Jayne Wrightsman

This past Monday, sitting in the massive library of his rented townhouse, the formidable old corporate raider Asher B. Edelman was kind enough to tell me about his place for an article I wrote yesterday.

But I asked about a rumor that he had once been rejected by the board of 820 Fifth Avenue (which has turned away multibillionaires like Steve Wynn and Ron Perelman). “I never actually made an offer," he said. "I’ll tell you the story if you’d like!” I nodded, and here’s his massive explanation:  read more »