Downtown New York has lost a couple of iconic figures. Codie Leone, a.k.a. Codie Ravioli, who first made a splash on the NYC nightlife in the late 1980s, died very unexpectedly this week, from heart failure, while walking her dogs in the East Village.     Codie had a fascinating story.  She started out her life as…

I’m hardly a beauty expert, but I was happy to share my opinions about how drag looks have changed over the years for a new article in Beautylish.com. My insights are accompanied by pix from The Drag Explosion, my photo capsule of NYC’s gender-bending scene from the late 1980 to the mid ’90s.  I call…

Oh, no!  Monday Night Bingo is no more at Hotel Chantelle! Oh well, it was a great run for over a year…  But time to move on! More information about new Bingo ventures to come! (And I still have my Saturday gig, Le Bingo, at Le Poisson Rouge!)