Sycophants are one of the many perks of being insanely wealthy, so it's nice to read a Times piece about a few gajillionaires who leave their asskissers at the gym door. John Sitaras runs the no-nonsense Sitaras Fitness on East 58th Street, and his clients include the former chairman of the Fed, Paul Volcker, the former head of GE Jack Welch, and billionaire George Soros, along with a slew of other people who you'd normally think only get exercise from having money fights. more ›

Even though Adriana Ferryr told the Daily News she wouldn't comment on why she's suing her ex-boyfriend, billionaire activist investor George Soros, for $50 million—"It's a private matter for me. I'm really busy with my schoolwork and am trying to focus on that"—it's apparently not too private for the NY Post. Ferryr, a 28-year-old former Brazilian soap star who is now at Columbia, insisted to the Post, "Some people don't understand the age difference, but for me, it wasn't a problem. I wouldn't go out with a muscular guy who has tattoos, but I wouldn't call other people strange because they have different taste than me." Soros turned 81 yesterday. more ›

If your 80-year-old billionaire activist investor boyfriend promises you a Manhattan apartment but ends up giving it to another woman—and tells you this over pillow talk—you should sue him, right? That's what 28-year-old Adriana Ferreyr is doing by filing a $50 million lawsuit against George Soros. However, Soros' spokesman says, "This is a blatant attempt to shake down George Soros. The lawsuit is frivolous and completely without merit." more ›

Mike Bloomberg is a tricky mayor to pin down. Yup, there is lots of reprehensible stuff (*cough* third term *cough*), but there is also some genuinely nice stuff. Today's good deed is a new, far-reaching, $125 million dollar program that aims to change how the city interacts with black and Hispanic youth (and how they interact with it). And how is the city going to pay for such a new program in troubled economic times? One Boston billionaire named Michael Bloomberg has already pledged to put up $30 million of the cost and hedge fund manager George Soros has pledged to match it, giving the city twice the bang for its $67.5 million buck. more ›

Hillary Clinton, the junior Senator from New York, make the cover of the local papers after announcing her entry into the 2008 presidential race, by way of starting an exploratory committee. The NY Post proclaims Hill's "Chat" is in the Ring, referring to how she, on her web video, says she's "beginning a conversation" with American voters. The Daily News says, Hillary makes herstory, noting the history she'd make if she were elected as the first female President. But Newsday gets straight to to point and wonders if she can win. The NY Times puts the news on the front page, but there's no picture; however, the Times says that with Clinton in the mix, the 2008 race is "truly under way." more ›

There is nothing funnier - or crazier - than a bunch of rich developers crying over the spilt milk that is a building that slipped through their hands. And the building in at the center of what could be many lawsuits is the GM Building at Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, beloved to many as "where the Fifth Avenue Apple Store is." The NY Times has a feature about two lawsuits from two developers whose bids weren't accepted during a 2003 sale of the GM Building. Leslie Dick and Sheldon Solow separately claim that Conseco sold the GM Building to Harry Macklowe when their bidders were actually higher, so now they are suing Macklowe. Dick insists his bid was $1.5 billion (and claiming that George Soros was pulling various strings behind the scenes to spoil his bid) and Solow saying his was the "highest credible bid" at $1.4 billion. And it gets better more people may be suing, including Larry Silverstein's partner, Lloyd Goldman. Which is fascinating - it seems like when you don't have the winning bid, you've gotta sue to show you do have money and are a credible developer. more ›