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...Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan is a busy place -- a little too busy, as far as AT&T is concerned. In recent years the terminal's seedy lobby has become a favorite gathering spot for "phone scammers," con artists who sell overseas calls at cut rates using other people's telephone- charge-card numbers. In 1990 some $11 million in fraudulent calls originated from the bus terminal's pay phones alone, according to a report in the New York Daily News -- more than $30,000 worth every...
After the Palm Beach story appeared, feminists and other outraged readers picketed the paper's headquarters in midtown Manhattan. The New York tabloids, the Daily News and the Post -- neither of which has printed the alleged victim's name -- cluck-clucked at their august competitor in editorials for violating journalistic ethics. Even Dan Schwartz, the editor of the National Enquirer, which also did not print the woman's name, was claiming that "I think we took a more ethical standard than they...
American Express never really wanted a 282-ft. yacht. Bankers Trust isn't sure what it will do with the Grand Hyatt in midtown Manhattan, especially in the middle of a recession, nor is Manufacturers Hanover exactly giddy about owning the Regency Hotel in Atlantic City. But then Citicorp is not exactly cut out to be a retailer or an airline operator, either...
...differences more minutely than the hardy group of a dozen or so restaurateurs who operate establishments in both Los Angeles and New York City. "Menus are different, taste buds are different on the two coasts," observes Adam Tihany, a proprietor of the Italian bistro Remi, which serves in midtown Manhattan and Santa Monica. Almost any other method of expansion would be simpler. But some people bitten by the restaurant bug just cannot resist trying to conquer the two towns...
...banker, Natori rose to vice president of the company before leaving in 1977 to create her own firm. She started small, working in her New York City apartment, designing and selling fine lingerie. In a pinch, she even packed the orders herself. Today Natori Co. has splashy headquarters in midtown Manhattan, a boutique in Paris and sales of over $25 million annually. Surrounded by models showing off her pricey fashions, Natori has lost none of her enthusiasm. She is on many boards, including the Committee of 200, a group of women entrepreneurs who head multimillion-dollar companies. She keeps close...