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SAFFIR AND DANIEL
BENEDICT |
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Two
of the most popular out-and-about men in New York, the
team of Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict (or
Daniel Benedict and Andrew Saffir) donate a lot of their spare
time to a number of New York based charity organizations such as
New Yorkers for Children, ASPCA, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New
York City Ballet, Make-A-Wish, Central Park Conservancy and God’s
Love We Deliver. In the summer they are ubiquitous in the Hamptons,
seen at many events and parties, both philanthropic and social.
Andrew Saffir grew up here in New York,
went to Hunter High School and NYU’s Tisch School
of the Arts with a year spent abroad in London and France.
When I first met him several years ago, he was a marketing
executive with Polo Ralph Lauren. Today he is a partner
with Vanessa Wingate and Katrina
Pavlos in Indyssey Entertainment (a film company)
and runs the Grand Classics series here in New York and
in Los Angeles, and soon to be in London. The Grand Classics
screenings, frequently reported on in the NYSD Party Picture
pages, have become one of the most popular private social
events among the social set.
Daniel Benedict grew up in Massachusetts and
attended Northeastern University in Boston before coming
to the Big Town to make his way as a designer. He is also
co-author with Jodi Della Femina of the
very popular (and controversial with the Hamptons locals) Jodi’s
Shortcuts which provides an insider’s knowledge
and know-how to getting around the now densely traveled
communities of the South Fork of Long Island. It could
be called “Life Goes On Away From Route 27” (which
is now often the longest parking lot in the world). The
book is immensely popular.
What are they like to be good friends? Outgoing, but not overly, hospitable and
congenial, always well-dressed, very well-liked, and real gentlemen, courteous,
well-mannered and thoughtful. They often travel in threes or fours with some
of the most popular women in town. One of the most frequently asked questions
NYSD gets from readers is: Are Saffir and Benedict a couple? Answer: they’ve
been living together for seven years now. |
Albemarle,
Rufus
Aston, Muffie Potter
Basso, Dennis
Benedict, Daniel
Capehart, Jonathan
Cominotto, Michael
Curry, Boykin
Dahl, Tessa
DeWoody, Beth Rudin
Duchin, Peter and Brooke
Duff, Patricia
Eaton, Phoebe
Fales-HIll, Susan
Fekkai, Frederic
THE FULL LIST
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