A TASTE OF THE BIG APPLE : N.Y. RESORT TO DEBUT IN LAS VEGAS.Byline: Robert Macy Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Zip past the Empire State Building, whip by the Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty great symbolic structure in New York harbor. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : America Statue of Liberty perhaps the most famous monument to independence. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 284] See : Freedom as you circle Gotham's skyline on the Manhattan Express, a Coney coney or cony (both: kō`nē), name used for the rabbit (Oryctolagus) and for its fur; more often, for the pika, a small rodent found at high altitudes in both hemispheres; and for the hyrax, a small herbivorous, Island-style roller coaster. Stop by Wall Street to pick up your gambling chips, then stroll through a casino resembling Central Park at dusk. Soak up the excitement of Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center, complex of buildings in central Manhattan, New York City, between 48th and 51st streets and Fifth Ave. and the Ave. of the Americas (Sixth Ave.). The project was sponsored by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. . Welcome to New York-New York, Las Vegas-style. The newest hotel-casino on the Strip is a $460 million, 2,035-room taste of the Big Apple. Due to open Jan. 3, it emanated from the imagination of a former White House aide, was backed by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian (Armenian: Քըրք Քըրքորյան) (born June 6, 1917) is an American billionaire, and president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding , and nurtured to reality by a former California card room operator. The resort's 12 towers lend the impression of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. plopped onto the corner of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Boulevard. Replicas of the Empire State, Chrysler, Seagram's, AT&T, Lever House and CBS buildings are approximately one-third original size, with the Empire State peaking at 529 feet (47 stories). ``I would stay up nights sketching ideas on a pad,'' recalled Gary Primm, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Primadonna and chairman of the seven-member board running the resort that will be jointly operated with MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand Inc. Three years ago, Sig Rogich, a longtime Nevadan and former assistant to President Bush, took the idea to Primm, who began a gaming career running a card club in Gardena. Rogich and Primm took the concept to Kerkorian, whose MGM Grand Inc. owned 18 prime acres across from the company's flagship hotel. Kerkorian liked the idea; an MGM-Primadonna partnership was struck and Las Vegas' most unique resort took root. In a city famous for its lavish resorts, building something different would be a stretch. A design team from the Yates-Silverman architectural firm spent eight weeks in New York City researching how to re-create the skyline. Two walkways entering the front of the building will give the feel of entering Penn Station. The casino cage resembles a Wall Street bank building, and a brew pub will have a Times Square flavor, complete with a New Year's Eve ball that drops at regular intervals. In front is a 150-foot replica of the Statue of Liberty and a copy of the Brooklyn Bridge the length of a football field. Visitors can stroll Park Avenue, Broadway, Greenwich Village or Little Italy. A Motown Cafe, a replica of the New York City prototype, will focus on the namesake's music legends. The Manhattan Express roller coaster encircles the resort's skyline. It offers a gut-tugging sensation as it zips along a 4,777-foot route at speeds up to 67 mph, dropping 14 stories before disappearing through the casino roof and back to its station. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) New York-New York's directors, Alex Yemenidjian, chief financial officer, left, CEO William Sherlock and Chairman Gary Primm have brought a slice of the Big Apple to the Strip. Associated Press |
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