lunchtime procedure. You could be pink for maybe a day, maybe dry for a day, and that’s about it.

Plasma Resurfacing uses two machines. One is a Pladuo and the other is the Opus. This can be done as high energy or low energy, and it helps tighten the skin and helps with the elasticity of the skin. We lose a lot of the collagen that causes the elasticity as we get older, so we want to look at things that will preserve collagen. DT

For more information and to schedule a consultation, visit amyblewismd.com

CITY PETS

City Pets’ founder Dr. Amy Attas on the benefits of in-home pet care.

by Kayla Eddy photography by Eric Vitale

DR. AMY ATTAS has been providing in-home veterinary care for the last 30 years, but she’s been passionate about animals her entire life. When she was little, she didn’t play with dolls; she practiced giving her stuffed animals vaccines instead. After spending a few years working in a brick and mortar veterinary hospital, Dr. Attas decided to make the switch and start providing in-home care, allowing pets to receive life-saving care from the comfort of their own homes, putting them at ease during their toughest times.

DTM: How did City Pets start?

When I started City Pets 30 years ago, nobody was doing house calls for pets, and people that really trusted told me that I needed to get a proper job, but I said, “I think I’m onto something here.” Because within my first few days, I was seeing patients that I had previously seen in a brick and mortar hospital, and they were shaking and terrified when I saw them in the hospital, and here they were happy and back to themselves, so I realized the animals are so much happier, and the people are so much happier because it was so much more convenient. So I started it 30 years ago, and I really think my love for veterinary medicine has just gotten even stronger.

DTM: What are the benefits of in-home care?

I think the ones who really appreciate it the most

are the cats because they typically don’t leave the house, so they see the cat carrier and they know that nothing good is going to happen and then it’s a matter of getting them in the carrier, getting a taxi, going to the vet’s office, waiting in the waiting room, hearing a barking dog, etc. So the advantages to cats are multiple.

A lot of our clients have multiple pets…two dogs, three dogs, five cats. I even have someone who has nine cats, so think about taking nine cats to

the vet. That’s probably going to be four or five trips, but with me that may take two hours rather than five trips to the vet, so it’s an enormous time saver for people who have multiple pets.

We deal with a lot of people who have their pets in assisted living facilities where they’re no longer mobile enough to take their pet to the vet, but we can come and take care of them there. We also take care of people in hotels who don’t have a vet, but the concierge knows of our service so they’ll call us.

Typically what I say to people is that anything the vet can do in the exam room, we can do in your home.

DTM: Tell us about your first pets!

Our first pug, Duchess, had been a retired breeding dog that was available for adoption, so I grew up with Duchess. My second pug I obtained when was in veterinary school. I was walking into the hospital and there was a little pug tied to a tree, which immediately made me run over to pet him, and there was a note on the tree that said, “My name is Old Man. am blind. Please take good care of me.” He went right home with me, and he stayed with me for about ten years.”

For more information on Dr. Attas’ services, visit dramyattas.com. For more information about City Pets, visit citypetsvets.com DT

DR. AMY ATTAS has been providing in-home vet care for more than 30 years.

LEFT of CENTER

The streets of Saint Germain des Prés still recall days of an earlier Paris.

by Katie McElveen photography courtesy Hotel Esprit Saint Germain

I LOVE A RESORT AS MUCH AS ANYONE but when I’m ready to immerse myself in a different culture, I head for a city, where new foods, customs and experiences await. In Paris, my neighborhood of choice is Saint Germaindes- Prés an ancient quarter on the Left Bank of the Seine. Here, well-dressed Germanopratins--the residents of Saint Germain des Prés—shop in small, elegant ateliers and boutiques set amid jewel-box patisseries, aromatic boulangeries and tiny wine bars. On warm days, dogs frolic in centuries-old fountains and men of a certain age gather in Luxembourg Garden for a game of petanque which resembles bocci ball.

It’s exactly why Laurence Tafanel chose this part of the city as the location for Esprit Saint Germain the 28-room boutique hotel she opened in 2004. “It’s one of the few places in the city that still feels like old Paris,” says Laurence, who grew up around the corner. “Most of our guests cross the river for tours, but spend the rest of their time in Paris within a few blocks of the hotel.”

Set within two 17th century buildings that took three years to renovate, the

hotel, with its residential-style living rooms, small self-serve bar and dramatic art, resembles one of the chic Parisian apartments that surround it. Rooms, many with their original wooden beams, are done in pale neutrals and have modern bathrooms with showers. A few have balconies; one has a full kitchen. “I wanted to create a place where I would like to stay,” says Laurence.

“The open bar encourages guests to enjoy the living room, just as they would in their own homes.”

A peek into Esprit Saint Germain’s two living rooms reveals that to be exactly the case: guests sit at tables or curled onto couches, reading, sipping and chatting. It’s an easy place for a pre-dinner cocktail before heading out to one of the many restaurants that surround the hotel.

One is Atelier Rouliere a bustling restaurant just around the corner that serves carafes of wine and traditional bistro fare. Like many proprietors in the neighborhood, Jean-Luc, the chef and owner, doesn’t speak a lot of Eng lish, but, kind and patient, he laughs as we stumble together through his of

ferings. In the end, our dinner—artichoke salad, grilled veal with mushrooms and, for dessert, almond-crusted pain perdu—couldn’t have been more delicious; the complimentary glass of dessert wine he delivered made us feel welcome. We had similar experiences at Marco Polo where the maitre’d found a table for us during an especially busy night and at L’Affable a pretty bistro where the Sunday night special is a dish from the chef’s grandmother’s recipe box. Don’t miss dinner at La Table de Colette where the only choices you’ll need to make are the number of courses and the wine you’d like to drink. After that, prepare yourself for a parade of sublime dishes courtesy of Chef Josselin Marie that might include a starter of pickled fish and horserad ish cream, delivered atop on a bed of sea rocks; risotto laced with celery root and served in the hollowed-out root and slow-cooked pork brightened with kimchi. Wine pairings came from all over France and offered a great oppor tunity to dive into lesser-known varietals and wine regions.

Culture also comes easily on this side of the river. At the Rodin Museum strolled through a mansion filled with works by Van Gogh, Renoir, Rodin and others. After a leisurely lunch at the museum’s outdoor cafe, I explored the sculpture garden, where works such as Rodin’s bronze sculpture The Thinker, are set amid towering plane trees and neat boxwood hedges.

Though it played a key role in the book The DaVinci Code, Saint Sulpice church, a 17th-century marvel that’s located directly across the street from Esprit Saint Germain, tends to be blissfully quiet. Within the church’s empty Chapel of the Holy Angels, I wandered past the trio of massive Delacroix paintings that have decorated the space since 1861. The church’s 19th-century organ is even more famous than the church that houses it; each Sunday at 10:45 am, a free concert precedes the 11:00 am mass; there’s usually a brief recital after the service.

There shops galore in Saint Germain, from the antique shops, hat makers, candle stores and clothing boutiques that line the sidewalks near the hotel to the designer ateliers—think Saint Laurent, Celine and Prada—set on Rue de Grenelle. I always make time to visit Citypharma where I can find French cosmetics at steep discounts, as well as Le Bon Marché an elegant depart ment store that’s been open since 1858.

Of course, I do cross the river occasionally. On a drizzly Saturday, I found myself dodging umbrellas as I walked along Rue Montorgueil a vibrant pedestrian-only street that runs perpendicular to the river as it makes its way toward Sacre Coeur. was on my way to the Secret Wine Door, for one of som melier Erwan Leo’s wine and cheese pairing classes. For the next two hours, as our group of eight sipped and nibbled, Erwan, taught us not just how to pair, but lots of wine and cheese basics as well--including the fact that it’s consid ered bad manners in France to cut the point off the Brie. Turns out the correct method is to cut on the long side, so that everyone gets a taste of the whole cheese, which ripens from the outside in.

I was up early the next morning to meet Thierry Collegia who would lead me and seven others through monuments, landmarks and buildings that played a role in the French Revolution. As any student can tell you, a history lesson is only as interesting as the person leading it. Thierry, clearly a born storyteller, didn’t just get the facts correct, but told them in a way that made them both relevant and easy to grasp.

At the end of the day, I’m back in Saint Germain, where, after several visits, I’m comfortable with the odd ordering procedure at the patisserie around the corner, have (finally) memorized the name of the runny cheese like at the fromagerie and know exactly how to get to my favorite part of Luxembourg Gardens It makes this part of Paris as relaxing as a resort, but with a side of culture. DT

IF YOU GO:

ACTRESS/SINGER NICOLE EVE GOLDSTEIN recently made her Carnegie Hall debut. Goldstein is a graduate of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and Oberlin Observatory. She was recently Off-Broadway as the lead in Dial M For Marriage. This summer she will be performing in an opera in Italy, a sequel to Dido and Anais, called Eterna.