NYC’s Wollman Rink reopens in Central Park, minus Trump management
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Bye-bye, Trump Organization. Hello, skaters.
Central Park’s Wollman Rink opened for the winter season under new management on Sunday.
It was the first time since 1986 that skaters used the iconic rink near the southern end of of the park without the proceeds going to former President Donald Trump’s company.
Earlier this year, the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol by crazed Trump supporters prompted the de Blasio administration to move to end city contracts with the former president. The city let three out of its four contracts with the Trump Organization expire in the spring, and nixed the contract for Trump to run a Bronx golf club.
De Blasio made no mention of the 45th president during remarks marking the start of the skating season.
“This is one of the special moments when you can feel New York City coming back,” he said amid brisk temperatures. “Wollman is back, and it is better than ever.”
A group of businesses and nonprofits called Wollman Rink Partners is now running the show. They’re offering a discounted ticket program aimed at opening the world of skating to lower-income New Yorkers.
Trump is fighting to hold onto the Bronx golf course. Earlier this month, a state Supreme Court judge granted a temporary injunction barring the city from giving him the boot.
