Every day presents a new set of challenges for the New York-based concierge company Insider, according to its CEO Lindsi Shine. The company, which was founded 10 years ago, assists its high net-worth clients in everything from securing a coveted restaurant reservation to planning a citywide scavenger hunt ... More

A year after the Whitney Museum decamped from its historic Brutalist Marcel Breuer home on Madison Avenue, there’s a new tenant moving in: the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Opening on March 18, the Met Breuer will offer space to explore the museum’s collection from the 20th and 21st centuries. First up is the ... More

Wempe is marking its territory along New York’s unrivaled shopping destination with an expanded Fifth Avenue store. The 5,500-square-foot space, home to exquisite timepiece and jewelry collections, will occupy the entire retail area on the ground floor of the Peninsula Hotel. “The new store will ... More

As Rebecca Mead’s recent bibliomemoir My Life in Middlemarch gained favor with the New York literati, one outcome is evident: The city’s intellectual denizens are embracing classic literature not only to transport them to a different time, but to help explain their own lives. For those in media or ... More

Chanel has tapped into a new beauty category, sensitive skin, with the launch of its La Solution 10 De Chanel cream, created in collaboration with consulting dermatologist Dr. Amy Wechsler over the course of four years. The fragrance-free, super-light concentrate is targeted at customers ... More

Tonight, October 26th, the Aperture Foundation will host its annual foundation benefit, The Ballad, Live. The evening will honor the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of The Ballad of Sexual Dependency and bring the community together under one roof and on one dance floor.   The Aperture Foundation was founded by Ansel Adams, Minor ... More

Unless you set out looking for it, you’d probably never stumble upon The Tuscany, a St. Giles Luxury Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Impossible as it may seem, the boutique property is located on a quiet, brownstone-lined street that’s just three blocks from Grand Central but lacks the “touristy” ... More

The Subject: Liev Schreiber, actor The Restaurant: Il Buco The Cuisine: Regional Italian The Location: New York City I moved in to my place on Bond Street in the mid-90s. I used to walk up and down the block with my little Jack Russell dog and there was a weird rustic furniture ... More