Posted on 04/08/2022 3:15:24 PM PDT by conservative98
Donald Trump is back in the Bronx.
A state Supreme Court judge ruled Friday that the city did not have the right to cancel Trump’s contract to run the Ferry Point Golf Course. Mayor Bill de Blasio had nixed the deal after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, arguing that Trump would not be able to attract golf tournaments.
In her decision and order filed on Friday, Justice Debra James said there was nothing in the contract that required a tournament — only that the city would share in any proceeds. That means either Trump gets to continue to run the course, or the city needs to pay him to leave. Trump’s son Eric said they’ll stay.
“The judge didn’t buy their nonsense and this is a well-reasoned and appropriate decision and we look forward to running the best golf course for years to come,” Eric Trump said.
De Blasio tried to freeze Trump out of all city contracts. The Parks Department had reassigned Ferry Point to an out-of-state operator, Bobby Jones Links, causing Trump to file an Article 78 to appeal that city move. It’s unclear how much it will cost the city to cancel the Bobby Jones contract.
James granted a temporary restraining order last fall, allowing the organization to continue its operations, and has now sent the matter back to the Parks Department.
“De Blasio did this for his own political theater,” Eric Trump said. “He wasted tremendous amounts of time and city resources on his own vendetta. He is a disgrace to New York and everyone is glad he is gone.”
Eric Trump said he was on his way to the Bronx to congratulate the staff
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They also did it for the skating rink in Central Park, which Trump got involved in and resurrected from the dead.
Contracts mean nothing to leftists.
Breaking: Total Victory at @TrumpFerryPoint! @BilldeBlasio is a disgrace to New York and his challenge to our contract was nothing more than political theatre (that costs NY tremendous money and time). Our team is proud to continue to operate the greatest Golf Course in New York! pic.twitter.com/6mX602v6kX— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) April 8, 2022
Today we celebrate a very well-deserved victory. Our incredible team is so honored to continue serving the great people of New York and visitors from around the world. We will continue to provide every one of our guests with unprecedented golf experiences for years to come! pic.twitter.com/wY6QOCxzUL— Trump Ferry Point (@TrumpFerryPoint) April 8, 2022
It’s not just a victory for Trump, although this most certainly
IS NOT an attempt to minimize his prevailing here.
Common decency and abiding by contracts is the way business
should be done. Trump deserved to win and he did.
I’m so glad this judge just happened not to be taken hook
line and sinker by the January 6th hoax.
...the city would share in any proceeds.
Sad trombone
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