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The “1 percent” comes in piece.
Dozens of New York City’s billionaires, real-estate moguls and Wall Street CEOs are really loaded, according to the NYPD’s gun-permit list obtained by The Post under the Freedom of Information Act.
Top guns include Donald Trump, Marvel Comics head Isaac Perlmutter and Gristedes chairman and mayoral wannabe John Catsimatidis.
Billionaire cosmetics heir Ron Lauder — who once dumped $4 million of his own cash on an effort to install term limits for city pols, only to do a complete 180 and back anti-gun zealot Mayor Bloomberg’s third term — also packs heat.
Real estate titan Andrew Farkas may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth — he’s the Harvard-educated grandson of the founder of Alexander’s department stores— but as an adult he prefers a pistol in his pocket.
So does Hard Rock casino tycoon Richard Fields, who once got into a legal spat with fellow gunman Trump over a soured partnership.
Land barons packing heat include Coney Island developer Joe Sitt, Independence Plaza owner Larry Gluck, and Stuytown developer Adam Rose.
Joining the well-heeled pistol packers are former Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg, former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack, and Albert Fried, who runs the Wall Street firm Albert Fried & Company.
“Those are some pretty big moguls,” an NYPD source said.
Deep-pocketed shock jocks Howard Stern and Don Imus, and tough-guy troupers Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel are among the gun-toting celebs.
Permit holders now off the list include Met third baseman David Wright, who voluntarily surrendered his license, according to the NYPD.
Some critics went ballistic over the gilded gunslingers.
“By definition, these are the least needy people for permits,” blasted Eugene O’Donnell, a John Jay professor and former cop. “Many of them have the means and wherewithal to secure their own private army if they need to.”
A carry-permit applicant must prove to the NYPD license division a need for the sidearm — because he carries large amounts of cash, has been threatened, or needs the gun for security work.
But the murky and highly selective system for approving permits has led to a slew of lawsuits against the NYPD by those who got shot down — and suspicions that the high and mighty get favorable treatment.
Still, O’Donnell said he could understand why the super rich might be afraid.
“There’s a sense that things can unravel — and where will you be then?” he wondered. “Ivan Seidenberg, he’s faced a lot of shareholder and union stuff. He’s the kind of guy who might need a gun. He’s got people coming at him with pitchforks.”
The boldfaced names join the rest of the city’s 21,243 Tom, Dick and Dirty Harry’s — up slightly from last year’s 21,157 license holders, according to the NYPD. When you add in retired law enforcement officers, there are about 35,000 licensed gunslingers total in the city.
The number of heat-seekers is increasing: as of Feb. 29, 358 people have applied for gun permits, compared with 286 for the same period last year, according to the NYPD. The department says it granted 188 new licenses so far this year, compared with 228 last year during the same time.
You don’t have to be a 1 percenter to apply for a handgun permit — it costs $340 to file an application, and there’s a $94.25 fingerprinting fee.
gbuiso@nypost.com
The really loaded
Ronald Lauder: Worth $3.3 billion, No. 103 on Forbes
Donald Trump: Worth $2.9 billion, No. 128 on Forbes 400
Joseph Sitt: Coney Island developer with assets of $1 billion
Andrew Farkas: Island Capital CEO used to employ Andrew Cuomo.
Richard Fields: Hard Rock casino mogul
Howard Stern: Recently inked $400 million deal with Sirius
John Catsimatidis: Gristedes CEO worth $2 billion, No. 212 on Forbes
John Mack: Former Morgan Stanley CEO
Larry Gluck: Real-estate mogul owns Independence Plaza and heads Stellar Management.
Adam Rose: Owner of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.
Isaac Perlmutter: Marvel comics CEO worth $1.9 billion, No. 263 on Forbes.
Tommy Mottola: Bronx-born recording exec worth $100 million
George Klein: Real-estate mogul, CEO of Park Tower Group
Ivan Seidenberg: Former Verizon CEO made $62 in 2009-2011
Dana Duneier: CEO of Madison Avenue jeweler Clyde Duneier
Albert Fried: Managing director of venerable Wall Street firm Albert Fried & Company.
Martin Goodstein: Founder of Goodstein Management
Donald Trump Jr.: First son of The Donald works for the Trump Organization.
Eric Trump: Third son of Donald, he’s also in the family biz.