By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 11/13/12 11:02pm

Ladies Who Lunch

"The Cosmo 100" - Joanna Coles hosts New York's 100 most influential women

Joanna Coles Hosts ‘Cosmo 100′

The blowouts were bouncy, the purses shiny and the ambient tone loudly girlish at Michael’s on Monday afternoon. Joanna Coles, Cosmopolitan’s new editrix, was hosting the “Cosmo 100,” her first event as Hearst’s sexpert in chief. Midtown passersby gathered round the bay window to watch “New York’s most powerful and accomplished women” air kiss, pose for pictures and sip midday champagne.

“This is my first Cosmo lunch; I’m reigniting them because Helen Gurley Brown used to do them,” Ms. Coles, wearing a sleek black sleeveless turtleneck and black trousers, told the Transom. As precious lunch-hour minutes ticked by, Ms. Coles herded the fun, fearless women into the dining room. Read More

By Meghan Keneally 10/21/10 10:07pm

Taking Comptroll

DiNapoli: Wilson Has “No Experience…In Delivering What Government Needs To Do” [VIDEO]

Democratic heavyweights came out for Tom DiNapoli this afternoon as he took his re-election campaign for state comptroller to Chinatown.

Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, New York City comptroller John Liu, state senator Daniel Squadron, assembly member Grace Meng, council member Margaret Chin were among supporters at a press conference at the Chinese Consolidated Business Association. Read More

By Kate McGee 11/06/09 8:47pm

Queens Elects Three Republicans

How did Queens end up electing three Republicans on Tuesday?

The first was Eric Ulrich, who held his seat in the Howard Beach, Rockaway section, which is pretty blue-collar and the kind of place Rudy Giuliani did well. Which is why the former mayor campaigned there with Republican Eric Ulrich. But Ulrich could have held Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4/27/09 2:26pm

Weprin Opens Campaign Office, Rolls Out Lots of Officials

At his campaign office opening this Sunday, City Comptroller candidate David Weprin announced he was endorsed by 20 current and former officials including former Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden and Assemblywoman Grace Meng of Flushing.

Golden joins Fernando Ferrer of the Bronx and David Dinkins of Manhattan as co-chairs of the campaign.

The office Read More