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Critics accuse Koch of giving away the government to political bosses and giving away Manhattan to developers. Koch has coddled builders with tax breaks while their towering, ego-driven projects block out the sun, overload already groaning services and paralyze traffic. Celebrities like Jacqueline Onassis, Henry Kissinger and Paul Newman...
It was no accident that Brown became a test case. Under pressure to deal with derelicts who freeze in the shadows of Manhattan's luxury skyscrapers, Koch met Brown last spring on a tour with other city officials. When he was told that she could not legally be committed unless...
Whether slapping his name on skyscrapers or feuding with New York City Mayor Ed Koch, Developer Donald Trump captures attention. So when the boyish-looking billionaire spent $94,801 on full-page newspaper ads last week to sound off about the Persian Gulf, political observers took notice. Was Trump preparing...
Such scenes are taking place all over America today, as other foreign scouting parties comb the highways and byways on the lookout for profitable finds. The searchers are Japanese and British, Canadian and South Korean, West German and Swiss, and all of them have one thought in mind: Buy! Buy...
Flush with cash and encouraged by the falling dollar, investors from overseas are snapping up skyscrapers and shopping malls, corporations and forest land, refineries and casinos. Already, Manhattan' s landmark Tiffany building is Japanese, Brooks Brothers is Canadian, and Sohio is in British hands. Is foreign ownership a danger? See...