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It came as no surprise yesterday when Ian Schrager officially announced his departure from The Gramercy Park Hotel, his first hotel after leaving his previous hotel company, Morgans Hotel Group, to create his own hotel company, Schrager Hotels. He is now working on not one, but two new hotel brands.
That’s because he had been hearing that Schrager was looking to get out of GPH last week and in October, USA Today had already dished on Schrager’s future hotel plans. So now that it’s all official and what not, we’re …

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Back in November, we learned that Hyatt Hotels and Hersha Hospitality were teaming up to build a new Hyatt in Union Square in NYC at 13th Street and 4th Avenue. And while we still don’t know what Hyatt brand will go in here, we do know that this is what the hotel is going to look like.
We found this shot on Kamali Wire, from hospitality consultant Steven Kamali. Kamali didn’t disclose that this hotel would be a Hyatt but we put two and two together. Unless, there is another …

Skating in NYC is a classic holiday experience, but Wollman Rink in Central Park and the Rockefeller Center Ice Rink can get mighty crowded. If only there was a spot downtown where you could strap on your skates and channel Johnny Weir. Oh, wait! As of tomorrow, there will be–at the W New York Downtown.
Yep, from December 18 through February 14, guests, locals and tourists can all enjoy the hotel’s elevated skating rink, which has been installed where the Living Room Terrace usually is on the fifth floor. What …

<![CDATA[ Warning: some NSFW language So you’ve probably already heard all about how, during Diddy’s “Last Train to Paris” album listening party and livecast last night, a naked model caught her hair on fire, LIVE. But have you heard where it all went down? Apparently Diddy invited 20 of his friends (and sexy ladyfriends) up to the Penthouse Suite of the The London NYC, but some 200 people showed and this hair-on-fire accident happened and now Diddy is no longer welcome at the hotel. Among the guests were Usher, Chris …