Times Square

You know you’ve truly made it when you get selected to host the massive Times Square festivities on New Year’s…

What are vous doing to ring in 2015? OK, you’re probably a bit preoccupied currently with cramming all of those holiday shindigs into your…

Remember that darling video of Lily McMenamy wildly dancing through the streets of New York? The music video for Walter…

To celebrate its massive new 28,000-square-foot flagship in the heart of Times Square, Expressthrew a big bash by opening its doors to press and select Express NEXT loyalty customers to shop the store at a discount, win prizes, and get treated to a private performance by Robin Thicke. Partygoers were awarded with mobile-based “scratch and win” sweepstakes in which everyone won prizes from Express gift cards and merchandise to gifts from Wine Awesomeness, Uber, Night Hotel, and Pippin.

Marie Claire’s new pop-up title, Branché, debuted today, doled out gratis in targeted areas of NYC. Alexa Chung is splashed across the 40-page mag’s matte cover. Inside, the Gotham-centric content, which clocks in equal counts of ad and edit pages, is heavy on service-y guides to the best of shopping, dining, and nightlife in NYC. (To note: none of the articles sport bylines.) Hearst staffers began handing out Branché today; they’ll be distributing the total run of 30,000 copies in ‘hoods like Times Square, Williamsburg, and SoHo tomorrow, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday as well. The Daily got the full scoop on MC’s newest addition from editor-in-chief Anne Fulenwider, right this way…
BY ALEXANDRA ILYASHOV

Four years after leaving Lucky, magalog pioneer Kim France is working off her couch, playing by her own rules, and dabbling in digital with Girls of A Certain Age. She has no time for your silly glossy games.
BY ALEXANDRA ILYASHOV

Remember the @CondeElevator Twitter account? Those were the days! Today, the identity of the woman behind it all has been revealed and it’s Sally Singer. Just kidding. It’s actually former GQ associate editor Lauren Bans who “came out” on Twitter today as the mastermind behind the account that still has 75.6K followers even after being inactive since August 2011.

Come November, the well-heeled editorial troops from Condé’s corridors chez 4 Times Square will begin trekking down to the financial district to occupy 1.2 million square feet at One World Trade Center, on floors 20 through 44. So who’s moving where, exactly? Senior executives will claim some of the best views on the 42nd floor, while other corporate departments will be located on the first five and top three floors…

Last night, vibrant LEGO blocks lit up the AMC Empire 25 theatre in electric-charged Times Square for the screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ LEGO: The Piece of Resistance. For all you children at heart: It’s LEGO history in the making really, as the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO Adventure. The Cinema Society and Village Roadshow Pictures joined forces to host the playful screening event, which featured fun LEGO exhibits, hands on building, video games and snacks.

As a warm escape from the winter chill, Ann Taylor’s Summer 2014 collection took editors on a trip from Times Square to Capri last eve. The looks in the preview were apropos for a summer sail: breezy white skirts, nautical knits, a pale pink dress, and sailor-approved jackets. Combined with anchoring accessories, like heavy gold chains, a bold black belt, and whimsical clutches, Ann Taylor’s creative director, Lisa Axelson, proved her staying power in the execution of chic-approved work wear. She also filled your Daily in on her dream jaunt (it’s not as exotic as one might expect!) and her chaussures of choice for tackling the snowy streets.
BY DENA SILVER