As the store’s first female executive, she helped turn it into what it is today, paving the way for other women to hold senior positions in retail.
Category: Manhattan (NYC)
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Keens Steakhouse Is a Shrine to a Bygone New York
Keens, a fixture in midtown Manhattan since 1885, is a shrine to a bygone city.
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Frank Andrews Is Still New York’s Psychic to the Stars at 83
Frank Andrews did readings for John Lennon, Princess Grace and other celebrities. At 83, he is still talking to ghosts, providing “weather forecasts” and making friends.
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Monique Knowlton, ’60s-Era Model and Provocative Gallerist, Dies at 87
A Vogue cover girl in the early 1960s, she later pivoted to contemporary art, opening a gallery where being “outrageous counts as a plus,” one critic wrote.
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A Cheapskate in New York City: How to Visit on a Budget
Pop-up art, cheap theater tickets, Chinese food and a well-situated, if noisy, hotel: How to see Manhattan (and a bit of Brooklyn) on a budget.
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Review: A Choir Stands Out in a Multimedia Performance
The Crossing is one of many elements in “Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness,” which links pieces by Gabriela Ortiz in a five-movement meditation.
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Lloyd Macklowe, Leading Purveyor of Art Nouveau, Is Dead at 90
He and his wife began buying pieces to furnish their apartment. They wound up with a museum-quality collection and a pre-eminent retail business.
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Woman Accuses Sean Combs of Raping Her in Filmed Attack
In a new lawsuit, the woman said Mr. Combs and his bodyguard drugged and assaulted her in his recording studio in 2001.
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The Final Hours of a Tastemaker’s Trove
The society fixture, decorator and philanthropist Mica Ertegun helped define the tastes of an era. Now her great collections are going on the block.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘This Quiet, Handsome Cowboy Would Never Notice’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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Sean Combs, Music Mogul Known as Diddy, Is Indicted on Sex Trafficking and Racketeering Charges
In charges unsealed a day after his arrest in Manhattan, the music mogul known as Diddy was accused of running a “criminal enterprise” that threatened and abused women.