Lady GaGa Taping for HBO at Madison Square Garden

On Monday, February 21, pop mega star and NYC native, Lady GaGa, had her concert taped for an HBO special.  Check out SWNYC's exclusive pictures of her amazing show!

Pictures provided by Danny Lenkowsky.

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Rodiney Santiago's Birthday Celebration with DJ Peter Rauhoffer

SWNYC happily celebrated Brazilian male model, and cast member of A-List: New York, Rodiney Santiago's Birthday at Manhattan's newest hot spot, District 36.  Peter Rauhoffer spun at the event and a great time was had by all!  We are happy to say that beyond the provocative pictures, Rodiney is super approachable, friendly and always smiling!  

For more info on Rodiney, check out his website: www.rodineysantiago.com

Peter Rauhoffer and Rodiney Santiago

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Absinthe at Santos Party House

On Thursday, February 17th, SWNYC attended the opening of Absinthe, a new weekly party at Santos Party House.  Promoted as "Music+Art+Fashion+Collaboration", Absinthe was one hell of a good time!  With a stellar performance by indie/new wave/pop band, Class Actress, the atmosphere was easy, sexy and carefree.  We will definitely be going back!  The night is backed by a gang of fashion forward hosts such as our very own Valissa Yoe.  Check out pics of this very eclectic crowd of beautiful people. 

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A.Z Araujo Fall 2011 Collective Fashion Show

SWNYC was able to attend the A.Z Araujo Fall 2011 Collective fashion show at the Sky Room on Wednesday, February 16th.  If the name sounds familiar, its because Bravo TV's Real Housewife of Atlanta, Cynthia Bailey walked down the runway in one of his Miami shows during an episode this past season.  Cynthia looked amazing in his creations and so did these models! 

As usual, we try to bring a different perspective when it comes to an event like this.  We were granted full access of the backstage area, where all of the models were getting ready.  Also, as an added bonus, we scored video of the entire show!  So check out some behind the scenes pictures and watch the whole show!

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A Fetish for Fashion

On Feb 12, Folsom Street East presented its First Anual Fetish Fashion Show and Charity Auction, benefitting The Center: the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.  Billboard Dance Number 1 artist, Sylvia Tosun, performed and hosted at the event.  Sylvia invited SWNYC into her VIP area, and we had a blast! You may also notice Vic Banker dancing on stage with her.  We featured him and his line of jewelry awhile back.  Check out the post here for a refresher: Vic Banker.

I hope you enjoy viewing the pictures as much as we enjoyed taking them! ;)

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Valissa Yoe at District 36

Not only is Valissa Yoe one of our favorite stylist, she is also featured in Time Out New York as Most Stylish New Yorker!  To celebrate her feature in the magazine, Valissa hosted an amazing night at District 36!  SWNYC was able to partake in the celebration alongside a gogo dancing Michael Musto, stylist Omar Alexander, designer Christian Civera, music by legendary DJ Larry Tee, Dances with White Girls, and Fischerspooner. 

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Comics Stripped Exhibit

SWNYC was able to attend the opening of Craig Yoe's exhibit, Comics Stripped at The Museum of Sex.  If the surname sounds familiar, its because we have featured Craig's daughter, Valissa Yoe.  We now see where she gets her talents from!  As per ABC News, "The exhibit features 150 artifacts from the Great Depression to the present, including original drawings, illustrated books, comic books, magazines and videos."  

If you are in the NYC area, this is a must see exhibit!  Check out some images we snapped below:  

The Best of 2010!!!

SWNYC Editors, Mike Milan and Harvey Champagne, are pleased to share with you a first annual tradition. We each chose some of our best moments from this year to highlight and share with all of our lovely little street walkers and street walkers lovers. We're simply taking out the old year and bringing in the new one with the very essence of who and what SWNYC is and will remain, as we grow into what we'll become this upcoming year.

Before we give you the goods, we want to take the time to thank everyone who we have been privileged to feature this year, those who have grace our events covered and made it on the site, and lastly those who have allowed us to take their photos while on the streets so we can paint our perfect picture of The Big Apple. Without all of your contributions these streets would be rather empty, and truth be told...we really don't like empty streets. So without further hesitation, have at the goods that made SWNYC's 2010 a special year!

Mental Floss Trivia Show

We attended the Mental Floss Holiday Edition Trivia Show tonight hosted by Mental Floss Magazine. Mental Floss tours the country with their trivia show but this one was held here in NYC at the gorgeous Galapagos Art Space in the Dumbo area of Brooklyn. Tons of fellow knowledge junkies gathered from around the city to battle it out in some pretty fun trivia for great prizes from Kodak, Warner Bros. and Zinio Digital Magazines and Books. We even got to meet the founder of the magazine and chatted a bit so stay tuned for a possible upcoming feature! Check it out...

Naughty Kult Christmas Event

We attended the christmas party for Naughty Music and Kult Records on Friday night. It was quite a special night as the party was held at Bar 13, a change from it's usual residence at the legendary Sullivan Room. The boys in the booth slayed the dance floor with the beats as they usually do and we couldn't have asked for more. We even ran into Jenni from da Bronx herself alongside Brandon "B.Alex" Durrette who both came to celebrate our very own Harvey Champagne signing a deal with Kult to release a single early next year. Not to forget our usual favorite street walkers who never miss a party! Check it out...

Dance Strong!

Street Walkers NYC attended the Dance Strong Workshop last Sunday and got to dance it up per usual with our favorite instructors. Joe Buffa really turned up the kicks this go 'round and had us sweating it out and calling for the gods, but hey...it isn't a good dance class if it doesn't kick our ass, atleast that's what we believe. lol...Check out the photos and video we got and make sure you keep your eyes peeled in the future as we'll be posting future dates for you to attend if you dare...

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Out & About

When you live in NYC, and often times when you visit, everything can turn into a fast-forward blur.  Here are some parties and events that Street Walkers NYC attended.  Enjoy some moments from Logo's The A-List: NYC's Rodiney Santiago's calendar release party at Boxers NYC, fashion designer Edwing D'Angelo's trunk show (held at Ryan Nickulas's amazing Penthouse), and Lady Fag's Clubber Down Disco at The Chelsea Hotel.