Stephanie Krikorian

Canada, Hamptons

Writer, Editor and Journalist at Freelance

Author • Emmy Nominated Producer • NYTimes Bestselling Ghostwriter • One-time Marathoner • Contributing Writer @VanityFair • Bylines: @NYMag @WSJ @NYPost

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Articles

The Hamptons Issue

4 days ago | curbed.com | Stephanie Krikorian |Brock Colyar

All From: the hamptons issue 7:00 a.m. Every hamlet, town, and beach has a very particular vibe and reputation. Here’s the general lay of the land from West to East. the hamptons issue 7:00 a.m. The art dealer seems to think there is too much children’s stuff at BookHampton, his newest acquisition.
As Trump’s Tariffs Hit, Hamptonites Stockpile the Essentials (Rosé, Rosé, and Rosé)

1 month ago | vanityfair.com | Stephanie Krikorian

Panic set in long before this weekend’s kickoff to rosé season in the Hamptons. “We need to stock up on French and Italian rosé before the tariffs kick in,” said one Hamptonite on a group chat, likening wine from abroad to the most coveted item during the pandemic: “It’s the toilet paper of March 2025,” she said. Another called Italy direct. “I was worried Italian wine would become prohibitively expensive because of the tariffs,” she said.
East Hampton Debates How Much House Is Too Much?

Jan 27, 2025 | curbed.com | Stephanie Krikorian

The local debate over limiting future development is getting heated. Banning the mega megamansion was one thing. There were, of course, some murmurs of disagreement when the East Hampton Town Board voted in December to amend the local zoning code and halve the 20,000-square-foot size limit of new builds to a mere 10,000 — or around the size of the Lenox Hill Whole Foods.
East Hampton’s Zero Bond Outpost Has Closed

Sep 11, 2024 | curbed.com | Stephanie Krikorian

After a protracted (and very public) battle about Scott Sartiano’s club-turned-restaurant operating in the Village of East Hampton, it looks like its Hedges Inn incarnation is already closed. “He’s out,” said a source close to the involved parties who asked not to be named.
A Trump Fundraiser in the Hamptons Unleashed a Gridlock Nightmare

Aug 6, 2024 | vanityfair.com | Stephanie Krikorian

Root canal. Food poisoning from a bad oyster. For the Hamptons beach set, there are only a few things worse than driving east on a Friday afternoon in August. Once you get to Southampton, it’s essentially one lane in and one lane out on Route 27. What is normally a two-plus-hour drive from Manhattan—depending on which Hampton you frequent—can quickly become a three-plus-hour adventure on a Friday.
Looking for Love in the Hamptons? Buy a $275 Ticket for the Luxury Bus.

Jul 10, 2024 | vanityfair.com | Stephanie Krikorian

When 32-year-old Meg (who asked that her last name not be used) planned her first-ever trip to the Hamptons, finding love was not on her mind. She was more focused on spending some low-key time with friends who have a house in Bridgehampton. “It wasn’t a girls’ weekend,” she said.
In the Hamptons, Wealthy Biden Donors Fear a “Dark” Future Under Trump

Jul 5, 2024 | vanityfair.com | Stephanie Krikorian

If the number of candidate-branded plastic cups sold at the Monogram Shop in East Hampton is an accurate predictor of the election results this fall, in a Biden-versus-Trump November race, President Biden gets clobbered. Every presidential election cycle since 2004, the small shop on Newtown Lane has sold monogrammed plastic cups with each of the candidates’ names on them, keeping count of sales and posting the daily tally.
Hamptonites Are Losing It Over the Congestion Pricing Program

May 22, 2024 | vanityfair.com | Stephanie Krikorian

Ken Jockers and his husband, David, will not only feel the pinch of the soon-to-go-into-effect congestion pricing—they have to, in essence, look at it every day. “We see a new big streetlight-looking thing that goes up and across the road on Central Park West and 60th Street with sensors,” Jockers says.
East Hampton Fighting Zero Bond Takeover of Hedges Inn

Apr 26, 2024 | curbed.com | Stephanie Krikorian

The Hedges Inn, where Zero Bond is hoping to open a club. The tone was downright existential last Friday at a public meeting held by the East Hampton Village board. Zero Bond wants to lease the Hedges Inn, a sleepyish bed-and-breakfast in the historic district on James Lane, and Mayor Jerry Larsen was ready to go to war over it. “If we need to go to court and fight about it, that’s what’s going to happen,” he told the crowd of about 50 people.
The Best Deal in East Hampton

Mar 4, 2024 | curbed.com | Stephanie Krikorian

Sea Spray Cottage No. 1 The house is a no-frills one-bedroom with gray faux wood floors, a dated kitchenette, and a teeny bathroom. For whatever it lacks in interior charm, it’s situated on nearly 20 acres of pristine oceanfront land next to East Hampton’s Main Beach, and, for what could be as little as $60,000 for the season, is basically free by local standards. You just have to know that Sea Spray Cottage No. 1 is available to rent. And that it exists in the first place.