The U.N. is in town this week with some nations more united than others and except for the usual traffic gridlock that this event produces, Manhattan handles it all in their normally efficient manner. And there have been memorable moments in the past: Nikita Khrushchev pounding his shoe on the desk in protest, Fidel Castro with chickens in the hotel rooms and Muammar Gaddafi approaching Donald Trump for real estate to pitch his tent. Then there was Adlai Stephenson, during the Cuban missile crisis, telling the Russian envoy he would wait "til Hell freezes over" for a reply. This was riveting theater in real time. When you consider the personalities and egos involved in the mix - and the seriousness of the issues, we might expect some quotable moments this week. And the folks who run Gotham won't miss a beat.
tjs
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