Along with Robert Hammond, David is co-founder of Friends of the High Line, the group that championed the plan to convert an unused, elevated, 22-block rail line in Chelsea into a city park.

Brown is the president of the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Chelsea school for chic boys and girls who want an entré into the world of fashion design.

Blonsky is the head of the Central Park Conservancy, the nonprofit agency that manages Central Park.

Daniel Brodsky is managing partner of the Brodsky Organization, a real estate development and property management firm.

Dottie Herman

Jennifer Connelly is best known for her girlhood debut in Labyrinth and her Oscar-winning performance in A Beautiful Mind.

One of the granddaddies of the profession, Eisenman is an architect best known for Ohio State University's Wexner Center and the Museum for the Murdered Jews of Europe.

If there's anyone in town worthy of the annoying moniker "starchitect," it's Richard Meier.

David Childs

The most influential architecture critic in the city, Goldberger pens the "Sky Line" column for The New Yorker.

Gosin is CEO of Newmark Knight Frank, one of the largest real estate management firms in the U.S. He's also a major property owner in the New York area.

The top broker at Sotheby's International Realty, Erickson has one of the city's most star-studded client lists.

Kirk Henckels

The star of stage and screen is probably best known for his performance as Max Bialystock in the mega-musical The Producers.

A senior vice president at Corcoran, Browne is one of the most successful—and flamboyant—real estate brokers in the city.

Krauss is the author of three critically acclaimed novels and in 2010 was named one of The New Yorker's "20 Under 40" writers to watch. Fittingly, she's also married to lit wunderkind Jonathan Safran Foer.

Debatably the most famous living art photographer, Cindy Sherman makes lots of money playing dress-up for her self-portraits.

Vincent Gallo is an actor, director, painter, model, and musician. He's also completely nuts.

The author of gritty literary thrillers and a former deputy editor of Harper's, Harrison is now a senior editor at Scribner. His wife is author Kathryn Harrison.

The former head of the William Morris literary department, Gottlieb is the founder of Trident Media.