J-Connected celebrities took to the red carpet last night at the Metropolitan Museum's annual Costume Institute Gala to strut their stuff in style. Some took calculated risks that paid off (we're looking at you Scarlett Johansson and Ivanka Trump). Others had more trouble mastering the dos and don'ts of style--check out the side boob action on Gwyneth Paltrow and Marc Jacobs' indescribable fashion failure below. …More

In the third annual competition to create apps using official New York City data, YooGuide, an Israeli startup, won the "Investors Choice Application" award for its app, The Funday Genie. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the winners, chosen from a total of 96 applications, at NYC Big Apps 3.0. “New York City is home to the most creative people, the most talented engineers, and the fastest growing technology community,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Thanks to our Administration’s work on …More

Chelsea Handler has joined an animal rights campaign, by comparing her vibrator to an electric car. The talk show host is the newest face of a NYClass (New Yorkers for Clean and Safe Streets) bid to get horse-drawn carriages off the Manhattan pavement. She teams with stars like Lea Michele in the movement, writing a letter to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to replace the horses with electric buggies, which Handler says get “a 10-to-12-hour drive on just one charge,” adding “even my …More

The vote on a referendum to ban Israeli products from a Brooklyn co-op has been knocked down, ending a tense debate that received wide media coverage in the weeks leading up to the poll. Heated campaigns and accusations on both sides grew louder and more passionate as the vote neared, morphing into such folly that television personality Jon Stewart got involved in the fray. In a five-minute segment Tuesday night, the same evening the 16,000 Park Slope members took up the ballot, “The Daily Show” …More

A Brooklyn co-op will vote today on a referendum to boycott food items from Israel, a move some leaders say is “ill-conceived.” Boycott Divestment and Sanctions, a global group that encourages Israeli boycotts in a number of nations, first approached the Park Slope Co-op three years ago. The aim of BDS and those who support it is to force the Palestinian plight by negatively affecting Israel’s commerce. Since its initial contact, the BDS has sparked a debate at the small store, where locals come …More

The highly anticipated address by Israeli deputy ambassador Barukh Binah at a J Street conference included criticism of the group, when he asked for more sensitivity toward the Jewish state. [Israel Hayom] Hairdressers from Gaza were unable to participate in a West Bank beauty fair, due to border entry problems. [Haaretz] The Egyptian media, as well as politicians, are accusing Israel of poaching off its prized soccer players. [Ynet] A Park Slope food co-op is set to vote on whether or not to boycott Israeli …More

Twenty-five years ago, Forbes began to pursue the world’s billionaires. The magazine’s annual list netted a record 1,226 billionaires this year, worth a total of $4.6 trillion. Because Bubbe has been ragging you to marry up, Jspace has profiled the 17 Jews of Forbes’ list worth more than $10 billion. Larry Ellison: Net Worth $36 Billion College dropout Larry Ellison is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle, one of the world’s leading enterprise software companies. At the age of 67, he ranks …More

Several weeks ago, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg enjoyed a long private lunch with President Barack Obama at the White House. Very few details are known about the meeting, but reporters pestered the mayor during a recent press junket and managed to glean a few insights. Bloomberg first tried to brush off the reporters’ questions by referencing his infamous kiss with Lady Gaga: “Would ‘I never kiss and tell’ work?” He joked, “I did not kiss President Obama.” When the …More

For those who say New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn't hip with what kids are into these days, we give you...GOSSIP GIRL DAY. Yes, the mayor issued by proclamation that last Thursday was to be dedicated to the drama-filled teen television show. In fact, the head honcho even posed for pictures with the show’s cast, including Blake Lively and Penn Badgley. Your eyes don’t deceive you. That’s Badgley wearing a “We are the 99%” shirt right next to Bloomberg. Occupy Wall Street …More

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has set a goal of doubling the city’s recycling by 2017.   Bloomberg announced his plan during his recent State of the City address, which called for the percentage of waste diverted from landfills to reach 30% in the next five years, a large increase from the current rate of 15%.   “If we’re going to be the most innovative city in the world, we also have to be the greenest—because that’s how you attract the most talented individuals …More

Lea Michele had a brief bout of activism yesterday, between tweeting about a spa day with “mommy,” and getting 11 hours of sleep because she “needed that!!” Her number one reason to leave New York City isn’t the homelessness, or the cold, but the horses. The horses drawing the carriages that are a staple of every romantic movie ever made about the city. The horses drawing the carriage seen in “New Year’s Eve,” in which she so proudly starred. Michele is the …More

From Las Vegas to Berlin, Jewish people gathered together to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. In Israel, hundreds of new immigrants had their first Hanukkah experience in the Jewish state at a candle-lighting ceremony in Jerusalem. "This is the closing of a circle for many generations, who dreamed but had no hope," Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky said. "Their descendants have finished their journey to Israel." At the Western Wall, Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Israeli Education Minister …More