Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Hearts of Gold 12th Annual Gala


Vanessa Williams meets CNN's Soledad O'Brien & Family


Three girls inspired by one of Beth Bowley's models


Ms. Williams throws up a bid for the live auction


Actress and board member, Marcia Gay Harden talks
about homeless mothers and children in NYC - the
inspiration and purpose of last night's benefit





Not a photo Ms. Williams would like to see
going to press..


Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Bowling & A Halloween Pet-Costume-Contest/Party-Gala-Benefit-Event-Thing.

I've combined the two events, so the friends/colleagues on my mailing list wouldn't receive two separate notifications of the postings...(can't say that I'm not considerate!)

The first event was a Halloween pet costume contest, benefiting the Humane Society. It was hosted by Animal Fair magazine and sponsored by Pedigree.

The second event was the grand opening party for NYC's swankiest new bowling alley, Lucky Strike Lanes, on 42nd st and 12th ave. Guests indulged in a plethora of hors doeuvres, (if by "hors doeuvres" I mean giant tuna tartar burgers the size of a Carnegie Deli sandwhich), lots of free booze, and but of course, bowling up the wazoo. I was permitted to bring a guest, so I invited my old friend, Dave, who happily schmoozed the night away with some of his favorite NY Knicks ballers. And Mario Lopez.


Supermodel, Beverly Johnson & Mario Lopez


Dave Soberman & NY Knicks Foward-Guard,
Quentin Richardson



Rapper, Fabolous




Fox News crew - always goofing around..




Nicole Fiscella, "Gossip Girl"



Dina & Ali Lohan


Whitney Thompson, "America's Next Top Model"




Piper Perabo & Miss Teen USA w/ridiculous Barbie dog..

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

If anybody's seen my integrity, please let me know.

Event: "Friends Helping Friends" Charity Event, hosted by the People Reaching Out Foundation & but of course - The Real Housewives of NYC

Location: Hudson Terrace, 46th street between 11th and 12th ave



The Housewives




Sharon Bush and Jill Zarin


Jill Zarin


Friends.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Trey Anastasio - Roseland Ballroom


Fans of "Big Red" begin to line up outside
Roseland 3 and 1/2 hours prior to show-time


A security guard at ease due to a lack of anger and
hostility, unlike the previous nights' Danzig concert


Trey Anastasio and fans



Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Highline Workers

The coolest thing about the Highline renovation project in the Chelsea/Meatpacking area is the anticipation of what the hell it's going to look like when completed. While shooting an architectural landscape job fourteen stories above the Highline today, I was able to sneak in a few shots of some early morning construction.



For those of you who are unfamiliar with the project, the Highline is an elevated railway that was constructed in 1929 due to the city's problems with street level train traffic. Before it was built, there were so many train/pedestrian casualties on 10th Avenue, they used to call it "Death Avenue".

In the 1950's, interstate trucking gained much popularity and led to the decline of rail traffic on the Highline. Trains stopped running on it completely in 1980. Parts of it were torn down to make way for the enormous Jacob Javits Convention Center. For years it disintegrated and had no use for anybody but graffiti artists, drug addicts and the homeless.

In 1999, a group called "Friends of the Highline" was formed to advocate the preservation of the Highline, and to undergo a drastic transformation into public park space for the city. Over the next few years, the proposal for the massive project would be approved and granted over 15 million dollars to fund construction and engineering costs. To see plans and learn more about the Highline restoration, go to http://www.thehighline.org/.

Monday, October 6, 2008

On Assignment..

Israel Levin (owner and operator of AIM Dental Lab) w/ worker, for the Brooklyn Paper.