THE DONALD PICKS UP WHERE KING KONG LEFT OFF

Donald Trump scored 50 percent of the Big Apple's Empire State Building--without putting up any cash. In return for equity financing and the Donald's singular real estate expertise, NS America handed over halfthe shares for the famous building, which the company bought last October for $45 million. The move is rumored to have further inflamed the ongoing Trump-Helmsley rivalry, as Harry Helmsley currently runs the group representing the Empire State's leaseholders. Trump criticized the management of the building and promised to re-establish the landmark as a world-class real estate possession.parparparpar