Perhaps it's quixotic to try to write something poignant about the "Queen of Mean", Ms Leona "only little people pay taxes" Helmsley. But I'll try. Why? Because no one else will. She was a mean, nasty woman who tortured everyone around her. She cheated on her taxes. She was a home-wrecker. She just wasn't very nice.
Yet she also cultivated a successful business career at a time when most women were encouraged not to work. She experienced the loss of a child, something no one should ever go through. And she was a human being - even if she forgot that herself sometimes.
But most of all, she was a colorful character, giving this town an endless supply of juicy gossip and tabloid fodder. She was a part of this city's crazy spirit, part of what made the expression "only in New York" so apt. She was an only in New York kinda gal. And we'll miss her for that.
Yet she also cultivated a successful business career at a time when most women were encouraged not to work. She experienced the loss of a child, something no one should ever go through. And she was a human being - even if she forgot that herself sometimes.
But most of all, she was a colorful character, giving this town an endless supply of juicy gossip and tabloid fodder. She was a part of this city's crazy spirit, part of what made the expression "only in New York" so apt. She was an only in New York kinda gal. And we'll miss her for that.
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