Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1972
The Pierre hotel robbery
A robbery organized by individuals connected with the Lucchese crime family targeted The Pierre. The crime was subsequently described as the largest successful hotel robbery in history and became the subject of books and continuing popular interest.
1968
Controversy over the rotunda mural
A trompe-l'oeil mural by Edward Melcarth was criticized because some figures appeared to depict identifiable members of New York's elite. The hotel subsequently obscured the facial details, making the figures more generic.