Prince Charles did not attend the gala for his own charity, the Prince’s Trust, held last Thursday at Cipriani South Street in downtown Manhattan. But there were plenty of other royals, both real and imagined. Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece were there, chatting with Jazmin Grimaldi, daughter of Prince Albert II of Monaco…
Biogen said on Tuesday that it would replace its chief executive and effectively give up on marketing a high-profile Alzheimer’s drug that has been a commercial failure since its controversial approval nearly a year ago. Michel Vounatsos, who has led the drug maker for over five years and presided over the approval and launch of…
Walk into any pizzeria in New York City, with a few well-known exceptions, and you can order with your eyes closed: A thin-crust cheese slice is inevitable, a Sicilian or grandma slice is likely, an all-cheese white pie is probable. There will definitely be pepperoni, and because many owners buy from the same suppliers, the…
When “Gilded Glamour,” the dress code of the 2022 Met Gala, was announced, it seemed to be either a recipe for extravagant disaster or irony. After all, the current era has often been compared to the late 19th-century Gilded Age, that period between 1870 and 1900 when extreme wealth was concentrated in the hands of…
Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli, the owners of Frankies 457 Spuntino in Brooklyn, plan to open a location in Nashville, their first outside New York City. Mr. Castronovo and Mr. Falcinelli, who became childhood friends in Queens, opened Frankies 457 Spuntino in Carroll Gardens in 2004. In the years since, the owners have capitalized on…
Mayor Eric Adams of New York was one of the first guests to arrive at this year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, accompanied by his girlfriend, Tracey Collins, whom he introduced as his “other half.” The self-proclaimed “Swagger Mayor” wore a jacket by the Nigerian designer Laolu Senbanjo to match the theme of…
Where have the new cases been reported? In early April, Britain became the first country to notify the W.H.O. of a cluster of unexplained hepatitis cases in children. The cases were unusual because they occurred over a short period of time in otherwise healthy children, and because clinicians quickly ruled out any of the common…
I’m positive! Do I need to self-isolate or quarantine? If you test positive, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you should isolate and delay travel for 10 days, regardless of symptoms or a negative test taken within the isolation period. The country where you are staying may have its own rules for quarantine…
It’s almost like a play,” Simone Rocha says of putting together a fashion collection. “There’s a beginning, middle, and end. A narrative.” Rocha has had narratives on her mind lately—beginnings and middles, though certainly not ends. She’s looking back on slightly over 10 years of shows, an eternity for an independent fashion brand. Sitting in…
It all began with an unsolicited offer. After completing two renovations in Dallas, Ben and Josh Collins weren’t looking to tackle yet another project — until a real estate agent contacted them with an offer they couldn’t refuse. The couple’s home wasn’t on the market, but the agent had a buyer willing to pay $1.2…