August 18, 2003 Issue
Cover Story
The Real Deal
Led by Prudential Douglas Elliman’s new empress, Dottie Herman, a new breed of broker—high-tech and happily corporate—has conquered Manhattan’s elite-real-estate market. And the club of Park Avenue brokers who used to woo clients and seal deals over dinner is firing back. An inside look at a business in the throes of a revolution, and the woman—from Long Island, no less—who’s leading it.
Features
Selling Stars
The 21 who’ll take—and market—Manhattan.
Shock Jock
The Giants’ Pro Bowl tight end Jeremy Shockey isn’t just a smashmouth football force who may well lead his team to the Super Bowl. He’s a nightclubbing, skirt-chasing, politically incorrect Okie who could be New York’s biggest sports sensation since Broadway Joe Namath.
Bwana Comes Home
After forty-some years, legendary photographer Peter Beard has finally had enough of Africa (and of Montauk, the fashion world, modernity in general). But as he talks, the question arises: Has he spent too much time in the sun?
Departments
Letters
Readers sound off on "An Unorthodox Divorce"
Smart City
Best of New York
Sip wine as you’re snipped in Chelsea’s hippest hair salon
Best Bets
A scratcher for the cat, dishes for the kids, and the first pro-quality digital camera for people like us
Shop Talk
Archipelago’s top-notch modern linens are a thread-counter’s dream.
Test Drive
The scoop on the city’s best sorbet
Sales & Bargains
From underwear to Woof Wear, the week’s best deals.
Deal of the Week
Light up your living room and maybe even bring yourself some good luck with these cute little lamps
Ask New York
Where can I find a selection of vintage T-shirts—the kind with ironic iron-ons?
Travel
European trips with learning potential
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Column
The Paris Hilton Sex Tape...A Royal Pain...Nicole Miller Gets Real
Big Question
How should J.Lo and Ben get over their Ishtar?
Talkin’ ’Bout Politics!
Would-be California governor Gary Coleman on Arnie, Arianna, and Avenue Q.
G.A.Y. H.S.
The city wants to expand Harvey Milk into a full-fledged gay high school. Class, any thoughts?
Columnists
The City Politic
A farewell column from an undaunted liberal
The Download
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy isn’t about bringing gay culture into the mainstream—it’s about turning men into shoppers
Naked City
It's a small (lesbian) world after all
Critics
Movies
American Splendor is every bit as original as its protagonist, grown-up comic-book artist Harvey Pekar
Theater
Edge has none; Boobs! honors risqué chanteuse Ruth Wallis
Books
Max Ludington’s stunning debut novel chronicles the tie-dye-and-acid generation with a gimlet eye
Classical Music
Mostly Mozart is hot again under new music director Louis Langrée
Television
A&E’s The Mayor of Casterbridge—Hardy summer fare
Restaurants
A.O.C. Bedford is that happy anomaly, an exclusive bistro
Restaurant Openings
Banker's Dozen...A Greenmarket Guide...Abstract Espresso-ism
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