Radio Show Callers Grill Christine Quinn
Council Speaker Christine Quinn went on WNYC this morning to make her pitch to voters, but the New Yorkers who called into the show were more interested in highlighting some of the biggest issues that...
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‘The Result Is Racism’: Former Supermodel Condemns New York Fashion Week’s...
(Stefan Gosatti/Getty). Five years ago, Vogue published an article in its July 2008 issue titled “Is Fashion Racist?” When the magazine sold out nearly overnight, it seemed there might be hope. Today,...
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FOMO: Missing out on Rebecca Minkoff
Watching from outside. The fashion gods did not look kindly on us this afternoon at Lincoln Center as we waited to get in to Rebecca Minkoff's highly anticipated runway show, which featured the...
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Eagle’s Perch: Timothy B. Schmit Buys $3.2 M. Lincoln Square Condo
A straight shot down to Madison Square Garden. Eagles bassist and singer Timothy B. Schmit was just given a clean bill of health after a throat and neck cancer scare, and what better way to celebrate...
View ArticleRumor Roundup: The Winklevoss Twins Do Burning Man and Zady Has a Launch Party
Fashion, turn to the left Wednesday night, Betabeat ventured down to the Bowery for a party celebrating the launch of Zady, the anti-fast-fashion startup founded by Soraya Darabi and Maxine Bédat....
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Objects of Print-erest: The NOVIS 2014 Spring Collection
The models at the NOVIS Spring 2014 presentation stood silently next to plain metal chairs, some of which were yellow, others of which were blue. Positioned around the perimeter of 404 10th Avenue,...
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Is the Aluminaire House Proposal About Historic Preservation or New...
The proposed design, by Campani and Schwarting architects. The proposal to bring the historic Aluminaire House to an empty lot in Sunnyside Gardens is headed to the Landmarks Preservation Commission,...
View ArticleBill Thompson Spends Full Day Courting Bronx Voters
For Bill Thompson, the Bronx is burning–for his attention. Just four days before the September primary, the Democratic mayoral candidate is in the midst of spending his full Friday–from dawn until...
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Over-Intellectualizing 40 Days of Dating Couple Breaks Up Due to Impossible...
(Photo from Vimeo) “What does it mean to love someone?” 26-year-old Jessica Walsh mused Tuesday on the blog she created with her friend-turned-boyfriend Timothy Goodman. The couple had spent the two...
View ArticleDe Blasio Rivals React to Bloomberg’s ‘Outrageous’ Charge
They may be trying to defeat him in the polls, but Bill de Blasio’s mayoral opponents have his back on this one. Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson and John Liu all criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg for...
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Counterfeit Couture: Conflict of Interest Celebrates One Year Anniversary
C.O.I. agents in the flesh. (Emily Anne Epstein) We were late. Fashionably late, of course, as a variety of fashion-related events kept us from arriving at the much-anticipated Conflict of Interest...
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Backstage: Noon by Noor
With celebrities like Solange Knowles to impress in the front row, the Noon by Noor show had to be on point. We sneaked backstage to see how the runway sausage gets made.
View ArticleDe Blasio Family Rallies to His Defense After Mayor’s ‘Racist’ Remark
With his wife and daughter by his side, Bill de Blasio turned what had intended to be an ordinary campaign rally into a staunch push back against Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s latest controversial...
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Hats Off: Scoping Hats and Hairdos Backstage
Most of the focus during Fashion Week is on the clothes, but there are always a wealth of intriguing hats and hairstyles to take note of. Here are a few of our favorite 'dos so far. Photos via Getty
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Janelle Monae Grooves at Rebecca Minkoff
Rebecca Minkoff's brightly colored bags and prints shared the spotlight with Janelle Monae during her Fashion Week runway show. Check out some shots from the show here, and then head over to read...
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Crashing the Runway With the ATL Twins, Fashion Week’s Fun-Loving Mascots
The ATL Twins, with driver. The old driver with a long white beard had no idea what he was getting himself into. He had been hired to drive around the ATL Twins Friday night, eventually taking them to...
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Models Primp, Prep and Smile Backstage
Fashion Week isn't all perfectly styled or perfectly serious — here are some candid moments we caught backstage, as well as shots of all the prep that goes into making a show run smoothly. The ATL...
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Spotted: Stylish Fashion Week Attendees Strut Their Stuff
The people who attend fashion shows are often just as interesting as what's on the runway. Check out our street style snaps now.
View ArticleBloomberg May Have Actually Walked Back ‘Racist’ Claim
Mayor Michael Bloomberg seems to have actually retreated from his accusation that Bill de Blasio’s mayoral campaign was “racist” for deploying his multiracial family on the trail, according to an...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Looks for Votes at a Guyanese Cricket Match
Guyanese, Trinidadian, and Jamaican cricket enthusiasts received a surprise today: Anthony Weiner. The former Congressman, who is limping along in the polls, took his mayoral campaign to members of...
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