October 18, 2019 (New York, NY) – Last night, on October 17^th, Hudson River Park held its Annual Gala at Cipriani South Street, celebrating the near completion of Hudson River Park. Hosted by Sandra Bernhard, the evening honored Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and 108^th Mayor of New York, David Chang, chef/founder of Momofuku, and Lucy Liu, actor/director/artist. Presenting the awards were Mike Novogratz, Aidan Quinn and Diana L. Taylor. Additional notable attendees included Martha Stewart, Tyler Cameron, and Nigel Barker. Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters’ high-energy performance captivated the 800-person audience, closing out the gala portion of the night.

The celebratory evening featured a live auction and Hudson River Park raised $3 MILLION during the Gala to support the Park’s operations and public programming, including its 550+ year-round educational, environmental, sustainability and cultural programs.

Auction items included:

·         Private in-home dinner party for 10 ppl. with master chef David Chang

·         Breakfast and horseback riding with Martha Stewart at her Bedford, NY, Estate

·         Summer Hamptons Classic packages—play with the pros in the most competitive Pro-Am

·         Private cocktail party for 40 ppl. aboard Grand Banks, New York Magazine’s “absolute best waterfront dining in New York City”

·         Two Jon Bon Jovi Experiences featuring a welcome party, acoustic storytelling session & concert

·         Anguilla Getaway with Iron Chef Marc Forgione at the new luxury Villa Kandara

·         Fashion photoshoot with world renowned photographer Nigel Barker

you can smile knowing that you've made a difference for everyone in this city, and you've made a difference for yourselves.”
 

The gala was produced by JWP.

Hudson River Park Gala Co-Chairs:

Sukey and Michael Novogratz, Diana L. Taylor, Michael Corbat, Mia Jung and Scott Lawin, Paula and Eric Madoff, Lee and Justin Sadrian, Ingrid Arneberg and Sarah Grados 

Honorary Committee:

Matthew Broderick, Mario Cantone, Andy Cohen, Claire Danes, Kristin Davis, Robert De Niro, Diane von Furstenburg and Barry Diller, Padma Lakshmi, Jay Leno, Chris Noth, Susan Sarandon, Martin Short, Martha Stewart, Vanessa Williams

Host Committee:

Susanna Aaron and Gary Ginsberg, Wendy and David Amsterdam, Tom Bernstein, Roland Betts, Anthony Borelli, Kaija and Peter L. Braus, Ben Brown, James Capalino, Lillie and Steven Charno, Jennifer Cohan, Andrew Colosimo, Raphael De Niro, Kara and Patrick Dennis, Nathalie Doobin, Natalie and Edward Emerson, Adam Flatto, Tom Frambach, Meredith Guelbert, Beth and Peter Hammack, Walter Haydock, Douglas B. Heitner, Sonia and Paul Jones, Sonia and Gaurav Kapadia, Kyle Kimball, Neil V. King III, Randi and Jeff Levine, Joel S. Marcus, Gus Markou, Erica and Sam Martini, Alli McCartney, Scott Rechler, David Schwartz, Dean Shapiro, Gillian and Bob Steel, Lisa Switkin, David Tewksbury, Zara and David Tisch, Ronald Treveloni, Jr., Lindsay and Mark Van Zandt, Suwattana and Román Viñoly, Melissa and Greg Wasserman, Daniel J. Williams, Madelyn Wils

Gala Sponsors:

Alexandria Real Estate, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Centaur Properties, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Hudson Yards, Lalezarian Properties, Midtown Equities and Newmark Knight Frank

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educational, environmental and cultural programs, imaginative playgrounds, lively dog parks and lush green lawns, waterfront esplanade and the Hudson River Greenway bike path. Hudson River Park is NOT a city park and relies on private donations and community support for its daily maintenance, operations and public programming

For more information about the Hudson River Park, please visit hudsonriverpark.org

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