A few weeks ago, Kathryn Wylde, the normally consensus-driven president of the Partnership for New York City, did something totally out of character — and downright reckless, according to some business leaders. Namely, Wylde, whose group is supposed to advocate for the city’s biggest banks and real estate firms, appeared to endorse Letitia James for mayor … Read more
It wasn’t that long ago, just before the 2016 presidential election to be exact, that Donald Trump made the following claim: His net worth was in “excess of TEN BILLION DOLLARS.” The Donald’s humblebrag came in a press release as he prepared his first and successful run for the White House. Presumably, he used all … Read more
The men and women who run Gotham’s big banks and financial firms have had a long and somewhat tortured history with the former president dating back from his days as a real estate mogul. Yet they see what’s happening to Donald Trump in the byzantine Letitia James bank-fraud prosecution and the over-the-top penalties issued by a … Read more
“We have the Mona Lisas of properties,” said former president Donald Trump, in a newly released video of an April 2023 deposition obtained by CBS News. “I have some of the greatest pieces of property in the world.” “I say they’re ‘paintings,’” he continued. “You put a painting on the wall. It doesn’t throw off … Read more
