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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Greenwich

Greenwich stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - The asking price for the late real estate magnate-cum-jailbird Leona Helmsley’s Connecticut mansion has been slashed by $50 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 40-acre Greenwich property is now offered for $75 million, down from $125 million. Insiders think it could be the largest cut ever for a... More »

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New York City • Greenwich • Connecticut • Leona Helmsley • price cut • real estate values • developer

Opinion

 Wolfe: Stars Went to 
 Hedge Funds Long Ago 

Tom Wolfe watches as the Masters of the Universe flee New York for Greenwich hedges

Sep 28, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tom Wolfe has been fielding a lot of questions about where the Wall Street crisis leaves the Masters of the Universe now, writes the author of the seminal book about the excesses of 1980s traders in the New York Times. But, he notes, the real investment banking superstars left for... More »

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Wall Street • New York Stock Exchange • Greenwich • investment bankers • Tom Wolfe • hedge funds

Rich Grouse as FAA Moves to Reroute Jets

Residents of tony suburbs fight plan to decongest air traffic

Aug 12, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wealthy Northeasterners are fighting FAA plans to decongest air traffic by rerouting jets, sending them over many upscale suburbs, reports USA Today. The FAA says it can cut delays by 20% and save airlines $285 million by fixing routes around New York and Philadelphia, but the rich and politically connected... More »

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New York City • FAA • Greenwich • Philadelphia • air traffic • Federal Aviation Administration • airplanes • Westport, Conn.

Blaze Ravages London Clipper

A fire ravaged the historic Cutty Sark in Greenwich, London this morning

May 21, 07 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fire ripped through London's historic Cutty Sark early this morning, nearly destroying the 138-year-old tea clipper. But an ongoing £25 million restoration saved the ship, which has drawn 15 million tourists to its south-east London dock since it opened in 1957. Much of its structural foundation, including its... More »

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London • tourism • Cutty Sark • England • Greenwich • ship

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