Mr NYC: Remembering the Lufthansa Heist of December 1978

Saturday, April 25, 2026

The original news coverage ...

The history and fallout as explained by a former James Bond ...

And as it's immortalized in cinematic history ...

Please keep it civil, intelligent, and expletive-free. Otherwise, opine away.

New York City Quotes

“It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.” - O. Henry
“New York - that unnatural city where every one is an exile, none more so than the American.” - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“New York, the nation's thyroid gland.” - Christopher Morley
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” - Thomas Wolfe
“This is New York and there's no law against being annoying.” - William Kunstler
“When you leave New York, you ain't goin' nowhere.” - Anonymous

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