First, the cable news blogs were throwing down. Now? New York's culture and real estate blogs. Says Remy Stern's Cityfile: "RIP OFFS: Well, look at that! The real estate trade site Curbed.com seems to have come with a quasi-accurate list/map of notable New Yorkers and where they've moved recently. Wonder where they got that idea! But, naturally, we're happy to have been of service." Indeed. Because any idea is even original anymore. Otherwise we could say Radar's "Talk of the Tabs" rips off our own feature of the same name.

Since launching 10 days ago with 2,109 profiles of New York's eilte, Cityfile.com has added … three new profiles. Devorah Rose was not one of them. [Cityfile]

Attracting exactly the type of press it wants, Remy Stern's CityFile.com is quickly becoming known as "that website trying to snap photos of famous New Yorkers leaving their houses." But it turns out that planting a photographer outside the apartment buildings of the elite can be a work hazard: "While [Cityfile's] lenser was outside 740 Park 'trying to get candid shots of Steve Schwarzman, David Koch and Kent Swig, an intimidating chauffeur told him to stop taking pictures 'if you know what's good for you.' The photographer promptly left." [P6]

Our favorite feature of the new NYC personality database Cityfile? "Voicemail." The site rings up the phone numbers of the famous and powerful, then records their outgoing message to share with all. While you will find Katie Couric, Lewis Black, and Atoosa Rubenstein's greetings, you will not be given their home numbers. Because you would abuse them.

After many months and months in development, former Radar editor and up-and-coming new media titan Remy Stern today launches Cityfile, a database of who's who in Manhattan industry circles. Artists, media types, socialites, designers, and foodies are all on board, with Stern's crack team of writer-researches having already compiled 2,109 names. The site promises to add new profiles all the time — but also, more excitingly, to drop names, too, because sometimes important people are suddenly no longer important, and this distinction MUST BE MADE.

So what's a site like this good for? For blogs like ours, the answer is obvious: Free research tool! For others, however, Cityfile as a resource might be less clear. Allow us to help.

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