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You'll forgive us the late start this morning, I'm sure, when you see the sheer amount of parties going on in New York last night. We are, collectively, exhausted. Every sector of New York's cultural makeup seemed to have something to celebrate last night: the art world, the tech world, the fashion world, the socialite world, the theater world. Here's what happened at last night's parties... More»

Turns out the documentary Last Summer at Coney Island was even less premature than originally thought. It's been a rough week for the storied amusement park, or at least its inimitable boardwalk, which is about to get a lot less freaky. And maybe even lose its signature freak. More»

First Danny Meyer helped make Union Square and environs a restaurant hotspot. Then he brought hour-long lines to Madison Square Park with Shake Shack. Now the patron saint of parks hopes to make Battery Park more appetizing with three new feeding troughs. More»

  • Danny Meyer opens pop-up cafe for Whitney Biennial. [Eater]
  • Kelly Bensimon rumored to be dating Surf Lodge's Sam Talbot. [PageSix]
  • Frances Bean extends restraining order against mother Courtney Love. [TMZ]
  • Vote on your pick for the next NYC condom! [Gawker]
  • Bristol Palin to Levi Johnston: dude, get a job. [EOnline]
  • Take a tour of Ashley Olsen's house. [Celebuzz]
  • Collab action: Jean Paul Gaultier for Target. [Racked]
  • Donald Trump boasts, "I had a good gene pool." His hair might beg to differ. [CNN]
  • Kendall Jenner, the lil' Kardashian at just 14, signs with Wilhelmina modeling. [EOnline]
  • The Danny Meyer Group to create new cafe at the Whitney. [Whitney]
  • Get a peek at Emma Watson's new Burberry ads! [People]
  • Simon Doonan on decorating the White House for the holidays: tinselgate! [NYO]
  • Yale didn't tap you for Skull and Bones? Well, buy the paraphernalia and fake it! [BloggingViaTypeWriter]
  • Greenhouse just can't catch a break, because apparently they're politically incorrect idiots. [NYP]

The perpetually depressing Jeremiah's Vanishing New York brings news that Shake Shack's expansion plans includes a location in the old smut mecca, the Playpen... More»

  • If you're wondering why your iPhone background is suddenly a picture of Rick Astley, you've been hacked. [SMH]
  • Do you live in one of America's Most Obscene Cities? (Surprisingly New York didn't make the cut.) [TBI]
  • Ok Mad Men fans: Matt Weiner answers (some) of our questions following last Sunday's AMAZING finale. [Daily Beast]
  • Michelle Williams, Rest Of The World just THRILLED to hear about a possible Heath Ledger and Lindsay Lohan liason...[Gothamist]
  • Danny Meyer's Maialino opens tomorrow in the Gramercy Park Hotel. [GrubSt]

[Joel Grey, Hugh Jackman. All Photos by DAVID X. PRUTTING for PMc] The Wolverine himself, Australian extraordinaire Hugh Jackman, was only one among celebs who attended a reception for famed actor, photographer, and author Joel Grey last night at midtown power restaurant Michael's. More»

  • If the economy doesn't pick up by the third quarter, we'll be glad that the TLC wants to introduce a formal cab-sharing program [Urbanite]
  • Politics makes strange bedfellows, 2009 - Former Bush and Gore lawyers working together to challenge proposition 8 [HuffPost] More»

The historic address of 2056 Second Ave is now home to this unique marriage of Haute BBQ , Japanese Fusion and new-age Lounge, Chimney. Rumor has it they outbid Danny Meyer for the 4000 square foot space. Just prior to opening the owners have landed the Chef from Boucarou, Malik Fall, who has plenty of experience with the restaurant/lounge identity crisis. After a few successful pre-parties, they are officially opening for dinner early next week. Residents of “SpaHa” (Spanish Harlem) rejoice…