Cindy Adams

Cindy Adams

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Madison Avenue shop sues Governor Andrew Cuomo over looting

The Gov’s being thrown a fat lawsuit. The thrower’s lawyer Sal Strazzullo.

The damages? He estimates $100 million. Co-defendants: the NYPD, Commissioner Dermot Shea, NYC, Bill de Blasio, the state of New York and others. I’m told that an official Notice of Claim has been filed with the Court of Claims. The claimant? Domus Design Center aka DDC, 134 Madison Ave. The issue deals with May 29’s frightening night when looters, rioters and thieves terrorized our city, vandalized our streets, burglarized our shops.

Strazzullo: Cuomo should have worried about hospital reform instead of bail reform. Getting a free pass, some criminals were not able to be detained pending trial and now we have looters. Who’d have imagined we’d have to board up our stores? We’re not in Afghanistan. Places like Saks Fifth, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Rolex being bombed out?

“Where are our tax dollars going? Rocks, bricks thrown? Glass smashed? Merchandise stolen? Thrown out? People hurt? Millions lost? Businesses destroyed? Lives crushed? Not protecting commercial properties is negligence of duty. It’s looters against New York City and state.

“Paying taxes that help pay the salary of the NYPD, we expect protection in return. Where was the city? The state? Officials failing to protect their residents? Government is responsible to protect its citizens and businesses against criminals who want to do bad.

“Not every lawsuit is for money. This type of suit — about the city’s acts and omissions in failing to control or otherwise restrain violent protesters, which caused destruction to claimant’s retail store — is for a point.

“This will be a class-action lawsuit. Costly. Because the others will come on board.”

Role calls for science

On home screens the 24th is “Radioactive.” Rosamund Pike plays Madame Marie Curie, from ages 24 to 66, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.

“The world went mad for radioactivity. Glowing green, a wonder drug, a story of great power, it seemed the solution to all energy problems — could be in light, toothpaste, watches, matches, baby clothes, face creams. A doctor then achieved medical results with it. At the time, nobody knew exposure to radiation could also produce ill effects.

“Thinking I can’t own this part unless I understand what I’m saying, I took a crash course in science, read books about her, and came to adore her unwillingness to pander to other people’s expectations.”

It’s only a suggestion

Having told England to shove it, maybe ex-HRH Prince Harry and Mrs. Prince want an East Coast palace. Like a Locust Valley French Normandy job once belonging to the non-king/duke who ditched the crown for Wallis Simpson. Gated, four acres, eight bedrooms, 7 ¹/₂ bathroom thrones, built in 1935.

Asks a royal $5.9 mil.

And being these two are unemployed, I wouldn’t even suggest they offer me a commission.

Biden his time

It’s getting hot. Tiny creatures are crawling out of basements. Like Biden, calling for his Dr. Jill wife to bring him Kleenex. And that congressman roach, as if anyone gives a Schiff where he creeps. Biden, through his underground vent, says he’s been in politics 45 years. Those of us out in the air ask, “Mention one thing he’s done in all those years?”

Pay attention

While Rome and the Democrats burn, our president is reassembling the bodies who helped orchestrate his first win … In NYC, Shelly Fireman, who has Redeye Grill, Trattoria Dell’Arte and Brooklyn Diner on 57th Street, is also opening a deli there. They may have to rename that stretch of 57th Shelly Fireman Boulevard.


With CV forcing closures, postponing projects, one local political agency actually commemorated this historic experience. They returned a phone call.

Only in New York, kids, only in New York.