Ashley Dupre, whose much hyped Diane Sawyer interview airs Friday, told People magazine: "Everyone knows me as 'that girl,' but I'm not just 'that girl'...I have a lot of depth, a lot of layers." [People] The Board of Elections, the head of which Tim Robbins called a "corrupt scumbag" after an Election Day snafu, has issued a statement ...

State regulators aren't letting up on posh Chelsea club Marquee owners Noah Tepperberg and Jason Strauss. The New York State Liquor Authority (S.L.A.) has denied the club's request for an all-night permit on New Year's Eve, according to the New York Post. The agency is "cracking down on applicants" for the permit -- which allows bar ...

Call him the Teflon Don of New York nightlife! As suspected by nightlife blog Down by the Hipster and others, nightclub impresario Noah Tepperberg’s Marquee was not shut down earlier this summer solely because of a water main break. Documents (click for .pdf) from the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control filed on July 8 charge that a months-long undercover ...