For Bonnie Thornton — consultant, strategist, and not so quiet force of New York brilliance, the city has always been the love of her life — “I moved to New York the day I turned 21 and that was it,” she says. As a DJ, Bonnie came up alongside the city’s most iconic creatives, dancing through nights at BeavHer, Don Hills, but her most memorable parties, and some of our own, are the ones she created, Cheetah! And Purr. Bonnie’s New York rules are: No hand holding on sidewalks, no double strollers at the farmers market, no asking for coffee to be an actual temp, put your phone down at dinner and don’t use slang you don’t own. “Music bring’s joy,” she says, “friends bring joy and community brings joy. Feeling that presence of love and belonging is what New York has always been about.” But her love letter to New York is more poignant, “It’s not me, it’s you, but I still love you anyways.” @thekillerbnyc @friendsfromnewyork @heidiheartsclub