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New York High Society Ditches Their Masks and Revives the Gala

  • After a pandemic hiatus, in-person benefits slowly returning
  • The Whitney, Central Park Conservancy get the summer rolling
Nicole Salmasi and Allison Mignone at the hat lunch.
Nicole Salmasi and Allison Mignone at the hat lunch.

Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg

Just as Wall Street offices are filling up, New York’s high-flying social life is returning, with cater-waiters, high heels and all the other wonderful and annoying things about being in person to support a cause.

Of course, gatherings are outdoors and in smaller groups, but the masks are largely off, with safety protocols still in place.