“The essence of the ruling was that Esposito, who has become a caricature of the county party boss, is in fact no boss at all and thus cannot be penalized for breaking state laws that limit the commercial activity of a county leader.”

“Before Friedman left the city to join his new firm, he had to clean up a few loose ends for longtime Cohn client Donald Trump.”

“The Friedman records, seized by the feds ear­ly last year, unveil the machinations of a remarkable range of prominent New Yorkers — from mobsters like Tony Saler­no and Tommy Gambino to publishing giant Si Newhouse and developer king Donald Trump”

Bronx County leader Stanley Friedman has always known which buttons to push for his clients. Now, the pressure's on him.

Cohnhead methods em­phasize the last-minute smear, the appeal to ethnic prejudice, and the judicious use of patronage: “These people are haters. They'll stop at nothing and they're crazy.”

“As in a colony, the Bronx's leadership positions are all held by outsiders (who are also white males), including the office of Democratic county leader, the borough presidency, the office of the district attorney, the Surrogate, and the majority of seats on the Democratic County Exec­utive Committee”

“Last summer Audubon Films shot part of an erotic movie at 39 East 68th Street, the building in which Cohn lives and works”

Meet Paul Dano, the "cash register" in Roy Cohn's townhouse

“Rumors of Studio 54’s link with organized-crime figures began when it became known that Ian Schrag­er’s father was the late Louis Schrager, also known as 'Max the Jew,' the legendary chief of Williamsburg loan-shark and racketeer operations.”

A Big Apple rogue's gallery turned out to celebrate "the man who symbolizes evil to many in this city"