New York Daily News ‘steals’ Empire State

A NEW YORK newspaper stole the Empire State Building in a bid to expose a loophole in the city’s legal system.

In what it described as “one of the biggest heists in American history”, the New York Daily News stole the $2 billion 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper in the heart of Manhattan.

The newspaper, which listed original King Kong star Fay Wray as a witness in the batch of false documents, made a fake $30 notary stamp which shared a name with bank robber Willie Sutton, and filed paperwork with the city to transfer the deed to the property.