New York City is terminating all four of its contracts with the Trump Organization to manage entertainment sites around the city. The contracts include the operation of the Central Park Carousel, Wollman and Lasker Skating rinks in Central Park, and the Ferry Point Golf Course in the Bronx. The severed deal was worth roughly $17 million a year to Trump’s business.
WOLLMAN RINK PARTNERS LLC CHOSEN BY NYC PARKS DEPT
Following the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, Mayor Bill De Blasio said the City has determined it’s within its power to cancel these deals because Mr. Trump had incited violence at the Capitol.
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NYC is now working to find new vendors to take over operations at the entertainment sites.
Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, responded with a statement to ABC News saying this is “Yet another example of Mayor de Blasio’s incompetence and blatant disregard for the facts.” He went on to say that “the City of New York has no legal right to end our contracts and if they elect to proceed, they will owe The Trump Organization over $30 million. This is nothing more than political discrimination and we plan to fight vigorously.”
Upper West Sider Jodi Verse, who regularly visits Central Park, shared her opinion with ILTUWS. “Trump doesn’t deserve to benefit or profit from the contracts he’s had with the city. But now, after inciting last week’s insurrection, refusing to take any responsibility, and demonstrating a complete lack of contrition beyond an obligatory scripted YouTube video, well, sorry, chump, you don’t just get to skate on by. The ice isn’t just thin, it’s melting, and the water you’re in isn’t just hot, it’s boiling.”
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In 2019, the Trump name was removed from Wollman and Lasker rinks and replaced with tinier type face in fewer locations. His name was earlier removed from all UWS buildings.
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The whole Trump family and organization should be socially pressured to leave NYC and never come here again.
The racism and hostilities that Trump was whipping up before the campaign necessitated plywood over the street-level windows of many NYC buildings that were not being guarded by police, but, meanwhile, the Trump hotel at Columbus Circle has constant heavy police protection.
Why should other NYC tax payers and residents have to see their police resources squandered on a “man” who incites to violence, and whose incitements to violence even included violence that killed a policeman at the Capitol?
Those of you who were in NYC before Trump took over caring for Wollman rink will recall the deteriorated condition and lack of care much like everything in the city due to the Democrats total disregard and squandering of money. This is another political statement by DeBlasio and other Dems. Disgraceful.
The act of fronting the money to renovate the Wollman Rink does not erase the eternal disgrace on Trump’s head as a result of his calling for the execution of the Central Park Five though they had not even gone to trial.
Then as now, the impeached fascist did not care about or even comprehend the Constitution.
To clarify: Giving money to renovate a skating rink is not as good a thing, as calling for the execution of five innocent people is bad.