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  Brenda Simmons Chris Oberbeck With Painting By Hunt Slonem The Southampton History Museum held its annual Halsey House Gala at the Halsey House & Garden in Southampton as the nation prepared to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The gala emceed by Bill McCuddy invited guests to celebrate America 250 in a setting that predates the founding of the United States and offered a rare living connection to the colonial era, early Southampton life and the generations that helped shape the East End.   Halsey House Proceeds support the Southampton History Museum’s mission to preserve and educate about local history and culture through its unique historic sites, archives, collections, and public programs. Among the live auction items were glassware from Asprey and a painting by Hunt Slonem which attracted strong bidding to aid the Museum’s fund-raising efforts.   Bill McCuddy Bill Manger With Mary Slattery  Notable Attendees inclu...

  Ashintully Ruins  1Berkshire is thrilled to showcase the Berkshires as New England’s must-visit summer playground! Everyone is rolling out the green carpet to the lush hills, iconic cultural landmarks, historic villages, and breathtaking outdoor adventures. Just a scenic hop away from New York City, Boston, Albany, and Hartford, the Berkshires offer an accessible escape filled with crisp fresh air, vibrant downtown energy, and unforgettable memories at every turn. Early summer in the Berkshires crackles with a special “just arrived” electricity. Picture blooming gardens, vibrant trails, sun-drenched patios, cozy coffee shops, and buzzing craft breweries. From the historic elegance of Stockbridge and Lenox to the creative heartbeat of North Adams and Williamstown, the region serves up a flexible itinerary perfect for adrenaline junkies, culture seekers, and foodies alike. Culture is the soul of the Berkshires, and it is shining brighter than ever! The Norman Rockwell Museum i...

   hiTechMODA In Japan hiTechMODA, the award-winning fashion show production company known for redefining the runway through diversity, sustainability, technology and innovation, presented its latest international fashion production at the Hilton Tokyo Bay in Tokyo, Japan. Following recent showcases in New York, Paris, Milan and Cannes, hiTechMODA’s Tokyo production continued the company’s mission to create a global platform where established designers, emerging talent, cultural creators and underrepresented voices can meet on a professionally produced runway. The Tokyo event brought together international collections, Indigenous and Native American design perspectives, cultural performance and fashion storytelling for an evening designed to celebrate style without borders. The event began with a designer exhibition and networking experience, giving guests the opportunity to meet participating designers, browse select vendor displays and connect with creative talent before the...

  Celebrity Photographer James Edstrom Times Square Gossip celebrates over 20 years of bringing you stories and the best photos from the top photographers in the world.  Times Square Gossip Traffic of Unique viewers are huge after so many years.  UNIQUE VIEWS TO DATE AS OF JULY 6TH, 2026 21,444,366 MILLION AVERAGE UNIQUE VIEWS A MONTH 250,000 TO 550,000 THAT'S 250 THOUSAND VISITORS AND AS HIGH AS 550 THOUSAND VISITORS A MONTH  Thank you to all the readers and all the writers and photographers who brought us such great content.          

Seaplane Is Towed On East River   A Seaplane crashed into the New York City East River today.  The small plane made a very hard landing in New York’s East River. Eight people were on the plane and survived and were removed from the plane by New York City Fire Department responders. Two people sustained minor injuries, but they declined medical attention at the scene. FDNY received a call at 12:01 p.m. about a seaplane making a hard landing in the river north of the Williamsburg Bridge. The plane landed upright in the water, FDNY said. The aircraft was towed back to dock.  The plane had taken off from the Town of East Hampton Airport at 11:24 a.m., according to flight records. Audio from ATC.com captured the moment an NYPD helicopter responded to the incident. “Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the helicopter pilot reported. “Plane down in the water.”   The rough landing caused a wing strut to snap, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA will investig...

  Zeeshan Mohammed Novéra Skincare, the Canadian luxury skincare house founded by Zeeshan “Zee” Mohammed, celebrated its United States launch with a New York event at Emanuel New York. The launch introduced Novéra’s debut collection of gemstone-infused, clinically driven face mists to the American market. Built around the idea that gentle and effective skincare should not be a trade-off, Novéra began as a personal search for a better skincare ritual after Mohammed watched his young daughter, who has eczema, dread the daily routine of creams and topical products. Rather than create another traditional moisturizer, Mohammed reimagined the face mist as the center of the skincare ritual. The result is Novéra’s Gemstone Infusion collection, which pairs quartz-treated water with actives including sodium hyaluronate, niacinamide and a stable form of vitamin C. The collection includes Rose Quartz for her, Clear Quartz for him and Amethyst, a unisex, scent-free mist created for sensitive an...

  Max B.    The newest hotspot on the East River seems to be Frank Ottomanelli's By The Water who is drawing the celebrity crowd. Last weekend Rapper Max B, (born Charly Wingate) who was convicted on 9 of 11 counts, including felony murder, armed robbery, and conspiracy and sentenced to 75 years.  His conviction was vacated after his legal team argued that his original trial attorney had a conflict of interest. He then took a plea deal for aggravated manslaughter, reducing his overall sentence to 20 years. He served 16 of those years and was released from a New Jersey Prison in Nov 2025.    Max B. Chats With Frank Ottomanelli And Chef Thomas According to retired celebrity photographer James Edstrom who witnessed the frenzy , the crowd went crazy as Max B. did magazine interviews and photo shoots wearing huge amounts of gold jewelry.  Owner Ottomanelli brought over his signature burgers and Fries for the rapper to try. The crowd got so huge, Ottomanelli...

  Norm Lewis Hamptons Summer Songbook By the Sea, the live concert series bringing leading Broadway and cabaret performers to LTV Studios, returned for its third season with the first of an eight-show summer lineup. The 2026 season opened with Tony Award-nominated Broadway star Norm Lewis, one of American theater’s most celebrated baritones, performing in the intimate black-box setting of LTV Studios in Wainscott. Lewis, whose stage credits include “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” “Les Misérables,” “Ragtime” at Lincoln Center and the title role in “The Phantom of the Opera,” will headline the season premiere in a rare East End appearance. The evening began with a summer reception featuring spirits from BottleHampton and passed hors d’oeuvres from East Hampton Kitchen before guests took their seats.   Donna Rubin With Norm Lewis And Joy Behar  Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni And Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright Notable attendees included: Donna Rubin, Josh Gladstone, Norm ...

  Shopping In The Hamptons At Marina St Barth Hannah Jentz Marina St Barth brought a touch of island glamour to Jobs Lane with a fashionable reception at its Southampton boutique. The reception welcomed guests to Marina St Barth’s Southampton boutique for a summer afternoon gathering that paired Hamptons society, resort-inspired fashion and the spirit of giving. Marina St Barth’s Southampton boutique reflects the brand’s signature mix of resort wear, accessories, gifts and global luxury style. Known for bringing the mood of St. Barthélemy to destinations including Palm Beach, Naples and the Hamptons, the boutique has become a natural stop for women seeking refined summer fashion with an effortless vacation sensibility. Marina St Barth   About Marina St Barth: Marina St Barth brings the relaxed elegance of Saint Barthélemy to Palm Beach, Naples, the Hamptons, and beyond. Available online and at boutiques across these locations, the brand offers a carefully curated selection of ...

  Doug Marron And Colleagues From Raymond James Trees New York, one of New York City’s most enduring environmental nonprofits, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special fundraiser at Festival Cafe NYC on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The anniversary celebration brought together supporters, environmental advocates, civic leaders and friends of the organization for an evening marking five decades of planting, preserving and protecting New York City’s urban forest. Founded in 1976, Trees New York has built a citywide legacy rooted in education, volunteerism and community participation, with programs spanning Citizen Pruner training, youth environmental literacy, tree plantings, stewardship initiatives and neighborhood greening projects across the five boroughs. The event featured an open bar, hors d’oeuvres and a celebration of the organization’s past, present and future. Proceeds from the evening supported Trees New York’s programs and its continued work to strengthen the city’s ...

  Ann Hampton Callaway Hamptons Summer Songbook By The Sea, the live concert series bringing leading Broadway, cabaret and American Songbook performers to the East End, continues its third season with Ann Hampton Callaway performing “Here’s To Life” on Saturday, July 11th, 2026 at 7:30 pm at LTV Studios in Wainscott. Callaway, one of America’s most celebrated pop, jazz and cabaret performers, is known for her Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway musical “Swing!” and for writing and singing the theme song to the hit television series “The Nanny.” A singer, pianist, composer, lyricist and arranger, Callaway has built a career at the crossroads of Broadway, jazz, television and the great American Songbook, bringing warmth, wit and vocal elegance to stages around the world. Her songs have been recorded by Barbra Streisand, and she has collaborated with artists including Carole King and others across the worlds of pop, theater and cabaret.   The July 11th performance, ti...

South Fork Natural History Museum  The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, known as SOFO, will hold its 37th Annual Summer Gala Benefit at the museum in Bridgehampton on Saturday, July 11th, 2026, from 5:30pm to 10:30pm. This year’s gala, themed “Celebrate the Power of Our Natural World: Protecting Our Planet’s Living Waters & Lands,” will support the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center‘s environmental education, museum programming, conservation initiatives and community outreach. The evening will bring together conservation leaders, philanthropists, civic supporters and Hamptons guests for one of the East End’s signature summer benefits. The 2026 honorees include Fabien Cousteau, renowned aquanaut, ocean conservationist and documentary filmmaker; Bernadette Castro, esteemed civic leader and environmental advocate; Louise and Stephen Pesce, devoted supporters of conservation and community initiatives; and Jean Shafiroff, advocate, philanthropist...

  Barn   Artist Don Hershman will present = OUT OF LINE =, a solo exhibition opening Thursday, October 1st, 2026, at One Art Space in Tribeca. Curated from four distinct bodies of work, the exhibition brings together paintings from The Art of Code Switching (2023), I Am a Barn (2024), Urban Abstraction (2025), and Still/Still (2025) to reveal the evolution of a singular visual language centered on the line. Across barns, city surfaces, still life’s and portraiture, Hershman uses repeated and overlapping lines to build color, rhythm, atmosphere and emotional resonance. Hershman’s path to = OUT OF LINE = begins with structure. In I Am a Barn (2024), the weathered planks, beams and architectural surfaces of rural barns offered a natural foundation for his developing visual vocabulary.  Those early paintings transformed agricultural buildings into meditations on resilience, shelter and memory, while establishing the repeated linear marks that would become central to his pract...

  Jennifer Brooks NYCSCR President NYC Second Chance Rescue announced a hopeful update on the rescued beagles transferred from Ridglan Farms, the Wisconsin breeding and research facility at the center of a massive national rescue effort. The beagles were first brought to NYC Second Chance Rescue’s Long Island City Adoption Center, where fellow rescue organizations stepped in to help place some of the dogs. NYC Second Chance Rescue is currently working to secure foster and forever homes for the 26 beagles still remaining in its care at the adoption center. Five of the rescued beagles also traveled with their rescuer, Holly Rilinger, to East Hampton, New York, where ARF Hamptons stepped forward to offer additional support and care. Holly was among the original rescuers who traveled to Ridglan Farms during the initial rescue efforts and returned two weeks later to help transport the beagles to safety with NYCSCR teammate Anges Reichert and Elizabeth Liguori.  The dogs arrived yes...

  Novera  Novéra Skincare, the Canadian luxury skincare house founded by Zeeshan “Zee” Mohammed, will celebrate its United States launch with a New York event at Emanuel New York on Thursday, June 25th, 2026. The launch will introduce Novéra’s debut collection of gemstone-infused, clinically driven face mists to the American market. Built around the idea that gentle and effective skincare should not be a trade-off, Novéra began as a personal search for a better skincare ritual after Zeeshan watched his young daughter, who has eczema, dread the daily routine of creams and topical products. Rather than create another traditional moisturizer, Zeeshan reimagined the face mist as the center of the skincare ritual. The result is Novéra’s Gemstone Infusion collection, which pairs quartz-treated water with actives including sodium hyaluronate, niacinamide and a stable form of vitamin C. The collection includes Rose Quartz for her, Clear Quartz for him and Amethyst, a unisex, scent-fre...