WALK By Cristina Velocci

Start: 87 E 42nd St at Park Ave End: 1011 Third Ave at 60th St Time: 2.5 hours | Distance: 2.2 miles

Start where the show began, 1 at Grand Central Terminal (87 E 42nd St at Park Ave; 212- 340-2583). Pause on the West Balcony so a minion can snap a cell-phone shot to post online before heading upstairs to The Campbell Apartment (212-953- 0409). Commence an affair with your best friend’s boyfriend, or pay off your dead father’s private investigator for concealed information, then order a Prohibition Punch ($16) at the Head around the corner to Hotel’s Far East–inspired rooftop bar. last week. A bronze statue of mahogany bar; it’ll help take the 4 Bb.Uptown Salon (146 E 56th According to , Chuck Pomona, the Roman goddess of edge off. St between Lexington and Third Aves; Bass “has a thing for rooftops.” Super- abundance (how apropos), tops the 212-521-6500, bumbleandbumble. strong cocktails like the Ning Sling fountain. Having fed the rumor mill, com) for a blowout ($60–$75). If you’re ($22)—made with Absolut Mandarin 2 head to Gilt at the Palace pressed for time, pick up Bumble and and lychee liqueur—are priced for After causing trouble around Hotel (455 Madison Ave at 51st Bumble Surf Spray ($21), which GG Daddy’s Centurion Card, but they sure 8 town, commit an act of St; 212-891-8100, giltnewyork. hair-department head Jennifer beat swilling whiskey from the bottle charity—at least in Blair’s eyes—by com) to feast on the “Gossip Grill,” Johnson uses to create Serena’s waves, and screaming, “I’m !” feeding ducks at The Pond in a black-truffle grilled cheese or the Spray de Mode hairspray ($25), Central Park (Central Park South at modeled after the one Serena van spritzed on and Headbands are the crown in Fifth Ave). Enter at the southeast der Woodsen eats in the for a flexible hold. 6 Queen B’s coiffure, and you corner, to reach this comma-shaped restaurant’s kitchen can scoop up the same Jennifer oasis with stellar skyline views. A during the show’s Behr and Angel Lust designs sign on the wire fence asks you not to . The real-life donned by Blair at Henri Bendel feed the wildlife, but you’re from the incarnation is served (712 Fifth Ave at 56th St; 212-247- today—rules don’t with smoked tomato 1100, henribendel.com), where an apply to you. soup, costs $30 ($50 entire back corner is dedicated to during white-truffle her trademark accessory. Prices Backstabbing works up an season) and was range from $22 for simple satin to 9 appetite. Meander over to named by actor Blake $398 for a Swarovski-encrusted Geisha (33 E 61st St between Park Lively herself. The cast stunner that one salesperson says and Madison Aves; 212-813-1113, and crew regularly “sells like hotcakes.” geisharestaurant.com), where Nate nosh on it when filming tried to woo back Blair over spicy here; the kitchen sends It’s time to stage a renegade tuna rolls ($13) and edamame ($6) out at least four per night. Escape the smog-choked streets 7 fashion shoot at Pulitzer after she learned he slept with 5 at Salon de Ning (700 Fifth Ave Fountain (Fifth Ave between 58th Serena. Pick at sushi. Pout at Texting is used as a lethal at 55th St, 23rd floor; 212-956-2888, and 59th Sts) in ’s Grand boyfriend. Repeat. 3 weapon on the show, so you salondening.com), the Peninsula Army Plaza—à la Serena and Blair better guard your mobile device by when they made off Finish the meal at Dylan’s storing it in one of the silk cell- with Eleanor 10 Candy Bar (1011 Third phone bags ($27) at KC Signatures Waldorf’s clothing Ave at 60th St; 646-735-0078, (667 Lexington Ave between 55th line. Designed to dylanscandybar.com), where Dan and 56th Sts; 212-755-1450, emulate Paris’s helped Vanessa pick out bulk sweets kcsignatures.com). Hand- Place de la ($10.99 a pound) for her anniversary embroidered and beaded in India, Concorde, the celebration with Nate (she eventually they’re big enough to fit a structure has six- settled on sour gummy worms). BlackBerry or T-Mobile Sidekick, tiered granite basins Whatever your sucrose preference, be and way more chic than bejeweling that were filled with prepared to battle it out with sugar- your phone with rhinestones— tourists until the seeking teenagers—you know, the

P h o t ogr aphs : DAVE SANDE R S that’s so suburban high-schooler. water was turned on age group the show actually targets.

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