By Janon Fisher 1/17/12 2:30pm

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Howard Rubenstein. (Illustration by Joao Maio Pinto)

Howard Rubenstein: Harry B. Helmsley Distinguished New Yorker Recipient

Manhattan real estate moguls talk about his “Solomonic wisdom,” according to The New York Times.

Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani called him the “dean of damage control.” His public relations firm, Rubenstein Associates, once simultaneously represented both Leona Helmsley and Donald Trump.

So it’s no exaggeration to say that nothing of importance happens in New York City without somehow involving Howard J. Rubenstein. Read More

By Azi Paybarah 1/20/09 2:39am

Sheekey’s Whereabouts, Made Simple(r)

City Hall released Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey’s schedule this evening, in reponse to Freedom of Information requests from me and other reporters.

Here, from Sheekey’s schedule from July 2, 2007 to January 11, 2009, are a few notable entires:

Sheekey and other top aides to the mayor met in City Hall Read More

By Choire Sicha 12/18/06 12:00am

The Rubenstein Family

Reporters writing about one of the three public-relations men in New York with the last name Rubenstein are frequently offered the chance to get comments from that publicist’s esteemed clients. In the trade, these supporting interviews are called “secondaries.”

“Most of the time, if it’s me,” said Steven Rubenstein, “people want to talk to the Read More

By Staff 9/21/06 11:13am

Is Howard Rubenstein Against Rudy Giuliani?

Today’s Page Six says that “Rudy Giuliani has made enemies among a group that should be solidly behind “America’s mayor”—the Society of Former Special Agents—after canceling as their keynote speaker.”

Howard Rubenstein, who represents the New York Post, also represents the Former Special Agents of the FBI. (He also works with the New York F.B.I. Read More