Trump, page 69
Trump Castle (Atlantic City; formerly the Hilton), 17, 251–62, 443–45, 448, 454, 461
acquisition of, 251
bonds of, 11
financing of, 254–56
Ivana as manager of, 249, 254, 257–58, 443, 444
license application and review, 254–61
marina next to, 261, 444–45
mob connections, 256–57
parking for, 247, 261
road improvement near, 259–61
Trump City, 401, 404, 405
Trumpdome, 363, 365–66, 367
Trump Organization. See also Atlantic City operations; and individual properties
Crown Building offices, 158–59
1978 staff of, 154–55
top executives of, 16–18. See also individual executives
helicopter accident, deaths in, 17–18
Trump Palace (New York City), 440–41, 452–53, 459
Trump Parc (New York City), 4, 294–96, 316, 459
Brandstetter apartment in, 419
Trump Parc East (New York City), 294
Trump Plaza Casino (originally Harrah’s at Trump Plaza), 12, 18, 201, 209, 245, 251, 443, 448, 449, 453–54, 459, 461
buy out of Harrah’s interest in, 251–53, 258–61
construction of, 249–50
mob connections of subcontractors, 243–44
financing of, 233–34, 239–40
buyout of Harrah’s interest, 258
Harrah’s and, 234, 238–43, 251–53, 258–61
license application and review, 221, 222, 224–25, 228–33
lessors exempted from licensing requirements, 230–31
mob connections, 216, 217, 229, 234, 241–46
name of, 250
opening of, 247
parking for, 241–43, 252–53, 261
site for, 212
air rights issue, 233, 235–38
by and, 221–22
leases, 216–20, 232
plans approved, 223
problems of site, 214–15
riparian rights issues, 219, 221, 222
small lots, 223
skywalk, 242–43
Trump Plaza co-op building, 178, 182, 201, 209
Trump Princess (yacht), 6, 338, 445
sale of, 9–10
Trump Regency (Atlantic City), 446
Trump Shuttle, 11, 440, 459
Trump Tower (New York City), 4, 28, 178–209, 462
air rights and, 180, 186
apartment sales and rentals, 188–89, 195, 460–61
criminal elements, 202–5
architectural and interior design of, 186–88, 205–9
assembling site for, 179–80
Atrium of, 186, 201
blocking of 712–716 Fifth Avenue project and, 320–23
construction of
concrete contractors and unions, 193–94, 195, 199–200
lighting work, 201
mob associations, 193–94, 199–200
reinforced concrete, choice of, 193
demolition controversy, 189–92
Hixon apartments, 195–99
Koch administration and, 180–86
organized crime and, 193–94, 199–200
sculptures destroyed during demolition, 191–92
tax abatement for, 178, 182–86
triplex in, 205–9
Trump’s apartment in, 12
zoning changes and, 178, 181–82
Trump Village (New York City), 59–70, 78
condemnation awards and, 66
HRH as builder of, 65
Lindenbaum affair and, 62, 64, 66
McDonald’s franchise in, 80–81
state financing for, 64–65
UHF project and, 59–62
worst public humiliation, 67
Trump Village Construction Corporation, 65, 94, 158
Trump Village shopping center, 80
Turcol, Tom, 237
“Twilight Zone” (television show), 30
Tyler, Andrew, 175–76
Tyson, Mike, 6, 7
United Democratic Club (Brooklyn, NY), 42
United Housing Foundation (UHF), 69
United States Football League (USFL), 342–60
antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, 345, 346, 353–55, 359–60, 365, 366, 368–73
fall schedule proposal, 345–46, 351, 352, 354, 355
television and, 349, 352
Upper West Side (Manhattan) community board, 108
60th Street rail yards, 106–16
Sally Goodgold and, 107–12
environmental impact study, 112
fed investigation, 113–14
Abe Hirshfield and, 115
Koch, Edward and; 112–13, 116
Robert Moses and, 109
plans submitted by Trump (1976–77), 110–12
second option, 113, 114
title question, 111, 115
withdrawal of Donald Trump, 114–15
zoning changes, 112–16
Urban Development Corporation (UDC), 103, 349, 359, 360, 376, 377
Commodore deal and, 121–31, 133–34, 141–46
condemnation of old Commodore retail tenants and, 164–70
Grand Hyatt audit and, 384–85
Grand Hyatt construction and, 161–63
Television City proposal and, 392–95
Urban Relocation, 278
Usher, Harry, 355–56
Usry, James, 233, 240, 247
Vanderbilt Athletic Club, 171–72
Van Patten, Piggy, 45, 57
Vario, Paul, 52
Viggiano, Paul Victor, 243
Village Voice, 9
Virginia, Fred Trump operations in, 43–45, 82–83
Wachtel Plumbing, 163
Wagner, Robert, 58–64
Lindenbaum affair and, 62, 64, 66
Wagner, Robert, Jr., 113
Trump Tower and, 180–82
Walker, Herschel, 343–44
Walker, Jeff, 154–55
Wall Street Journal, 24, 27, 410
Walter, William, 74
Walters, Barbara, 450
Warbasse Houses, 60, 69
Warren, Bill, 201–2
Waters, David, 427
Weichselbaum, Joe, 203–4
Weinberg, Sheldon and Jay, 203
Weingrow, Howard, 215, 216, 218, 219
Weiss, Blutrich, Falcone & Miller, 376–79
Weiss, Jerry, 376–78
Weissman, Steve, 85
Westin Corporation, 124
West Palm Beach, condominium building in, 338–39
Westpride, 401–2
West Side Highway (New York City), 110–11, 382–83
West Side project. See Lincoln West project
Wharton School of Finance, 75, 78
White House Correspondents Association (1990), 24
Winklmayr, Alfred, 136
Winzinger, R. T., Inc., 235
Winzinger, Robert T., 243
Wogan, Tommy, 42, 43
Wolfe, Philip, 154
Wollman Rink, 16, 25, 387–91
Women, Donald Trump’s relationships with, 127, 464. See also specific women
Wood, Donald Trump on, 18
Wright, Bob, 398
Wynn, Steve, 228, 409, 410, 412–13
marina property of, 252
Yale, Frankie, 43
Young, Sid, 59, 72
Zeckendorf, William, 377
Zeckendorf, William, Jr., 403, 440
Zeitz, Carl, 253
Zuccotti, John, 93, 94, 108
Commodore deal and, 119, 120, 123–25, 127, 130, 149–50
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Copyright © Wayne Barrett, 1992, 2016
Originally published as Trump: The Deals and the Downfall by HarperCollins, 1992
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