David Patrick Columbia, Author at New York Social Diary

History of a time long past

Social Diary• November 30, 2022.

Remembering Thanksgiving dinner as a guest of friends at the Union Club, the oldest of the private clubs in Manhattan, evoking New York history of a t... READ MORE

The Parade known far and wide

Social Diary• November 28, 2022.

Watching the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as seen from a perfect elevation, through the lens of Paige Peterson... READ MORE

The night before the big event

Social Diary• November 23, 2022.

Paige Peterson gives us a sneak peek of the floats in preparation for the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Happy Thanksgiving to all!... READ MORE

A Fresh Look at an Old Story, Chapter 1

Social Diary• November 23, 2022.

Over the now-decades of the NYSD, we’ve accumulated an enormous amount of photographs from travels, from public events, from charity dinners, to tri... READ MORE

Painting beauty and truth

Social Diary• November 18, 2022.

A lunch with a painter of portraits from the Cotswalds, young and beautiful, an admirer of John Singer Sargent... READ MORE

Only in New York

Party Pictures• November 17, 2022.

Marc Rosen hosted a cocktail party at his Fifth Avenue apartment for one of Hollywood’s most glamorous stars Joan Collins and her husband Percy Gibs... READ MORE

Memories are made of this

Social Diary• November 14, 2022.

Recalling a departure of the days when Society was in style... READ MORE

From the Big City to the Gold Coast

Social Diary• November 11, 2022.

Always good to read a book; sometimes more than one at a time. Some subjects you can’t resist. Especially “Montecito Style,” which takes you awa... READ MORE

Advancing the mission

Social Diary• November 10, 2022.

A very busy luncheon for the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) luncheon, created by the Lauder Brothers, at the Hotel Pierre; more than 3... READ MORE

A Real Estate Story

Social Diary• November 8, 2022.

Warm weather a pleasure in New York while considering a story that rose from observing a beautiful chandelier at lunchtime... READ MORE

Like birds of a certain feather

Social Diary• November 7, 2022.

Clocks back, Autumn here, Jane Hitchcock in the chips; plus politicians nationwide canvassed us for $upport in tomorrow's election. Sorry, wrong numbe... READ MORE

“The Joy” of experiencing the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall

Social Diary• November 2, 2022.

A sensational black tie evening at the opening night of the brand new David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center... READ MORE

Halloween, Hulaween, Ghosties & Goodies, and a Spooktacular Soirée

Social Diary• October 31, 2022.

Halloween, Hulaween, What they wore and where. Tricks and Treats, one night only (over the weekend). Happy Happy... READ MORE

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