New Yorkers We Love to See in D.C.: The Top 10 New Yorkers at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Kerry Washington and Jason Wu at the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair After Party for the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Photo by Billy Farrell/PMC courtesy Bloomberg.

The ties between New York and Washington D.C. are tighter these days, and we’re not just talking Tarp. At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, New Yorkers asserted their social prominence in the nation's capital, not just because they were hosting the best after parties, but because of their style, their diverse talents, and their comfort hobnobbing with the politicos. President Obama even teased Mayor Bloomberg in his dinner remarks, which we’ll take as a sign of affection: “In the next 100 days,” President Obama said, “I will meet with a leader who rules over millions with an iron fist, who owns the airwaves and uses his power to crush all who would challenge his authority at the ballot box. It’s good to see you, Mayor Bloomberg.”

There were dozens and dozens of New Yorkers on the scene, but here’s our list of the top 10 New Yorkers in Washington D.C. Saturday night. You can represent us and be teased by the President anytime.

• Mayor Michael Bloomberg
• Jason Wu — designer for Michelle Obama
• Dr. Harold Varmus — Nobel Prize winner, president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering
• Graydon Carter — editor of Vanity Fair
• Cynthia Leive — editor of Glamour
• Amy Poehler — Star of the new NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation” and the awesome Web show “Smart Girls At the Party,” featuring smart girls from New York
• Glenn Close — She doesn’t twitter but she makes an impact: she’s working with Fountain House on a campaign for mental health awareness
• Denis Leary — actor, co-creator of the FX show “Rescue Me” about F.D.N.Y.
• Kerry Washington — actor
• James Franco — actor, student

Here are some more photos:

	Graydon Carter, Mayor Bloomberg, and French Ambassador Pierre Vimont at the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair After Party for the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Photo by Billy Farrell/PMC courtesy Bloomberg.

Will Arnett and Amy Poehler at the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair After Party for the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Photo by Billy Farrell/PMC courtesy Bloomberg.

Denis Leary, Ann Lembeck, Glenn Close, and David Shaw at the Bloomberg/Vanity Fair party after the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Photo by Billy Farrell/PMC Courtesy of Bloomberg.