25 Sexiest new yorkers
Sure, Giselle and Jeter are hotties. But these folks are also the city’s coolest, most gorgeous denizens – the ones you might actually share a cab with, see on the subway or even date
Sarah Litzinger & Kate Reinders
Age: Both claim to be 60. Honest.
Reside: Chelsea, Upper West Side
Occupation: Performers
Litzinger (left) and Reinders – currently in ‘Beauty & the Beast’ and ‘Wicked,’ respectively – comprise Tastiskank, a luscious singing duo that’s a “cross between Tenacious D and the Indigo Girls.” Songs include: “We Don’t Do Threesomes,” “Hydrocodone” and “Manscape the Area.” ” Our definition of Tastiskank,” Reinders says, “is a nice girl with naughty tendencies.”
Eric Lewis
Age: 33
Resides: Upper West Side
Occupation: jazz pianist
When you travel the world playing jazz with Wynton Marsalis and Elvin Jones, you’ll wind up in some funky situations, as Lewis did in New Zealand. “After a gig, this woman took me to an inert volcano.
We took our shoes off and climbed down to the bottom. The whole thing was lit up with surreal moonlight.”
Molly Crabapple
Age: 22
Resides: Williamsburg
Occupation: illustrator
Crabapple’s a parttime burlesque dancer who draws in an erotic, whimsical, Victorian style for newspapers and magazines. “I do really like drawing naked chicks and naked guys,” she says. “It’s so fun to be able to put down on paper those dirty thoughts you get when you see a chick, and no one will punch you for it.”
Sonalee Vyas
Age: 25
Resides: Murray Hill
Occupation: restaurateur, dancer
Most nights at her restaurant Masala Bollywood, Vyas is tough to miss. Her model looks and curvaceous body get upstaged when she dons a bright orange, shimmering dance costume. Right now, there’s no man in her life. “I’m open to meeting people, but I don’t really think I have time,” she says.
Niccole Trzaska
Age: 27
Resides: Midtown
Occupation: bar manager
When a guy on the street told Trzaska she had nice feet, she nearly reached for her Mace. Turns out the guy needed a shoe model. Today, she’s the feet (and face) of Nina Shoes. She’s also manager and mixologist at bar Stone Rose. “People comment on my laugh,” she says. “Nobody wants to hang out with a pretty girl that doesn’t smile.”
Meghan Kelley
Age: 27
Resides: East Village
Occupation: clothing designer
She designs fun, sexy clothes for Surf Diva, so it’s no wonder Kelley thinks sexy should be simple. “To me, jeans are sexy.” As for men, it’s not all about looks. Self-confidence and passion are as good as chiseled abs. But those help.
Andy Samberg
Age: 28
Resides: West Village
Occupation: comedian
His adorable shag would have made him the resident dreamboat of “Saturday Night Live,” anyway. But when Samberg starred in the “Lazy Sunday” rap parody last year, he became an instant sensation. We’ve never seen anyone bite so sensually into a head of iceberg lettuce.
Wass Stevens
Age: “late 30s”
Resides: West Village
Occupation: doorman, actor
Power is sexy, and Stevens has plenty of it. As gatekeeper at Marquee, he’s the guy who tells you, “Sorry, private party.” He’s also dapper, with a closet full of bespoke suits. “Some women are intimidated by it,” Stevens says of his style. “I’m not going to attract the 20-year-old model who wants a grungy, dirty guy, but I’m not into that anyway.”
Sean Patrick Maloney
Age: 40
Resides; Murray Hill
Occupation: candidate for attorney general, lawyer
They say Washington is Hollywood for ugly people. Which means hotties like Maloney are rare, even in the slightly more groomed ranks of New York pols. Sorry, hopefuls, the openly gay Maloney is in a 14-year relationship, and has three adopted kids. But he still gets inquiries. “A lot of people want to know if I’m married,” Maloney says diplomatically. “But the court of appeals took care of that.”
Nadia Zaki
Age: 33
Resides: East Village
Occupation: dance instructor
“I’ve been a dancer almost all my life,” says Zaki, a SwedishEgyptian beauty who’s a beloved trainer at Crunch Fitness. On Thursdays, you’ll find her at the SoHo branch, teaching her favorite class: House Groove. “Dancing is something that makes people vulnerable. It’s up to me to not make them feel awkward.”
Tony Shellman
Age: 40
Resides: Midtown
Occupation: designer
“I guess a lot of people like my attitude,” says the founder of hip-hop clothing label Enyce. “They think my energy is crazy and hot.” It doesn’t hurt that he’s handsome and rich, too. “I’m married now, but I keep it sexy. You can be a man and be sexy and be respectful to your wife.”
Nina Stotler
Age: 26
Resides: Williamsburg
Occupation: jewelry designer
“Everything I do is one of a kind or limited edition,” Stotler says of her jewelry line, Von Kottwitz, which sells at Girlshop. She thinks a guy’s hotness comes from being flexible (and no, not that way). “Just being easygoing, funny, able to get along with day-to-day. That’s sexy.”
Robert Buka, M.D.
Age: 32
Resides: Upper West Side
Occupation: dermatologist
If anyone’s well-versed in MILFs, it’s Buka, a k a “Dr. Bobby,” purveyor of a hip kids’ skincare line. The skin doc with the surfer grin says he’s been propositioned by many a mom – but isn’t going there. “I try and ignore it,” he says of the on-the-job attention. “That’s a rule I can’t break.”
Baron Vaughn
Age: 25
Resides: Astoria
Occupation: comedian
Vaughn, whom you may recognize from a current Coke Zero commercial, has gigs all over town. But when it comes to meeting girls, he takes nothing for granted. “I’m kind of bad at reading signs. I just assume, ‘Oh, she’s just being nice.’ And then I’ll find out later on that I had a chance.”
Kelly Choi
Age: “early 30s”
Resides: NoLIta.
Occupation: TV host
Is there anything sexier than someone who doesn’t know it? “I hear it from time to time that I’m sexy, but I don’t consider myself that way,” says Choi, host of NYC TV’s “Secrets of New York.” “I’m the biggest goofball. If goofy is in, then I’m sexy.” But if you see Choi on the street, don’t make your come-on too weird. “One guy told me, ‘Oh, Kelly, I dream about you!’ I started walking faster, I think.”
Alastair Greer
Age: 34
Resides: NoLIta
Occupation: personal trainer
On the clock, the affable Greer teaches private clients how to take good care of their physiques. Just don’t hire Greer thinking you’re going to win his heart while he’s toning your abs. “I think trainers get a bad rap for being flirtatious,” he says. “I’m very professional at what I do.”
Maki Kawakita
Age: 32
Resides: Upper West Side
Occupation: photographer
“I actually dance tango, as well. I’m a former dancer and now a photographer. All the interests I have are connected to sexiness,” says Kawakita, who shows her work around town. “And the subjects I tend to pick are all sexy or erotic.” She’s currently creating a portfolio of naughty shots for a Japanese actress – similar to Madonna’s “Sex” book.
Sam Mason
Age: 32
Resides: Williamsburg
Occupation: Chef
Chefs are the new rock stars, so it makes sense that the dashing Mason, a former pastry chef at WD50 whose opening a yet-to-be-named eatery in November, would garner his share of food groupies. “They start eating at your restaurant three, four times a week. They go into stalker mode relatively quickly.”
Dr. Peter Theodorou
Age: 33
Resides: Upper East Side
Occupation: orthodontist
He’s a doctor, a former Marine who served in Iraq and Kosovo, and he’s single. So it’s no surprise that Theodorou’s patients often hit on him. “One patient sent me a love letter. It was pretty cool for the first page, but the second page got into explicit details.”
Leigh Lezark
Age: 22
Resides: Lower East Side
Occupation: DJ, club promoter
The backlash against Lezark and the weekly “MisShapes” party where she DJs has begun, but this arbiter of cool is still desirable no matter how much she gets bashed. Deep red lipstick, jet-black hair, a wardrobe that leans slightly towards Goth and a cold, disconnected stare. It all adds up to hot.
Joanna Angel
Age: 25
Resides: Williamsburg
Occupation: alt-porn star
“New York is a really interesting city,” Angel says. “Unlike L.A., people have to have more than just surface appeal to be considered sexy. When you call someone beautiful, it’s someone like Karen O. Not only is she beautiful, but you want to be her best friend.”
Jonathan Conant
Age: 45
Resides: West Village
Occupation: founder, New York Trapeze School
When “Sex and the City” shot scenes at his school a few years back, the strapping Conant turned out to be the one person in the city who wasn’t familiar with the HBO hit. “Sarah Jessica came down, and I was like, ‘She’s a nice person.’ It wasn’t till a couple months later that it started to dawn on me what had happened. I started becoming more indoctrinated in the culture here, and I was like . . . oh.”
Diego Montoya
Age: 24
Resides: Gramercy Park
Occupation: clothing designer
“I’m sexy by accident,” says the Peruvian-born Montoya. “People enjoy the carelessness of me. I’m a Gemini, I think I’m a bit crazy.” Crazy or not, Montoya has been busy putting together a men’s line that he’ll release next year. And he assures us, it’s incredibly sexy. Naturally.
LaChanze
Age: 44
Resides: Westchester
Occupation: actor
Tony-winner LaChanze is happily married, but remembers the thrill of dating in New York: “The great thing is, you get a little bit of everyone from all over the world. If you come from a small town, and you’re used to dating a certain type of guy, it’s just amazing. Your options are limitless.” Of course, it helps if you’re as gorgeous as this Broadway vet, who currently stars in “The Color Purple.”