How William d’Alton Mann blackmailed his way into creating one of New York City’s most parasitic gossip rags.
Paid Post
Planning Makes Perfect
From elegant charity galas to edgy club parties, Alexandra Lind Rose’s Gala Productions has become the go-to event planner for Manhattan’s elites.
Dining Out
Rich Torrisi Goes Glam
The New York chef’s glitzy Torrisi Bar & Restaurant is like the cocktail party you don’t want to leave.
New York City
Old is New Again at The Fifth Avenue Hotel
The reimagined landmark NoMad mansion—NYC’s latest see-and-be-seen location—celebrates the louche opulence of The Gilded Age.
New York City
Hey. . . Get A Room!
Whether tantric or quickie, missionary or kinky, here are DP’s hotel recommendations for every kind of assignation.
Food & Drink
Be Our Guest
Can the talented team behind new downtown restaurant Guest New York turn an ill-fated street corner location into a hotspot worthy of a Michelin star? We’re betting they can.
New York City
Hey, Big Spenders!
Unlike the old/new money protagonists in HBO's The Gilded Age, NYC’s contemporary elite share their wealth more freely—to the city’s benefit.
Then and Now
Here is New York
E. B. White’s 1949 love story to the city that never sleeps seems as relevant and poignant today as it was nearly 75 years ago.
New York City
Private Clubs: How Much is Too Much?
Is the recent influx of private clubs in Manhattan satisfying the wealthy New Yorker’s inner Anglophilia, or their need to cull the herd . . . or both?
Art & Culture
Paris calling
Netflix has tarted up New York’s legendary movie theater, and the cinephiles are happy.
After Hours
Literary Dive Bars
What inspires a NYC writer? Cheap booze, good gossip, sticky floors—and maybe just a bit of gloom.
Butterfly migration
The monarchs are coming!
Another orange wave will soon descend upon New York City, but this is one you will want to see.