After bare-knuckled bargaining with the city, he won tax breaks to refurbish a rundown hotel near Grand Central Terminal.

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The Roosevelt Hotel, near Grand Central Terminal, opened in 1924 and was celebrated bandleader Guy Lombardo's performance venue for 30 years.

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Tennis great Billie Jean King was inducted into the Tennis Industry Hall of Fame this morning in a hotel ballroom over Grand Central Station in New York City.

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