New York, New York

by Hrag Vartanian In New York, they say there are eight million stories in the naked city. We can be sure thousands of those are Armenians who have and continue to feed, enrich, and define the city that is known as the greatest in the world. The engine of the world economy and the epicenter of international discourse, New York's history is as eventful and chaotic as the city itself.

by Hrag Vartanian Standing on top of the Empire State Building the world seems to unfold around you as you're poised at the center of it all—a true urban jungle that starts in New York and extends around the world. Home of the United Nations and headquarters for many of the world's largest international foundations, the city's unique perspective and global relevance is unparalleled. WHERE BUSINESS AND POLITICS MEET

by Hrag Vartanian There's a saying about New York that you hear again and again, "…if I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere." Though such clichés grind on the nerves of most New Yorkers who are sick of the catch phrases that characterize their city to the rest of the world, there is a grain of truth to the Big Apple's tough streets, its sink-or-swim reality and nowhere is this more accurate than on the city's stages. Making Broadway the Center of the World

by Hrag Vartanian No other city can boast that they are the epicenter of art—frankly, it is in the city's blood and a facet of its identity. Artists, collectors and dealers flock to Manhattan feeding the engine that powers the world's art industry. Throughout New York's history and until the present day the role of Armenian Americans has and continues to contribute to the art world's rich mosaic. FOLLOWING THE MASTERS

by Hrag Vartanian No city takes the art of business as seriously as New York. Between power lunches, an economy bigger than most nations, and more international headquarters than anywhere else in the world, it's got it all. Maybe it was the Dutch merchants who imported their shrewd brand of capitalism that attracted wave after wave of immigrants who stayed to forge the marketplace by stimulating the brightest minds to compete in the city's sophisticated adrenaline loaded business atmosphere.

by Hrag Vartanian When Dareh Gregorian arrived in New York ten years ago it was in many ways a homecoming. He was born in Texas and has lived elsewhere but he spent his teenage years in New York when his father Vartan Gregorian was President of New York's Public Library. It was a transition he best describes as a "culture shock" compared to the sleepy suburbs he knew.

IT'S A MATTER OF TASTE: TWO OF NEW YORK'S NABOBS OF STYLE by Hrag Vartanian Like all things New York, style is a fanatical pursuit that defines and evolves at a frantic pace. The city's streets, board rooms and temples of culture are the runways of what's hot, distinguished and timeless in a city where taste is taken very seriously. MEASURING UP TO THE SAHMANIANS