As you know, Wednesday night was a big night for Uncle Vik. Despite the fact that Jay-Z was a no show, Pandito had a ball while being honored at a gala dinner benefiting the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund. During the charity auction part of the evening, the Citi CEO bid $9,000 for a day of training at the NYC Fire Department, which he very well could’ve selfishly used himself. Rather than being put through the paces, however, generous Vikram will said that he will be raffling off the prize to one very lucky Citi employee, so watch out for one of those massive lottery wheels in the lobby soon.
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“All train traffic in and out of Grand Central Terminal has been suspended, after a fire broke out underneath the 138th Street Bridge, which is owned by Metro-North and which carries all four Metro-North tracks. Officials said they believed that a wooden pier beneath the bridge that serves as a bumper for ships caught fire about 11:38 a.m.” [City Room]
Thanks for nothing.
Just putting it out there:
Ashley Dupre learned that posing for Playboy is more dangerous than meeting strange men in hotel rooms. One of the Stephen Wayda photos in an eight-page spread in the May issue shows her lying on the ground nude surrounded by candles. “A few strands of her hair caught on fire at one point because of all the hairspray,” a source said.
