Charlene Marshall

Almost five years after she died at 105, the court battle over Brooke Astor's will has been resolved. The big loser? Astor's only son, Anthony Marshall. The big winners? The New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and New Yorkers in general. [ more › ]  

The tabloid newspapers and bloggers like nothing more than a messy fight involving a wealthy family. The 2009 trial of Anthony Marshall, the son of Brooke Astor, heiress to much of the Astor fortune, was daily fodder for New York papers.  

Brooke Astor's spirit of philanthropy has been resurrected after half of her crooked son’s $31 million inheritance was slashed in a settlement. Anthony Marshall, 87, convicted in 2009 of fleecing his feeble mom’s fortune, was stripped of $14 ...  

As the only child of New York’s beloved white-gloved philanthropist Brooke Astor, Anthony Marshall spent years preoccupied with how much he would inherit from his mother, who eventually died at age 105 in 2007. He envisioned a life in which he and his ...  

The settlement, approved by the Westchester County Surrogate's Court, includes a $30 million Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education and cuts Anthony Marshall's inheritance by more than 50 percent, along with full restitution for the New York County ...  

A hedge fund manager and his wife from Dobbs Ferry plunked down $6.45 million for Brooke Astor's grand 65-acre estate. The owners are Stacey Sorrow and Ronald Gutfleish, a managing member of Elm Ridge Capital in Irvington, records indicate.  

Paintings of dogs are long gone from the rounded foyer walls of Brooke Astor's Holly Hill estate. Also gone are the porcelain figurines, Chinese lacquer furniture, and her breathtaking jewelry by Bulgari and Tiffany & Co.  

One of the most storied estate battles in recent New York memory is apparently falling into place: State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced this afternoon that the Brooke Astor case is coming to a conclusion. “Brooke Astor was at the center of New York philanthropy for nearly half ...  

A five-year legal battle over the millionaire philanthropist Brooke Astor's estate has been settled in favour of dozens of her favourite charities in a move which cut her thieving son's inheritance in half.  

A settlement reached Wednesday ended five years of legal wrangling over the estate of Brooke Astor, the late philanthropist and New York City socialite, and significantly reduced the inheritance of Astor's son sending tens of millions of dollars to her ha  

Brooke Astor Estate Case Finally Settled: AG | New York Daily News: “Brooke Astor was at the center of New York philanthropy for nearly half a century,” Schneiderman said. “Her legendary generosity and charisma touched New Yorkers of all backgrounds. I am pleased that my office led the way to an agreement that honors Mrs. Astor’s final wishes and benefits New York's landmark educational and  

Remainders: Brooke Astor estate to leave $30M to city educationGothamSchoolsby Philissa Cramer, at 6:20 pm Brooke Astor's estate has been settled; “New York City Education” is getting $30 million. (Daily Politics) PS 125 in Harlem is getting help from a nonprofit after cutting its arts program last year.  

News broke last week about a global settlement involving the estate of Brooke Astor.    The renowned New York society queen and philanthropist, who died at age 105, left behind an estate of nearly $200 million dollars. Astor’s assets ...  

The Daily BriarcliffAstor Will Bequeaths $10000 to Briarcliff ChurchThe Daily Briarcliffby Nathan Bruttell (email) The will of philanthropist Brooke Astor, who died in 2007, was settled last week, allowing $10000 to be sent to both Briarcliff Manor's All Saints' Episcopal Church and Ossining's Trinity Episcopal Church.and more »  

New York MagazineAstor, Madoff, Spitzer, WeinerNew York MagazineSame with Brooke Astor, because it's axiomatic: Where there's a will, there's a war. Madoff's story will have long legs because swindlers tend to be immortalized. But the Weiner scandal may go down in the books because it's the only postmodern one.