The
Child Development Center of the Hamptons saluted Mayor
Giuliani with a benefit bash at the Pierre Hotel.
Soaring kites were the evening's theme, a symbol of
the hope the CDCH strives to give preschool children
with disabilities such as Down's syndrome, autism,
and cerebral palsy. Glamorous high-flyers included
Michael and Jane Petrycki, who chaired the event,
Anne Marie Gray and Steve Haymes, Salle Podos-Untermeyer,
Betsy McCaughey Ross, co chair Teresa Furman, Barbara
Feldman, Larry and Sandy Rosenthal, Lori Shabtai–who
launched City magazine–and Andrew Silverman.
The mayor arrived late but in good spirits, and when
I asked him if he'd hailed a cab to get to the event,
he replied, "Cabs won't pick me up." We don't wonder
why. On stage Mayor Rudy wowed the crowd with his
gangster shtick, likened to The Godfather, his all-time
favorite flick. Maybe he was in theatrical mode as
he was in the midst of rehearsals for his upcoming
Inner Circle gig. The Donald and main squeeze Melania
Knauss (yes, still hot and heavy) made an appearance
for a full minute and a half!
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Betsy McCaughey Ross, Tony and Cynthia Maltese
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Dawn Zimmerman, Mayor Giuliani, Teresa Furman
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