By Charlotte Lytton 11/28/12 6:33pm

Baby It's Cold Inside

Kelly Ripa and hubby Mark Consuelos gettin' frisky!

Flurries and Stars at UNICEF’s Snowflake Ball

Given that it was our second evening in a row at Cipriani’s – albeit at the midtown franchise on this occasion – our usual penchant for the venue had been dampened somewhat, and the inclement weather certainly wasn’t helping. But the UNICEF Snowflake Ball managed to turn our well plucked frowns upside down in a glittering evening of philanthropic revelry, with celebrities in a multitude of fields pitching in to lend a hand. The sumptuous menu was designed by revered chefs; the entertainment led by a veritable swing legend, and the auction prizes donated by some of America’s hottest talent. It is fair to say that UNICEF, like the bartenders, got the mix just right.

Katy Perry was the evening’s surprise A-List attendee, swishing through the foyer’s revolving doors in a fishtail dress designed by another of the evening’s guests, Naeem Khan. The couturier’s wife, jewelry designer Ranjana Khan, recently ventured into reality TV land with several appearances on The Real Housewives of New York and was quick to dispel her involvement with any of the cattiness the show has become famed for.

“Being on RHONY was fun, but I didn’t get caught up in the drama,” she told The Observer on the red carpet. “My friend Carole [Radziwill] wanted me to be involved with the last season, and she’s returning for the next one, so I know she might want me to do something again.” Did Mrs. Khan just let an inside secret slip, perchance? Ms. Radziwill is yet to officially confirm her involvement with season six, but you heard it here straight from the jeweler’s mouth. The Observer 1, RHONY 0. Read More

By Drew Grant 11/27/12 1:53pm

Party Report

Brad Pitt, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson at No. 8 (PMc)

Ringing Home the Holiday Violence with Brad Pitt at Killing Them Softly Premiere

Last night the Cinema Society and Men’s Health presented Brad Pitt‘s latest feature (besides those Chanel ads), a dark shoot-em-up called Killing Them Softly. The after party, held at No. 8, was jammed back full of celebs, though Mr. Pitt, Harvey Weinstein, Jack McBrayer, and Amy Adams remained secluded from the whole ordeal by two large security guards who literally linked arms to stop the crush of people from trying to wiggle their way into the VIP area. Read More

By Max Abelson 4/18/07 4:07pm

Belafonte Buys Neighboring West Side Condos for $5 M.

Octogenarian folk hero Harry Belafonte won’t be leaving the Upper West Side, even though he sold his 48-year home on West End Avenue last October. According to city records, he has paid $5 million for neighboring apartments in the freshly converted Apple Bank Building.

“What makes the Upper West Side so terribly attractive to me,” Read More

By Staff 5/30/06 3:08pm

Belafonte Apt. Splits in Half

A few weeks ago, Harry Belafonte told The Observer that he needed to “pare down” his life–and had become even more eager to sell his 21-room, West End Avenue co-op (which first listed for $15 million).

After the Corcoran Group grabbed the listing from Prudential Douglas Elliman, the price dropped to Read More

By Michael Calderone 5/15/06 12:00am

Montel Williams Sells for $5.7 M.

When Donald Trump completed his sprawling luxury development near Riverside Park, a few celebrity buyers headed over there to grab sleek high-rise apartments overlooking the Hudson River.

Talk-show host Montel Williams was one of them. Actually, he was three of them, purchasing three units in two buildings, at 200 and 220 Riverside Boulevard.

And while Read More

By Staff, Staff 1/30/06 12:00am

New York World

Belafonte’s Left Flank

Ever since Harry Belafonte met Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and called President George W. Bush “the greatest terrorist in the world,” the singer of “Day-O” has become the raspy voice for the more outraged ranks of anti-war protesters. That has unsettled leading Democrats, like Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama of Read More

By Staff 1/16/06 2:59pm

MLK Day: Hillary’s “plantation,” Eliot and Tom

I should have known I wouldn’t be able resist a short post on the Harlem political festivities today, first at a freezing 1199 rally, and then at the cozy Canaan Baptist Church, where Al Sharpton holds court.

Hillary, speaking at Canaan (and keeping a good distance between herself and fellow guest Harry Read More

By Staff 1/12/06 10:31am

Drudged!

Regular Politicker readers may be wondering what happened to the comments thread in the innocuous little item below about Hillary Clinton and Harry Belafonte passing, no doubt, like ships in the night at a reception today.

In a word: Drudge. He linked the item, sending the site’s traffic through the roof (more hits Read More