Dionne Searcey
@dionnesearcey.bsky.social
New York Times reporter
Author of "In Pursuit of Disobedient Women"
Author of "In Pursuit of Disobedient Women"
Last week sold-out Broadway crowds leapt to their feet to cheer George Clooney as Edward R. Murrow, who famously stood up to McCarthyism. Around the corner, Brad Karp, the chairman of the top-tier law firm Paul Weiss, was writing a memo to his employees explaining his deal with Mr. Trump.
In the Halls of Power, Trump’s Demands Force Agonizing Choices
Leaders at top-flight law firms, Columbia University and inside City Hall are weighing decisions that pit the fates of their institutions against their own reputations.
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March 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Last week sold-out Broadway crowds leapt to their feet to cheer George Clooney as Edward R. Murrow, who famously stood up to McCarthyism. Around the corner, Brad Karp, the chairman of the top-tier law firm Paul Weiss, was writing a memo to his employees explaining his deal with Mr. Trump.
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A sign of our gilded age. And a first-time appearance in the NYT of the phrase “hickey-dotted necks”. By the great @dionnesearcey.bsky.social
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Spring Break for the Teens of New York’s Elite: Sun, Fun and Networking
Seniors from some of the nation’s most expensive high schools travel each year to a luxury resort in the Bahamas — trips that make school administrators cringe.
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March 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A sign of our gilded age. And a first-time appearance in the NYT of the phrase “hickey-dotted necks”. By the great @dionnesearcey.bsky.social
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In NYC, with its private and costly social clubs, the monetization of community is nearly a new business strategy. But you can’t buy your way into this Harlem dinner party www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/n...
If You Have to Ask About This Harlem Dinner Party, You’re Not Invited
Members-only clubs and private restaurants have become powerhouses for socializing and networking. But there are some spaces you can’t buy your way into.
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March 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In NYC, with its private and costly social clubs, the monetization of community is nearly a new business strategy. But you can’t buy your way into this Harlem dinner party www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/n...
In a city that values local knowledge and exclusivity, a new kind of power structure is emerging for anyone who has eggs or knows where to get them cheap, or even at all www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/n...
For Savvy New Yorkers, It’s All About Cheap Eggs and Where to Find Them
A bird flu outbreak affecting eggs hits differently in a city where prices and availability differ from block to block.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
In a city that values local knowledge and exclusivity, a new kind of power structure is emerging for anyone who has eggs or knows where to get them cheap, or even at all www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/n...
Latino workers are fearing deportations in the Hamptons. A disappearance of some of the Hamptons’ most vulnerable residents would have an immediate effect on some of the nation’s wealthiest www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/n...
They Help Make the Hamptons the Hamptons, and Now They’re Living in Fear
Latino immigrants care for some of America’s most lavish beachside mansions. Their disappearance would affect the wealthy, too.
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February 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Latino workers are fearing deportations in the Hamptons. A disappearance of some of the Hamptons’ most vulnerable residents would have an immediate effect on some of the nation’s wealthiest www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/n...
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The latest from the stupendous @dionnesearcey.bsky.social in her new beat covering wealthy and power in New York.
Meet Chef Nduvo Salaam. “I would eat his food in a basement," award winning chef Alexander Smalls says.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
Meet Chef Nduvo Salaam. “I would eat his food in a basement," award winning chef Alexander Smalls says.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
At 10 Cubed, a Restaurant on the 100th Floor, a Chef Toils in Obscurity
In New York, private restaurants in luxury towers are a popular amenity. The public cannot eat there, and residents only drop in occasionally.
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January 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The latest from the stupendous @dionnesearcey.bsky.social in her new beat covering wealthy and power in New York.
Meet Chef Nduvo Salaam. “I would eat his food in a basement," award winning chef Alexander Smalls says.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
Meet Chef Nduvo Salaam. “I would eat his food in a basement," award winning chef Alexander Smalls says.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
Chefs of NYC's private restaurants in luxury towers get to serve an elite clientele. They toil in splendor but also anonymity. “I would love to be reviewed," said one. Here's my story: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
At 10 Cubed, a Restaurant on the 100th Floor, a Chef Toils in Obscurity
In New York, private restaurants in luxury towers are a popular amenity. The public cannot eat there, and residents only drop in occasionally.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Chefs of NYC's private restaurants in luxury towers get to serve an elite clientele. They toil in splendor but also anonymity. “I would love to be reviewed," said one. Here's my story: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
The European Kid made a big discovery while posting parodies of the rich. Wealthy people are just like us -- they like to make fun of rich people, too. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/n...
He Mocked the Rich on TikTok for Fun. Now He Can Get $30,000 Per Post.
Aris Yeager’s “European Kid” videos have been an unexpected hit. Wealthy people and luxury brands have noticed.
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December 6, 2024 at 2:32 PM
The European Kid made a big discovery while posting parodies of the rich. Wealthy people are just like us -- they like to make fun of rich people, too. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/n...