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Exclusive | Santa will spank you now: St. Nick turns up the heat at NYC’s wild, sold-out Christmas cabaret — is it a hot hit, or a freaky flop?

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Exclusive | Santa will spank you now: St. Nick turns up the heat at NYC’s wild, sold-out Christmas cabaret — is it a hot hit, or a freaky flop?

T’was a Tuesday night before Christmas, and high atop the glittering Shops at Columbus Circle, a ripped, shirtless Santa straddles a middle-aged woman, grinding to a thumping beat as a half-horrified, half-thrilled crowd of onlookers erupts in screams, whistles and laughter. Sequins flash, cocktails spill, and phones whip out to capture the moment, as the object … Read more

Masa — NYC’s most expensive restaurant — could be on the chopping block after shock Michelin demotion

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Masa — NYC’s most expensive restaurant — could be on the chopping block after shock Michelin demotion

Call it the omakase apocalypse. Sushi lovers were stunned this week when the Michelin Guide to New York City restaurants knocked Masa off its long-time three-star perch and demoted it to a measly two stars. Meanwhile, Michelin raised Sushi Sho, which just opened in the city early last year, to three twinklers from two. Restaurant industry insiders … Read more

World’s best luxury hotel brands revealed for 2025 — and No. 1 has a primo NYC location

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World’s best luxury hotel brands revealed for 2025 — and No. 1 has a primo NYC location

NYC is a VIP. For the third year in a row, the Hong Kong-based Mandarin Oriental chain topped the list of the world’s best luxury hotels. The ultra-exclusive lodging brand has just three locations in the U.S. — and one is perched high above Columbus Circle in New York City. To determine the winners, elite travel advisers … Read more

Surprise! NYC has an amazing new Southeast Asian restaurant — and it’s in the old Time Warner Center

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Surprise! NYC has an amazing new Southeast Asian restaurant — and it’s in the old Time Warner Center

Did I dream that I was eating fabulous Vietnamese beef satay and Lao-style grilled chicken, not at Indochine or Tao Downtown, but on the achingly sterile third floor of Deutsche Bank Center, aka the former Time Warner Center? Nope, it was all real — and one of the year’s happiest restaurant-world surprises.  After a mixed-results launch … Read more

This is NYC’s most thrilling new restaurant — and it’s in a mall

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This is NYC’s most thrilling new restaurant — and it’s in a mall

The most thrilling new uptown restaurant since anybody first heard of COVID-19 is in a shopping mall — believe it or not. Bad Roman at Deutsche Bank (née Time Warner) Center, from the Quality Branded team (Smith & Wollensky, Quality Bistro) touts “inauthentic twists on authentic Italian dishes.” But the real twist is what Midtown has … Read more