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SONGWRITER ATAIA RELEASES FIRST SINGLE 'FINE'

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ATAIA Some people are born knowing what they must do. Ataia is one of them. ATAIA, the daughter of John Lennon’s guitarist releases her first single “FINE”. Singer, songwriter, actress, born in Nyack, NY, Ataia grew up in Germantown, MD, Argentina, and Nashville, TN. “I have been writing songs and singing all of my life.  I spent a lot of time in the studio with my dad, writing and singing, and playing whatever instrument he handed to me that wasn’t TOO big for me.” ATAIA lost her Dad in 2010 to a rare disease and then three years later lost her beloved brother to suicide. These deep personal losses affected her deeply. Her desire to bring "hope to others" and to encourage others to "ask for help" is the message she wants to relay through music. ““I choose to take my pain and bring hope to others. It is okay to be okay, or not be okay. It is not okay to check out! I want to take whatever action I can to help prevent sufferi

JEAN SHAFIROFF'S RESIDENT MAGAZINE COVER 2018

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**** NEW YORK CITY GLAMOUR Photos By: Patrick McMullan **** Jean Shafiroff In Resident Magazine Resident Magazine Editor-in-Chief Hillary Latos and Publisher Christopher Pape celebrated Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff’s Resident Magazine June 2018 cover at the contemporary art gallery, Georges Bergés Gallery at 462 West Broadway in New York City. Resident Magazine June 2018 cover story highlighted Jean Shafiroff’s philanthropic successes and humanitarian efforts benefiting marginalized communities, women’s rights, the welfare of animals and many more charitable causes. “I am honored to be named ‘Philanthropy’s Brightest Star’ by Publisher Christopher Pape and Editor-In-Chief Hilary Latos. My passion for underserved and marginalized populations was well conveyed on the pages of the June 2018 issue. The cover story serves as a reminder that even the smallest philanthropic efforts can make a global impact. I want to thank Georges Bergés for opening his art ga

MICHAEL DOUGLAS @ ANT-MAN AND THE WASP

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Michael Douglas Michael Douglas was in a hurry when he was photographed at the 'Ant-Man And The Wasp' New York Screening at The Museum of Modern Art last night in New York City. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

RICK'S CABARET CELEBRATES 4TH OF JULY MENU

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Red White And Blue Rick's Cabaret New York is the upscale gentlemen's club in midtown Manhattan known for its beautiful dancers, luxurious setting and warm hospitality. The alluring Rick's Cabaret Girls are in the July 4th mood, and they are busting out with patriotic pride. “July 4th is my favorite holiday because in America we have freedom of expression,” enthused Rick's Cabaret Girl Naomi. “In fact, we are celebrating the holiday the whole week, July 3rd through July 8th.” The Rick’s Steakhouse on the club’s second floor features fine dining, and if you are a meat lover, we recommend the 26 ounce Porterhouse Steak as prepared by award winning Chef Jayson Margulies. Rick’s Cabaret New York Girl Caroline said, “Chef Jayson has also designed a special Red, White, and Blue dessert in honor of Independence Day. I can’t wait to try it. His food is so delicious.” Rick's Cabaret NYC is located across the street from the Empire State Building and ju

JEAN SHAFIROFF STUNNING @ HAMPTONS HEART BALL

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**** HIGH SOCIETY WITH A HEART Photos By: Patrick McMullan **** Jean Shafiroff Jean Shafiroff With Greg Kelly The Hamptons Heart Ball was a huge success on Saturday night June 23rd . The rain held off but the festivities did not. The American Heart Association’s 22nd Annual Hamptons Heart Ball was held at the Southampton Arts Center in Southampton. The event was attended by 400 people and raised over $700,000 to benefit the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association.. Jean Shafiroff And John Catsimatidis The event honored Audrey & Martin Gruss, of The Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation and Dr. Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, Department Chair of Vascular Surgery at Stony Brook and Director of the Heart and Stroke Center at Southampton Hospital. The Ball was Co-Chaired by Jean Shafiroff, Philanthropist and Author and Chuck Simonton, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Divisional Vice President, Global Medical Affairs, Abbott. Entertaini

THE 37TH ANNUAL NYC BATTERY DANCE FESTIVAL

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Maheshwari And Taneja Battery Dance, in association with Battery Park City Authority, announces the 37th Annual Battery Dance Festival with performances from August 12-17, 2018 from 7pm to 9pm against the breathtaking backdrop of the New York Harbor at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in Battery Park City, culminating in a closing event and reception on August 18, 2018, from 6pm to 8pm at The Schimmel Center at Pace University. Tickets for August 18 will be available beginning 8/1. In addition to the live performances, there will be a screening of the film Moving Stories held in the Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 8pm. Moving Stories, which recently premiered at the MoMa Doc Fortnight Festival, follows Battery Dance's dancers as they travel to India, Romania, Korea, and Iraq working with at-risk youth through the Dancing to Connect program. With just one week to teach the tools of choreography and collaboration to the youth in preparation for a

SAM WOLF JOINS CAST OF BROADWAY'S 'JERSEY BOYS'

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Jersey Boys Sam Wolf joins the cast of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award winning musical Jersey Boys , tonight, Monday, June 25, at New York City’s New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) Stage 1. Sam Wolf stars as Tommy DeVito along with Aaron De Jesus as Frankie Valli, Mark Edwards as Nick Massi and Cory Jeacoma as Bob Gaudio. The production also includes Dianna Barger, Stephen Cerf, Andrew Frace, Natalie Gallo, Jon Hacker, Austin Owen, John Rochette, Paul Sabala, Rachel Schur, Dru Serkes. Tickets are on sale at the New World Stages box office or by visiting Telecharge.com . Group sales (ten or more) are available through Dodger Group Sales at 877-536-3437. Jersey Boys is written by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo. The production includes Music Supervision, Vocal/Dance Arrangements & Incidental Music by Ron

BROADWAY'S MEAN GIRLS BREAKS RECORDS AGAIN

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Tina Fey The award-winning hit new Broadway musical Mean Girls , produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures, has broken the August Wilson Theatre box office record for the third time for an eight performance week, grossing $1,578,400.75 for the week ending June 24, 2018. This is the second record-breaking week in a row for the show. Tickets are now on sale through Sunday, July 7, 2019 with group bookings open through November 24, 2019. Mean Girls features a book by nine-time Emmy Award winner Tina Fey, based on her screenplay for the film, music by three-time Emmy Award winner Jeff Richmond; and lyrics by two-time Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin. Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs. Mean Girls is now playing at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street), where it has played to sold-out houses since beginning previews in March. The show had its world premiere at the National Theatre in Washi

JEAN SHAFIROFF @ SOUTHAMPTON ANIMAL'S 'BARKEN'

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**** DINING FOR A CAUSE Photos Courtesy Of: Rob Rich / Society Allure **** Julie Sinaw With Jean Shafiroff And Katie McEntee Jean Shafiroff attended The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation’s First Annual Barkin' and Meowin' Brunch Kicks-off Ninth Annual Unconditional Love Dinner Dance The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF) hosted their first annual Barkin' and Meowin' Brunch to kick off their Ninth Annual Unconditional Love Gala, which is to be held on July 21st, 2018 at a private residence. The brunch was held at Calissa Restaurant, which donated 20% of their proceeds to the shelter, and welcomed guests including Gregory D'Elia, Unconditional Love Gala 2018 Chairman, Jean Shafiroff, Honorary Chair Unconditional Love Gala, Beau Hulse, Co-President of the Board, Jerry Rosenthal, Executive Director, Beatrix Parash, Director of Development and Fundraising, Katie McEntee, Junior Chair Unconditional Love Gala, Brigid Fi

CYNTHIA NIXON CALLS TO ABOLISH ICE ON THE VIEW

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Cynthia Nixon On The View New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon weighs in on Trump signing an executive order to keep migrant families together: "I am glad he has signed this executive order against himself, protecting them from him. I wish he would sign some more executive orders protecting us from him." She calls to abolish ICE, saying the federal agency has "strayed so far from the interests of the American people and the interests of humanity — we need to abolish it." She reacts the press' difficulties getting access to child detention centers, and compares it to coverage of the Vietnam War: "When you show people what's really happening, and the brutality and the injustice ... it's very hard to defend this kind of a policy." "The problems that we have start at the top," she says of why she's running for governor, and discusses taking on Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "We're a Democratic s

MADONNA'S LOVE LETTER TO WOMAN NYC AUCTION

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Madonna NYC-based online celebrity auction house GottaHaveRockandRoll.com will be hosting The Rock and Roll Pop Culture Auction from July 11-20, 2018. One of the featured items in this auction is a never-before-seen handwritten love letter from Madonna to another woman, Amanda Cazalet, who appeared in her steamy 1990 "Justify My Love" music video, which was banned from MTV for sexual explicitness. In the letter, Madonna writes, "I know you are married and pregnant and I cannot explain my attraction - nevertheless it's there." And goes on to say, "getting in touch with you is like trying to seduce the pope."  Photo By: Erik Kabik / Media Punch 

NANNY FRAN DRESCHER VISITS NYC BUILD SERIES

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Fran Drescher Fran Drescher was all smiles when she was photographed at The BUILD SERIES in New York City the other day. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

JEAN SHAFIROFF IS RESIDENTS 'BRIGHTEST STAR'

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Jean Shafiroff In Resident Magazine Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff’s Resident Magazine June 2018 cover party hosted by Editor-in-Chief Hillary Latos and Publisher Christopher Pape will be held at the contemporary art gallery, Georges Bergés Gallery at 462 West Broadway in New York City. The Resident Magazine June 2018 cover story highlights Jean Shafiroff’s philanthropic successes and humanitarian efforts serving marginalized communities, women’s rights and animal welfare. Shafiroff’s philanthropic impact has benefited the New York City Mission Society, a Harlem-based organization serving underprivileged children. On the board of the New York Women’s Foundation, Jean Shafiroff lends her voice to empowering women to rise out of poverty and unfortunate circumstances. Shafiroff recieves high praise for her dedication to animals from Jonathan W. McCann, former board president of the Southampton Animal Society. Author Jean Shafiroff’s powerful voice and keen know

THE MOST EXPENSIVE MILKSHAKE @ SERENDIPITY 3

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Most Expensive Milkshake Legendary restaurant, Serendipity 3, has added the Guinness World Records title of Most Expensive Milkshake to their expansive menu of record-breaking delicacies, today on National Vanilla Milkshake Day. The LUXE Milkshake set this new record title at $100.00 USD. The luxurious concoction is served in a custom milkshake glass adorned with over 3,000 premium Swarovskiâ crystals designed by Master Artist, Kellie DeFries, the “Crystal Ninja”... Go get yours. 225 E 60th St, New York, NY. Photo By:MediaPunch For Serendipity 3

NEW YORK CITY MOVES FAST ON SIPPING STRAWS

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Protect Our Waters You Give a Sip, and they're listening! NYC is moving fast on a bill to get rid of single-use plastic straws and stirrers in food service establishments throughout the city. This is great news for turtles, fish, birds, and other marine wildlife. Some very important decisions on this issue will take place at an upcoming New York City Council committee hearing. This Thursday, 6/21 at 11:45 AM, join us on the steps of NYC City Hall for a Rally to Ban Plastic Straws prior to the hearing — we need to up the momentum! Use the City Hall Park entrance on Broadway and Park Place. And don’t forget: tell your City Council member : protect our waters from plastic pollution and support a ban on single-use plastics straws! New York City Council Member Rafael L. Espinal, Jr. has just proposed a bill to get rid of single-use plastic straws and beverage stirrers in food service establishments in the city. We need to do our part to push this important bill fo

DOMINIC COOPER VISITS NEW YORK'S BUILD SERIES

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Dominic Cooper Dominic Cooper was photographed visiting the BUILD SERIES today in New York City. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

SOFIA RESING @ MERY PLAYA BY SOFIA LAUNCH

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Sofia Resing Sofia Resing looked stunning at MERY PLAYA by Sofia Resign Launch at Spring Place Rooftop today in New York City. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

HUNTERS POINT SOUTH CONSERVANCY TRASHES PARK

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**** AGAIN ! **** Wine Bottles & Garbage Everywhere Garbage And Alcohol Bottles Garbage By Bathroom Garbage By LIC Landing I am not going to get into a long drawn out story on The Hunters Point Conservancy. I and other residents are really upset at the way they treat our parks during and after one of their events. First of all, most of us do enjoy Movie Night in the park. It is relaxing. But the rules and regulations of getting a permit for a event like this require a clean up crew after the event. Now I was in the park. I saw members of the Conservancy. Some brought their own wine, a violation of park rules. They then sat in the restaurant area drank free alcohol from the Owner Of LIC Landing.  Thats fine, it's one of their perks being part of the Conservancy. I get it. Here is the rule--(p) Permittees are responsible for cleaning and restoring the site after the event. The cost of any employee overtime incurred because of a per

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER & BACKSTREET BOYS ON ELVIS

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**** THE ELVIS DURAN SHOW **** Backstreet Boys NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Excitement was in the air Friday morning at Elvis Duran and The Z100 morning show to welcome boy bands Five Seconds of Summer and the Backstreet Boys! Five Seconds of Summer discussed their new album Youngblood, which is out on all media platforms today. During their interview they spoke about how when writing this album they tried to appeal to all different types of fans, and created music that was completely different from their previous sound. They went on to discuss their tour of North America that will begin in September, and encouraged everyone to listen to Youngblood, because the group believes there's music in the album that will resonate with everyone. Backstreet Boys spoke about how heartwarming it is to have such an enthusiastic response by fans old and new regarding their hit, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” The group currently has a residency at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casin