Times Square Gossip

Nick Jonas And John Varvatos John Varvatos and Macy's celebrated the launch of John Varvatos and Nick Jonas’ fragrance, JV x NJ at at Macy’s Herald Square on yesterday in New York City. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

**** J.Lo’s pre-taped Fourth of July performance angers locals Story By: Ian Mohr - NEW YORK POST PAGE 6 **** Setting Up Stage For Jennifer Lopez And Macy's Pre Taped Fraud Jennifer Lopez was in Long Island City, Queens, Friday pre-taping a performance for Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks show — but some locals weren’t thrilled about Jenny on their block. Residents of a building on Borden Avenue, near the park where J.Lo and other acts perform, say the broadcast turns their block into an annual nightmare and robs them of their liberty to celebrate the Fourth. “J.Lo is pre-taping today,” groaned resident James Edstrom on Friday, adding that cars were “being towed.” “It’s not really live,” he explained, “like when they go, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, J.Lo!’ They go to a video. They have hundreds of people [at the pre-taping] going wild — everything is exactly like the Fourth of July, but nothing is real.” Also reportedly pre...

**** While Macy's Celebrates Freedom They Take It Away from Veterans And Seniors **** NBC NEW YORK ON MACY'S There is really nothing I can say about the treatment we get from Macy's having this event in our park every year. This year they really screwed us. Knowing how the last two years with us being locked up like animals for Macy's, this year I decided to be pro active. It took weeks, but I got permission from the 108th police department to have a dinner served to our veterans and seniors as well as tenants who stayed in town, in the vacant lot across the street. It was all set. LIC Landing Coffeed, the restaurant in the park agreed to give us the same food as Macy's. Urban Market was donating the paper goods and the rest, we were going to buy for the tenants. We thought to ourselves, this year we will have fun finally. How wrong we were. Macy's who was unaware that we had a vacant property across the street from our building...

Thalia Thalia celebrates the launch of her Thalia Sodi collection at Macy's Herald Square today in New York City. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

Jean Shafiroff Spotted: Philanthropist and Socialite Jean Shafiroff wearing B. Michael Couture at the 2017 Fashion Institute of Technology Award Dinner 2017 Last week the Fashion Institute of America honored Terry Lundgren, Chairman and CEO of Macy's at its Annual Dinner in New York City. Over 1000 guests attended the event which was held at the Marriot Marquis, including FIT President, Joyce Brown and fashion icons and celebrities including Ryan Seacrest, Anna Wintour, Ralph Lauren, David Lauren, Vera Wang, Jean Shafiroff and B. Michael. Over $4.5 Million was raised to benefit FIT's Educational Development Fund and the Terry Luncgren Center for Retailing at the Unvitersity of Arizona. For more information on FIT go to www.fitnyc.edu   Photo By: Patrick McMullan

Joe Jonas Joe Jonas was photographed as he met fans to promote the launch of the fashion brand's new men's underwear line, HERO at Macy's Herald Square yesterday in New York City. Photo By: Diego Corredor/mediapunch

Thalia Macy's welcomed fashion and music icon Thalia to the Herald Square flagship to celebrate one year of the Thalia Sodi Collection. The singer was all smiles for the cameras. Photo By: Diego Corredor/Media Punch

Nick Jonas Singer Nick Jonas performed at the Z100's Jingle Ball 2015 kick off event at Macy's Herald Square today in New York City. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch 

**** WILL MACY'S FORTH OF JULY BE FAKE? Story By: James Edstrom **** Flo Rida Macy's Dress Rehearsal For Forth Of July Being at ground zero for the Macy's Forth Of July in Long Island City on the East River, tonight I watched Flo Rida bring filmed on the East River. Not only did it appear that Rida was lip Syncing, it also looked like Macy's and NBC were staging a pre taped show to air on the Forth Of July. Even the Empire State Building was in on it when they lit up the building in Forth Of July Colors, only to turn them off when the taping was done. I have been in this business for many years and was the photographer for many television shows, so I can spot when something is being faked. The crowds started forming in front of the set up stage and they were being handed lights with flags on them. Directors on stage would tell them to yell or scream and the cameras were rolling as they filmed the audience. They played Rida's song time a...

Usain Bolt The world's fastest man and Puma athlete, Usain Bolt poses for photos and signs autographs for fans at Macy's Herald Square in New York City yesterday. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch 

John Wall John Wall was photographed at Sean John Macy's Herald Square in New York City yesterday afternoon. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

Elisa Herr With Gael Greene The culinary and philanthropic communities joined Citymeals-on-Wheels stalwarts and just plain foodies tonight to cheer the legendary restaurant critic Gael Greene over the more or less harrowing hurdle of her 80th birthday. “I don’t know how this happened so quickly,” said the “Insatiable Critic,” her tag for 40 years in New York magazine before she was fired and moved her critiques to insatiablecritic.com . “One evening I was 40 and disco-dancing and all men were 26, and next…this frightening big number. As she spoke, two towering chocolate birthday cakes, each marked “40,” would roll into Stella 34 Trattoria at Macy’s, overlooking the spire of the Empire State Building, where friends and supporters will gather to roast and toast her. Greene, who managed to write seven books including two erotic best selling novels and a memoir between meals, started her journalism career at the New York Post in 1957, after a brief dalliance at ...

**** YOUR SUED! **** Donald Trump Donald Trump has threatened online organizer Angelo Carusone, who started the petition on SignOn.org urging Macy’s to Dump Trump, with a $25 million lawsuit if he continues to urge Macy’s to sever ties with the vitriolic TV personality known for bullying his detractors and a pattern of racist, sexist and mean-spirited comments.  Donald Trump’s attorney sent Angelo Carusone a cease and desist letter on December 27, 2012 after the Hollywood Reporter reported that mobile billboards circled Macy’s Herald Square store and corporate headquarters in Cincinnati urging the company to restore the “Magic of Macy’s.” View a copy of the letter from Trump’s attorney HERE . In the letter, Trump’s attorney, Alan Garten threatens Carusone with “a major, multimillion dollar lawsuit” unless he immediately stops in his effort to “tortiously interfere with Mr. Trump’s business and contractual relationships.” In the letter, M...

**** LADA GAGA STORMS MACY'S **** Lady Gaga Lady Gaga's Arrives At Macy's The other night, the Haus Laboratories in Paris, Steven Klein, and Coty Inc. celebrated Lady Gaga and the launch of Lady Gaga FAME Eau de Parfum, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Guests including Lady Gaga, Steven Klein, Alexander Wang, Alexandra Richards, Allison Sarofim, Charlotte Ronson, Cecilia Dean, Douglas Friedman, Ellen von Unwerth, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Jason Wu, Jessica Stam, Johan Lindeberg, Lindsay Lohan, Marc Jacobs, Paris Hilton, Oliver Theyskens, Olivier Zahm, Stephen Gan, and Yoko Ono attended the black tie masquerade-themed event to toast the launch of the first-ever black eau de parfum. Photos Courtesy Of: Getty

Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck Continuing her magical, Wonderstruck journey, Taylor Swift returned to the Magnolia Plantation in New Orleans, Louisiana, to shoot the advertising campaign for her second fragrance, Wonderstruck Enchanted, on-counter in September at Macy’s. Working with KraftWorks NYC, Taylor and Elizabeth Arden developed a creative concept which captures the bold and sensual allure of the new fragrance. Taylor’s concept was brought to life with the assistance of Kara Glynn Productions and set designer Thomas Thurnauer at the Magnet Agency, who turned the plantation’s time-worn conservatory into an enchanting sanctuary – a world of lush ferns and crimson sofas. Taylor and stylist Joseph Cassell selected a sweeping crimson gown, designed by Monique Lhuillier, and she and hair stylist Jemma Muradian created an effortless look by setting her hair in soft, natural curls. As Taylor told People.com , “I love the look of my Wonderstruc...

 Macy's Firework's In New York City New York City and the famed Macy's Department store, celebrated another 4th of July extravaganza in the Hudson River this year. Millions of fans descended on the big apple to watch the show, that only the Big Apple can put on.

Madonna Pop legend Madonna wants to cash in on her celebrity status as a fashion icon. The Material Girl is in talks to design her own clothing line with the department store Macy’s. Now Madonna is negotiating a high end deal with Macy’s bosses to bring her fashion style to life in a collection of clothes, accessories, underwear and footwear, reports Women’s Wear Daily . Executives at the clothing company Iconix Brand Group Inc. which also bought Jay-Z’s Rocawear line for $204 million, is also believed to be involved in the venture. Photo By: RD/Dziekan/Retna

**** THE NATIVE NYKER **** Beyonce At Macy's We know Beyonce likes to put her hands in all types of pots. And we truly appreciate her many profitable endeavors - most of all her marriage to Jay Z! That's a team... But now all folks around the block who sport long flowing manes can attest to smelling like the one time Destiny's Child alum now that she has gone and launched the first of what we know will be a team of fragrances, called "Heat," at Macy's Herald Square. She may be a tad bit tardy in getting out her pricey scent but kudos to the further branding of a diversified resume. The only question we are left with for Beyonce is to please clarify just which type of Heat she is referring to - although we can likely draw our own conclusion on that note.

**** CLICK ABOVE TO VIEW VIDEO **** Holiday shoppers from all over the world were evacuated from the Macy's flagship store in Herald Square New York City yesterday, after a fire in an escalator spread smoke throughout the famous building. The fire occurred in an escalator between the third and fourth floors, said Elina Kazan, a Macy's spokeswoman told AP, This was one of the biggest shopping days of the year, especially since we had a foot of snow yesterday. The smoke was so heavy, you could smell it in Times Square. One Macy's employee was concerned about asthma but declined to go to the hospital and was back at work when the store reopened, Kazan said. No other injuries were reported. Police were outside telling customers that Macy's was closed. It reopened an hour later Kazan said.

Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday performed at Macy's Herald Square in New York City yesterday. This is one group that is sure to make it to the top of the charts. Photo By: RD / Dziekan / Retna Digital