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NYC-based thrift shop “conglomerate” Housing Works opened their new Tribeca store on Saturday with a celebrity silent auction and grand opening day. Cool items up for grabs included an array of designer clothing from clotheshorses and style icons like Chloe Sevigny and the entire cast of  “The Real Housewives of New York.” Real Housewife Alex McCord and husband Simon van Kempen joined the party and posed for pics. Designers also got into the donating game, with Todd Oldham and Kevin Christianna generously donating items from their home and denim collections, respectively. More»

“It’s been five years since Mayor Mike Bloomberg banned smoking in bars. And no offense to Hizzoner, but if this is the best the city can do to put an end to nightlife cigarette culture, we can kiss all hope of a balanced budget goodbye.” [Page Six Mag]

We, like Page Six, doubt that Mayor Bloomberg will be hitting up Beatrice Inn, Citrine, or Rose Bar (just a sampling of the places that tend to ignore smoking), but we are curious to where else you go to lit up?

Does smoking in bars/lounges/clubs bother you? Or is it to be expected?

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[Tina Huang and Rosario Dawson flanked by Girls Club members. Photos by Jamie Chiu]

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The Lower East Side Girls Club held its Willow Awards and Benefit Gala on Tuesday, with host Rosario Dawson. Guests like Kyle de Woody, Jed Walentas, Steven Alan, The Scissor Sisters, Piper Perabo, Andre J, and Jen Gatien enjoyed music by Moby, great food, exclusive luxury silent auction items, and a live auction of unique commissioned work created by artists Donald Baechler, Robert Gober, Tom Otterness and Kiki Smith, with guest auctioneer Marguerite Van Cook.

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[Photo via the Cut]

Last night was perhaps the biggest Superbowl for NYC ever. Did that stop those notorious fashionites from continuing on in their fashion week frenzy? Nope. At the Miss Sixty show last night (8 pm), a very random threesome sat front row together. When I saw this picture on NY Mag’s blog the Cut, (which, by the way has extensive amounts of information on all things fashion including bios on the models), I, like them, was a little perplexed. Here’s what I gather from above photo: Chloë Sevigny is bored, not particularly fond of the show or the company, Ashley Olsen is devising her plan to take over the world…her sister couldn’t come because she obviously has to continue to mourn Heath, showing up at a fashion show could be disasterous on her public image, and Milla Jovovich is wondering how her baby is doing at home, thinking she may be getting too old for this shit. Then again, I don’t think it’s possible to gage what demure Milla is thinking, this is the same woman that was quoted in October saying:

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