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When Trump Tried to Make the Plaza Great Again and Didn’t

DECLINE AND FALL

America’s most famous hotel was once a cultural landmark. Now it’s a warren of mostly vacant condos owned by absentee billionaires. Its decline began the day Trump bought it.

Julie Satow
Julie Satow
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Julie Satow

Julie Satow

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