EUROTRASH SPOTTING It probably wouldnt

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surprise any New Yorker to hear that a third of all condos sold here in the last year went to foreign buyers. For those whose xenophobia is beginning to kick into high gear, weve uncovered the ve most Euro-infested establishments in New York.

e 26-year-old founder of this modern gallery is both a German baron and an Italian viscount, so he cant help but attract droves of Europes transplanted to his haute Soho art parties. e fact that he serves copious Peroni and lets them all chain-smoke doesnt hurt, either. 446 Broadway.

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e West Village outpost of this Upper East Side restaurant is a mecca for European tourists. After raiding the high-end shops on nearby Bleecker Street, they stop by here to yammer incomprehensibly over espresso for four hours. 259 W. 4th St.

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CIPRIANI ere must be a Eurail train that runs express to Downtown Cipriani. e ber-exclusive club in the Italian restaurants lofted area is littered with assorted European Union rabble. Unless youve got a thick accent and a model-hot Estonian escort on your arm, dont bother trying to get in, capiche? 376 W. Broadway. Maria Fontoura

A room at The Jane.

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is monkey-bar-andsandbox oasis in Hudson River Park is lousy with our friends across the pond. Listening to Marie-France repeatedly scold young Henri en franais while your kids frolic will have you staring longingly at the shores of Jersey. W. Side Hwy. at Jane St.

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH ese days, moneyed Europeans have replaced their gaudy head-to-toe Gucci ensembles with ultra-preppy duds: pink polos, rugbys, woolly V-necks. Since the A&F brand is nearly impossible to nd on the continent, taste-starved foreign devils regularly mob the agship store to stock up. 720 5th Ave.

CABIN FEVER Room service? Nope. Oncall butler? Hardly. Bath sommelier? Not even close. And yet we cannot get enough of e Jane, the new West Village hotel by hospitality vets Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode. Unable to alter the structure of the historical landmark, rooms are modeled after train cabins, 60 of which have a single (as in twin) bed, 23-inch LCD TV, free Wi-Fi and just enough space to turn around. e Jane is being billed as a micro hotel for those with more dash than cash, but thats just code for having to share a bathroomwhich accounts for its very un-Manhattan-like $99 a night rate. Stay tuned for 30 larger captains cabinssome with private bathscoming in early 2009 with a price tag closer to $250, and the summertime debut of a rooftop bar and basement pool. 113 Jane St., 212.924.6700 or thejanenyc.com
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POLI-SCI-FI British-born John Oliver came to

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New York only two years ago, but hes made such an impact that hes been anointed as Jon Stewarts main foil on e Daily Showa position thats paid o pretty well for alums Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell. Olivers wry takes on the election and the nancial crisis are su used with sinister humor, as when he suggested that George W. Bush might not be angling to be the worst president, but the last. Whats his current take on American politics? Hes glad you bothered to ask.

LeBron James. I cant believe Im on the same team as him. Youve probably never heard of Tarence Kinseythats my point. asked whether Ill miss the Bush administration, which is insulting on both an artistic and a human level. I wont miss [it] in any capacity.
What was it like to cover the McCain and Obama battle...are you permanently scarred? If Obama wins, will it be harder to make fun of him than the Bush administration? I often get

Prior to joining e Daily Show you had never been to America. Do you catch ack for that?

I was at the RNC this year and I watched peoples faces as they left the convention center; there is no more chilling sight in the world than a truly happy Republican. it would turn into one of those scenes in old Bogart movies where he and a femme fatale slap each other across the face and then just start making out. Any complaints with NYC? I love it, but not enough people shout, Im walkin here, at taxis. Id been led to believe that that happens all the time. Any New Years Eve plans? Is that an oer? Am I being asked on a date? Yes, I knew it! Let me just phone my parents. R.B.
So youre not denying that you secretly love Bill OReilly I think if I were to ever meet him,

Not at all. Americans cannot help but respond to the authoritative tones of the British accent. Wolf Blitzer would be a far superior journalist if he made himself sound like a 1920s chimneysweep. As far as Im concerned youre
all British. What do Brits think of Americans these days?

Its dicult, like watching your rebellious child grow up.

Whats it like to work alongside Jon Stewart?
The Daily Shows John Oliver.

Its like asking Cleveland Cavaliers guard Tarence Kinsey what its like playing alongside

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