Leona Helmsley Dead At 87

Leona Helmsley has passed away at the age of 87 from heart failure. Over at the New York Times/City Room, Sewell Chan (with assistance from Roja Heydarpour) was the first out of the gate with a proper obituary within an hour of Howard Rubinstein‘s formal announcement. At press time, the Daily News is running with an AP Wire story (and the Post only opted for a one sentence blurb).

From Rubinstein’s statement:

“Leona was a great businesswoman in her own right who created a tremendous brand and success with Helmsley Hotels and was a wonderful partner and wife to Harry Helmsley,” Mr.

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