Maison Estelle’s Upper East Side Expansion Has Hit a Snag
Plus: Estelle Manor ALSO heading to the US, JP Morgan unveils their summer reading list, an on-the-ground report from a Spencer Pratt fundraiser in Beverly Hills, and more...
Happy Memorial Day—and a heartfelt thank you to the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country.
Ready for a banger of a newsletter while you pretend to disconnect from the back of a center-console boat, argue about whether to take the helicopter, and spend $160 on a rosé you could have bought for $12 at home? Kidding!
In today’a letter, JP Morgan unveils their summer reading list, a police drone tracks a suspect after a $21k heist at a Hamptons Ralph Lauren store over the holiday weekend, an on-the-ground report from a Spencer Pratt event in Beverly Hills, Eli Zabar’s UES shops are repeatedly being targeted by crooks, some last minute Hamptons rental deals, and more.
And hello to all my new subscribers who found RPS via Lindsay Lohan's Instagram story — welcome, you're in the right place. Having her repost my exclusive on Scott's coming stateside was a treat, and apparently a lot of you (as in hundreds) agreed. In that same spirit of things you didn't know you needed to know, RPS has an extensive update on Maison Estelle — what's actually happening with the 81st Street location, and word of plans for something that looks a lot like Estelle Manor, but on this side of the Atlantic.
This week, Community Board 8 rejected the British hospitality group Estelle’s liquor-license proposal for its planned Upper East Side club in its current form, voting 29-13 (with one abstention) after the project’s rooftop terrace became the major sticking point with neighbors. Fear not: The proposal can still move forward before the New York State Liquor Authority, but the message from locals was pretty clear: the problem is the roof, not Estelle itself. The members club is welcome at 81st street, but only if it ditches it plans entirely for the rooftop.
