Billy Gray

Billy covered New York culture, nightlife and events for years at digital outlets including NBC's The Feast, Guest of a Guest and Nerve before happily landing online and in print at Haute Living. He particularly loves films festivals, concerts and debates about which NYC pizzerias belong on the Haute Top 5 list.

Posts by Billy Gray

Top 5: New York’s Best Celebrity Chefs

The problem with making a city-specific list of best celebrity chefs is that so many of them have expanded around the globe. So, we’ve compiled some of the biggest household names in the industry that retain a bit of New York flair in our most recent Top 5.

Haute 100 NY Update: Feisty Bloomberg Loses Temper On Reporter

Michael Bloomberg has never been especially cozy with the City Hall press corps, and with temperatures recently soaring, the mayor has gotten shorter with reporters.

Prime Minister of Qatar Reportedly Spends $250 Million On One57 Apartments

We recently wrote about the record-breaking $92 million sale of a duplex penthouse condo at the under-construction One57. Now the Post has learned that the buyer is Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, the Prime Minister of Qatar, and that he’s in talks to buy four additional units in the building.

Do Not Disturb – Sean MacPherson

Hotelier Sean MacPherson on Staying Ahead of the Cool Curve and Keeping the Peace in Montauk

Do Not Disturb: An Interview With Sean MacPherson

Hotelier Sean MacPherson on staying ahead of the cool curve and keeping the peace in a changing Montauk.

Haute 100 NY Update: Beyonce and Jay-Z Dominate BET Awards

Beyonce was named Best Female R&B Artist at the BET Awards in Los Angeles last night, but lost Best Video to her husband Jay-Z.

Converted East Village Mansion Opens Its Doors To A Skeptical Press

Greek shipping heir Alastair Economakis and family have finally moved into their not so Econo-lodge.

Haute 100 NY Update: Donald Trump Won’t Have Lunch With You Today, Will Raise Money With Romney

Donald Trump and Mitt Romeny will join forces at a lavish fundraising dinner in Manhattan tonight, but the “Dine with the Donald” luncheon scheduled for today has been postponed.

Waldorf-Astoria Grants Amnesty To Guests With Sticky Fingers, Wants Stolen Items Returned

The Waldorf-Astoria is proud of its long history, and willing to give the small time crooks who’ve stayed in its suites a break in order to preserve it. The hotel is calling on all (living) guests who stole items before 1960 to return the loot.

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