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De Blasio U-turn on Trump ice rinks: NYC Mayor says Wollman and Lasker rinks in Central Park will stay OPEN and Trump Organization will remain the operator
UK Daily Mail ^ | February 22, 2021 | Holden Walter-Warner

Posted on 02/22/2021 3:31:38 AM PST by C19fan

The Wollman and Lasker rinks will not be closed after all, with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suddenly folding to pressure to keep the ice rinks open.

Sunday was destined to be the last day of the season the rinks would be open in Central Park.

The mayor wanted to shut them down because they are run by the Trump Organization, whose contracts he has been trying to cancel in the wake of the Capitol riot.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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Wollman Rink is one of the most delightful spots in Manhattan. You skate in the park with the hustle and bustle of the streets outside Central Park as a background and one can look at at the high rises among the trees. Back in my youth, Wollman Rink was shut down for renovation and of course the NYC government botched the job. Trump stepped in and renovated the rink in a matter of weeks using his own money. What Trump did was a great service to the public.
1 posted on 02/22/2021 3:31:38 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Wonderful news!


2 posted on 02/22/2021 3:33:08 AM PST by Guenevere (When the foundations are being destroyed what can the righteous do)
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To: C19fan

I am shocked this happened, and that it happened so quickly. Good news for New York. Better news would be a new Mayor...


3 posted on 02/22/2021 3:34:48 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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Wollman Rink is much nicer than ice skating at Rockefeller Center. I took the family skating at Rockefeller as it was disappointing. The ice surface is horrible and there are too many people for the small rink.


4 posted on 02/22/2021 3:35:42 AM PST by C19fan
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I’m surprised they didn’t shut it down when he ran for president.


5 posted on 02/22/2021 3:39:06 AM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: PghBaldy

Read the end....

The Wollman and Lasker rinks will stay open under current management for the few weeks left in this season.

‘But make no mistake, we will not be doing business with the Trump Organization going forward. Inciting an insurrection will never be forgotten or forgiven.’

Presumably, the Trump Organization will no longer operate the rinks after the April closing date for the season.


6 posted on 02/22/2021 3:41:46 AM PST by conservative98
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"Inciting an insurrection will never be forgotten or forgiven."

That's right, DeBlasio should never be forgiven for inciting Black Lives Matter thugs to riot in NYC. His painting BLM on the streets aided and abetted the BLM insurrestion.

7 posted on 02/22/2021 3:48:19 AM PST by Russ (I )
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To: C19fan

They just won’t shut down immediately to save this season. Kicking out Trump is still the plan


8 posted on 02/22/2021 3:51:30 AM PST by conservative98
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To: C19fan

Thanks for the first hand info.


9 posted on 02/22/2021 3:53:29 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: conservative98

They are just in no position to eliminate any revenue sources right now; the city is in terrible shape financially (which is why the election had to be stolen - Trump and/or a Republican Congress weren’t going to throw billions at our dying, obsolete cities filled with non-producers.


10 posted on 02/22/2021 3:53:36 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: C19fan

Donald Trump.

Living in liberals’ heads rent free for frikken EVER...

I love it.


11 posted on 02/22/2021 3:55:03 AM PST by Paleo Pete (What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.)
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To: conservative98

I’d laugh if no one wanted to operate it.


12 posted on 02/22/2021 4:08:48 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: C19fan

LOL! Where is the obligatory Simpson’s “Haha” graphic?


13 posted on 02/22/2021 4:12:00 AM PST by BiglyCommentary
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I’d laugh if no one wanted to operate it.

I suspect that was Kaiser Wilhlem DeBlasio's problem, especially if the city was going to be sued for breech of contract by the Trump organizations. The ignoramus opened his mouth before someone in the know could set him straight.

The other issue may be that although under the Trump organization umbrella, the operators were minority, women, or small business enterprises.

14 posted on 02/22/2021 4:17:03 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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He knows that if he gives the concession to one of his cronies, it will be an utter fustercluck, and Trump will look good by comparison and he will look like the idiot he truly is.


15 posted on 02/22/2021 4:36:47 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
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Wilhelm, of course, couldn’t allow anything positive to be associated with the name Trump. But surprise, surprise, even a$$hole politicians with fake Italian names have to cave to public pressure.


16 posted on 02/22/2021 4:47:11 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all the time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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“‘But make no mistake, we will not be doing business with the Trump Organization going forward. Inciting an insurrection will never be forgotten or forgiven.’”

Eat sh!t and die, Wilhelm.


17 posted on 02/22/2021 4:48:40 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all the time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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To: conservative98

“Many thoughts are in the hearts of a man, but the counsel of G-d will be that which is established.”


18 posted on 02/22/2021 4:50:20 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all the time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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To: C19fan

Now the world knows they’re TRUMP ice rinks!
Here in Ohio, I never even wondered who owned them.
Good job, Mayor.


19 posted on 02/22/2021 4:50:28 AM PST by keats5
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

He WILL give the concession to one of his cronies after the Trump contract ends in a few weeks.

It WILL be an utter fustercluck and the NYC residents will deal with an inferior rink.

Trump WILL look good by comparison.

DeBlasio WILL look like the idiot he is.

He doesn’t care. Persecuting Trump is the thing.


20 posted on 02/22/2021 4:51:19 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Just because you're offended doesn't mean you're right.)
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