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VOLUME No. 03 ISSUE No. 03
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MAY/JUNE 2015
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NEIGHBORHOOD UPPER EAST SIDE
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A “camp” makes sure maids and nannies are up to their tasks
UPPER WEST SIDE
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220 Central Park South is the latest abode for billionaires
MIDTOWN
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Why Ralph Lauren’s Polo bar is the place to eat and schmooze
GRAMERCY
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Will the Virgin Hotel deliver on its promising renderings?
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CHELSEA
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The Meatpacking District welcomes crowds during daylight
GREENWICH VILLAGE
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Coming soon: A public park and AIDS Memorial on Seventh Ave.
SOHO
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California comes to Soho as a wave of LA-based shops open
TRIBECA
STAGE & SCREEN
P30 The producer We visit the UES home of Broadway powerhouse Stewart Lane.
We go backstage with Tony Danza, who dishes on life in New York back in the day and today. P14
Katie Lee
P38 Scene/Seen Boldfaced names hit the city’s biggest parties.
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Piero Lissoni’s interior design ideas for 45 Park Place
LES/EAST VILLAGE
215 Chrystie Street
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The new Richard Taittinger Gallery attracts posh uptowners
Premier
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HAMPTONS
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Amidst buzzy restaurants, oldschool eateries abound P70
What’s new and what’s changed at this season’s hotspots
NORTH FORK
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News, properties and more
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P20 New developments There’s tons RI QHZ FRQGRV RQ WKH PDUNHW̮̱̮D ORRN DW some of the most notable. P34 Get smart New cutting-edge ways to have a connected home in Manhattan.
P36 Manhattan market roundup How NYC is leading the price surge in the global luxury real estate market.
P10 Luxe life A classic timepiece reimagined, a luminous lamp and more.
LISTINGS
FIDI
Hamptons Properties
NYC’s
Premier
Properties