Cristina Cuomo, wife of ABC News’ Chris Cuomo, is the new editor-in-chief of Manhattan. Cuomo was most recently editor-in-chief of the now shuttered Plum Hamptons. She was previously group editor for Niche Media’s regional publications and editor-in-chief of Gotham.

In related news, Manhattan’s publisher, Modern Luxury, has named James Aguiar its national fashion director.

There have been some changes at Manhattan magazine. According to The New York Post, the magazine cut six staffers early this week, including publisher Leslie Wolfson and associate publisher David Baer.

Manhattan has already been operating without an editor-in-chief since James Heidenry left for Star in late April.

For now, Matthew Carroll, head of national ad sales, is taking over publisher duties, but sources tell the Post that much is unsettled at Manhattan, as ”tension between the national ad sales reps and the staff on the New York mag,” continue.

Some of you with ultra sharp memories might recall a post we did last June about Manhattan a new addition to the luxury magazine market, conceived by the folks who are also responsible for Miami. Well, it’s arrived! The launch party for the premiere issue, “Remembrance of Thing Future” was held last night at the Bryant Park hotel, directly across the street from the Bryant Park tents. The fact that the “modern luxury” magazine (free issues were mailed to the 65,000 most affluent households in New York)is also hitting the market the same week the government had to bail out Fannie and Freddie to keep the entire economy from collapsing didn’t appear to throw a wrench into the party atmosphere at all.

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