Tina Fey and Peter Dinklage filming scenes for 30 Rock outside NBC studios ... Whitney Port walking on the Bowery with Jay Lyon ... Blake Lively carrying her dog on the set of Gossip Girl ... Sarah Vowell standing outside the Letterman show ... Tom Cruise leaving an office building in SoHo with Katie Holmes and Suri ... Brooke Shields on the set of Lipstick Jungle ... Anne Hathaway showing up at the SNL after-party at McCormick & Schmick ... and Carrot Top and his girlfriend arriving at LaGuardia.

Given that in New York, there are approximately 3 psychotherapists for each resident (OK, it just feels like that), the possibility that some shrinks might end up out of work because of the economy seems like a positive Darwinian effect. The not-so-surprising news in today's Wall Street Journal is that because in lean times "mental health care" is sacrificed in favor of general medical care, psychiatrists and psychologists are currently noticing many patients cutting back on both visits and medications.

Nerdy men rejoice! New research suggests women look to "intelligence and creativity" to find suitable partners, which leads the (nerdy) authors of the study to hopefully conclude that the "library and the research laboratory may become the preferred places to find your mate in the 21st century." [ITWire]

Ever walk down East 13th Street on a random weekday morning and see a crowd gathered outside a relatively non-descript building off Fourth Avenue? That's because that's where Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are living now that Katie is appearing on Broadway. Nowadays shady-looking photographers lurk outside the entrance at all hours of the day and night, and NYU students—who happen to live in the dorm down the street—have great entertainment to keep them from actually getting any work done. After the jump, a video of what you would have seen if you'd been there early this morning.

♦ Daily Show executive producer David Javerbaum and his wife Debra paid $3.65 million for a fifth-floor apartment in the Yves Chelsea at 127 Seventh Ave. [Cityfile]
♦ Italian mogul Piofrancesco Borghetti paid $9.7 million for a three-bedroom apartment on the 32nd floor of 15 CPW. [Cityfile]
♦ Och-Ziff CFO Joel Frank is also buying in at 15 CPW. He paid $9.4 million for a 3,333-square-foot pad. [Real Deal]
♦ Citigroup exec Leonard Ellis and his wife Nicole, who recently picked up a condo at 101 Warren Street, have sold their previous residence, a seventh-floor loft at 245 Seventh Avenue, for $2.35 million. [Cityfile]

You think you're losing money in the economic meltdown? Talk to Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal. He's seen his net worth drop $28 billion in the last three months alone. Of course, he still has another $30 billion to his name, so don't go feeling too sorry for him just yet. [Times Online]

It's sort of a silver lining, we suppose, and it's nice of the Times to at least try and make us feel better about the fact that free market capitalism has screwed up so monumentally: According to some, the paper reports, bad economic phases can be good for people's health. The work-hard, play-hard lifestyle prevalent during boom times means eating and drinking more, greater stress levels, and less time for exercise. So tell yourself that this winter when you're sitting at home, eating Ramen noodles, and deciding between turning up the radiator or putting on another sweater.

Set aside for a moment the fact that Bill O'Reilly wore a cowboy hat for part of his show last night. (Apparently it was some sort of tribute to John Wayne.) If you watch the clip to your left, you'll see Bill's take on Richard Fuld, the CEO of bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers. "I just want to slap him," Bill says before adding him to his "pinhead" list. We're guessing that Bill was unaware that his work has already been done. [Dealbreaker, Clusterstock]

The View's Joy Behar turns 66 today. Maybe she and her fellow co-hosts will take a break from bickering for long enough to eat some cake. Others celebrating: American Idol's Simon Cowell is 49. Taylor Hicks is 32. Toni Braxton is turning 40. John Mellencamp is 57. Rachel McAdams is turning 32. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 53. Vladimir Putin is 56. South African icon Desmond Tutu is 77. And Nation editor Katrina Vanden Heuvel is 49.

The website Jewssip.com ("celebrity news from a higher authority") reports that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner may be one step closer to walking down the aisle. The site's "inside source" says Ivanka has been taking conversion classes with Rabbi Haskel Lookstein at the Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue on the Upper East Side. And Jewssip says she'll be back at the synagogue with on Thursday for Yom Kippur services. [Jewssip]

♦ David Duchovny has left the rehab facility where he's spent the last few weeks receiving treatment for sex addiction. He's now in NYC with wife Tea Leoni. [Us]
♦ Brangelina has left town. The family was spotted walking around New Orleans yesterday. [E!]
♦ Madonna made fun of Sarah Palin at her concert at the Meadowlands on Saturday night. [P6]
♦ Clint Eastwood might think Sarah Palin would make a good VP, although he didn't actually say it in so many words. [P6]
♦ Break out the tissues: Holly Madison says she and Hugh Hefner are no longer together. [TMZ]

♦ Invoking emergency powers, the Fed will create a special fund to buy up commercial paper—short-term debt that companies typically use for such things as payroll—in an effort to ease up the credit markets. [Bloomberg]
♦ Wachovia and its sparring suitors, Citigroup and Wells Fargo, have agreed to a two-day truce as negotiators try to work out a resolution. [WSJ, DB]
♦ Did you miss Lehman CEO Dick Fuld's testimony before the House yesterday? A recap. [WSJ, FT, NYT]
♦ Bank of America reports that profits plunged 68% in the third quarter. [CNNMoney]

You may have a lot more to worry about than watching your stock portfolio go up in smoke or losing your job. Like getting shot to death in your cubicle by an angry co-worker. According to Fox Business, yet another byproduct of the troubled economy is that "desk rage" is on the rise. That slightly unbalanced colleague who kicks the copy machine when it malfunctions? Now he's liable to crack entirely and bring a rifle to work! Unfortunately, the mild-mannered psychologist that Fox Business interviews doesn't have much useful advice on how to deal with an enraged colleague. He suggests using "reflective listening" to defuse the situation, which sounds a lot less effective to us than, say, turning in the other direction and running for the door.

♦ Earning millions as a top international model is apparently getting old for 22-year-old Jessica Stam: She's getting her pilot's license. "Being above everything gives you a natural high," she says. [WWD]
♦ How did Alessandra Facchinetti learn she was getting ousted as Valentino's head designer? She read about it in the press. [WSJ]

This may not be as statistically reliable as a Quinnipiac poll, but if you're an Obama supporter, you'll be happy to hear that the Democratic nominee is a full 10 percentage points ahead of John McCain when it comes to Halloween masks for sale on Amazon.com.

Two silly lines of wine revealed the same day? In addition to a bottles of Sopranos-themed wine, you can now sample vino emblazoned with the Playboy logo, no doubt perfect for "blonde-loving octogenarians who hang out in grottoes and have different smoking jackets for every day of the year." [Epicurious]

♦ The 2009 Michelin guide will hit bookstores tomorrow. Masa has moved up to three stars, joining Per Se, Jean Georges and Le Bernardin. And Momofuku Ko, Adour Alain Ducasse, and Gilt were all added to the two-star list. [NYT]
♦ David Burke is opening up a fish bar called Fishtail David Burke on East 62nd Street. He's also changing the name of restaurant he co-owned with Donatella Arpaia, david burke & donatella, to david burke townhouse. [Zagat]
♦ Anthony Bourdain's two favorite dive bars? Holland Bar and the Distinguished Wakamba Lounge, in case you feel stalking him. [Page Six Mag]

TMZ caught up with a rather cheerful Katie Couric on 59th and Fifth today and asked her how she felt about having Sarah Palin criticize her in the media last week. Katie didn't answer the question, but she did have a response when she was asked what newspapers and magazines she reads regularly: "Everyone lies about the Economist, but I actually read it." And with that the brainy anchor headed into Tiffany's. [TMZ]

Another day of misery on Wall Street: The Dow fell more than 360 points, dropping below the 10,000 mark for the first time since October of 2004. "The notion that there will be no quick fix for the problems besetting Wall Street—and the global economy—took firmer hold among market participants of all stripes." It could have been worse. At one point this afternoon, the Dow was down more than 800 points. [WSJ, NYT, CNN]