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> Once upon a time, the United Nations threatened to leave New York unless the city allowed diplomats to violate parking regulations with impunity. Giuliani rep
by SeanLuke 13y ago
> Once upon a time, the United Nations threatened to leave New York unless the city allowed diplomats to violate parking regulations with impunity. Giuliani replied, "Great! Do you know how much that land is worth?"
Perhaps not your best example. Giuliani lost that battle.
- raldi 13y agoThe NYT called it a reluctant truce: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/19/nyregion/grumbling-giuliani-accepts-truce-in-un-parking-war.html http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/19/nyregion/grumbling-giulian... Anyway, he may have lost, but it wasn't because anyone actually believed the UN's threat.