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Mayor Michael Bloomberg was honored by The Hetrick-Martin Institue’s Emery Awards last night at a star-studded gala held at Cipriani Wall Street. Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Jennifer Holliday wowed the crowd with an amazing performance while Kimora Lee hosted the event. More»

[Mayor Bloomberg with his Muppets] Today is voting day in NYC. And, if you’re looking for advice on who to vote for, you might want to check out our post on the NYC Nightlife Preservation Committee’s picks. Beyond that, we are by no means experts on the subject. Which is why we turned to Peter Feld for advice. Below, read the 10 reasons he thinks you should vote for Mayor Bloomberg (left). More»

[Photos by BEN GABBE for PMc] The Roundabout Theater company celebrated the opening night of hit musical Bye Bye Birdie Thursday night for an excited audience including Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Howard Stern with Beth Ostrosky, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Jonathan Kirk, and many more at the newly renovated Henry Miller’s Theater. Last night marked the first New York City revival of the musical in over 50 years with a cast featuring the talents of newcomers Nolan Gerard Funk and Allie Trimm along with Broadway veteran Bill Irwin and TV star John Stamos. Yes that’s right, Full House’s Uncle Jesse has officially made it to Broadway… More»

[Photos by ZACH HYMAN for PMc]. Today, Mayor Bloomberg is personally tweeting, for the first time! His campaign is responding to the large and growing loyalty from the social media front, having nearly 19,000 Facebook supporters and 6,650 Twitter followers. He started his debut Tweet this morning, in espanol, no less, greeting fans with, More»

[Kimora Lee Simmons helps Mayor Michael Bloomberg shop for ties at JC Penny. Photos via Getty]

Yesterday, the first ever JC Penney store opened it’s doors in Manhattan’s Herald Square, and Kimora Lee Simmons was there to help our Mayor, Michael Bloomberg stock up on some purchases.  The mayor wears ties from JC PENNY? How recessionista-fab of him! The store is the subject of “a major, multimedia marketing campaign, a rarity for Penney.” “A special case gets a special level of attention. More»

[Nathan's champ Joey Chestnut and contender Takeru Kobayashi pose with the food that made them household names. Photos by Getty. Additional photos courtesy of DEADSPIN] Roger Federer wasn’t the only person breaking records this weekend. On Saturday, good ‘ol Joey Chestnut kept the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating belt on American soil by inhaling a record 68 hot dogs in only 10 minutes! More»

[Papa Manning] What would he want this Sunday? Besides a GofG photographer to immortalize his day of honor, OF COURSE. We put together a list of NYC social figures, ranging from the Marc Jacobs Gymdad to the Bernie Madoff Inmate dad, and decided what they might enjoy receiving on Father’s Day. Now obviously many of these men already have kids, don’t want kids, or what have you — ignore these minor problematic implications. Just try to think which guy your dad’s personality resembles, and then buy him what we suggest. Get going! You have about 48 hours.

1) The Marc Jacobs Gymdad: More»

[Edward Norton. All photos by CHANCE YEH for PMc] This is a different kind of club for environmental activist Ed Norton. Last night, the actor was honored by Friends of the High Line, along with Lisa Maria and Philip Falcone at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers. While the 2009 Opening Summer Benefit was the precursor to the evening’s benefit dinner hosted by Calvin Klein, the festivities come one week after at Mayor Michael Bloomberg and fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, opened the first section of The High Line — an elevated park on Manhattan’s West Side. More»

[Mayor Michael Blomberg marches in the 2009 Puerto Rican Day Parade on the streets of Manhattan. Photos via Getty]

Yesterday was the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped march down Manhattan’s 5th avenue to celebrate. “This year, though, the Puerto Rican Day Parade was unusually entangled with politics, falling within three weeks of the rise to prominence of three New Yorkers of Puerto Rican descent who had the crowd buzzing with a mix of mostly pride, but also some contempt.” [NY Times] More»

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• And so the succession cycle of NYC nightlife continues - The Plumm is really gone, the space to be taken over by the 10ak guys [NYP]

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[Mariah Carey and Prince snuggle up to one another. All photos by DAVID X PRUTTING for PMc] The Apollo Theater celebrated its 75th anniversary with a star-studded cast of actors, artists, and politicians. Among them were this year’s two inductees to the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame, musical prodigy Quincy Jones and soul songstress Patti LaBelle. More»