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Central Park has new angel: $100M gift from hedge exec

Central Park has new angel: $100M gift from hedge exec

Central Park has never seen this much green. A 56-year-old hedge-fund manager who was wheeled around Central Park as a baby yesterday pledged an extraordinary $100 million to the nonprofit that runs the 843-acre oasis in the heart of...   Full Story

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