New York City's Ruling Class

by aubreeWYATTsmith 4 contributors - August 21, 2008 + Add To This Guide

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From The Player's Club to the Harvard Club, museums and park benches in their names, martinis at The King Cole, lunch at Per Se, and a helicopter to the Hamptons on Friday. New York's Ruling Class is grinning through perfectly-crafted crowns all the way to the Bank of New York. Find out how the other half lives in the Big Apple.

The Players

16 Gramercy Park New York, NY 10003

Are you a Player? I’m guessing…erm…not. Members of this ultra-exclusive club on Gramercy Park have ranged from Ernest Hemmingway to Tommy Lee Jones. Founded by Edwin Booth in 1888, the club now serves as host to theatrical events, weddings, holiday parties, and daily fine dining for its members. One major film studio once threw a lavish fete here and littered the club’s floors with tiny inflatable reindeer made to look dead. At a wedding once held a the Players, the club’s manager leaned on the cake table and sent the many-tiered confection sliding out like a deck of cards onto the floor. The Botox brigade of guests lining up for buffets attempts smiles at the fresh crop of caterers as they unveil steaming chaffing dishes full of food fit for New York royalty. Even the elevators and billiard room are haunted with the club’s best dressed 19th century Players.

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Meet Citizen Kane's Granddaughter, Lydia Hearst

That’s right: the spawn of William Randolph Hearst lives to rule New York for another millennia. Lydia Hearst is a model and the current new hotness of NYC society… that is when she’s actually in NYC. A jet-setter with her granddad’s same steely-eyed glare.

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Lesson of the Day

“Now today, children, we are going to learn a very useful phrase for these summer months: metro charter h-e-l-i-p-o-r-t. This is how you and your family will travel from Manhattan to Bridgehamton in just a few short minutes. Be sure to hold on tightly to your juice boxes as some summer zephyrs have a tendency to cause your aircraft to go up and down…”

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Nino's Bellissima Pizza

890 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10017

New York’s ruling class needs to eat, and like everyone else, they know Pizza is King. So how does the other half eat when they want a slice of New York City’s pride and joy? How about the $1,000 pie from Nino’s Bellisima on 2nd Avenue. This pizza is topped with six different types of caviar and fresh Maine lobster tail. Cut into four slices, it’s a steal at $250 a slice! How much does that break down to per bite? Who cares! Enjoy!

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Korean Deli Owner

You might not know this, but the Korean deli owner has you under more control than you think. She upcharges up to 300% on groceries you easily hop over the bridge and get super cheap at the Pathmart. She decides if you eat Spippy, JIF, or Peter Pan or which flavor Dorito’s you’ll consume. Her display of chocolate bars and various coconut waters and soft, juicy expensive brownies will entice you to go off that diet you’ve been working on since 1974. She wants your credit card, your Weight Watchers points, and your soul.

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: by brianp 08/28/2008 Reply

ZOMG, Peter O’Toole in The Ruling Class! One of the best films of all time! You get an auto-thumbs up from me!

: by Matt Fried 08/26/2008 Reply

Ironic that the butt thing is true more often than not with the rich.

: by mswen 08/26/2008 Reply

Oh my. The woman getting on the plane (Angelina?) has, like, NO butt.

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aubreeWYATTsmith

Washington Heights, New York

The name's Aubree Wyatt Smith. A ten-year Manhattanite, writer, and day trip enthusiast; Creative Director of Groom Groove dot com, and also Managing Editor of Daily Stoke dot com. In my humble opinion, the best "bang-for-your-buck" day trip in the metro NYC area is a train trip to Sleepy Hollow....