Restaurant blogs may have been skeptical about Will Guidara and Daniel Humm’s plans to reinvent their acclaimed Eleven Madison Park, but the duo haven’t alienated at least one important fan: Barack Obama.

Jay-Z and Beyonce have reportedly dropped $400,000 to spend August in a 31,500-square-foot Bridgehampton estate with their six-month-old daughter Blue Ivy.

Daniel Humm and Will Guidara are taking the idea of not resting on your laurels to the next level this fall at their highly regarded restaurant Eleven Madison Park.

Susan Sarandon and other local film notables took in the gritty New York classic at the W Downtown.

One week after the deadly shooting spree at a “Dark Knight Rises” screening in Aurora, Colorado, Mayor Michael Bloomberg took to the airwaves to criticize the presidential candidates for refusing to tackle the thorny issue of gun control.

Lewis Black is heading back to Broadway with “Running on Empty,” a politically charged act that will run at the Richard Rodgers Theater October 9-14.

After years of struggling to gain a foothold in New York, music festivals have taken place just about every week this summer. Add this weekend’s Catalpa bash to a list that includes Electric Daisy Carnival, Governors Ball and the Great GoogaMooga.

Fast on the heels of the announcement that IAC would control a majority stake in Newsweek Daily Beast, company chairman Barry Diller suggested that Newsweek, the venerable print component of the venture, would evolve to a mostly digital format.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will undertake a interborough stand-up residency this fall with five Thursday night shows this October and November.