The city is doing a complete “180” on its strategy to shutter Trump-operated ice skating rinks.
Municipal Government on Sunday reversed Mayor de Blasio’s relocate to shutter Lasker and Wollman rinks in Central Park 6 weeks ahead of their normal April closing dates– in an effort to freeze-out his political competitor.
” New york city City kids are worthy of all the time on the ice they can get this year. The Wollman and Lasker rinks will remain open under present management for the couple of weeks left in this season,” Town hall Press Secretary Expense Neidhardt informed The Post.
” However make no error, we will not be working with the Trump Company moving forward. Prompting an insurrection will never ever be forgotten or forgiven.”
Hizzoner revealed last month he was nixing the city’s agreements with the Trump Company, declaring then-President Trump had actually prompted a riot at the Capitol. The rinks were both set to be shuttered at close on Sunday.
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The sensational policy turnaround followed ravaged skaters fumed over the weekend that they should not be deflected the ice due to Hizzoner’s beef with the Trump administration.
” The genuine individuals they’re injuring are the 2,500 kids that have actually been taking advantage of the skating program this season and 250 innocent staff members who have actually been keeping this choosing us,” stated Lee Klausner, 49, who was viewing her 2 children skate.
On Sunday, Eric Trump cheered municipal government’s choice to keep the rinks open.
” @NYCMayor Mr. Mayor– Thank You for keeping Wollman and Lasker Rinks open– you have actually simply made numerous New York City households (along w our 250 staff members) exceptionally pleased. This is a brilliant minute for New york city and please understand we ap preciate it. I anticipate stating ‘thanks’ face to face,” he wrote on Twitter.
It wasn’t instantly clear if the rinks would stay open up until April like previous years.
