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was about to buy himself a very expensive 70th Palm Beach birthday party. Excoriated for a similar fete a decade earlier, Schwarzman was betting that today plutocracytrumps populism. There was no outrage. Schwarzman was apparently right. Thirteen years ago, my book 740 Park ended with a challenge to Schwarzman to live up to the eleemosynary standard set by a former owner of his huge duplex there. John D. Rockefeller Jr. used philanthropy to change his family’s image. I don’t know if that’s why Schwarzman started giving money away. But he did, and AVENUE’s inaugural April-May philanthropy issue celebrates givers like him. Our lead story, “New York’s Magnificent Eleven,” celebrates those who are setting new standards in generosity. From #1, Michael Bloomberg, who gave away more than $600 million last year, to Julian Robertson, whose $42 million in gifts landed him at #12, they deserve all the praise we can heap on them. “I’m not into self-congratulation,” David Geffen demurred, when I asked him to give us an interview (see page 58). That’s okay: that’s what we’re here for. The story is by Marcia Stepanek, the founding editor in chief of Contribute, a magazine about philanthropy. Marcia now teaches at Columbia University’s graduate Nonprofit Management program, and authored the forthcoming Swarms: The Rise of the Digital Anti-Establishment. Her Cause Global Media blog, a journalism collective, creates documentaries and digital narratives about humanitarian and social issues. Petra Nemcova, one of many fashion models who’ve made philanthropy a second career, is a humanitarian exemplar. When AVENUE met with officials of the United Nations Partnership to discuss our first AVENUE Altruism Awards—to be held in September at the U.N.—and told them we were considering Petra for our cover, their enthusiasm for her and for her Happy Hearts Fund was palpable. She is profiled (on page 68) by deputy editor Kelly Laffey and photographed by Alvin Kean Wong. You’ll hear more about the awards in months to come. We hope to make it tradition. Another AVENUE tradition, power publicist Peggy Siegal’s Oscar Diary, appears here for the 13th straight year. It fits the philanthropy theme, too, as this year Academy Awards voters chose to honor films that did even more good in the world than they did well at the box office. Which brings me back to Steve Schwarzman. Cell phones were banned at his birthday party to keep pictures from leaking out. But R. Couri Hay, our Social Safari guide, learned more about the fete than I’ve read anywhere else. It had nothing to do with charity—more, perhaps, with self-congratulation. But he’s entitled. Finally, we congratulate and say farewell to John Freeman Gill, who has just published a novel, The Gargoyle Hunters (Knopf), and is leaving AVENUE for the greener pastures of literature. On March 29, Michael Bloomberg hosted a book party for him at his Bloomberg Philanthropies headquarters. The former mayor’s generosity truly knows no bounds. Michael Gross Editor in Chief
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AVENUE had a great winter season in Palm Beach, where, like many of our readers, we travelled south to enjoy the sun and soirees. Soon, we’ll be migrating to the Hamptons, where we’ll publish AVENUE on the Beach in June, July and August. While you were away, AVENUE embarked on a flurry of new initiatives. Our redesigned magazine and website launched in March. New York’s oldest society magazine now has a more modern look, reflective of our expanded content and more provocative take on New York’s elite. Our digital newsletter is now biweekly, covering the city’s haute events and upcoming happenings. You can sign up at avenuemagazine.com. Rounding out our new activities, AVENUE has become more involved in events. We are planning a series of intimate salon dinners, to begin this spring; and on September 14, we’ll host the inaugural AVENUE Altruism Awards at the United Nations. Our April/May issue celebrates philanthropy, which has always been on our agenda; we hope our new awards gala will be on yours, too. This month, we also celebrate the city’s most successful real estate executives and brokers with a three-day photo shoot themed “The Crowned Heads of Real Estate.” This annual pictorial is one of my favorites. As always, a big thanks to our advertising partners and to our readers for their continued support. See you on the Avenue!
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PETRA NEMCOVA Supporting sustained relief efforts
New York’s elite make the grandest gestures and the biggest bets
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THE POWER OF STRUGGLE
Swimsuit model turned activist Petra Nemcova is a survivor helping lift others up from disaster
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SERIOUS MOONLIGHT
Behind the scenes at the 2017 Academy Awards with filmdom’s first cheerleader
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The who’s who of the philanthropy crowd are on a mission to change the world, one party at a time
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New York’s most fabulous chosen people had lots of fun at the Park Avenue Armory for the Jewish Museum’s 31st annual Purim Ball. Honoring Deborah Kass, Fanya Gottesfeld Heller and HNA chairman Wang Jianlin, the night mixed politics, religion and hamantaschen.
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GUILD HALL, the visual and performing arts center in East Hampton, hosted the annual Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards at the Rainbow Room. Emceed by Eric Fischl, the event honored Philip Schultz, Susan Stroman, Edwina von Gal and Cheryl and Michael Minikes.
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told to avoid 42nd Street, which was full of peep shows. And here we are, on that same street, at a swelegant society soiree.” He then instructed event chairs Sara Ayres, Jamie Creel, newlywed Nicole Hanley Pickett, Calvert Moore, Sloan Overstrom, Kathy Prounis (channeling La La Land in a sparklingly frothy Oscar frock), Allison Rockefeller, Andrew Roosevelt and Alexia Hamm Ryan, to “turn, as if on a
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The Director’s Council chairmen at the Museum of the City of New York’s Winter Ball
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lazy Susan,” so their splendor could be viewed from the center dance floor. Then museum director Whitney Donhauser told us why, other than for fun, we were there. “Five years in the making, ‘New York at Its Core’ is the first-ever museum show to comprehensively interpret and present the compelling story of New York’s rise from a Dutch village to today’s ‘Capital of the World,’ ” she says. “ ‘Core’ presents the city’s dramatic historical narrative, from Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage up the river that would later bear his name, through Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and culminating in Future City Lab, a first-of-its kind, interactive space that challenges visitors to design the city of the future.” Those planning visits with their kids, families, coworkers and dinner partners include Nicky Hilton Rothschild and James Rothschild (well, Lily Grace is a bit young, but the exhibit is permanent!), Amy Fine Collins, Zani Gugelmann, Anjali and Prakash Melwani, Mary Kathryn and Alex Navab, Gigi and Avie Mortimer, Dana and Larry Creel, newly engaged Jamie Tisch and Julian Gratry, Lisa Jackson, Nicole Miller and Kim Taipale, Laura Lofaro Freeman and Jim Freeman, Karen Klopp, and the girl of the moment, Christine Schwarzman, though I cannot tell you why. Our friendship takes precedence.
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ALL EYES ON ART THIS MONTH'S SELECTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE by Ben Diamond
MUSEUMS:
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April 26 – Sept. 10: Carol Rama: Antibodies
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Through May 7: Marisa Merz: The Sky Is a Great Space
BROOKLYN MUSEUM April 21 – Sept. 17: We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85
945 Madison Avenue New York 212.731.1675 metmuseum.org
TESTA (HEAD), 1984–95. Unfired clay, wax, tin, lead, small steel table. Courtesy of the artist and Fondazione Merz. Photo: Paolo Pellion di Persano.
200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn 718.638.5000 brooklynmuseum.org OPERA N. 18, 1939. Watercolor, tempera and pastel on paper.
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BLOCK RED, 2016. Oil on aluminum. ©Sean Scully.
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BALLET DANCER, 1950. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the Hall Collection.
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Urban Zen V-Neck Plunge dress
Tory Burch is more than just a fashion designer. Her Tory Burch Foundation provides loans and mentoring opportunities to women who own and operate small businesses. This Tory Burch Foundation Seed Box is a curated ensemble of seven products made by women entrepreneurs. The package includes a Tory Sport knit headband and a notebook designed by Tory Burch. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit the Tory Burch Foundation. toryburchfoundation.org
ACHIEVE INNER ZEN Urban Zen is the brainchild of fashion icon Donna Karan, who stepped down from her eponymous company in 2015 to focus solely on Urban Zen. Funds go toward Karan’s Urban Zen Integrative Therapy (UZIT), which seeks to raise awareness and inspire change in the areas of well-being, education and preservation of culture. We’re lusting after this Urban Zen V-Neck Plunge dress, which is now available for preorder. urbanzen.com
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“Each bottle restores 100 oysters in local waters.” —Berlin Kelly, founder of Proud Pour
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You know the age-old saying: Drinking is good for the earth. No? Well, now it is. Founded in 2014, Proud Pour is a wine that seeks to inspire environmental change. The first varietal, a North Coast sauvignon blanc called The Oyster is dedicated to restoring oyster beds across the United States. “Our goal is to both fix environmental problems, and to connect people to the environment,” says Proud Pour founder Berlin Kelly. Each bottle sold goes to supporting a local oyster restoration project. Kelly also recently launched a Pinot Noir whose profits go to saving bees. proudpour.com. The Oyster sauvignon blanc
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Rebecca Minkoff x FEED Whipstitch Tote
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“You’ve led your family business to success. How are you working together to share that success?”
Carol G. Kroch Managing Director, Wealth and Philanthropic Planning Carol is responsible for charitable planning for Wilmington Trust’s Wealth Advisory Services. She has extensive experience working with individuals and nonprofit organizations in estate, trust, and charitable gift planning. Carol is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and was named one of the 50 most influential women in private wealth by Private Asset Management magazine in 2015 and 2016. For access to knowledgeable professionals like Carol and the rest of our team, contact Sharon Klein at 212-415-0547.
As a business owner, seeing your enterprise thrive is the ultimate reward for years of hard work. What can be equally fulfilling is using your success to give back to the causes that are most important to you. And involving your family in your philanthropic vision can make it all the more meaningful. Just like the family business, family philanthropy can be hard work, yet immensely rewarding. When a family takes the time to identify goals and where and how to give, it can create a family legacy for generations to come. Communication is key. It’s important to remember that multigenerational philanthropy should not be the senior generation showing younger generations how to engage in philanthropy, or even giving by example. Rather, it’s about the family collaborating. Together, you need to determine the approach to giving that is right for your family now, and how that might evolve down the road. Where to begin. As philanthropist John D. Rockefeller advised, charitable giving should be treated like investing. A family needs to think about its
portfolio of assets and its portfolio of interests. Some assets may work best for family philanthropy, while others may be best for personal giving or better suited for family investment. But even as you consider assets to give, you need to decide collectively on your philanthropic interests. The savviest business owners also take advantage of estate planning and income tax minimization benefits while they fulfill philanthropic goals.
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POINT IN TIME MONIQUE PÉAN’S "HEFORSHE" COLLECTION CONTINUES TO CONQUER by Wendy Sy
Cufflinks in 18k recycled white gold (above). Shirt studs with black diamond pavé, 18k recycled white gold, 0.40 TCW (bottom).
stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by what we are—we can all be freer, and this is what HeForShe is about. 46 | AVENUE MAGAZINE • APRIL | MAY 2017
It's about freedom,” she said. “I am inviting you to step forward, to be seen to speak up, to be the “he” for “she.” And to ask yourself if not me, who? If not now, when?” Since then, more than 1.3 million people have pledged support for the movement. During the year of its creation, cufflinks from the Monique Péan HeForShe collection were worn by Steve Carell and Jake McDorman at the Oscars. Watson then tweeted photos of handwritten thank-you notes to the actors, which ignited a social media buzz. As relevant then as it is now, the collection was worn by stars John Legend and Mahershala Ali at this year’s Oscars. Péan has studied philosophy, political science and economics. The Goldman Sachs analyst turned CFDA member travels the world constantly to find inspiration for designs. Her collections include materials personally sourced from local communities and artisans. As a result, each piece of Péan’s jewelry traces back to why it was created: to express an emotion and make a connection. Isn't that what all great storytellers do?
(left) Kelly's Cartier wedding ring
HI D D E N G EM
To Catch a Prince
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MONIQUE PÉAN
Known for its geometric shapes and sustainable materials, Monique Péan’s jewelry strives to promote positive environmental and social change.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco
Had Oscar-winning actress Grace Kelly not been in Monaco in 1955 making Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief, she may never have caught her real-life prince. In the film, Kelly seduces Cary Grant—who plays the role of a professional jewel thief—by wearing a faux diamond necklace. As fate would have it, a photo shoot to promote the film was scheduled at the palace of Prince Rainier III, where the two met. Although it wasn’t love at first sight, they kept in touch, and Prince Rainier visited Kelly and her family during a trip to America on an official tour. Three days later, he proposed with a genuine platinum Cartier ring with an emerald-cut diamond weighing 10.47 carats and two baguette-cut diamonds. Kelly and Prince Rainier tied the knot on April 18, 1956. Six decades later, their wedding is still considered one the most fairy-tale moments of all time. —Carol Brodie Carol Brodie is a jewelry expert and the host of Rarities Fine Jewelry on HSN.
GRACE KELLY AND PRINCE RAINIER III OF MONACO: © FERNAND DETAILLE, ARCHIVES DU PALAIS PRINCIER DE MONACO. RING: VINCENT WULWERICK © COURTESY OF PALAIS PRINCIER DE MONACO
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n activist with a penchant for gems, Monique Péan has been telling stories through her designs for the past eleven years. Known for its geometric shapes and sustainable materials, her fine jewelry brand strives to promote positive environmental and social change. In 2015, Péan partnered with actress Emma Watson to create a collection and donates one hundred percent of its proceeds to the United Nations (UN) for Women HeForShe initiative. Consisting of cufflinks and shirt studs, the pieces come in several variations made with 18k recycled gold and repurposed diamonds. Each are engraved with the HeForShe logo, a connection of the cross and arrow from the female and male symbols, respectively. It represents the solidarity campaign’s goal to engage men and boys as advocates for gender equality. Watson was named a UN Women goodwill ambassador since HeForShe’s inception in 2014. That September, she made a moving speech that sparked conversation across the globe. “If we
LOOT: MAD ABOUT JEWELRY
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“MEET ME INSIDE” A SPACE BY THE HAMILTON SET DESIGNER DEBUTS, ALONG WITH A NEW TAKE ON CLASSIC STAPLES by Beth Landman
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n case your raw fish perception was being dragged down (yes, that’s tekamaki at Walgreens), there is another haute sushi palace on the horizon. Toshio Suzuki, who was chef at the renowned Sushi Zen, is unveiling an eponymous spot at 114 West 47th Street. Suzuki will have a bar serving a $250 omakase, including 12 pieces of fish flown in from Japan daily, as well as a 56-seat kaiseki room offering seasonal menus including a full vegetarian option. Mexican fare is also having a lofty moment. Alex Stupak, known for his celestial tacos, once said he didn’t want to open outside his East Village community, but fame changes things. The chef is about to unveil a grander more upscale version of his Empellón at 510 Madison Avenue. TV chef Anne Burrell is headed to Cobble Hill. The spikey-haired blond TV personality is partnering with Philip
Let’s Eat Bond 45
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Empellón
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Shelly Fireman's Bond 45 reopens this month in the Edison Hotel on West 46th Street.
Kreuther
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let those recollections fade. He is re-creating the celeb-filled room’s famed Sunday dim sum brunch at his hopping SoHo spot Lure Fishbar. Says McDonald, “We’ve been wanting to reopen a Chinatown Brasserie for quite some
The Good Sort
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Lure Fishbar
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Phil & Anne’s Good Time Lounge 196 Smith Street Brooklyn 929.337.7752
Piccola Cucina Estiatorio 75 Thompson Street New York piccolacucinagroup.com 212.625.3200
The Good Sort is a coffee shop with a difference.
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Casaceli, who owns the Village bar Daddy-O, for a small plates concept called Phil & Anne’s Good Time Lounge. Look for it to open this spring at 196 Smith Street. Chinatown Brasserie on Lafayette, which closed in 2012, brings back fun memories for many, and co-owner John McDonald is determined not to
time, and clearly that has not happened yet, so this is really a way for us to satisfy our personal dim sum craving and do something new for regulars.”
Scarpetta is shuttering its original location on West 14th Street and will be reopening in the new James New YorkNoMad hotel this fall. The
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Suzuki
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THE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 | 6:30 p.m.
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Honoring SCOTT AND DEBBY RECHLER Dedicated philanthropists, nonprofit leader, New York real estate visionary, and proud Marymount Manhattan College parents. Scott and Debby truly embody the spirit of giving back, and we hope you’ll join us at this annual event to raise need-based scholarship funds to support Marymount Manhattan College students.
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LDV-run hotel will have a more casual bar menu, which the old location did not. Those of us who need our fix of spaghetti with tomato and basil before that can get it at Scarpetta’s outpost at Gurney’s in Montauk. Meanwhile, Chopped judge and celebrity chef Scott Conant, who is no longer with Scarpetta in New York, is finally opening his own restaurant here. Called Fusco, it will occupy the former Veritas space in Gramercy (43 East 20th Street). “I’ve been eyeing this space since the ’90s when it was Da Vittorio, and then when I was a regular at Veritas,’’ reveals Conant. “It’s perfect for what I've been wanting to do—really focusing on the food but also the warmth and soul of Italian dining.”
“A restaurantis a completely immersive theatrical experience,” says David Korins. We all love Starbucks, but every now and then, we need to get a little adventurous with our coffee outings. One of the most interesting spots to come along this year is The Good Sort (5 Doyers Street), a twelve-seat bar on Bowery offering gold lattes with turmeric and black latte with sesame and activated charcoal, among other hot drinks. Food items, which are divided into bowls and baked goods, include coconut congee with champagne-poached strawberries, pear crumble congee and pandan tapioca. Philip Guardione opened his fourth Piccola Cucina in March at 75 Thompson Street (there are two others downtown and one in Ibiza). This one is an estiatorio with both Greek and Sicilian influence. The focus is on crudo and Mediterranean seafood served whole and sold by the pound, but there will also be meat dishes, including wild boar meatballs with porcini and black truffles. Let’s call it a relative bargain. Gabriel Kreuther (41 West 42nd Street), where the four-course prix fixe is $142, is launching a pretheater three-course dinner for $98. “We decided to do this because regular guests kept asking for an option that would allow them to come more often, meaning that they would not only come for special dinners or occasions, but also come by when they have theater plans with their friends and want to combine it with a great meal beforehand,” explains Kreuther. “The dishes that we chose are some signatures like the smoked sturgeon tart...the duck. The ones I’m particularly excited about are the smoked eel carbonara and the dorade royale.” Shelly Fireman also has theater on his mind, and he’s mining some major talent. He was forced to temporarily close his Broadway Italian restaurant Bond 45 last year when the building was evacuated by the landlord, but has found a new location in the Edison Hotel at 221 West 46th Street, and hired Hamilton set designer David Korins to help him with a recreation. He plans to unveil the bilevel space with a lounge, two fireplaces, bar, antipasto bar and indoor patio seating in May. “Every design process is the same,’’ Korins says. “A restaurant happens to have food, but it's a completely immersive, theatrical experience...and you are constantly refining the script.’’
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“I’ve never seen anything like this,” exclaimed an overwhelmed grand dame, “and that includes the lavish parties that Marjorie Merriweather Post gave at Mar-A-Lago.” An awestruck David Koch said, “There were acrobats, Mongolian soldiers and two camels.” Some said it took two 747s to fly in the talent and that it cost $20 million to build the elaborate compound of Asian temples, but then some will say anything. “It was all Christine’s idea,” said Stephen Schwarzman, as he thanked his stylish wife for the now legendary 70th birthday party that she threw for him at Four Winds, their farflung Palm Beach estate. The evening’s theme was “The Silk Road,” a Nicky Hilton salute, Christine told pals, Rothschild to “Steve’s love of discovery.” attends Schwarzman’s Geisha girls in red greeted party the guests with flutes of champagne. The fete unfolded in a series of exotically carved, three-storyhigh golden temples. Trapeze artists twirled from the dining pavilion’s red cupola. Red-lacquered staircases flanked by gigantic blooming trees led to a grand tier for Hostess Jean Shafiroff, Eric additional seating. Botcher and JD Thompson Hand-embroidered @ NYC napkins were folded on Mission Society teal satin tablecloths, with pleated edges revealing shades of green and blue. Every surface was festooned 52 | AVENUE MAGAZINE • APRIL | MAY 2017
balanced on his head amused the diners as they nibbled on short ribs and noodles and sipped peerless wines. At each table, everyone received a chocolate surprise hidden in a masterfully carved 10-inch dragon. Want more? Summoned by drummers, guests drifted through enormous black hoops that led down an Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole to a grass-covered amphitheater to watch the thrilling fireworks. The journey continued past the pool, which had a full-size gondola stacked with silks, crates of spices and jeweled cases. Last was a magical space with two stages on either side of the room;: one for the stars of Jersey Boys, the other for Gwen Stefani, who not only sang her hits and “Happy Birthday,” but kicked off the dancing with Steve as well. Also on the dance floor were Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Louis Bacon, Sloan Barnett, Emilia and Pepe Fanjul, and Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder. Amidst all this Donatella pomp and ceremony, Versace Christine screened a wows Palm short film that saluted her Beach husband’s $100 million gifts to the New York Public Library and to his Beijing Scholarship program, as well as $150 million to Yale University and $40 million to the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, to name but a few. Schwarzman, whose net worth is just shy of $12 billion, is the cofounder of the Blackstone Group, which oversees $300 billion in assets—so if he wants to have a little fun, why not?
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S OC I A L SA FA RI “Steve loves parties,” deadpanned Larry Gagosian. “This is a celebration of my friends,” Schwarzman said, and they all were there, a 450-strong battalion of the chic and powerful from the four corners of the earth. Among them were Prince Pierre d’Arenberg and his wife, Princess Sylvia, Princess Firyal of Jordan, Lord and Lady Evelyn de Rothschild, Lord and Lady William Astor, Ann and Mitt Romney, Suzanne and Woody Johnson, Lord and Lady Jacob Rothschild, Hilary and Wilbur Ross, MarieJosée and Henry Kravis, Steven Mnuchin, Audrey and Martin Gruss, Aby Rosen and Samantha Boardman, Elaine Chao, and, representing the first family, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. The president was down the road attending to affairs of state with the prime minister of Japan. “He wanted to come,” an in-the-know guest whispered, but “security would have been a nightmare.” The next day Christine closed the Brazilian Court and had Daniel Boulud whip up brunch for 250. The happy couple arrived in a vintage blue Skylark, but it failed to start as they tried to wave bye-bye to pals. Even billionaires have car trouble. Undaunted, Steve and Christine simply jumped into a waiting SUV and went home to survey their personal “archeological ruins” and reminisce about, dare we say it, the Party of the Decade.
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THE Big PHILANTHROPY ISSUE Bets, Grand Gestures, Happy Hearts APRIL | MAY 2017 • AVENUE MAGAZINE | 57
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ights over immigration. Massive street rallies. Political upheaval. Today’s headlines are reminiscent of New York’s last Gilded Age. In philanthropy, the spirit of that era’s Andrew Carnegie thrives too, despite (and in some cases, because of) today’s stark civic and ideological divides. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, 12 of the top 50 most generous American philanthropists of 2016 were New Yorkers. Gifts of $100 million are no longer considered rare here, and with the number of billionaires rising in New York and around the world, the generosity bar keeps rising, too. While many of those gifts are going to support New York’s already well-heeled arts, health and education institutions, 2016 also brought an array of audacious new “social change” giving, including funds to fight hunger, support Muslim immigrants and help scientists find new ways to save lives. “It is really the social causes, the truly audacious efforts at innovation and social change, that are increasingly motivating donors today to give away their wealth,” says Bridgespan Group’s William Foster, whose philanthropy consultancy studies giving trends. Exemplifying that trend is former mayor Michael Bloomberg. The 75-year-old continues to outgive most other New York philanthropists, as well as the world’s 1,826 billionaires (500 from the United States alone), says Bridgespan.
Bloomberg’s list-topping $600.1 million contribution last year was not just a grand gesture in its size; in the parlance of philanthropy, it was also a “Big Bet”: a nine-figure attempt to create systemic social change. More than half of Bloomberg’s 2016 giving—some $360 million—went to continue a $1 billion pet project to minimize the global hazards of smoking. And Bloomberg is just getting started. “We look for unmet needs that can be addressed with proven solutions,” he tells AVENUE. “We’re attracted to big challenges that haven’t always garnered a lot of philanthropic support, because that’s often where we can do the most good.” Other NYC billionaires added Big Bets to their big-gift portfolios last year: financier Stephen Cohen gave $325 million to launch the Cohen Veterans Network, to provide mental health services to injured servicemen and women. Math whiz turned hedge fund billionaire James Simons gave $100 million to roll out the Flatiron Institute, a new high-speed computer lab based in lower Manhattan. The lab will allow for 250 advanced science researchers to parse new petabytes of data using next-generation computer models not yet available in corporate or academic labs. Turkish immigrant Hamdi Ulukaya, the Chobani yogurt mogul, gave $65 million to launch his new Tent Foundation to support those working on the front lines of the global refugee crisis, inform policy and improve understanding of refugees.
Big Bet giving isn’t entirely new. New York’s charter school movement, the decades spent fighting for marriage equality and the rise of the conservative political movement over the past 30 years all received philanthropic support spanning decades. What’s new, says Naomi Levine, the former executive director and chair of NYU’s George H. Heyman, Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising, is that more people are earning greater wealth at younger ages, spawning new appetites for experimentation and new demands for faster results. And now, with the government threatening to cut back on social services, Levine says, the focus on social change giving will undoubtedly continue, if not increase. Laurie Tisch, whose Illumination Fund supports social causes, has given more than $100 million over the years, including to her beloved Children’s Museum of Manhattan and also to a variety of smaller social change initiatives to improve access to healthy food in NYC’s lowest-income neighborhoods and to battle food insecurity across the five boroughs. Since last fall’s presidential election, Tisch says, she has also made gifts to Planned Parenthood (“they will almost certainly see efforts from Washington to defund them this year,” she told AVENUE in March). She also just gave to a new United Nations initiative to resettle refugees around the world. “I’m concerned about what’s happening in our country,” Tisch said. Some philanthropy “should be reactive,” she says. “Resources can do stuff and resources can make stuff happen…and these are difficult times.” For fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, 2016’s
political tumult has raised the profile of the women’s causes she already supports—including Vital Voices, a nonprofit founded by seven leaders, including Hillary Clinton, Melanne Verveer and former secretary of state Madeleine Albright to mentor female entrepreneurs. Von Furstenberg’s annual DVF Awards, meanwhile, have given 40 women $50,000 each since 2010 to expand their work to help other women. “We live in a time now when many things are starting to be questioned,” she told AVENUE. “Therefore, I think it is very important to remind all women to fight for their rights and show their strength.” Will the rise in Big Bet giving continue in the months and years ahead? Bridgespan’s Foster hopes it will, and is certain that it should. “Today’s wealth needs to pursue risk rather than avoid it,” he says. As the face of government and politics changes, “philanthropy needs to be the risk capital for social change,” he says. “Big, concentrated, ambitious bets do and can make a difference. Behind the vast majority of the social causes that any one of us would think of as the most effective and the best, there lies a Big Bet.”
Michael Bloomberg $600.1 million
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“We take a different approach, driving change from the bottom up.”
The former NYC mayor, with an estimated net worth of around $47 billion, is ranked as the sixth richest person in the United States and the eighth richest in the world. Bloomberg Philanthropies is the largest funder of tobacco-control efforts in the developing world. Beyond his $360 million grant in support of global antismoking initiatives, Bloomberg’s 2016 philanthropy included $50 million to former vice president Joe Biden’s “cancer moonshot” initiative to accelerate the fight against cancer and $32 million to a cities initiative that will host management training workshops for up to 300 mayors and 400 staff from around the world over four years. “We look for partners that can help us drive results in the areas we work in: arts, education, environment, public health and government innovation,” Bloomberg tells AVENUE. Most of those partners, he says, are nonprofits and businesses—”but just as often they are governments.” Case in point: Bloomberg’s massive $1 billion effort to control smoking around the world. ”My first big contribution to the fight against tobacco wasn’t a check I wrote,” he says, “but a bill that I signed [as New York’s mayor] banning smoking in bars, restaurants and workplaces.” That action inspired other cities to do the same. Now, his philanthropy is seeking to continue the effort, and his work with other governments and community leaders is having an impact. So far, Bloomberg has helped nearly 40 countries overcome industry opposition to pass comprehensive smoke-free laws. ”People often look to Washington or state capitals for change,” Bloomberg says, “but the truth is that cities are where the real action is. Mayors tend to be pragmatic problem-solvers—and that makes them great partners for us.”
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Howard and Lottie Marcus $400 million
The hedge fund billionaire, who long captivated Wall Street—and federal prosecutors—with his high returns while building SAC Capital Advisors, will put $325 million over the next five years into his two recent initiatives to help veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder—the Cohen Veterans Network, a chain of free mental health care clinics for veterans (with one housed at NYU’s Langone Center), and Cohen Ventures Bioscience, a nonprofit research institute in New York. Cohen, who has an $11.1 billion fortune, first became interested in veterans’ mental health issues while serving on the board of the Robin Hood Foundation. He recruited Admiral Michael G. Mullen, the respected former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to head the network’s board. “After 9/11, our veterans rushed to protect us,” Cohen has said. “Now it is our turn to protect them.”
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“Their gift is the largest in Israel’s history.”
The late Holocaust survivors and early investors in Berkshire Hathaway bequeathed this money to American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba, Israel. Lottie died in December, 2015 at the age of 99, and Howard died in 2014 at the age of 104: both were born in pre-Hitler Germany but met at a small New York dinner party, marrying a short time later. Lottie had come to America first, using her fluency in three languages to land a secretarial job on Wall Street. Howard, a dentist, fled Germany in 1933, after Hitler’s election, and came to America from Italy after Mussolini agreed to Hitler’s demand that Italy expel all foreign Jews. Many years later, Howard asked one of Lottie’s colleagues for investment advice, and was introduced to Warren Buffett when he was still a student at Columbia Business School. The couple invested their nest egg with Buffett early on, and amassed a small fortune. Both loved America, friends said, but worried that if a civilized nation like Germany could descend into barbarity, it could happen anywhere. Their 2016 gift is the largest single charitable gift in Israel’s history.
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“Reimagine what is possible.” Brooklyn-born Sanford, the son of Polish immigrants, is the former head of Citigroup and the longtime chairman of Carnegie Hall. Joan served as the l ongstanding chair of Manhattan’s Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and both she and her husband have donated many millions of dollars to NYC’s Weill Cornell Medical College over the years. The couple told Contribute magazine some years ago that when they first became involved in philanthropy, Mr. Weill used to joke that he “took care of the culture and Joan took care of the streets.” But this past year, the couple, who now split their time between the Bay Area and Manhattan, made headlines when they announced they were giving $185 million to launch the Weill Institute for Neurosciences at the University of California at San Francisco. The money will be used to speed up the development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s and other conditions affecting the brain.
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Sanford and Joan Weill $185 million
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Paul Allen $295 million
Though usually associated with Seattle, Paul Allen has owned a duplex penthouse at 4 East 66th in Manhattan for years—and New Yorkers are happy to claim him as one of theirs. Four decades after cofounding Microsoft, the 65-yearold Big Bet philanthropist continues to use his software fortune for social good. His new Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, formed to foster bioscience discoveries, puts $100 million behind Allen’s push to “find new ways to do science, new ways to solve problems” and catalyze “a continuous conversation within the scientific community that allows us to remain at the ever-c hanging frontiers of science and reimagine what is possible,” Allen said during the March 2016 launch. Since then, his Allen Foundation has awarded the first research grants under the Frontiers initiative to Stanford and Tufts Universities. Big Bet giving is Allen’s hallmark: his social-good interests are diverse, from the $100 million he gave in 2014 to battle Ebola in Africa to putting up funds to coproduce the film Girl Rising, documenting the struggles of girls across the world in their quest to receive an education. In a 2015 profile in the New York Times, Allen said of his giving (which now total more than $2 billion), “It always comes back to what you are passionate about.” Through philanthropy, he added, “you are transmitting your hopes, and keeping them going into the future.”
“Initiative impresses me greatly.”
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The power couple and their Diller–von Furstenberg Family Foundation were instrumental some years back in creating the High Line, putting up $35 million to transform an abandoned elevated train bed in the city’s Meatpacking District into what is now one of the city’s leading tourist destinations. Last year, they gave more than $150 million toward Pier 55, their latest public parks project—an ambitious effort to create and build a floating island park and performance space over a dilapidated pier in the Hudson River. Despite some legal holdups last summer, Diller tells AVENUE that the project is back on track. “We began driving piles into the Hudson River about four months ago, and we expect that we will complete sometime in late 2019,” Diller said in that March interview. The media mogul’s backing is more than a grand gesture: Diller, worth $2.8 billion according to Forbes, says his emphasis for the 2.4-acre pier project is to be innovative in every aspect of its creation—from its architectural design to its ambitious programming. “We want to originate and commission work rather than simply be a stop on someone’s tour,” Diller says. His chief interest outside of business has long been public art and the development of public spaces. “I have always greatly admired examples I have seen over my lifetime of Big Bet decisions made 50, 100, 200 plus years ago to do something beautiful for the public good—Columbus Circle, Bethesda Fountain, the whole concept of Central Park,” Diller says. “They were electives. They were not created out of the natural process of government. They were somebody’s initiative, and that impresses me greatly.” Last October, von Furstenberg began a public park project of her own, giving seed money and fundraising leadership to construct a new, $70 million Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island.
Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg $150+ million
James H. Simons $100 million
In November 2016, the billionaire mathematician turned wealthy hedge fund manager and his wife, Marilyn, announced they would give $100 million to roll out the new Flatiron Institute, a home for 250 research physicists, biologists, data scientists and computational experts to start analyzing big data in cutting-edge ways, to accelerate the possibility of new discoveries in science and new insights into the origins of life on Earth. The Flatiron Institute, which takes up a whole building near Canal Street in Manhattan, enables the Simons Foundation to hire, for the first time, its own data scientists to apply innovative computing techniques often not possible in academia and industry. It’s a big bet on scientific discovery, Simons says. Inside Philanthropy notes that the Simons Foundation is “becoming the most important science funder to hit the scene since the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.” The nonprofit will share much of its research with the public, hold global conferences and work to create a global hub for cutting-edge computational science.
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“It’s a big bet on scientific discovery.”
David Geffen $100 million The bicoastal Brooklyn native and entertainment industry executive pledged last year to fund an expansion of NYC’s Museum of Modern Art into the tower being constructed immediately to the west of the museum, at 53 West 53rd Street in Manhattan, three floors of which will be named the David Geffen Wing. The fourth-floor suite of galleries in the current museum building will also be expanded. The gift from Geffen, a major collector of postwar art, comes after the former music industry executive gave $100 million to Lincoln Center in 2015 toward the renovation of Avery Fisher Hall, which was renamed David Geffen Hall. Asked to comment on the trend among philanthropists toward more Big Bet giving, the 73-year-old Geffen tells AVENUE that his gift to MoMA comes out of his desire to expand its capacity to inspire new forms of creativity for decades to come. “I’m a great admirer of the museum and the work they do, and I have been going there since I was quite young,” Geffen says. “The way I see it, it’s all about making big bets on the future.”
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“It’s all about the future.”
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In June, less than a year after his muchpublicized resignation as the chairman of Carnegie Hall’s board, financier Ronald Perelman announced a $75 million gift that officially shifted the focus of his arts philanthropy downtown, to create the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center. Set to open in 2020, the new center will be chaired by Perelman friend and fellow Brooklyn native Barbra Streisand, and when opened will produce and premiere works by emerging and renowned artists in the United States and globally. Perelman, whose estimated net worth is $17.5 billion, stepped down from Carnegie’s board. The hall’s main performance space will continue to be called the Ronald O. Perelman Stage in recognition of his previous donations.
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“Perelman shifted his focus to the World Trade Center.”
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The Turkish immigrant and Chobani yogurt mogul has not only pledged the bulk of his estimated $2 billion fortune to help Syrian refugees living in New York and across the country, he’s given them hundreds of jobs at his New York production facility. According to the Financial Times, refugees represent 30 percent of Chobani’s 2,000-person work force. In April 2016, he gave ownership stakes in the company to all of his employees, including factory workers, which the Times estimates could be worth an average of $150,000 each if the company should go public. Ulukaya is also offering paid parental leave to all employees. His interest in easing the Syrian refugee crisis has increased rapidly over the past two and a half years. In October 2014, he pledged to donate $2 million to aid organizations working in the region, beginning with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Rescue Committee, based here in New York. In May 2015, he took the Giving Pledge, promising to give away half of his net worth to refugee assistance causes in his lifetime.
Hamdi Ulukaya $65 million
“The Turkish immigrant is helping Syrian refugees.”
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Julian Hart Robertson $41.8 million
The 84-year-old hedge fund founder’s gift includes $25 million to help the nonprofit charter schools network Success Academy work toward its goal of opening 100 new schools over the next 10 years (it currently has 34). Robertson, whose fortune is estimated by Forbes to be at $3.8 billion, has been a longstanding backer of Success Academy, which admits l ow-income students by random lottery. Robertson says students rank in the top 1 percent in math and the top 3 percent in reading among all state schools, based on state exams. These results have put Success Academy in high demand across New York State, making expansion necessary. But the schools are not without criticism. In a series of articles in February 2016, the New York Times shed light on troubling discipline tactics employed by some teachers. New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration also cut some infrastructure support to Success Academy, attempting, ironically, to repair relationships with teachers unions that were ruptured during the mayoralty of Michael Bloomberg, 2016’s most generous New Yorker.
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It was a sunny day. She and Simon Atlee, her boyfriend, had woken up early. They walked on the beach before breakfast. They talked about the future. Nemcova thought the tide looked extreme. She attributed it to the full moon the night before. It was the couple’s last day at Orchid Beach Resort. They were supposed to leave in two hours, and they went back to pack. Their bungalow was steps from the water. The tsunami hit at 10 a.m. local time. Nemcova heard screams. “I looked up, and I saw everyone running. Within a millisecond, the wave crashed into our bungalow.” Water mixed with glass and debris, becoming like concrete rushing down the beach. Then the current swept Atlee and Nemcova out of their obliterated shelter and apart from each other. “I thought he would be okay, because he’s much stronger and a much better swimmer than me,” says Nemcova. It was the last time she saw him. “That day wasn’t about strength. It was about luck.” Nemcova was crushed by the water’s power. It broke her pelvis in four places. She also suffered internal injuries. Pulled by the currents, she spotted two palm trees. She passed the first one. She caught the second. It was the last vestige of earth before the land gave way to the sea. She clung to it for eight hours. Nemcova didn’t realize the true extent of her injuries until the water started to recede. It was pushing against her pelvis and helped to ease the strain. “Water can cause pain, or take away pain,” she says, with wisdom born of struggle. “It’s [the same] with everything. A knife can cause harm, or it can perform surgery.” The water swept almost 300,000 people away that day. At one point, when she was being held underneath the wave, Nemcova made peace with the thought that she wouldn’t survive the ordeal. She calls that decision a beautiful moment. “It became a metaphor for life. Sometimes, when we try to push against debris or against a wall, we don’t get anywhere. But when you trust and let go and surrender, we get where we’re supposed to be.” Nemcova doesn’t wear her personal struggles on her sleeve. Since the tsunami, her life has been defined by an inner strength to overcome her brush with death, losing Atlee, and the inevitable scrutiny of life as public figure. But the ordeal has inspired and empowered the onetime Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model to become a full-time activist for disaster relief. About a year after the tsunami, Nemcova founded Happy Hearts Fund, a nonprofit that rebuilds schools in areas impacted by natural disasters. To date, they’ve built 162. Her long-term goal is to enable people to give to both immediate and sustained relief efforts. By educating donors about the lasting impact natural disasters have on communities, she hopes to encourage a paradigm shift in how people think about and allocate aid. The idea to focus on continued relief was sparked when Nemcova went back to Thailand four months after the tsunami. At that point, she was able to walk. “Most people take a lot longer than that [to recover],” she says. She attributes her rapid healing to her positive mental outlook. “A huge part of it was meditation, and working my mind to focus on positivity, so I can go back and help,” she says. As she clung to the palm tree, she heard children’s screams. Then, they faded. “That day, I had no choice [to save them]. But every day, we all have a choice to do something. And that’s one of the main drivers in my journey.” To date, Happy Hearts Fund has entered 10 countries, giving 99,500 students access to education. By accelerating school construction, the nonprofit closes the gap period between the time a natural disaster strikes and when a community returns to some semblance of normalcy. Opposite page: Dress by Derek Lam. 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i e c e r e w t a h t g n s in givi . e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n i is . e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n i is . e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g is in . e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n is i . e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n is i . e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n i t is e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n i t is e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n i t is e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n i t is e v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n i It is v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n i s It i v i e c e r e w t a h t g n i v i g n i s It i eceiv Rebuilding schools through Happy Hearts Fund is just one piece of the recovery, but it’s a piece that benefits the entire community. Schools help restore hope in areas that have been destroyed by natural disasters. “After a [disaster], there is all this adrenaline from the shock. But people have lost everything. After a few months, that adrenaline is replaced by hopelessness if people feel like no one cares,” Nemcova says. “I want to create a platform where individuals who want to help after a natural disaster can support a community in a way that [allows people] to have their lives back,” she continues. In a new and connected initiative, she is working to set up a system that would enable companies to set aside a percentage of their relief contributions to a more long-term fund that would kick in after the first rush of emergency aid dries up. Nemcova and her team are still in the research phase, learning “how to go about it in the right way,” she says. The first step is education. “Most people don’t know that communities of children are [going without schooling] for four to six years,” she says. In cases where schools haven’t been leveled, they’re often structurally unsound. They’re missing walls. They’re surrounded by rubble. But they’re overpacked with students who insist on learning regardless. “Their desire to learn is bigger than their fear of death,” says Nemcova of the students. She recently came back from a trip to Nepal to visit a school. The students painted her face red, a blessing. They danced for her. “The music was so happy,” she recalls. Happy Hearts Fund operates by working with partner organizations in each host country. About six to nine months after a disaster, the Happy Hearts team reaches out to local nongovernmental organizations or to companies that have a robust corporate social responsibility program. They visit the country and meet with both potential partners and community leaders to determine how to complement their efforts, aiming for each to contribute half of the funds needed to build the school. Happy Hearts is dedicated to bringing new technologies, particularly computers, to the schools. They don’t change the state-mandated curricula. “We want to be respectful, but we try to bring in extra curriculum based on needs, the community, and the potential ability to partner,” Nemcova says. The group maintains relationships with the schools after they’re built. In Mexico, for example, international educator and public speaker Richard Gerver will soon offer workshops to school principals on how to feel more empowered as leaders. Nemcova grew up in a mining town about five hours outside of Prague. Her mother was a teacher. Her father was a construction worker. She is close to her sister, Olga. They lived a simple life. She had the same winter shoes for seven years, but there was always food on the table. As a teenager, Nemcova applied for different modeling contests. She won Look of the Year for Elite Models in 1996, and she moved to Milan when she was 18, eventually modeling for brands like Victoria’s Secret and Pantene. In 2003, she landed the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. She appeared in five other SI Swimsuit editions, most recently in 2006. Currently, Nemcova models for Chopard, Tumi and Mercedes-Benz. Even before the tsunami, Nemcova had an interest in charity. At that early stage in her career, she had role models who used their platform to create positive change. Now, her two careers keep her jetting between the world’s most impoverished situations and its most prestigious ones. Happy Hearts Fund takes up the vast majority of her time. By marrying her two worlds, she believes, she is better positioned to educate people about narrowing the gap period in disaster relief. The first few times Nemcova modeled after the tsunami, she cried. “I was like, what’s the purpose of this,” she remembers. “But everyone was in touch, asking ‘How can we help?’ and ‘What can we do?’ And I understood that I can be this bridge between those who need help, and the others who want to help.” The first supporters of her efforts were in the fashion industry. They’re still very involved.
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She recalls being in the hospital on New Year’s Eve 2004. She was in pain. Her sister called the doctor. He reminded her of the power of positive thinking, telling her, “Sometimes, when we have pain on the scale of one to ten, it feels like ten when it’s actually only four. When we focus our intention on the pain, it becomes much greater than it is,” recalls Nemcova. The next morning, she was still hurting, but for the first time, she could move. She carries that toughness with her, even when she’s under attack. A 2015 New York Times article alleged, among other things, that Happy Hearts Fund donated $500,000 to the Clinton Foundation as a quid pro quo for Bill Clinton’s appearance at the nonprofit’s 10th anniversary gala, and quoted a philanthropy expert calling the exchange “distasteful.” Nemcova never responded. A week later, an op-ed in the Chicago SunTimes said the New York Times piece had “set a world record for fact-free insinuation,” and cited its attack on Nemcova as collateral damage from media hostility to Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the presidency. Nemcova maintains the same stance she took in 2015: silence. “I can focus my energies on responding, or I can focus my energies on Happy Hearts Fund,” she says, noting that if she responds to the attack, “as a public person, you can never win.” She wants to put more positive vibes into the world, as opposed to fueling the negative ones. Happy Hearts Fund has four stars on Charity Navigator, the highest rating given by the nonprofit charity watchdog. Even with her sunny outlook, Nemcova allowed herself time to grieve. She gained closure on Atlee’s fate when his body was discovered on March 3, 2005. But she was conscientious in not allowing the grief to consume her life. “The way I was dealing with it, I would grieve for an hour or an hour and a half, and then I said to myself, ‘That’s enough.’” By being sad, she was “taking away the ability for [my parents, my sister and I] to be happy together. And that to me was selfish.” Today, she reflects on the best way to remember Atlee: to celebrate life. “The greatest way to honor him is to be happy. He wanted me to be happy.” Atlee gave her many gifts. One was sharing his family and friends. They still have a strong bond with her. Los Angeles is home for Nemcova now, though she has lived in New York on and off for years. She likes the year-round sunshine and access to the outdoors. She sees love in everything, especially nature. On set at AVENUE’s cover shoot, Nemcova is an expert multitasker. She responds to emails and WhatsApp messages. She plans a Happy Hearts Fund gala in Mexico. She chats with everyone. She is always smiling. Nemcova, photographer Alvin Kean Wong and hair stylist Damian Monzillo talk about their tattoos. Nemcova has a few. There is a small one on her left wrist, a black “108.” She got the tattoo many years after the tsunami. The number is considered sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Separately, each number also has individual significance: The 1 represents a connection to a higher self. The 0 represents nothingness, “and in nothingness, you can create anything,” says Nemcova. The 8 is an inverted infinity sign signifying everlasting unconditional love. Born under communism, Nemcova is not religious. But she has taken the lessons derived from her struggles to heart. In her post tsunami life, “the biggest gift, after getting the gift of life, is getting the key to the spiritual world,” she says. “[I learned] how I can be a conscious creator of my own life and my destiny.” Helping herself gave Petra Nemcova the power to aid countless others in communities around the world. The tsunami deepened her connection to spirituality, but generations to come will feel, see and benefit from the lessons she learned. Opposite page: PJ Blouse in Blanc and Navy Pinstripe by FRAME. Available at Net-a-Porter. The Alton Track Pants in Satin Gunmetal by Hellessy. Available at stanleykorshak.com. Happy Diamonds pendant featuring a .05 carat floating diamond and .17 carats of diamonds set in 18k rose gold by Chopard. Available at Chopard boutiques, 1.800.CHOPARD, chopard.com/us.
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BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE 2017 ACADEMY AWARDS WITH FILMDOM’S FIRST CHEERLEADER
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as this year different from all other years at the Oscars? In one vital way, it wasn’t. A24’s Moonlight won best picture because voters went for content over style. The win was for the poetic reflection of the best of American values. History was also made as Moonlight became the first Oscar winner with an all-black cast. It also addressed the LGBTQ community. And it is a beautiful film. But on the other hand, Oscar voters were dealing with a political and emotional crisis in the film industry. After two years of #OscarsSoWhite, they responded by nominating a record number of African Americans: six actors, four producers and one director—Barry Jenkins, the fourth ever nominated in that category. Three films addressing race got best picture nods: Fences, Hidden Figures and Moonlight. Ruth Negga
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Lionsgate’s La La Land was a joyous escape from months of simmering frustration and anger at Donald J. Trump, himself a creature of the entertainment industry. The charming and modern musical danced its way to multiple awards commencing with the Venice Film Festival and sashaying on to the PGA, the DGA, the BAFTA, a record seven Golden Globes, and an historic 14 Oscar nominations. Prognosticators predicted a “La La” landslide. So what happened? Days before the voting deadline, La La Land was tripped-up by a lastminute backlash against frivolity. Even in La La Land, these are serious times. Backstage at the Dolby Theater, starstruck nitwit accountant Brian Cullinan, oblivious to Oscar’s role as a sacred secular ceremony and distracted while tweeting a photo of Emma Stone, handed Warren Beatty the wrong envelope. Chaos—and headlines—ensued. Tweets, chaos and headlines? It was all too Trump for words. When I arrived at the Dolby Theater that night, I asked a dateless Andrew Garfield to take me onto the red carpet with him, to the chagrin of his publicist. But a security guard rejected me because my ticket was the wrong color. Andrew winked, laughed and disappeared. Undaunted, I went back to the curb to find another walker. As I stood at the limo drop-off, inconspicuous in a Day-Glo orange satin dress, Kelly Bush, a publicist I knew from last year’s The Revenant campaign, sidled over and said, “There is going to be an upset. Moonlight is winning.” On cue, La La Land producer Marc Platt arrived with the studs on his formal shirt popping off. As I nervously fiddled with his buttonholes, I blurted, “Kelly Bush just said Moonlight is winning.” Marc turned white. The red carpet was a three-lane highway. The speed lane was for the superstars, the middle for frantic handlers, and on the right was the schlepper lane for relatives and relative nobodies. Four security guards escorted me there. By the time Marc and I met again at the end of the three-prong red carpet, La La Land publicist and West Coast campaign queen Lisa Taback was furious I’d told the shaken producer his film might lose. I said, “Kelly Bush said that, not me.” But I felt terrible. Sure enough, the “La La” landslide never happened. It did win six sensational Oscars before Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway walked to center stage for the best picture finale. I was now standing against the wall at the first row of the first balcony. Lionsgate publicists Julie Fontaine and Jennifer Peterson, both dressed
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in haute couture gowns and borrowed emeralds, anxiously insisted I join their good luck group hug as best picture was announced. Despite my faux pas with Marc Platt, and my work on most of the year’s top films, including Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea and Hidden Figures, Oscar night, I was in the “La La” camp due to my long friendship with its director, Damien Chazelle. So we three bejeweled broads were hugging tightly, when Faye broke Warren’s pregnant pause and screamed La La Land. The girls cried, the “La La” producers ran to the stage, and I was thinking about how to apologize to Marc Platt as he thanked his family. Then, the stage filled up with men in headsets. Producer Jordan Horowitz, the class act of the evening, grabbed the right card and calmly announced Moonlight. No joke. Platt, Horowitz and co-producer Fred Berger handed their Oscars to Moonlight director Barry Jenkins and producers Jeremy Kleiner and Adele Romanski, and left the stage as Mahershala Ali, the first Muslim actor to get the gold guy, joined the cast waving his historic Oscar. Julie and Jennifer bolted for Soho House to oversee Lionsgate’s victory party, where hundreds of confused well-wishers waited to celebrate the “La La” wins, including Emma Stone’s best actress, Justin Hurwitz’s best score, and Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Justin Hurwitz’s best song, “City of Stars.” At 32, Damien Chazelle also made history as the youngest best director ever. Some, lacking any empathy for the winners and losers onstage, called this historic screw-up “great live television.” But standing in the balcony, alone and speechless, all I could think was, How did I miss this upset? I ran to the Governor’s Ball, the next stop for winners on their busy night. They get their statues engraved there before dropping by their studio’s party, getting photographed, Oscar in hand at Vanity Fair’s wall-to-wall celebrity fete, and then heading to Guy Oseary’s home high in Beverly Hills to rock and roll till dawn. At the entrance to the Ball, Warren Beatty walked up to me, still holding the two priceless envelopes as proof of his innocence. I asked him, “What happened?” His phone rang. It was so noisy, he bent toward me to hear better. The phone was almost in my face and I heard Annette Bening asking where he was and saying, “Warren, come home.” Warren said, “No. I have done nothing wrong.” Beatty’s wonderful film Rules Don’t Apply received little Academy love, yet he was generous enough to show up. Now, 50 years after Bonnie and Clyde, he was in the Oscar spotlight again, the latest unwitting star of Oscar’s all-time blooper reel. As Jimmy Kimmel said, “We don’t have to watch reality shows anymore because we are living in one.” Here’s my diary of this year’s reality-show Oscar week:
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Tuesday, February 21 I check into Jeff Klein’s Sunset Tower Hotel and head straight to Charles Finch’s photo exhibition, “The Art of Behind the Scenes,” to see rare, candid on-set photos of Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner. Oscar balloting had closed an hour earlier, and IndieWire’s Oscar blogger Anne Thompson announces that a female friend had voted for all the diverse and minority nominees. This first hint of things to come doesn’t register as a bell ringer for best picture. At the Sunset Tower Bar, Ryan Murphy, creator of the multi-award-winning FX mini-series The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, eats with his muse Sarah Paulson, who won countless awards for portraying Marcia Clark. I joke that the Oscar-nominated documentary O.J.: Made in America from ESPN will win because voters think both films are the same.
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Wednesday, February 22
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I meet Adam Lindemann and museum director Michael Govan at LACMA’s exhibition “The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts.” Michael and I discuss the struggle to diversify the Academy. He tells me that at LACMA he’d hired woman, African American and Latino curators years before. Then I head to a private dinner for La La Land at the Chateau Marmont. Damien Chazelle comes late from a dinner for the nominated directors. The Academy hosts a series of secret dinners during Oscar week for key nominees to keep them away from sponsors seeking to profit from their celebrity. They also want to protect their own sponsor, ABC.
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Janelle Monáe, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer
Larry Gagosian’s Oscar-week art opening for painter Joe Bradley is a hot ticket. Buyers and Larry’s close friends then migrate down the block to Mr. Chow. Elton John and David Furnish, Jonah Hill, Dakota Johnson, Sharon Stone, NBCUniversal’s Ron Meyer, Gus Van Sant, Emily Ratajkowski and Dasha Zhukova; artists Alex Israel, Harmony Korine and Dan Colen; and rocker Robbie Robertson and Page Six’s Ian Mohr dig into orange chicken on sticks. Larry’s girls come around and slip his home address onto laps. This means you have made the cut to attend Larry’s after-party at his house. I end up at A24’s party at the Sunset Tower for their films 20th Century Women and Moonlight. Barry Jenkins wants to know if he is winning the Oscar. I chirp, “Yes, best adapted screenplay is all yours!” Not the answer he was looking for. I should have said, “Yes, you will win best picture, make history and bring the house down.” I would have looked like a genius. Before passing out in my Sunset Tower suite, I email Damien Chazelle a social wrap-up on the evening, as he is now sick as a dog, in bed with his dog, and has had visiting nurses injecting fluids into his flu-infested body all day. He, too, asks if he is winning the Oscar. I respond, It’s not if, but how many. APRIL | MAY 2017 • AVENUE MAGAZINE • 81
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I’m a gal hell-bent on making a fashion statement with every outing, who runs her business from the back seat of a chauffeured black Cadillac with the license plate PEG-FILM. So marching or attending a protest rally is not a likely place to find me. I can’t resist United Talent Agency’s United Voice Rally happening at their Beverly Hills headquarters, where 2,000 of the creative community’s best-looking turn out on a gorgeous afternoon to stand together for freedom of speech, and against exclusion and division. The surprise highlight is taped remarks from Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, nominated for The Salesman, who announced he would not travel to Hollywood in protest of President Trump’s travel ban on Muslim countries. Some Oscar voters do not see all five nominated foreign films, so Trump assured Asghar his Oscar. I stop by the Women in Film cocktail party, Livia and Colin Firth’s eco-chic dinner and the CAA party. At 2 a.m. I email Damien Chazelle another party report, as he is still sick in bed. Now, a team of medical talent is working on getting him well for Oscar night.
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I take my producer friend (since Diner), Mark Johnson, also an Academy governor, instead of the still-quarantined Damien Chazelle, up Coldwater Canyon to Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg’s annual picnic lunch for Graydon Carter and Anna Scott. This gathering of the powerful and mighty occurs at exactly the same time as the Independent Spirit Awards for young and new talent. It’s all very familiar: cozy, and the best party of the week. Collectively there are more Oscar and Emmy winners on this lawn than will file into the Dolby Theater on Sunday. For months Casey Affleck was neck-and neck in a very tight Oscar race with Denzel Washington. I ask guests, “Who is winning best actor?” They reply, “Denzel, but I voted for Casey.” Casey, who touched my heart on- and off-screen, ran in a tight race with humility, despite a nasty whisper campaign against him. I never asked about best picture. I’m still in thrall to the conventional wisdom: It’s a “La La” landslide. Rupert Murdoch brings his bride, Jerry Hall, who kisses and chats with Mick Jagger as the lawn people try to eavesdrop. Mick and I both go on to Charles Finch’s star-studded dinner at Madeo sponsored by Chanel. I sit next to Oliver Stone, who sits next to Michael Keaton. I bring over Pharrell Williams to meet Oliver, director of Snowden and JFK. Lily Collins asks to be introduced to Mick Jagger at the table next to us. She says, “Tell Mick my father says ‘hello.’ ” Lily is the daughter of Phil Collins and starred in Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply. Mick, never one to pass up flirting with an Audrey Hepburn look-alike, whispers in her ear.
Oliver Stone
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YOUR DREAM MANSION AWAITS This home is a magnificent 55-foot-wide renovated single-family mansion just off Fifth Avenue. This exceptional residence affords approx. 16,560 square feet indoors, with soaring ceilings of up to 21 feet, and an elevator that serves all levels. The home also boasts approximately 5,690 square feet of extraordinary outdoor space throughout the expansive garden, terrace and sunny roof deck. $59.5M. All profits go to charity. Web: 16151839. Contact David Kornmeier @ 917.494.4302
BLISS ON THE BEACH Nestled on 3 acres that stretch to the bucolic waters of Hook Pond with views to the ocean beyond, this 7,500-square-foot, 6-bedroom beach house exudes a serene mood, recalling lazy, luxuriant summers. The zigzag angles of the window walls orient the living level on a diagonal to the long axis of the house, designed by Robert A.M. Stern to capture views across Hook Pond, while the bleached floorboards follow the diagonal flow to the south. $13.9M. WEB: 13342. Contact Gary DePersia @ 516.380.0538.
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AN OCEANFRONT TREASURE Perched amidst the dunes, this 9,000-plus-square-foot, 5-bedroom estate comprises 3.3 acres of some of the most breathtaking property in the Hamptons. Take in views of the Atlantic Ocean and Jule Pond from two levels of terraces, stacked circular glass-encased bedrooms, and first- and second-level entertaining areas in this Fowler Beach stunner. With 330 feet of direct oceanfront, endless indoor/outdoor entertaining areas and a private boardwalk over the dunes, this house makes no concessions when it comes to luxury. $29M. Web: H55229. Contact Erica Grossman @ 631.204.2723. 118 | AVENUE MAGAZINE • APRIL | MAY 2017
This old Sagaponack charmer is a far cry from a cookie-cutter McMansion! A lush two-winged house with 5 bedrooms and baths, a kitchen with the best appliances you can buy and so much more. Add in a saltwater pool and backyard cottage, all spread out on a full acre, and you’ve got an offer you can’t refuse. And it’s all less than a mile to the beach. $6.95M. Web: H37178. Contact Maryanne Horwath @ 631.204.2720.
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REAL ESTATE Some of New York’s top brokers discuss their experience, successes and exciting new listings.
T HE L E AD I NG ME N O F R E A L E STAT E The Corcoran Group
GARY DEPERSIA Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
WHAT MAKES YOU A TOP BROKER? The same qualities that define successful people in any walk of life apply to brokers as well. We all may go about our businesses a little differently, but I would imagine that all really successful brokers have certain things in common, including the ability to analyze a client’s or customer’s true needs and then planning a strategy to satisfy those needs. Consistency: getting up every day with the same enthusiasm as the day before in order to accomplish the goals that one has set. Taking the inevitable ups and downs of the business in stride, never getting too excited at a big deal or overly depressed when that deal falls apart. And then more specific to real estate, most successful brokers have discovered the importance of having exclusive listings.
HOW DO YOU DISTINGUISH YOURSELF? Besides the ability to service a broad swath of territory, I think the scope and quality of my marketing is certainly a big part. Sellers come to me because they can see the commitment I make in time and money to my listings with print, web and multimedia advertising. I am constantly looking for new avenues of marketing for my exclusive seller, including my redesigned personal website (www.myhamptonhomes. com). Each property gets a thorough auditing to fully understand the details and receives professional photography, a video tour, a 12-to 20-page brochure and continual open houses that keep the brokerage community informed and involved. I am always surprised when showing other brokers’ listings how often they show up with a 1-page tear sheet and a limited knowledge of the house and property.
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WHAT PROPERTY ARE YOU SURPRISED IS STILL AVAILABLE? Building on the last comment on the Kean sale, I am very surprised that his first completed estate, Twin Peaks, has not been spoken for. One of the most amazing offerings I have ever been involved with, this 15,000-square-foot, 10-bedroom estate on 4 acres is the epitome of the trophy property. From the rooftop putting green with ocean views down to the two-lane bowling alley in the finished lower level, a tour of Twin Peaks evokes more wow moments than almost any other property I have ever represented. I am certain that one lucky buyer will be spending Summer 2017 in this extraordinary estate.
“AND WHEN YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO, WORK IS NOT REALLY WORK, IS IT?” WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING PART OF YOUR JOB? Not knowing what each day will bring. With more than 60 listings from Southampton to Amagansett and Sagaponack to Shelter Island, I never know exactly where I will be each day. Although I encourage brokers to give me ample notice to plan showings, we all know that a last-minute call to see a property can challenge the best-planned schedules in order to accommodate a capricious buyer. Thankfully, with three full-time licensed assistants I can cover a lot of ground.
WHAT WAS YOUR MOST SUCCESSFUL DEAL THIS YEAR? The year is young but the sale of John Kean’s Tower House with a last ask of $29.9 million has definitely been the highlight so far. As one of the listing brokers that represents his extraordinary houses in Olde Towne, I have high expectations for the other properties he is developing in this exclusive enclave of estate properties.
THE CORCORAN GROUP 51 Main Street East Hampton, NY 11937
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE NOT SELLING REAL ESTATE? You’re asking the wrong question. As real estate brokers in a demanding secondary market, we are always selling real estate. I know of few top brokers who completely tune out for any length of time. And when you love what you do, work is not really work, is it? Whether it’s answering emails or making calls on the 15-minute gondola ride to the top of Aspen Mountain, or doing a deal on the golf course or handling a problem between windsurfing sessions on Noyac Bay or setting up showings between sets at the gym, I seem to always be doing something work-related while doing those things that I love to do the most. With the connectivity options we are given today, the idea of only working while you’re in the office or while you’re physically in your marketing area is as outdated as the rotary phone.
C: 516.380.0538 O: 631.899.0215 E: gdp@corcoran.com W: myhamptonhomes.com
T HE L E A DING ME N O F R E A L E STAT E THE CORCORAN GROUP
STEVEN COHEN Licensed Associate RE Broker
DESCRIBE AN EXCITING NEW LISTING. 21 East 61st Street, Apt. 6B—the Carlton House. There is no address more luxe than the former residence hotel owned by the Helmsleys. Beautifully renovated by Extell, this established landmark sits at the crossroads of Central Park, the Pierre Hotel and Barneys. Even Brioni couldn’t resist, having just relocated their flagship retail location to the building. 6B is a gracious home—just shy of 4,000 square feet, featuring 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a formal entertaining area with a separate formal dining room: a corner apartment with great light.
“I’M AN ARDENT ADVOCATE FOR MY CLIENTS AND PASSIONATE ABOUT ACCOMPLISHING OUR GOALS.” WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN TO REAL ESTATE IN THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE? The only thing certain about the NYC real estate market is that it will continue to thrive. That is not to say that the market isn’t competitive, with ample supply in new, emerging neighborhoods and savvy buyers (and sellers). Listings that are strategically priced and effectively positioned sell, regardless of Beltway dynamics.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB? It sounds trite, but couldn’t be more honest: my clients. The people I work with are a constant source of inspiration. Regardless of whether we’re collaborating on the transaction of a primary residence or investment property, the process is personal, involved and important. I’m an ardent advocate for my clients and passionate about accomplishing our goals—I find the sense of partnership that results to be completely motivating.
WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM YOUR COMPETITORS? More than 17 years worth of buying and selling Manhattan real estate—up markets, down markets and a range of deal complexity that runs the gamut. Name it and we’ve tackled it. That said, experience is a commodity. The true points of differentiation— beyond my passion for the work—are my ability to listen and empathize. We all have differing objectives, and my job is to truly understand those of my clients and to deliver.
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT MAKE A PROPERTY DIFFICULT TO SELL? This has less to do with the physical property and more to do with communication and expectations between seller and broker. It’s essential, in any market with any listing, that the seller and agent have a level-setting conversation at the onset of the sales process. Alignment on a road map is critical for success. Regardless of how you ultimately position and price the property, there needs to be continuous honest and open dialogue about the state of the market and the realities of the property itself.
THE CORCORAN GROUP 660 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10065
O: 212.836.1029 E: sac@corcoran.com W: corcoran.com
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T HE L E AD I NG ME N O F RE A L E STAT E NEST SEEKERS INTERNATIONAL
ROBERT CANBERG Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
“I WILL NOT BE OUTWORKED. MOTIVATION AND PASSION CRUSHES TALENT ALL DAY EVERY DAY.” TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE YOUR SUCCESS IN REAL ESTATE? My passion! I love what I do: it’s that simple. There’s no magic formula. When you put others first, good things happen. I also love helping my clients get what they want! That’s huge, and it drives me.
65 Dune Road The Ultimate Beach House in the Hamptons. This ocean front stunner features 8 bedrooms spread out over 9300 square feet.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM YOUR COMPETITORS? Motivation and an unbelievable work ethic. I may not be the smartest person or the most talented in the room, but I can tell you I will not be outworked. Motivation and passion CRUSHES talent all day every day. I want it more! And I will not stop until I get it!
IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR LISTING THAT YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT? Yes! I am extremely proud to be representing the ultimate beach house in the Hamptons. It is truly a modern masterpiece come to life on the most pristine oceanfront and white sandy beach found anywhere in the
Hamptons!! It is extremely unique and rare, because it offers you the most breathtaking sunrises over the ocean in the morning and the most beautiful sunset views over the bay in the evening, giving you the best of both worlds. (Usually, it’s one or the other!) This incredibly designed home captures both, and literally soars high above the dunes. Recently constructed, this 4-level home boasts just under 10,000 square feet of luxurious beachfront living with its 8 bedrooms and 8 baths, along with a Molteni-designed chef’s kitchen that’s just to die for, with its polished white Calacatta marble countertops and its oversized professional grade appliances. Complete with a fitness center, a glass-enclosed theatre, and a wine cellar. Explore the 4 levels of luxury easily by open stairwell, or use the glass-enclosed elevator with its incredible water views. A winner of numerous architectural awards for design concept and outstanding achievement, this floor-to-ceiling glass design theme merges the splendor of the sea seamlessly with the beauty of the bay. Enjoy entertaining all summer long with its sumptuous open living spaces, which include multiple rooftop terraces complete with their own outdoor kitchens and a 30’ x 80’ great room and its wall of glass that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, where the heated saltwater infinity edge pool and spa take center stage. Overall there is just more Hamptons for you to enjoy with this extremely convenient location with a price tag of only $18,750,000, making this by far the absolute best oceanfront deal anywhere in the Hamptons!
NEST SEEKERS INTERNATIONAL 2415 Montauk Hwy Bridgehampton, NY 11932 C: 631.816.0998 O: 631.651.1659 E: robertc@nestseekers.com W: nestseekers.com
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T HE L E AD I NG ME N O F R E A L E STAT E Brown Harris Stevens
CHRISTOPHER BURNSIDE Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM YOUR COMPETITORS? I have 25 years in the business. I don’t believe in fluff. I am extremely straightforward. If I am representing a customer or a seller, I personally handle the entire transaction. You don’t have to worry about getting delegated to an assistant.
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS SOME OF THE BEST VALUES OUT THERE? I am a broker that specializes in Bridgehampton, so in my opinion, Bridgehampton, Sagaponack, and Water Mill are the best investments. However, anything on the water in Sag Harbor or North Haven could be contenders as well. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE LOOKING TO BUY REAL ESTATE IN YOUR AREA NOW? Stop being patient. The time to buy is NOW before prices go (back) up. The election had put a hold on the buyer’s market and it appears that the good deals are getting picked off in every category.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? As an avid pilot and captain I seize every opportunity for a quick flight or ride. An afternoon work-related flight or boat trip to look at properties makes showing homes more interesting. However, nothing beats an early morning water-ski run in Sag Harbor. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE A PROPERTY DIFFICULT TO SELL? Overpriced listings, busy streets, and quirky floor plans.
DETAIL A NEW AND EXCITING LISTING: I have some amazing off-market listings. I specialize in finding properties and know the intricacies of building. I truly believe that all my listings are unique and priced to sell.
“I TRULY BELIEVE THAT ALL MY LISTINGS ARE UNIQUE AND PRICED TO SELL.” BROWN HARRIS STEVENS 2408 Main Street Bridgehampton, NY 11932 C: 516.521.6007 O: 631.537.4320 E: cburnside@bhshamptons.com W: bhshamptons.com
SAGAPONACK SOUTH ESTATE WITH OCEAN & FARM VIEWS, POOL & TENNIS
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T HE L E AD I NG ME N O F RE A L E STATE NEST SEEKERS INTERNATIONAL
GEOFF GIFKINS Regional Manager, Licensed Associate Broker
HOW DO YOU BRAND YOURSELF, I.E., WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM YOUR COMPETITORS? I think the most important thing to remember in any transaction is to focus on the deal. This focus, and the ability to bring about a meeting of the minds between buyers and sellers, are key. Be credible, with in-depth market knowledge, full disclosure, integrity, work ethic, fairness and honesty.
WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE TOOL THAT ASSISTS YOU IN THE SALES PROCESS OF CONVERTING A BUYER? The key with buyers is help educate them on the current market, and matching the available inventory to their needs and key criteria. Sometime this can take time; however, it imperative in this market that buyers see all the available options and understand the trends, and are confident they have made the best purchase for their needs.
TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE YOUR SUCCESS IN REAL ESTATE? Once I agree to work with clients (either a buyer or a seller), I listen to their needs and identify their motives in the transaction and stay the course until their goal is reached.
WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT? Every successful transaction is an accomplishment, but I think obtaining my broker’s license and becoming a graduate of the Real Estate Institute really helped shape my career.
WHAT QUALITIES CAN A CLIENT COUNT ON FROM YOU? True representation. Knowledge. Experience. Access. Branding. Loyalty. Confidentiality.
“IT IS IMPERATIVE IN THIS MARKET THAT BUYERS SEE ALL THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS AND UNDERSTAND THE TRENDS.” 12 Sagg Road A rare opportunity exists in the village of Sagaponack with this architecturally stunning 7,000 sq. ft. home set on 2 acres with a pool and a tennis court. $6,995,000
NEST SEEKERS INTERNATIONAL 20 Main Street Southampton NY 11968 C: 516.429.6927 O: 631.287.9260 ext. 4313 E: geoffg@nestseekers.com W: nestseekers.com
84 David Whites Lane Formidable architectural design. This 4,000 sq. ft. modern village home in the heart of Southampton features 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. A masterful blend of luxurious modern design and traditional village living. $3,995,000 126 | AVENUE MAGAZINE • APRIL | MAY 2017
230 Bishop Lane Step into the light with this Southampton modern village designer gem. 7 bedrooms and 7.5 baths, with a finished lower level, a pool house and a garage. $4,495,000
T HE L E AD I NG ME N O F R E A L E STAT E SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
FRANK BODENCHAK Licensed Salesperson
FOR SELLERS? We often suggest and even implement recommendations that dramatically enhance the value or sale-ability of their home. Last year, we took over four listings that had trouble selling for one or more years, and sold them without necessarily having to lower price. We have also made a niche in new construction. We know how to highlight the value in a builder’s design and amenities, and assist builders during construction with valuable market feedback.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU ATTRACT SO MANY A-LIST CLIENTS? Many of my clients are successful Wall Street professionals and hedge fund managers, with whom I share the same background and no-nonsense approach. Clients know I offer a level of knowledge and experience that is unique. And they know I pride myself on being honest. Above all, I do what’s best for them. Much of our business is based on referrals.
“WE TAKE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL FOR CLIENTS.” DID YOU HAVE A CAREER PRIOR TO REAL ESTATE AND HOW DID IT SHAPE YOU? Before segueing into real estate, I worked on Wall Street for 15 years. I was one of the youngest managing directors ever at Morgan Stanley and was the #1 Wall Street media analyst for many years running. The background is exceptionally analytical, and highly focused on marketing. Many of my Wall Street clients and developers value my analytical approach. And the marketing background is helpful when representing sellers. The background also gives me an enormous clientele of highly educated natural NYC-based buyers and sellers. WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? Over the past 15 years, I have advised or had a role in over $350 million of deals. As an investor, designer and developer myself, I pride myself in adding exceptional value to all our clients’ transactions– whether with the most experienced developers or first-time homeowners. My wife Dawn and I, as a team, take customer service to a different level.
HOW DO YOU ADD VALUE FOR BUYERS? For buyers, I aid them in understanding both the potential and limitations of a property; I negotiate the deal to save them money, time and potential difficulties as if it were my own; I navigate legal, financing and all other issues with them. Often, I help buyers customize their new home after the deal, more affordably than they can on their own. Most of our buyers have become friends.
DETAIL FOR US ONE OR TWO NEW AND EXCITING LISTINGS. 43 North Haven Way, at $3.95MM, is one of the best new construction values in the Hamptons. The 9500 sq. ft. house is built to a grand scale, and with more amenities than you ever find at the $4MM price point. And overlooks reserve for privacy. Also, 388 Hands Creek at $4.5MM (or rent at $225K). It’s a 10,000 sq. ft. home on 3 acres that is “designed to the nines.” Replete with two full masters, a two-story formal living room, chef’s kitchen, theater, gym, wine cellar, and screened porch. It’s also available fully furnished.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING EXCITING COMING UP? We have a unique $20MM new construction coming up in Bridgehampton—it overlooks 20 acres of reserve on 3 sides and pond on the 4th. Also an exciting modern oceanfront for 2018.
WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? I have built and sold three Designer Showhouses (and sold a fourth for another builder). It’s been really fun show-casing architecture and design ideas that are cutting edge, while raising proceeds for the Southampton Hospital—over $1MM since we got involved.
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY BRIDGEHAMPTON BROKERAGE 2446 Main Street, P.O. Box 1799 Bridgehampton, NY 11932 C: 917.968.9020 E: frank.bodenchak@sothebyshomes.com W: sothebyshomes.com/hamptons
43 North Haven Way 7 Bedrooms. 7 Baths/2 Half Baths. Master Suite with Office, Fireplace, Balcony. Bakes Kitchen, Butler’s Pantry and Bar. Theater. Wine Cellar. Pool with Infinity Hottub. Community Tennis and Beaches.
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Profile in Caring:
Dr. Mary Pulido The NYSPCC’s Executive Director Tells Her Story
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ince its founding in 1875, the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC) has been one of the most respected child protective agencies in the world. A reputation like that takes dedication to maintain— and fortunately, the NYSPCC is in the very capable hands of executive director Dr. Mary Pulido. “We’re the first child protection agency in the world— we were the Administration for Children’s Services before the Administration for Children’s Services, and 142 years later we’re still going strong,” says Dr. Pulido. “We are always on the cutting edge of ways to help children who are recovering from horrific abuse.”
“WE’RE THE FIRST CHILD PROTECTION AGENCY IN THE WORLD, AND 142 YEARS LATER WE’RE STILL GOING STRONG.” What sets the NYSPCC apart from other child protective agencies? As Dr. Pulido says, there are three things. “The first is that we take on the most challenging cases of child abuse and neglect that New York City encounters every day. We accept the cases that other providers turn away. We want to help the children whose cases are so difficult that other providers can’t help them. The second is that we have a staff of expert clinicians. They are always using different types of treatments and therapies, and work with everybody in the child’s whole constellation—from teachers to doctors to foster care 128 | AVENUE MAGAZINE • APRIL | MAY 2017
agencies to bio-parents to Child Protective Services—to try to figure out what the best plan is for a child. And the third and most important thing is the children do heal.” Under Dr. Pulido’s tenure, the NYSPCC has partnered with organizations outside New York, including Penn State and ELIZA in Greece, and pioneered a number of innovative new programs. One that Dr. Pulido is particularly proud of is the work that NYSPCC has done in preventing child sexual abuse. “We have a special program called Safe Touches for children in kindergarten through third grade,” she says, “It’s a 50-minute puppet show where we teach children the difference between safe and unsafe touches, and give them action items they can do if they feel they’re uncomfortable or someone has given them an unsafe touch.” Although Dr. Pulido has always been involved in protecting children, she has not always worked at the NYSPCC. After stints at Covenant House, Children’s Village and Montefiore Medical Center, Dr. Pulido was approached by Elbridge T. Gerry, Jr., a board member at NYSPCC (and the descendant of the family that cofounded NYSPCC). “He approached me and asked if I wanted to run the first child protective service agency in the world,” said Dr. Pulido. “As a social worker whose heart and soul is making sure that children are cherished, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. I just celebrated 15 years there, and we’re still going strong.” For more information, contact Lisa Dallos of the NYSPCC at lisa@high10media.com, or visit NYSPCC’s website at http://www.nyspcc.org.
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NEXT UP: NANTUCKET AVENUE SENIOR EDITOR WENDY SY VENTURES TO THE ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF CAPE COD
FIRST THINGS FIRST: don’t wear high heels to Nantucket. At just 14 miles long and 3.5 miles wide, a large part of the Massachusetts island is covered with cobblestone streets. Adding to its old-school charm, there isn't a single traffic light to be found and the locale’s rich history as America's leading whaling port remains a key part of its identity. For a place that's relatively convenient to travel to, it feels like a world away.
READY FOR TAKEOFF
There are direct flights from New York to Nantucket, but I took the longer way via two short flights—one on a plane to Boston, then another through Cape Air, in a nine-passenger aircraft where you can feel every gust of wind and see extraordinary views. It was a frightening yet fun voyage!
Don’t Miss: A tradition since the ’70s, Nantucket will hold its annual Daffodil Festival during the last weekend in April, with art shows and parades to celebrate springtime awakening.
ESSENCE OF TIME
The Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s members and board of trustees have protected more than 30 percent of the land from development. Much of the town is kept close to its original state—from the unpainted cedar-shingled buildings to family-owned boutiques. Visiting Nantucket makes the impossibility of time travel feel, well…possible!
SERENITY AT SEA
WHITE ELEPHANT
Many hotels on the island open in midApril through the end of October. Among the best-known is the White Elephant, situated on the edge of Nantucket Harbor. On-site is the Brant Point Grill, which offers plenty of seafood options. According to the foodies in the area, the lobster rolls are a must-try. After a meal, go out for a bike ride to Cisco Brewers for a tasting of their wines and spirits. 130 | AVENUE MAGAZINE • APRIL | MAY 2017
There’s something about the peacefulness of the dunebacked Brant Point Beach that makes it an ideal spot to watch the boats and unwind. Its scenic lighthouse is one of the most photo-graphed places on the island.
IN GOOD COMPANY
If you find yourself at the Wauwinet, a seaside inn, look for Captain Rob McMullen, who has been the go-to onsite historian for more than two decades. When he’s not cruising the waters, there’s a good chance he may be giving a tour around the quaint village of Siasconset (or as locals call it, ’Sconset), in a 1948 Chevy Fleetmaster station wagon.
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AN AMERICAN GEORGIAN DESIGNED BY MOTT SCHMIDT HAS A WEALTH OF PAST LIVES—AND A WEALTHIER FUTURE by John Freeman Gill
Bought in 2013 for $9 million, it is priced at $26.5 million after a $6.5 million makeover. The fireplace in the living room is framed with white onyx, nickel and mahogany.
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The stately limestone-framed entrance (above) and trellised rear garden (below).
architect Mott B. Schmidt. Used for decades as the ambassadorial residence of the Republic of Senegal, which allowed it to fall into egregious disrepair, the townhouse was purchased in 2013 for $9 million by an investment group and has since undergone a $6.5 million gut renovation. It is priced at $26.5 million. When No. 46 was built in 1878, it probably looked quite a bit like Nos. 52 and 54, the only two of
its siblings that are substantially intact in their original form. But No. 46 is unusual. In its early life, it counted an uncommon number of women among its owners. In 1892, it was bought by Mary Bullowa, a merchant’s widow, and in 1908 it passed to Emilie Bullowa, one of the first woman lawyers in the United States. The younger Bullowa, a founder and first president of the National Association of Women Lawyers, raised her ten younger
siblings there after their parents’ deaths. Once all her brothers and sisters were safely ensconced in school, she studied law at New York University, later opening up a law practice on Nassau Street with her brother Ferdinand. The 1910 census found 7 of the 11 by-then adult siblings living cheek by jowl in the brownstone, along with three servants. In 1919, the Bullowa family sold the brownstone to Noel J.
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n the south side of East 66th Street between Park and Madison, the façades of three townhouses are adorned with For Sale shingles, their asking prices ranging from a lot ($16 million) to an awful lot ($26.5 million). A fourth, No. 58, recently sold for $24 million to Craig Filipacchi, a real estate broker and scion of the French publishing family. The skyward trajectory of affluence on this gracious if busy block has been 130 years in the making. By the 1880s the street was lined with solid, unspectacular brownstones built for middle-class families. One row of 10 five-story neo-Grec houses, put up by a developer named Ira E. Doying, included the Filipacchi house and all three lots—Nos. 46, 56 and 60—that are now on the market. None tell the story of the strip’s evolution better than No. 46, a 20-foot-wide house that today wears a redbrick-and-limestone neo-Georgian façade designed in 1919 by heralded society
EDI FI C E C OM PL EX Appleton, a granddaughter of John Taylor Johnston, who was the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Appleton and her husband, William H. Appleton, a cotton broker, lost no time in updating the dowdy 1888 brownstone. Park Avenue, once a noxious and noisy corridor thanks to the steampowered trains that ran down its center, had become desirable after the Penn Central Railroad began electrifying the trains in 1906 and buried the tracks in 1910. Wealthier residents moved in and often replaced the déclassé brownstone fronts with tonier façades. To make their marks on the block, the Appletons and the owners of No. 60 turned to Schmidt to redesign their new building fronts. In the next two years, Schmidt was to design elegantly restrained neo-Georgian townhouses on Sutton Place for Anne Vanderbilt and Anne
Morgan, catapulting himself into the first rank of society architects. “By mastering the language of American Georgian classicism,” the architect Robert A.M. Stern has noted, Schmidt “became an architect catering to a monied crowd who liked what he did because it so perfectly coincided with their own views.” For the Appletons, Schmidt came up with an elegant neoGeorgian façade of Flemish-bond brick, with a grand entrance distinguished by a bracketed broken pediment with a cartouche. The dignified house was next sold in 1927 to John S. Burke, an executive of the B. Altman department store. Mr. Burke moved in with his wife, the former Helen Churchill, the daughter of a state Supreme Court justice. When the judge died seven years later, his funeral was held in the townhouse. The Burkes stayed until 1960, when
favor of a mahogany window that replicated the original design. The damaged limestone pediment and cartouche were replaced with duplicates hand-carved by a Brooklyn artisan. Inside, 85 percent of the joists were replaced and mahogany floors, windows and cabinetry were installed. The result is a brand-new five-bedroom, seven-bath home with an elevator inside a restored exterior. After entering through the stately doorway, visitors are carried up a staircase to a luxurious living room with three grand eight-foot-by-four-foot windows facing the street. The overall effect is a far cry from the row house’s modest origins as a middle-class brownstone. In its lavishly appointed 21st-century incarnation, the long-neglected house again beckons to the upper crust, as it did when Schmidt designed its façade a century ago.
they sold it for $150,000 to Mrs. Patrick McGinnis, wife of another railroad executive. By the time Coralee Investors bought the house from Senegal in 2013, the place was “a disaster,” according to Henry Justin, principal of HJ Development, which undertook the renovation. “Nothing had been touched for 50 or 60 years, there was plaster coming off the walls, and there were tremendous issues with the decay of the joists,” he said. “I don’t think anybody had been in the top floors for the last 35 years. The ambassador was using the third floor, which had a large bedroom with a leaking bathtub that actually fell through the floor between the time we went to contract and closed.” The developer restored the exterior and reenvisioned the interior in a sleek modern style. A service entrance to the west of the front door was removed in
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A. “No kidding?” B. “You just never know.” C. “Well, I’ll be.” D. “You don’t say?” E. “If it’s not one thing, it’s another.” F. “Isn’t that CeeLo Green at the bar?” No matter how hard you try, sometimes polite conversations turn ugly in seconds. After which of the following statements should you change the subject abruptly?
A. “Steve Bannon and I really get along.” B. “Lock her up.” C. “Can’t someone shoot him?” D. “I’d vote for Hillary again even if she did kill Vince Foster.” ANSWER: All of the above. How to salvage a polite conversation: delicately interrupt with an interesting new topic from the “safe list” you carry around in your pocket. For example:
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"If you were one of those seven new planets, what would you name yourself?”
B. “Wait till you hear all the tricks my cat can do.” C. “Before dinner, let’s all join hands and pray for the president.” D. “What do you think about opioid-induced constipation?”
How do you reduce anxiety when polite conversation takes a fictional turn? Remind yourself that an American citizen on U.S. soil is least likely to be killed by:
A. Heart disease B. A toddler wielding a gun C. Falling out of bed D. A refugee or illegal alien terrorist ANSWER: d (No risk data is available on following Trump’s twitter feed.) Things not to bring up in polite conversation:
A. The weather (invites climate change discussion) B. Big League baseball (invites “bigly” quips) C. Trump Tower Baku, Azerbaijan (invites fake news jabs) D. The most powerful man in the world (invites World War III) Always have an exit strategy like:
A. “I forgot to feed the fish.” B. “I have to breastfeed the baby.” C. “Do I smell smoke?” D. “Ohmigod, that IS CeeLo Green at the bar. I have to say ‘hi’
before he leaves.” Who knows how long the Trump presidency is going to last? He may be president four years, eight years, dictator-for-life, or it could all be over tomorrow. But Trumpiquette will be here for as long as you need it.
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TRUMPIQUETTE MANNERS STILL MATTER IN THIS DONALD MOMENT by Suzanne O’Malley
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t used to be you couldn’t talk about sex, money or religion in polite company. Now you can add Trump to the list. Some may find “blunt talk” a cherished relief from political correctness. But unlike you, most blunt talkers don’t plan to live and vacation on the same small islands, with the same people, for the rest of their lives. Why couldn’t “The Donald” have stayed in the semirespectable space he had carved out for himself in New York society: Trump Tower and “Not-the-Hamptons”? Now, faster than Putin can poison a journalist, someone who inexplicably voted for the wrong person (i.e., either 2016 presidential candidate) is seated across the table from you at lunch or dinner—or both. Or tragically, at the breakfast table in your own home. I am speaking
As disagreements about "The Donald" threaten to spill from the tabloids onto dinner tables, the need to mind our manners has become acute.
Trumpiquette is based on the simple rule your parents taught you: no matter where you came from or your social position, “think before you speak.”
To that end, after months of painstaking research, I can now reveal the top four secrets of people who successfully maintain friendships in Trump-challenged relationships:
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here to Trump supporters and detractors alike. Even if you confine yourself to dining with friends and associates in Manhattan, odds are you’re going to get a side of Trump du Jour you didn’t order. And you have to deal with it. Which metaphorical fork are you going to use? That’s when you need Trumpiquette. Trumpiquette is the practice of good manners in the age of Trump. (Not to be confused with a “trumpiquet,” which is 136 | AVENUE MAGAZINE • APRIL | MAY 2017
a bandage used to temporarily prevent a person, or nation, from bleeding out following a tweet storm.) While the topic should rightly be a book, the principles here are abbreviated, just like the Trump healthcare reform bill. Trumpolitik means never having to say you’re sorry. That’s why it’s important to keep a polite conversation positive: The stock market is up 2,700 points: what’s not to like? Without Trump my kid would have grown up without memories of ice skating in the snow at
Wollman Rink. The Williamsburg Bridge might still be under repair—closed to traffic and subways. Millennial Brooklyn might never even have happened. What would we do without plaid shirts, work boots, beards and fixed-speed bikes? Trumpiquette is based on the simple rule your parents taught you: no matter where you came from or your social position, “think before you speak.” Regrets are rarely for what you left unspoken or untweeted (or undeleted on your computer's hard drive).
“We avoid the subject entirely.”
B. “We ignore it.” C. “You get used to pretending.” D. “I act like I’m deaf.”
Of course, you can’t control what someone else blurts out at a cocktail party, but you can be well-prepared. If someone says, “Donald Trump is nuts” or “Obama engaged in nefarious activities,” you might respond with a neutral statement like: continued on page 135
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