About Editors of New York Social Diary

New York Social Diary is a Web site that publishes articles about and photographs of the socialites of New York and other cities. The site is maintained by David Patrick Columbia, who founded it in 2000.
David Patrick Columbia is a widely read social columnist for over twenty-four years. He is the former editor-in-chief of Avenue magazine, and is the editor-in-chief of Quest magazine and writes the monthly New York Social Diary column for Quest magazine.
Jeff Hirsch is a co-founder of newyorksocialdiary.com together with David Patrick Columbia. Hirsch is the photographer for the entire New York Social Diary House series, in addition to being the Web site designer and manager of newyorksocialdiary.com.
Sian Ballen, co-author of New York Social Diary House, has conducted hundreds of interviews within the design community over the past decade for the column.
Lesley Hauge is a senior writer for New York Social Diary and co-author with Sian Ballen of New York Social Diary House. She is the former associate editor of Avenue magazine.

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