Recently installed New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells has bestowed his first four-star review on midtown seafood shrine Le Bernardin. Only five other restaurants–Jean Georges, Per Se, Daniel, Eleven Madison Park and Del Posto–hold the top rating.

Jay-Z’s inaugural Made in America festival is shaping up to be a big one. Participating acts announced yesterday include veteran alt-rockers and opening night headliners Pearl Jam, young dubstep sensation Skrillex, provocative rap collective Odd Future.

A pair of key New York real estate benchmarks were raised last week, with a midtown condo and Upper East Side co-op selling for a combined $143 million.

Act fast if you want a say in which top NYC hotels make it to the quarterfinals.

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is well-aware of his failure to launch so far this season, but assured critical sports journalists that he’d improve, saying, “I’ve been working my tail off.”

Voting in the first round is still open. Vote to determine which hotels will advance to the quarter finals.

School will not be out for summer for Amar’e Stoudemire. The Knicks forward announced over Twitter this week that he’ll be continuing his education at the University of Miami in Coral Gables during the off-season.

One sign of summer’s imminent arrival particularly cherished by New Yorkers is the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s rooftop exhibition. The Met unveiled the latest installment of its seasonal sculpture program on Tuesday.

Welcome to Haute Living Hotel Madness! Our curators have carefully selected the most luxurious hotels in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco. In our haute spin on March Madness, 16 top-rated hotels in each of the four markets will compete against each other within their own market.