By Chloe Malle 6/30/10 4:19pm

By George, He Bought It! Stephanopoulos Spends $6.5 M. on UES

In a 1994 Friends episode, Monica, Rachel and Phoebe, in their realistically rent-controlled, balconied Village apartment, receive G. Stephanopoulos‘ pizza order—mushroom, green pepper and onion—instead of their own low-fat crust, lots of cheese. Monica eagerly asks the frightened delivery boy if the mistaken orderer from across the street is a “small Mediterranean guy with curiously Read More

By Tom McGeveran 12:00am

Fifth Avenue Flip

In 1999, Frank Newman, chairman of Bankers Trust Corp., was essentially forced out of his job when his company was acquired by Deutsche Bank. When the deal was completed, Mr. Newman received $55 million in severance pay plus $11 million every year until 2003.

Three years later, according to brokers, he has been offered almost Read More