Trouble at the Plaza Hotel

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Condos in the newly renovated Plaza Hotel have been sold for tens of millions of dollars. Find out why lawsuits have been filed over shoddy construction in those very expensive apartments, and whether the NYC landmark’s renovation has been mishandled. Evgenia Peretz has written an article in the Jan. issue of Vanity Fair magazine called "Eloise Sheds a Tear."

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