Appropriately named Cashman has the enviable job of picking players for the Yankees, and the unenviable job of answering to the capricious Steinbrenner family.

Coughlin is the foul-mouthed, high-strung coach of the New York Giants.

The man who brought cool design to the soccer mom set, ceramicist-turned-home-guru Adler presides over a booming licensing business and an ever-multiplying chain of eponymous retail outlets. His husband is Barneys creative director Simon Doonan.

Once nicknamed the "Man Genius" by fans, Eric Mangini was unceremoniously dumped as the New York Jets' head coach after the team's late-season collapse in 2008. Following a brief stint at the Cleveland Browns, these days he's an analyst with ESPN.

As former New York City Public Advocate, Betsy Gotbaum held an ill-defined job with little formal power—she's the city's "ombudswoman."

A former New York Giants defensive end, Strahan announced his retirement in 2008. He's since become an unlikely television star.

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Jeter is the talented shortstop for the Yankees and a heartthrob to countless ladies in New Jersey and Long Island.

Libeskind isn't widely admired for his architecture—purists consider him a blowhard—but he knows the value of the press, which is probably why he's one of the most famous architects in America.

One of the city's most popular floral and event designers, Todd recently branched out into retail, too.

One of the city's more prolific restaurant designers, Beers is the man responsible for the look of restaurants like China Grill, Ono, Japonais, and Fiamma.

Pasquarelli is a principal at the buzzy downtown architecture firm SHoP. They're the firm responsible for the Barclay's Center—maybe you've heard of it.

Eric Villency is the CEO of Maurice Villency, the family-owned furniture chain.

Oz Garcia is a nutritionist who helps celebs drop those pesky extra pounds before they hit the red carpet.

The dean of the Yale School of Architecture—and the unofficial dean of the architecture profession—Stern also heads up the private practice that bears his name, Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

Nicolai Ouroussoff

With her husband Tim, Nina Zagat is co-founder of the guidebook series that bears her last name.

Joel Klein is the bald-pated nebbish who served as the chancellor of the city's schools system from 2002-2011 and has since buddied up with Rupert Murdoch as an executive as News Corporation.

John Catsimatidis is a player in two of the favorite realms of New Yorkers: food and politics. In addition to owning the Gristedes supermarket chain, the Greek-born magnate flirted with a run for City Hall in 2009.

Reverend A.R. Bernard presides over one of the largest religious congregations in New York City: Canarsie-based megachurch the Christian Cultural Center, which boasts over 30,000 members.