Three 6 Mafia pictures from New York Magazine

Aby Rosen Up Against Hamptons’ Most Powerful Resident

Photo: Getty ImagesChildren of the superrich can usually get away with things. All they have to do is be like, "I'm Chuck Bass" and it's all good. But this past weekend, the two sons of developer Aby Rosen drove their ATV into the wrong yard. Two of the tycoon's youngsters allegedly sped across fragile dunes and the protected nesting area of the piping plover, a rapidly vanishing bird whose protection has become a Hamptons cause celebre. Not the plovers! They're the most powerful players in the Hamptons! They're only three inches tall, but every summer they take over more beachfront property than Diddy, Martha Stewart, and Howard Stern combined, and a mere sighting of one has been known to shut down beaches for hours. Tangling with them is like tangling with the Russian Mafia — there is no way out but defeat. No, not even Rosen could escape facing the music for this one: After he refused to allow police to search his kids' ATV vehicles for feathers and tiny entrails, they returned with a warrant, and now he'll appear in court this September, where he'll have to hope, like everyone else in his situation, that there are no plovers on the jury. Dirty Birdy Tycoon [NYP]

Published: 2008-08-11 Provider: New York Magazine

Senators Like Mike

• When Bloomberg speaks, Washington listens? The mayor is praising senators for killing an amendment — it would have forbidden the feds to share gun data with local police — he recently ripped to shreds. [NYDN] • It looks like we have a mob war on our hands, with a second Mafia-related hit in three days. First a Gambino capo's son was attacked; now an alleged Genovese mobster is found executed. Or is it all just an HBO promo? [NYP] • Remember Wall Street West, a Pennsylvania developer's plan to sell NYC financial firms a kind of giant, high-tech office park as a backup facility? There's one snag: Nobody's biting. [NYT] • The city's slowly getting used to those spindly, War Of the Worlds–like "Sky Watch" surveillance towers. The next question is whether they actually reduce crime. [amNY] • And a Long Island gym teacher was arrested for endangering the welfare of a minor after he duct taped the legs of a student, presumably to teach him some sort of lesson. If we'd known this kind of stuff was actionable, our gym teacher would probably still be in jail. [Newsday]

Published: 2007-06-08 Provider: New York Magazine

‘Cashmere Mafia’ vs. ‘Lipstick Jungle’: The Official Obsessed Matchup

Photo: Courtesy of ABC and NBCOkay, like every fight between tough bitches, the battle royale between Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle could only remain buried underneath rumor, speculation, and outfit comparison for so long. Next week, Jungle debuts on NBC. Its stars, Brooke Shields, Kim Raver, and Lindsay Price, as well as its creator, Candace Bushnell, have been gearing up for a showdown against the similarly themed Mafia since the announcements of both shows last year. Now, it's no secret that the two series are trying to inherit the viewership gold mine that was Bushnell's Sex and the City. One has four sexy, powerful New York women who have fabulous lives and wardrobes, and one has three. But how do they really compare to one another? Short answer: Cashmere sucks, and Lipstick merely gives you an over-the-pants hand job. But how do they handle the legacy of their grand, Jimmy Choo–clad matriarch? Only time will tell. Or, you know, us. Because we got our hands on the first couple of episodes of Jungle, and we thought you'd like to know how each of them fare against one another when dealing with the subjects that Sex and the City held so dear. Which show will truly inherit the Dolce & Gabbana sequined underpants that Carrie was wearing on the runway when she fell, in the best episode of any television show, ever?? Below, a tale of the tape.ON AFFAIRS: Cashmere Mafia: Remember when Carrie cheated on Aiden for Big? (That's like asking your grandmother whether she remembers when hamburgers were a nickel.) Cashmere star Miranda Otto's character, Juliet, is also faced with the prospect of an affair, but out of revenge against her cheating husband, instead of love. Not only does she not have the balls to have one, but she pretends that she did in order to fix her marriage. Not very Carrie-like… Lipstick Jungle: Kim Raver's character, Nico, is tightly wound and kind of a bitch. She's like Miranda, except she's a magazine publisher instead of a lawyer and a

Published: 2008-01-30 Provider: New York Magazine