Why Now? (Free subscription) | 27/06/2009
The Orlando Sentinel provides a story of someone who took the “servant” in public servant, a bit too literally: Florida Hospital executive pleads guilty of defrauding New York workers Florida Hospital executive Antonia Novello pleaded guilty today to forcing New York state employees to work overtime for her personal chores, filing false documents and costing taxpayers [...]
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 25/06/2009
In preparation of its goodbye-1980s- renovation , the New York Helmsley Hotel has paid for the creation of an online archive that seeks to document the history before it changes. Though to read New York Helmsley Archives , you may see history change before your eyes. Leona Helmsley is indeed omnipresent on the new website, though mainly for her unparalleled attention to...
Curbed (Free subscription) | 23/06/2009
Coming on the heels of the renovation announcement at the '80s-riffic New York Helmsley Hotel , a superfan has launched a blog to preserve memories of the hotel's Leona Helmsley-led golden age : "The New York Helmsley Hotel got it before anyone knew what there was to get. Luxury, customer service, comfort, cache, and attention to detail were Leona’s de...
The Real Estate (Free subscription) | 16/06/2009
The New York Helmsley Hotel, that 775-room inn trapped in a design hell of 1980s Greed-Is-Good glamour, is getting a face-lift, one to obliterate many of the fingerprints of the late Queen of Mean herself, Leona Helmsley. While you still can, walk through the revolving doors of 212 East 42nd Street and step into the hotel’s intimate lobby, one of at least six in New York...
Law.com (Free subscription) | 29/05/2009
After Leona Helmsley died, the news was full of stories about her $12 million trust for her little dog, Trouble. The coverage made it seem as if pet trusts are only for the very rich, and are rather foolish, when the reality is that the use of trusts to provide for the care of pets is an appropriate estate planning tool for any pet owner, notes attorney Frances Carlisle. She discusses...
TheSpoof.com - Spoof News (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
... part of a chastity belt?""Sorry, but it's meant to be a joke. At this rate I'll have to retake the Leona Helmsley Course In Nasty all over again. No, that's being much too generous. Now why can't I say things like that about Adam Lambert?"ADAM LAMBERT IS A FREAK! No he isn't. Oh what IS happening to me?"
Pet Connection Blog (Free subscription) | 23/06/2009
... it will keep him from bothering your neighbors with his barking.) More tips here . Looks like Leona Helmsley’s fortune won’t be going to the dogs after all. From Dr. Becker: Trustees of Leona Helmsley’s estate say they’re giving $136 million to charity — with just $1 million going to the dogs. Helmsley had left her multibillion-dollar hotel and real estate empire...
Veggie Chic (Free subscription) | 17/06/2009
AOL recently launched a fun new website for pet lovers: Paw Nation. Their recent pet lover poll revealed some interesting findings! Paw Nation’s Poll for Pet Lovers highlights: • Jennifer Aniston is the celeb most people would feel comfortable leaving the pets with • The late Leona Helmsley bests Ellen DeGeneres and Paris Hilton as craziest pet owner • [...] Post...
Sigmund, Carl and Alfred (Free subscription) | 19/06/2009
... Marie Antoinette might include Trouble, the beloved Maltese who was willed $12 million by hotelier Leona Helmsley. From $5,000 Swiss chalet doghouses to $1,200 leashes inlaid with Swarovski crystal, critics have plenty of excesses to mock. But for most of America’s 69 million pet-owning households, the changing treatment of pets isn’t a function of money. It’s a reflection of a century’s...
Structured Settlements 4Real: What' (Free subscription) | 05/06/2009
... 39 states that have provisions for animals that survive their owners. When New York hotel magnate Leona Helmsley died in 2007, she left $12 million * in a trust fund for her Maltese, Trouble (see picture below). While news reports focused on turning it into a bit of a spectacle, the fact is that Helmsley's testamentary bequest is testimony to the undying love that people have...
