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By Drew Grant 9:00am

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Sure, you’ve seen a hundred shots of Katie Holmes celebrating at The New York Observer‘s 25th Anniversary Party by now. If you didn’t know what Rex Reed looked like, now you do. And those pictures of Spike Lee, Mayor Bloomberg and Chuck Close? Sure, we could see how some could be getting a little bit jealous. So this is your final chance to check out the never-before-seen photos (courtesy of Grayson Dantzic) of the legendary bash at the Four Seasons, before this slideshow is lost to the annals of the archives. Godspeed.
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Julian Niccolini and dog

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Men, chatting

This is a pre-party! (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Simon Doonan

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Zi Lin and Wendi Murdoch

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Miss Universe China Luo Zilin

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George Pataki

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Peter Cincotti

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Donald Trump and Mayor Mike Bloomberg

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Wendi and Rupert Murdoch

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Dottie Herman and Cory Booker

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Paul Chapman

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Tom Hooper and Harvey Weinstein

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Katie Holmes and Spike Lee

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Spike Lee, Hunter Walker and Katie Holmes

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Joseph Meyer, Jared Kushner and Ken Kurson

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Peter Kaplan

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Julian Niccolini, Jared Kushner and Mayor Michael Bloomberg

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Andrew Russeth

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Kelly Rutherford and Jennifer Creel

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David and Lisa Klein

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Chiu-ti Jansen

FINAL BEST SIGHTINGS at @nyobserver 25th Anniversary: Zani Gugelmann, Kelly Rutherford, Donald Trump., Chiu-Ti Jansen, Benjamin Le Hay
— The Quest for it(@Thequestforit) March 15, 2013
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Miss USA Nana Meriwether

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Kate Schelter

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Spike Lee

Businessweek: “The secret to a party like this is finding a spot near the food and drink,” Lee said. (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Benjamin Le Hay

Looking haute. (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Katie Holmes and Spike Lee

Katie Holmes and Spike Lee look for someone else to talk with at "The New York Observer's" 25th anniversary party March 14 in New York.
— Jhonson Khobatama (@JhonsOnline) March 17, 2013
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DJ Chelsea Leyland

@chelsealeyland Exciting! Saw you on @guestofaguest best dressed at @newyorkobserver's anniversary; loving you in prints! x
— HONOR (@HONORWoman) March 18, 2013
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Peter Cincotti and Alexa Ray Joel

Peter and @alexarayjoel at 25th Anniversary of @newyorkobserver The New York Observer fb.me/1ZbrnmOQu
— Peter Cincotti (@PeterCincotti) March 15, 2013
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Dennis Basso and Ivanka Trump

Fashion Week Daily: Après Bloomberg's intro, your Daily pondered the chic set's ideal way to eat salmon, that distinctive pinkish hue of the weekly paper du honor. Medium!" crowed Dennis Basso. (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Audrey Gelman

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Jared Kushner

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Joseph Meyer

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Drew Grant, Claire Lin and Zarah Burstein

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Thelma Golden and Chuck Close

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Joel Klein, Katie Couric and Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Huffington Post: "Katie Couric arrived, looking sensational in black pants and a tight black leather jacket, which she promptly peeled off to reveal remarkably well-toned arms. Nothing extreme, just right, as Goldilocks said." (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Julia and Genevieve Loomis

So excited to have my seeeester as my date to the #newyorkobserver #25th in #angelsanchez
— Julia Porter Loomis (@JuliaPLoomis) March 14, 2013
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Darren Sands

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Alexa Ray Joel

Who needs sleep! #mywork: "Alexa Ray Joel looks amazing at the NY Observer party..." examiner.com/article/alexa-… #styling #makeup #hair #artist
— ♔ Caitlin Monahan (@DarlingCait) March 16, 2013
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Hilary Rhoda and Ivanka Trump

Just got The NY Observer treatment at their 25th Anniversary party! 👍 instagr.am/p/W3B2polZfB/
— Hilary Rhoda (@HilaryHRhoda) March 15, 2013
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Deborah-Lee Furness and Katie Couric

At last night's @newyorkobserver party! twitter.com/katiecouric/st…
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) March 15, 2013
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Ken Kurson and Jared Kushner

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Catherine Levene and Kevin Ryan

Disrupting the art and e-commerce space for good. (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Jared Kushner, Kelly Behun-Sugarman, Jay Sugarman, Deborra-Lee Furness and Ivanka Trump

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Jess Weixler, Ken Kurson and Jennifer Prediger

People I awkwardly introduced myself to tonight: spike lee, Christine baranski, Michael Shannon, Danny strong, maybe Jess weixler?
— Noam S Cohen (@noamsc) March 15, 2013
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Harvey Weinstein, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner

Vanity Fair A chuckling Weinstein, who made the list of the Observer’s 100 Most Influential New Yorkers, told VF Daily that the paper’s less-than-flattering illustrations don’t bother him. “I like the illustrations. It reminds me of Hirschfeld.” (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Katie Lee

Congrats! Great party RT @newyorkobserver Happy Birthday to us! The Observer is 25 years old and we're fêting the occasion tonight
— Katie Lee(@KatieLeeKitchen) March 15, 2013
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Hampton Carney

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Billy Gray and Michael Shannon

Stocking brigade. (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Ruth Rose

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Jodie Snyder, Hannah Bronfman and Danielle Snyder

Guest of a Guest: Hannah Bronfman made the party rounds in a stellar midriff-baring ensemble. (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Daniel Boulud, Katherine Gage and Chuck Close

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Drew Grant and Kara Smoke

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Mark Mauceri, Zarah Burstein, Michael Woodsmall and Jacqueline Curley

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Jamie Colby and Kimberly Guilfoyle

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Cake

Feel free to make up your own Sloane Crosley reference here. (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Joseph Meyer and Jared Kushner

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Joseph Meyer and Jared Kushner

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Observer remaining relevant

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George Gurley

"[M]y mission in life was to serve The New York Observer." (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Jay McInerney and Jeanine Pepler

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Alessandro Nomellini

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Michael Shannon

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Jared Kushner, Jamie Tisch and Rupert Murdoch

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Zarah Burstein and Christopher Barnes

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Jared Kushner and Zarah Burstein

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Scooter's Peter Feld

And the ladies. (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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Mark Mauceri, Zarah Burstein, Patrick McMullan and Peter Feld

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The New York Observer staff

Plus Chuck Close. (Photo: Grayson Dantzic)
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The Observer staff and Patrick McMullan

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March 19, 2013 at 7:37 pm

Wow! Peter Kaplan! I used to know him when he was a free-lancer (before becoming editor of the Observer). In fact, Peter and I pitched a project about Jack Paar to PBS but It did not sell, although they did an American Masters about Paar a few years later. So this is what Peter looks like 40 years later. Great job Grayson getting all of these shots and I know how hard it can. Congrats. It is an amazing feat just to figure out the names of the all the people you were photographing!

Albert Poland:
March 19, 2013 at 7:43 pm
Stephen! I found this house in a tiny classified in The Observer!!!! Forever grateful, obviously!

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