Although Robert Duffy, the co-founder of hipster-couture brand Marc Jacobs, vacated his Bank street digs, the fashion impresario hasn’t strayed far. Mr. Duffy, his husband and their newborn baby girl have moved to a another townhouse at 35 West 12th Street, city records show. Read More
The townhouse at 62 Bank Street is a fashionable home with a fashionable owner. Former owner, rather, as Robert Duffy, the president and co-founder of Marc Jacobs, has just sold it according to city records. Read More
Andrew Cuomo’s pursuit of a big reform mandate rolls on.
On a conference call this morning, Cuomo encouraged a group of supporters–listening from 50 different locations, according to the campaign–to take around his “New NY Pledge” today and have their friends sign their support for his reform package.
“This is about forging a coalition for Read More
“This is the 21st century, what are we doing with a state structure that looks just like the State of Mississippi structure in 1950? This is ridiculous,” City Councilman Charles Barron told the Transom Monday night, shortly after his plan to run for governor had trickled out to the press.
A week earlier, Mr. Read More
Governor David Paterson sent a bill to the Legislature today that would transfer control of Rochester schools to Mayor Robert Duffy, who was picked last month as Andrew Cuomo’s running mate.
“The future of Rochester depends on its children, and the legislation I am proposing today will make them the first priority of the City’s Read More
Attorney general and now-candidate for governor Andrew Cuomo explained his surprising choice of Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy as his lieutenant governor candidate at a press conference in his Midtown office today.
“I had two basic points that I was looking to fulfill–someone who was ready to be governor of the State of New York if Read More
Andrew Cuomo, a fixture in New York Democratic politics—due in part to his father, legendary former governor Mario Cuomo—is, now that he has officially (finally) announced his candidacy for governor, branding himself as a “new Democrat” and an “outsider.”
His choice of a lieutenant governor candidate, which he announced today, is intended to reinforce that Read More
Lesser designers may still be willing to pony up for famous guests, but Marc Jacobs would prefer they didn’t attend his fashion show at all. At least, that’s what Jacobs’ business partner Robert Duffy told Style.com:
I’m not into the celebrity thing or anything, like we used to do. You know, Read More
ALBANY—He has a major event planned Thursday, but Andrew Cuomo will be in Rochester tonight where Mayor Robert Duffy and Assemblyman Joe Morelle, the Monroe County Democratic chairman, are holding a cocktail reception in his honor.
The invite I have (below) doesn’t have a dollar amount, but the event is something of a thank Read More
We have some terrible news. As of about 30 minutes ago, –has been canceled due to the current economic situation.
"Due to the financial climate, I had to make the decision to cancel the 2008 holiday party," Mr. Duffy wrote an e-mail that went out earlier today to guests invited to the annual bash, which Read More
