Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project Annual Spring Picnic took place on June 1st at the historic Morris-Jumel Mansion.
![From left to right: Martha Stewart, Bette Midler From left to right: Martha Stewart, Bette Midler](https://www.looktothestars.org/photo/10501-from-left-to-right-martha-stewart-bette-midler/story_half_width-1465184848.jpg)
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The evening’s host comedian and actress Sandra Bernhard joined Martha Stewart and architect/designer David Rockwell to honor award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson, the restauranteur behind New York hotspots Red Rooster, Streetbird and Ginny’s Supper Club, and The Home Depot’s Richard Gess.
The Spring Picnic raised over $1 million to support NYRP’s mission to transform open space in under-resourced communities to create a greener, more sustainable New York City. The evening’s attendees included: Bette Midler, Martha Stewart, Michael Kors, Sandra Bernhard, David Rockwell, Marcus Samuelsson, Richard Gess and more.