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1391 REBNY 116th Annual Banquet, 1.19.12

Walking the REBNY Ballroom: Hungry Brokers, Angry Lapidus

Speeches were casually ignored, drinks were spilled and bonds were formed at last Thursday’s 116th annual Real Estate Board of New York Gala, which this year drew an estimated 2,000 brokers, owners, advertising buyers and real estate reporters to the New York Hilton for an evening of conviviality, honorifics and hushed deal making. Among the fray was Commercial Observer staff writer Daniel Geiger, who during the course of the evening saw his stenopad tossed by an irate real estate broker and who unabashedly accosted Studley’s Woody Heller in the hotel’s bathroom, all for the sake of the story. Below, a timeline of gala comings and goings, from the innocuous gossip down to the downright obnoxious.  Read More

Everyone Plays Nice in the aSmallMagazine Sandbox

ASmallWorld, the Harvey Weinstein–funded, invite-only Facebook for the globally “influential,” recently launched an online magazine written by members, for members and quite often about members, of which there are currently close to 400,000.

ASmallMagazine currently features a profile of Ivanka Trump with a photo (first published in Harper’s Bazaar) of Ms. Trump in Read More

Morning Memo: Madonna and Alex Rodriguez’s Double Date; Tracy Morgan Giving Up Strip Clubs; The McCains’ Election Day Plans

Madonna and Alex Rodriguez took seperate helicopters to Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld‘s house in East Hampton. The two couples stayed for four hours before all returning in the same helicopter. [P6]

Ivana Trump has been spending time with 23-year-old Belgian model Marius Rusovici while her new husband, Rossano Rubicondi, films a reality Read More

Sticky Sweet Dylan Lauren Reopens Her Candy Bar

At Monday evening’s party for the relaunch of Dylan Lauren‘s (daughter of Ralph) popular store, Dylan’s Candy Bar, it was not surprising that sugar featured prominently in the celebration. Tables were piled with mini-brownies and cupcakes; there was a marshmallow dipping station and bikini-and-body-paint-clad candy necklace distributors. The candy-garnished cocktails were hit or miss, however. Read More

New York Ladies Have Some Advice for Hillary

Last night we ventured out to the opening of the triple-floored Pronovias boutique in midtown that also served as a New Yorkers for Children benefit. There were many daughters of celebrities, and some socialites and models. But given all the women in the room browsing the clothing racks, we thought we’d ask what Read More