The Dream Downtown may officially open tomorrow, but a handful of New York's elite class have already had their chance to inaugurate it into the party scene. Former publicity director for Dolce & Gabbana Ali Wise and Nylon's Dani Stahl held a birthday bash at The Beach last Thursday. More»

Donan Karan honored President Bill Clinton; society types came to Central Park for an event to save the elephants; Zoe Kravitz screened her new film with Gen Art; The Standard celebrated their new statue by KAWS; two lucky gals had a party at Dream Hotel downtown; Greenhouse had a fashion show, Fergie showed up at Avenue's 2nd birthday and more! Last night's parties put the pow in Boom Boom Pow. More»

The MET Gala is one of the biggest events of the year, which means it needs more than just one after party. While the official post-shindig shindig was held at Crown, The Standard housed the unofficial post-MET, post-Party, soiree. Designers, actors, models, rappers, sports stars, and a very low-key Kristen Stewart all turned up to the bash. Take a look at some of the photos from WWD. More»

Two former cocktail waitresses, 5'4" Faye Rex and Stephanie Jaggers, are suing the Boom Boom Room, claiming they were fired for not being "tall, extremely slender and extremely good looking." Height discrimination in bars isn't a new thing. Hovering in the 5ft-ish range, I know from first hand experience.  More»

New York Fashion Week doesn't officially kick off until Thursday, but our schedules are already packed with appearances at the best and newest spots in town. And because we're generous guests, we're sharing our scoop with you! Here's our pick for the 4 hottest venues to be caught at this Fashion week: More»

[Left, Arden Wohl and friends last night at The Wooly]

Update: Last night at the Wooly in photos. Today, "as rumors of Paul Sevigny's new place build," Gawker's Ravi Somaiya explains where Beatrice Inn refugees now bide their time, but he was missing a certain crucial contender, The Wooly. More»