Madison Square Park. 4:20 PM. Photo: JH.

The 4th annual Fete de Swifty was held Tuesday night in the big white three-quarters-of-a-block long tent on East 73rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues. This fete was, as you may know the brainchild of Liz Smith who wanted to find ways to get New Yorkers (and friends of New York) to contribute to the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City. The Mayor’s Fund is used to enhance programs for New Yorkers. The first couple of years the funds went to help pay for supervised after-school activities at the city’s playgrounds. Last year and this year, the funds benefit the Family Justice Initiative to serve the pressing problems of domestic violence and abuse. Liz Smith, Mayor Bloomberg, and Sarah, the duchess of York This year’s honorary chairs were Nicole Kidman and Ali and Joe Torre. Co-chairs (also, like the honorary chairs, major donors) were John Castle, J. Christopher Daly, Bill Rondina, Christine and Stephen Schwarzman and Rob Speyer. Associates Chairs were Caroline Loomis and Justin Steinberg and Zibby and Andrew Right (Mrs. Right is also the daughter of Stephen Schwarzman). Founding Committee members are Stephen Attoe and Robert Caravaggi (proprietors of the restaurant Swifty’s), DPC, Deborah Krulewitch, Christopher Meigher, Gillian Miniter, Peter Rogers and Elizabeth Finkle Sans. There were also kind donations from Oizze, Quest Magazine, Estee Lauder Companies, Madame Tussaud’s, Glorious Food, Prosper Maufoux, Starr African Rum, Brooklyn Brewery, Made In New York and Talbots; not to mention a long long list of prominent New Yorkers (and non-New Yorkers) who contributed thousands of dollars to the cause.

Outside the Fete de Swifty tent on 73rd Street between Lexington and Third.

Mayor Bloomberg  made an appearance, gave a brief congratulatory speech of thanks and stayed for more than an hour mingling with his constituency. Among the long and distinguished list of patrons and supporters and committee de Fete members whom I saw on Tuesday night were: Ron Perelman, Eleanora and Michael Kennedy, Herb Siegel (with Jeanne Leff), Cynthia Boardman, Mildred Brinn, Hugh Bush, Joe and Hilary Califano, Joy and Jonathan Ingham, Wendy Carduner, Doug Cramer, Cornelia Guest, Audrey Gruss, Gill Fuller, Patricia Patterson, Tony Hyt, Roz Jacobs, Jacques Leviant, Jonathan and Somers Farkas, Barbara de Portago, Louise Grunwald, Emilia and Pepe Fanjul, Joan Helpern, Jeanne Lawrence, Kenny Lane, Stephanie Krieger, Terry Allen Kramer and Nick Simunek, Tony Manning, Nazee and Joe Moinian, Dick Nye and Francesca Stanfill, Norma Dana, Alex Papachristidis and Scott Nelson, Charlotte Ford, Marjorie Reed Gordon, Ellen and Ian Graham, Carl and Sabina Forsythe, Tobie Roosevelt, Steven Rubenstein, Bunny Williams and John Rosselli, Nina and John Richter, and, as I said, a glittering cast of hundreds. Good times were had by all for what has become the most popular society/charity gala annual block party in New York. The ring leader, major mover and shaker and push-comes-to-shovely was, is, however, the indefatigable Ms Liz who not only moves mountains but coaxes the millions from the millionaires and billionaires and manages, despite her heavy work schedule and charitable schedule to oversee what has become a very large cocktail event : this year there were more than 800 guests, and they raised more than $800,000 for the cause. There was also a silent auction with some fabulous items which you can still bid on on charitybuzz.com.

Anka Palitz and Mildred Brinn

Mimi Strong, Gillian Fuller, and Kristi Witker

Mark Gilbertson, Lise Arliss, and Dr. Douglas Steinbrecht

Lionel Larner and Dennis Cusack

Larry Kaiser and Margo Langenberg

Jamee Gregory, Liliana Cavendish, and Karen Santo Domingo

Christine Schwarzman and Heather Leeds

Phil Tracy and Cheryl Ramhorst

Karen Shenker and Jim Kaufman

Snow Queen Snow Cones (spiked with vodka, uhum)

Laura Craft, Maggie Astolfi, and Casey Cunningham

Michel Witmer and JH (both celebrating their birthdays on October 2nd)

The Spinner

Linda Buckley and Anita Hall

Jamie Drake and Erana Stennett

Steve Attoe and Kenny Lane

Mme Tussaud's Nathan Lane and John Yunis

Anka Palitz and Peter Lyden

Stephanie Krieger and Biran Stewart

Frannie Scaife and Tom McCarter

Alexandra Lebenthal and Jay Diamond

Ann Rapp and Christine Delisle

Gail Karr and Jordana Zizmor

Barbara de Portago

Roger Webster and Wendy Carduner

Melissa and Chappy Morris

Richard Johnson and Liliana Cavendish

Nikki Haskell, Sharon Sondes, and Cece Black

Geoffrey Thomas and Sharon Sondes

Gail Marquis, Audrey Smaltz, and Lee Mellis

John and Nina Richter

Mike Steinberg with Cece and Lee Black

Peter Rogers, Casey Ribicoff, and Doug Cramer

Joe Versace with Dana and Scott Schiff

Tom Wegner, Phil Tracy, and Jim Souza

Liz Smith and Gail Marquis

Chris Meigher, Marjorie Reed Gordon, and Sam Michaels

Stephen and Elizabeth Sans with Joel Getz

Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman and Chris Meigher

Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman and Tony Hoyt

Steve Elkman and friend with Nazee and Joe Moinian

Fete's for kids too

Carl and Sabrina Forsythe

Robert Caravaggi with the affable Attoes

Jacques Leviant and friend

Scott Briggs, Steven Stolman, Rick Sabag, and Howard Froman

Sandra Thompson, Steven Stolman, Grace Meigher, and R. Couri Hay

Richard Ziegelasch and Audrey Gruss

Melissa Berkelhammer, Jason Hirsch, and Caroline Perkin

Tom Lampson and Naz

Phil Tracy and Erena Stennett and gang

Brian Ellner, Patrick Murphy, and Michelle Adams

Blaine and Robert Caravaggi

Jeanne Lawrence and Brandt Hooker

John Rosselli and Bunny Williams

Brian Stewart, Stephanie Krieger, and Geoffrey Bradfield

Stephanie and Bill Joseph with Holland Taylor

Michael and Barbara Gross with Roy Kean

Mart Crowley, Marti Stevens , and Kenny Lane

Kenny Lane, Mart Crowley, and Marti Stevens

Mike Kaufman and Daniel Stark

Doug Dechert and Maria de Brantes

Bob Hardwick with Fredericka and Jeremy Biggs

Peter Lyden and Mildred Brinn

Gillian Fuller and Barbara de Portago

Ian and Ellen Graham

Diana Quasha

Muffie Potter Aston

Cynthia Boardman and Mila Mulroney

Jon Heinemann and Michelle Marie

Alex Hitz and Nikki Haskell

Michael R. McCarty and Lionel Larner

Nancy Novogrod

Joni Evans

Dennis Cusack, Elizabeth Fondaras, and Lionel Larner

Martine and Emilie Dulles

Justin and Dennis Karr

Alexandra Wolfe

Marco Maccioni and Emily Connor

Gail Karr and Alison Minton

Steve Attoe and friends

Richard and Sessa Johnson

Robbie Browne, Catherine Willett, and Marie Vaughan

Terry Coppersmith and Diane Schoenthal

Photographs by Jeff Hirsch & DPC/NYSD.com

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