The Best Places To Celebrate New Years Eve Right In New York City

Ring the new year in with sweeping skyline views, a bottle of your favorite bubbly, an out of this world feast, or a high energy dance party at one of NYC’s top venues throwing over-the-top parties to toast the end of the year and say cheers to 2023. 

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A Look At Last Night's Opening of New David Geffen Hall with Gala Concert and Dinner

On Wednesday night, the first of two opening galas in the new David Geffen Hall brought together stars from across music and Broadway with the great New York Philharmonic, conducted by Music Director Jaap van Zweden and Rob Mathes. The evening celebrated the successful early completion of the hall’s renovation during the pandemic, symbolizing the resilient spirit of New York City. A second celebratory gala will be held Friday evening. Both events have raised a total of $17 million for the nonprofits, to-date.


Notable attendees were Mayor Eric Adams, Adrienne Arsht, Deborah Borda (Linda and Mitch Hart President and CEO, New York Philharmonic), Bruce Bozzi, Senator Chuck Schumer, Katherine Farley (Chair, Lincoln Center), actress America Ferrera, Diane von Furstenberg, David Geffen, Peter Gelb, Peter May (Co-Chairman, New York Philharmonic), Miss New York Taryn Delanie, Martha Stewart, Oscar L. Tang (Co-Chairman, New York Philharmonic), Henry Timms (President and CEO, Lincoln Center), Davóne Tines, and Damian Woetzel


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A Grand Encounter for A Grand Libation: Grand Marnier

By Lauren Wire

Grand Marnier is celebrating the upcoming holiday season with Grand Encounter by Grand Marnier in Chelsea, NYC through Saturday October 22nd. The immersive experience transports consumers into the world of Grand Marnier to discover the brand's history, heritage, and taste the iconic liquid.

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Inside The Casita Maria Fiesta at The Plaza Hotel

“It is a dream come true to be back here after these last few years”, said Jackie Weld Drake, Casita Maria Board Chair and benefit Co-Chair with HRH Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia as they welcomed over 300 guests to Casita Maria Fiesta 2022. Last night the celebration returned to New York City at The Plaza Hotel for the first time since 2019, before the covid pandemic, to honor Latino pioneers Tony Bechara, Cesar Conde, and Gaby Pacheco with the Gold Medal of Honor. Jackie continued, “We dedicate tonight to the memory of Anne Eisenhower who was on our board for 25 years, many of which she chaired Fiesta with me. We always wanted this to be the best party in New York!”

Daniel Brodsky presented the Casita Maria Gold Medal of Honor to his great friend, Tony Bechara, and shared, “Born in San Juan, Tony is a successful, prolific, abstract artist who has been living and working in New York City for more than 40 years. Tony has had exhibitions in New York, Washington, Miami, San Juan, Lima, Mexico, and Munich. He has always devoted his time making available and encouraging art for all, especially Latin Americans and Latino artists.” Tony thanked the crowded ballroom, saying, “To be introduced by Dan Brodsky is already an honor. I want to thank Casita Maria because many, many years ago, more than 70 years ago, waves of compatriots of mine from Puerto Rico were arriving here in New York looking for a better life. New York being the beacon of hope. There was no one to help them. Casita Maria filled that void. They were the first to do it.”

George Corton bestowed Cesar Conde with his Medal of Honor, “Cesar serves as Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, overseeing NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC. He is the first Hispanic to lead a major English-language broadcast news organization! As a leading voice towards representation and diversity in the newsroom, Cesar launched the 50% challenge initiative, which inspires newsrooms to be 50% women and 50% people of color!”

Jorge Plasencia introduced honoree Gaby Pacheco who’s “especially known for her work with Dreamers, children who were brought to the United States and grew up here without legal documentation.” In an emotional speech, Gaby said, “I shouldn’t be here. The laws tell me that even though this is the country that I love and this is my home, I shouldn’t be here. When I was a little girl and I came to the United States, I didn't speak English, I didn't have friends, and I was scared. Today I stand before you knowing that I have power, that my story matters, and that every single Latino child deserves the right to fulfill their dreams and their lives.”

Guests included Dinner Chairs Adriana Echavarria, and Sissi Isabel Fleitas-Refaie, Committee Members Geoffrey Bradfield, Michele Gerber Klein, Ann Nitze, and Ben Rodriguez-Cubenas, Pachanga Chairs Victor Roquette and Sabrina Wirth, Pachanga Committee Members Cathy Aragon, Carlos Barraza, and Omar Hernandez, as well as Afsaneh Akhtari, Steven M.L. Aronson, Tina Beriro, Martha Bograd, Geoffrey Bradfield, Estrellita and Daniel Brodsky, Sharon Bush Murray, Carlos Campos, Mark and Maxine Dalio, Jennifer Fischer, William Haseltine and Maria Eugenia Maury, Lucia Hwong Gordon, BB Jean, William Ivey Long, Elizabeth Meigher, Carlos Picon, Martin and Jean Shafiroff, Stephanie Stokes, Desiree von la Valette, Lynne Wheat, Chris Wolf, and many more.

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Krug Champagne Presents Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s ‘Suite For Krug In 2008’ With a Special Orchestral Performance at The Brooklyn Museum

Tuesday Night Krug Champagne celebration of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto tribute to the House of Krug with a unique symphony that translates into music three creations from one single year, 2008. To mark the momentous occasion, the centuries-old Champagne House and Ryuichi Sakamoto hosted a multisensory immersion with a three-part symphony inspired by the creations of the year, opening new gateways to the senses.

Krug Champagne hosted a night of synesthesia with Chloe Flower, Paul Rudd, Questlove, Karen Elson, Dev Hynes, and Jeremy O. Harris as they gathered at the Brooklyn Museum to celebrate composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s musical tribute to the champagne house

Paul Rudd courtesy Reach Media/ Pascal Perich

Those to experience the premier performance of the ‘Suite for Krug in 2008’ – were a maverick group of Krug lovers, musicians, and creators including Paul Rudd, Chloe Flower, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Jeremy O. Harris, Joshua Bell, Kilo Kish, Karen Elson, Dev Hynes and PJ Mattan, among others, who joined Krug for a performance, tasting, and dinner – a sensorial trifecta.

 An unprecedented expression of the sensation of taste through sound, ‘Suite for Krug in 2008’ is a three-movement symphony by Ryuichi Sakamoto inspired by the unforgettable 2008 harvest in Champagne.

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YAGP Celebrates Susan Jaffe, next Artistic Director of ABT

Jonathan Beukelman, Larissa Saveliev, Gave Hoffman and Mazie Hoffman

"My friend Larissa Saveliev is one of the most important people in ballet today.” said Susan Jaffe, the next Artistic Director of ABT, “What she and her organization, Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), does is vital to the future of Ballet." The occasion was a YAGP cocktail party honoring Susan, the first celebration for her new position, on Tuesday evening, September 16th, at the magnificent art-filled residence of Caroline and Ed Hyman.

Larissa returned the compliment, saying, "Susan has been a dear friend of YAGP since 1999 -- our beginning. She has inspired countless young dancers as a YAGP guest artist, adjudicator, master teacher, scholarship presenter, choreographer, and founding Trustee. We are thrilled to have Susan return to New York City as Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre. The dance world is grateful for her and her talent."

The sentiments were echoed by YAGP Board Chair Richard Osterweil and YAGP founding board member Sergey Gordeev and followed by hoots and applause by guests including Maria-Cristina Anzola, Afsaneh Akhtari, Peter Bacanovic, Barbara Brandt with daughter Skylar Brandt, Joan Hardy Clark, Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky, Linda and Martin Fell, Joanna Fisher, Judith Hoffman, Allen London, Linda and Ed Morse, Irene Shen, Allyson Tang, Barbara Tober, and Ali Wambold as well as the new ceo of City Center, Michael S. Rosenberg.

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Who Was At The US Open Men's Finals?

We have a winner! Last night was the 2022 US Open men’s champion is Carlos Alcaraz and celebs including Diplo, Julianne Hough, Tinx, and models Taylor Hill and Adut Akech experienced the final round of the tournament from the Grey Goose Suite. Guests celebrated the win and this year’s tournament with some specialty cocktails - including the Honey Deuce.

In the suite Rumored exes Diplo and Tinx were friendly with each other, chatting and taking selfies together in their seats. While in the Grey Goose suite guests also connected with celebs in other sections! Diplo chatted with Euphoria star Angus Cloud and Andy Cohen while Julianne gave Anne Hathaway a hug from the suite next door. And Julianne Hough brought along her POTUS costar Julie White to the suite to have some hang time outside of the Broadway show.

See more photo’s below courtesy of David Dow for Grey Goose vodka.


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"Selling the Hamptons" star Bianca D'Alessio Hosts Hamptons 30th Birthday Soiree At Parrish Art Museum

Top Brokers Attend Summer Solstice Rooftop Event at 2505 Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

Ariel Tirosh and team at Douglas Elliman Development Marketing hosted a summer solstice rooftop event for top brokers on June 21st at 2505 Broadway, an elegant 19-story luxury condominium building nestled on the corner of 93rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. More than 100 top brokers, executives, and industry professionals attended the event on the building’s recently completed rooftop to kick off the summer. Guests enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, specialty cocktails, and live music. 

Developed by Adam America Real Estate and designed by ODA, 2505 Broadway features a collection of 41 residences for sale in a classically imagined, upscale designed building. The three-to-four+ bedroom residences consist of layouts with walls of windows, large and light-filled spaces, and gorgeous great rooms, and start at $3.995 million. 2505 Broadway is more than 50% sold. Closings have commenced and the building is available for immediate occupancy. 

2505 Broadway was designed from the outside in. Every residence has access to the vast amenity rooftop terrace while select residences feature private balconies or private “backyards.” Flexible enough for a variety of interests, the amenities at 2505 Broadway include a multipurpose sports court and screening room, kid’s playroom, state-of-the-art fitness center, pet spa, lounge, and 24/7 concierge. In addition to the building’s sprawling rooftop terrace, the lobby at 2505 Broadway was recently completed. 

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Inside The LongHouse Talks with Bjorn Amelan, Lee Skolnick, Alexander Polzin

Conversations with artists and thinkers have a long history at LongHouse Reserve – its founder Jack Lenor Larsen was a great conversationalist -- and a new series entitled LongHouse Talks continues this tradition. Over the 2022 season, Director Carrie Rebora Barratt leads conversations with artists, architects, designers, dancers, musicians and other thought partners in living with art in all of its forms.

Artist Bjorn Amelan discussed his sumi ink pictograph pictures which hung like tapestries in the LongHouse Pavilion, some of which were painted at LongHouse.  As Creative Director of New York Live Arts,  Bjorn's shapes often reference bodies in motion, suggestive of archaic writing, seemingly both real and symbolic. His partner, Bill T. Jones, pointed out how “Bjorn’s pictographs are so often phallic” and joined in a lively q + a. 

German sculptor Alexander Polzin presented a chamber concert as well as a discussion of his sculpture Parthenope, an enigmatic bronze tree trunk with a secret gold-plated interior, an homage to the siren, on loan to LongHouse for the next two years. Well known in Europe as a director and designer of major opera productions, he presented the chamber concert as part of his program featuring the American quartet, Hammermusik, who premiered new music by Greek composer Konstantia Gourzi, who flew in especially for the occasion.

Still to come this season are Talks with Michele Oka Doner on July 9, Glenn Adamson on July 10, Cheng Tsung Feng on July 13, Moko Fukuyama, Edwina von Gal, Marren Hassinger, Fitzhugh Karol, and Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner on August 5. Macari Vineyards is the presenting sponsor for LongHouse Talks. Tickets are available at www.longhouse.org.

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Aston Rose Sports + Entertainment Real Estate Firm Celebrated Their Florida Offices With Celebrities

Annabella Pardo

To celebrate the launch, Aston Rose Sports + Entertainment Real Estate Firm hosted a special invite-only event at the Sales Center for E11even Residences (1018 N. Miami Ave.), the forthcoming ultra-luxury residential development in Downtown Miami.

Guests sipped on premium rosé wine by esteemed boutique wine purveyor Bodvár Rosés while savoring bites from World Famous House of Mac at the event held in late May. They also enjoyed a virtual metaverse experience, courtesy of event sponsor Waldorf Astoria Residences, another ultra-luxury residential tower that will soon break ground in Downtown Miami.

Lisa Leslie, Tomi Rose, Rod Watson and Rob Hite

Notable guests included Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Jason “PooBear” Boyd and his wife, Ashley; WNBA superstar Lisa Leslie; rapper Ace Hood and his wife, Shelah Marie; NFL Hall-of-Famer Edgerrin James; former NFL player Tommy Weilbacher; NFL free agent Sage Lewis and so many more.

“As we continue to expand across Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Homestead, Boca Raton, Tampa, Naples, and Orlando, we are thrilled to officially launch Aston Rose Florida,” said Aston Rose President Tomi Rose. “Due to the numerous professional athletes, musicians, celebrities, and high-net-worth individuals that call Miami home, it was an obvious choice for our second location. We’re excited to serve the South Florida community.”

Tomi Rose, Founder.

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Inside The UNWFPA Awards Luncheon with Fran Drescher, Rosanna Scotto, and more

Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo, Christian Elliott, The Honorable Joanne King Herring, Vicki Hollub, and Kevin Hyland OBE were honored by UN Women For Peace Association (UNWFPA) at their Annual Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Casa Cipriani. Rosanna Scotto hosted the celebration, welcoming guests she said, “As a reporter and co-host of FOX 5’s, Good Day New York, I have been lucky enough to be able to use my platform to highlight women’s stories. We have a mission to make sure that women can achieve the equality they deserve. This year’s Awards Luncheon is to celebrate the life and legacy of a strong woman who always fought for equality; UNWFPA Founder, Dame Muna Rihani Al-Nasser.”

UNWFPA President Rema DuPont presented a posthumous Legacy Award for Muna, accepted by her husband and biggest supporter, H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al- Nasser, with their son, Aziz Al-Nasser in the audience. “UN Women for Peace Association will continue to support women and girls with our new Muna Rihani Al-Nasser Scholarship Fund for educating at-risk and underprivileged girls”, shared Rema.

AnnaLynne McCord and Rosanna Scotto

AnnaLynne McCord and Rosanna Scotto

Actress Fran Drescher made the keynote address, sharing her own powerful story, “I became a victim of violence when I was raped at gunpoint in my own home by a man I did not know, who was out on parole. But I was one of the lucky ones, because I lived to identify my assailant and see him sentenced to 150 years in prison. Still, for a year afterwards I felt like a mirror image of myself that was cracked in a thousand pieces. But connecting to one’s trauma, turning pain into purpose, and time are all healing. I am a survivor!”

Rema later announced “Over 94% of violence against women stems from men, which affirms our belief that the solution does too. That is why we are launching a new campaign called Counting On Men — as we believe without addressing men and boys, we will not make progress on the issues related to violence against women and girls.”

The celebration included performances by Wendy Moten, singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow, and country star Drew Baldridge singing his original song She’s Somebody’s Daughter.

Luncheon Co-Chairs were H.E. Sheikha Paula al Sabah, H.R.H. Princess Camilla of Bourbon of Two Siciles, Duchess of Castro, Susan Gutfreund, Leila Heller, Francine LeFrak, Pat Kerr Tigrett, and Regional Chairs include Countess Bérengère de Pontac, Genesis Jones, Annie Joubran, Youngsong Martin, Melissa Metz, Suzan Lee Park, Dr. Christina Rahm-Thomas, and Clayton Thomas. Guests included Reagan and Doug Bauer, Rita Cosby, Amanda Diaz, Kat Graham (award presenter), AnnaLynne McCord with Benjamin W. Decker, Denise Schwartz and Marc Rosen, Barbara Tober, as well as UNWFPA Board of Directors Michal Grayevsky (Treasurer), Valbona Neritani, and Anne Marie Dougherty.

Joanne King Herring and Susan Gutfreund

Joanne King Herring and Susan Gutfreund

Ambassador Rosemary A. DiCarlo received the Leadership Award for her decades of work as a peacekeeper and an advocate for women’s rights. In 2018 DiCarlo became the first woman to assume the position of Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs at the United Nations. DiCarlo has served at the United States Department of State as Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and represented the United States at the Security Council, General Assembly and other United Nations bodies. Past recipients of this award include First Lady of Panama, Lorena Castillo Garcia de Varela, Deborra-Lee Furness, Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon.

 

The Honorable Joanne King Herring received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding achievements and years of work to end human trafficking and for helping survivors, which are disproportionately women and children. Herring is a political activist, philanthropist, diplomat, and former television talk show host. While she was born in a world where women had limited choices, she rose to form the most significant alliance that brought an end to the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan and saved America from an economic catastrophe. Long known within the corridors of power in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, Herring’s freedom fighting role in southwest Asia was brought to a wider American audience when the true-life 1980s story of Charlie Wilson’s War was retold in 2007, with Oscar winning actress Julia Roberts playing the remarkable Herring. Past recipients of this award include Eve Branson, Loreen Arbus, and Francine LeFrak.

Kevin Hyland OBE received the Advocacy Award for his remarkable contributions to ending violence against women and girls everywhere. Hyland dedicated over 30 years to public service, including leading London’s Human Trafficking Unit. Hyland was appointed as the UK’s first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and was elected as Ireland’s representative to the Council of Europe Independent Group of Experts for Trafficking. He was instrumental in the establishment and remains chief advisor to the Santa Marta Group, a high-level partnership between law enforcement agencies, faith groups and civil society launched by Pope Francis at the Vatican. He leads several international anti trafficking projects chairing the Responsible Recruitment Group of the Institute of Human Rights and Business and the Island of Ireland Human Trafficking Project and provides strategic leadership to the OSCE in producing global victim support guidance.

Kat Graham

Kat Graham

Vicki Hollub received the Humanitarian Award for her outstanding achievements in rescuing over 500 girls, and their families, by bringing them safely from Afghanistan to Portugal. Hollub was the first woman to head a major American oil company as President and CEO of Occidental Petroleum. She also serves on the boards of Lockheed Martin and the American Petroleum Institute, and is a stewardship board member for the World Economic Forum’s Platform for Shaping the Future of Energy and Material, and a member of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative. Past recipients of this award include Leyla Ilham Aliyeva, Dayle Haddon, HRH Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, and Paul Bettany.

Christian Elliott received the Media Award for his heroic efforts to end modern-day slavery. Elliot created the global campaign to combat human trafficking, entitled Can you see me?. The campaign reached millions of people, equipping the general public to recognize indicators of human trafficking, and report suspected scenarios. Elliot is Global Development Officer of A21, a nonprofit organization works to end in human trafficking, with offices in 14 countries worldwide.

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