by Mike Hammer | Jun 21, 2014 | Fashion
By Fiona Tedds Face-to-face with the first lady of New York Fashion. Norma Kamali is ready for the day. She is chatting about her frontrow tickets to see Beyoncé, who has chosen to wear her designs in some of her new videos. Chicly dressed in a suit made of gray...
by Mike Hammer | Jun 21, 2014 | Culture
State senator William Tweed was riding high in the early months of 1871. By Terry Golway Just a few months earlier, he had pushed through a new charter for the city, creating a four-member board that oversaw the city’s finances. Tweed himself was a member of the new...
by Mike Hammer | Jun 13, 2014 | Culture, Real Estate
What we could be seeing downtown later this decade! It has been 50 years since Andy Warhol made his first ever artistic imprint of the city with his iconic and whimsical style in the Upper East Side, where the Bodley Gallery once stood firmly. This year, Warhol...
by Mike Hammer | May 19, 2014 | Fashion
[slideshow_deploy id=’46237′] Most people think camping or high school when the thought of a backpack comes to mind. But the truth is backpacks have become a fashionable and functional statement for women on the go. That’s why more high-end designers...
by Mike Hammer | May 15, 2014 | Events, Living
[slideshow_deploy id=’46169′] Castello® cheese, maker of creatively crafted cheese, opened a New York Pop-up Store offering consumers a unique culinary journey through the world of specialty cheese on Wednesday night. DOWNTOWN Magazine’s Lifestyle and...