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**** 70th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner **** Rita Cosby Rita Cosby With Mike Bloomberg TV News Star Rita Cosby wowed the crowd at the Waldorf Astoria in a dazzling red hot St. John sequined gown Tuesday night at the 70th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner. Among the other VIPs highlighted at the NYC Who’s Who gala: Honoree, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, current Mayor Bill DeBlasio, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Other celebrated TV hosts present included Gayle King, Bill O'Reilly and Jeanine Pirro. The legendary dinner raised more than two million dollars for Catholic charities to help children in need.

Reise Org. VP Jamie Galler With Assembymen Andrew Raia, Richard Gottfried, Alfred E. Smith IV, Commissioner Brian G. Andersson, Micah Z. Kellner And Jeff Cohen Of FREE Today we celebrated the end of prohibition at New York City's famed former speakeasy Frankie and Johnnies located at 269 West 45th Street in Manhattan. People were dressed in 1920's attire and there was periodic swing dancing and many New York VIP's. Frankie and Johnnies is one of three remaining original Speakeasies in New York City and one of the city's oldest continual dining establishments. Prohibition ended in the United States on December 5, 1933, when Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment. Imagine the celebrations that went on across the nation that day. At the news conference, members of the hospitality industry celebrated this historic date, as well as announcing an upcoming "End of Prohibition" gala at Hawaii...