What Happened in The Real Housewives of New York City Season 13? (Full Recap)

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In Season 13 of The Real Housewives in New York City, Eboni Williams, a new housewife, is welcomed by the women. Ramona Singer’s nasty comments and Leah McSweeney’s exaggerated actions offended people.

The housewives party hard and consume copious amounts of booze, as is their custom. Dorinda Medley and Tinsley Mortimer left after Season 12.

Cast of The Real Housewives of New York City Season 13

  • LuAnn de Lesseps – known singer, model, actor, and socialite in the United States
  • Ramona Singer – a well-known American businesswoman, author, and TV host
  • Sonja Morgan – a socialite, philanthropist, and media personality from the United States
  • Leah McSweeney – an American television personality, fashion designer, and entrepreneur
  • Eboni K. Williams – an American television personality, actress, TV host, and a lawyer

Episode 0 - How They Got Here

Get all the details from the uptown lunches, downtown parties, and all the drama on this half-hour special featuring previous seasons of “Real Housewives of New York” with everyone’s favorite New York ladies.

Episode 1 - Back in the Big Apple

RHONY S13 - Ramona Singer

The women of New York are back and more audacious than ever. When she visits Luann de Lesseps in her new apartment, RHONY Ramona SInger discovers a startling new neighbor. Leah McSweeney, actively converting to Judaism, asks her friend Eboni K. Williams to brunch with Ramona and Luann at Sonja Morgan’s townhouse.

Leah is the one to whom Luann confides her recent return to sobriety. Since Leah has been sober since the pandemic’s start, they have a commonality. This is a complex group to be in without booze, but if they stick together, they can get through it. 

Episode 2 - Burning Up

After a protracted quarantine, Ramona invites the ladies on a girls’ trip to the Hamptons to celebrate their reunion. While traveling, Luann tells Sonja Morgan too many details about the new man in her life. Leah holds a Burning Man party on their first night in the East, where the group receives sad news during a healing session.

Sonja and Luann are still attempting to leave Manhattan as Leah, Eboni, and Ramona converse and munch away. To the STAM Townhouse, Luann approaches in a convertible.

Episode 3 - A High Rate of Interest

RHONY S13 - Leah and Ramona

The women go on a day trip to a nearby winery, where Leah confronts Ramona about her dubious blood plasma donation. Real housewife Eboni K Williams is concerned about Ramona’s word choice. Sonja’s genuine thoughts regarding Lu’s new flame are revealed as the ladies indulge in some local retail therapy.

Leah shows her disinterest in Heather Thomson’s coming later on over dinner, and Sonja responds unexpectedly to something Ramona says.

Episode 4 - Putting the Tiff in Tiffany's

The girls have a personal training session from Luann’s new flame on their second day in the Hamptons. Leah adopts a vow of silence after speaking with Ramona to ease their tension.

Later, at a Breakfast at Tiffany’s dinner party that Ramona is hosting, Leah criticizes Heather for exploiting rumors about the women as material for her new podcast.

Episode 5 - How Nude

RHONY S13 - during lunch party at Sag Harbor

The primary attraction of Luann’s unique lunch party for women in Sag Harbor is a naked male model. A tense argument between Luann and Eboni and Leah’s outburst of rage at Ramona sends everyone into shock.

Before the ladies know they are falling into Heather’s trap, she asks for clarification. Ramona dislikes discussing sex.

Episode 6 - Stop and Throw the Roses

RHONY S13 - Eboni K WIlliams

When politics are discussed, the seriousness of Luann and Eboni’s paint party altercation starts to sink in, and the fishing on the beach becomes uninteresting. As the girls get glam for Luann’s Halloween pageant in the 1970s, Heather’s faux pas returns to haunt her.

Eboni has a headquarters with Leah where she can hide out in the top levels of Ramona. Leah immediately recognizes her friend’s viewpoint and appropriately overreacts to show sympathy.

Episode 7 - Electile Dysfunction

RHONY S13 - Leah and Eboni

After the ladies compete in Luann’s Halloween pageant with a 70s theme, Leah learns heartbreaking news regarding her grandmother. Ramona practices her real estate talents back in the city, and Leah and Eboni teach Sonja how to throw a punch. Talk about Ramona’s Instagram during an election party that Eboni hosts make up for her absence.

There is a valid debate over Ramona utilizing her African-American acquaintances to present an untrue image of herself. Eboni thinks she has been somewhat played, and Sonja and Luann concur. 

Episode 8 - A Harlem Night

Ramona introduces the women to her buddy Bershan Shaw as Eboni hosts them for an informative evening in Harlem. While Leah worries about her daughter’s approaching high school experience, Luann and her daughter grow closer over their sobriety. Eboni and Ramona’s friendship is tested over cocktails at Ramona’s apartment.

When Eboni visits Ramona’s home a few days after the election, but before it is called, everything comes to a head. While what Eboni says is genuine, she and Ramona attempt to be friends with the other cast members.

Episode 9 - The Salem Bitch Trials

RHONY S13 - Sonja and Eboni went to Philadelphia

Sonja goes to Philadelphia with Eboni to meet a matchmaker. The ladies visit Salem, Massachusetts, the world’s center of witchcraft, with Leah’s hospitality. The election’s aftermath prompts Eboni to question some women’s allegiances at Leah’s latex and leather supper.

Bershan won’t be heard from by Eboni. Eboni targets Ramona because she backs Trump. Eboni then acknowledges that her mother supported Trump.

Episode 10 - Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Bored

RHONY S13 - housewives dinner in Salem

The group in Salem is affected by Eboni’s sharp question, which causes an emotional admission over dinner and some new body ink. The ladies visit the historic Pioneer Village. Later, at dinner, Bershan makes a number of the women uncomfortable when she expresses her judgment of them.

Ramona invited Bershaun on the trip, as she didn’t know any other ladies. Ramona tries to save the night by dancing on a table, but the other women aren’t moving to Bershaun.

Episode 11 - The Witching Hour

RHONY S13 - Sonja and Bershan fighting

The fight between Sonja and Bershan in Salem goes on all night, and word of it gets out. Leah, Luann, and Ramona try to talk to Sonja about her drinking as Bershan tries to make amends with the women. The group achieves significant breakthroughs as a result of a psychic reading.

The younger brother of Ramona appears and expresses regret for harming her despite always being a lost soul. He claims she wasn’t to blame for how he ended up because he loved her. Ramona starts to sob as a result of her repeated rejection of him.

Episode 12 - Baby It's Cold Inside

RHONY S13 - Luann records Christmas song for charity

Eboni and Sonja return to the arena with Martin in the city following their trip to Salem. Eboni keeps looking for information about her ancestry as Luann and Leah organize a joint birthday celebration for Ramona and Sonja.

The women join Luann to record her new holiday song for charity. Still, Leah has questions about legalities and the proceeds. The party then enjoys a grab bag of local eye candy as they celebrate Ramona’s birthday.

Episode 13 - Ho Ho Holidays

RHONY S13 - Sonja Morgan

Sonja’s late-night antics with one of the party attendees are revealed to Luann and Ramona the morning following Ramona and Sonja’s birthday celebration. Eboni and Ashley who might be sisters receive their DNA results.

Leah reunites with her siblings for the first time since their grandmother’s funeral. Later, when the girls are getting ready for Luann’s music video shoot, Sonja’s birthday hookup’s secret is revealed.

Episode 14 - Hanger Pains

RHONY S13 - Ramona Singer into real estate

Ramona’s journey into real estate continues with a high-end showing as Leah continues to learn Hebrew and prepare for her conversion. The ladies travel to New Jersey for Eboni’s Black Shabbat dinner, which has a rocky beginning, and Sonja tries her hand at finding “Mr. Right.”

Episode 15 - Bitching and Ramoaning

RHONY S13 - Eboni's Black Shabbath dinner turns into disaster

Eboni’s Black Shabbat dinner conversation heats up despite her best efforts to get it back on topic. Ramona worries about Sonja’s habits while eating lunch with Luann’s Fortune Society friends, and unexpected events continue to occur on Eboni’s quest to learn more about her family.

Episode 16 - Be Mine, Galentine

RHONY S13 - Sonja got Covid-19

During a family dinner, Leah and her mother fight. Luann start a somber new business. A close-knit group of girls decides to return to Ramona’s in the Hamptons for a celebratory and enjoyable Galentine’s weekend after Sonja has an unfortunate encounter with Covid-19.

Episode 17 - The Doppelgang's All Here

RHONY S13 - the housewives gather for a bejeweled body art

When Sonja’s ex unexpectedly calls, Galentine’s game night gets out of hand. The women get along because of their bejeweled body art. Leah mourns her relationship with Rob, and Bershan comes along for one last night of laughs, games, and fun with the girls. 

Episode 18 - So... That Happened

RHONY S13 - never-seen moments revealed

Season 13 moments that have never been seen before are exposed in a special episode. The women enjoyed together in this new video, including playing Red Rover at Ramona and Sonja’s birthday party, learning how to twerk, and having close encounters with Salem ghosts. 

Even better, there will be a funny multiple-choice “What Happens Next” guessing game for viewers to interact with the program.

The Real Housewives of New York City Season 13 Quick Facts

  • an American reality television program
  • aired on May 4, 2021, to September 4, 2021, on Bravo TV 
  • filming took place in New York City
  • Barrie Bernstein, Andrew Hoegl, Lisa Shannon, Pam Healy, and Andy Cohen are the executive producers
  • consists of 18 episodes (episode 0 not included)