By Drew Grant 7/23/12 11:30am

Summer fun

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At Coney Island Sand Castle Contest: Amazing Sculptures And the Occasional Star

For 22 years, the affordable non-profit housing organization Astella Development Corporation has been sponsoring the annual Sand Castle Contest out on Coney Island. Flying a little under the radar–at least compared to Coney’s other summer contest–this year had a big boost in publicity thanks to actor Vincent D’onofrio, who channeled his newly-refreshed mind elsewhere…like building one of the most elaborate sand sculpture with his family.

This weekend, Mr. D’onofrio and his family–eight members total, including wife Carin van der Donk and their three children, Leila, Elias, and Luka –took home first place for “mixed category” in Coney Island’s Sand Sculpture contest, which was co-sponsored by Astella and the WCS/NY Aquarium. Read More

By David Handelman 8/04/03 12:00am

Operation Shiksa: A Philip Roth Mystery He Didn’t Write

Being bicoastal had always sounded really cool to me-the best of both worlds, the sanest way to endure the shallowness of L.A. and the hardship of New York. Then I actually began having to live it, and immediately found myself losing things-not just sleep, but house keys, mail, my wallet and the necessary calm attention-span Read More

By Jason Gay 10/08/01 12:00am

Law & Disorder

Law & Disorder

When the actorVincent D’Onofrio leaves his apartment in the East

Village, he can walk down the street in almost any direction and, in a matter

of minutes, come across his face in an advertisement for Law & Order: Criminal Intent , the new television series he

stars in for NBC. It was Read More

By Jason Gay 5/21/01 12:00am

NBC Serves Fried Peacock

Midway through NBC’s annual upfront presentation to advertisers on Monday, May 14, the gregarious celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse tromped down the center aisle of Radio City Music Hall in his luminescent white chef’s coat, chased by a spotlight. Had an NBC executive forgotten to pay the check at one of Mr. Lagasse’s restaurants? Was Mr. Read More