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Wollman Rink is a public ice rink in the southern part of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. It is named after the Wollman family who donated the funds for its original construction. [ 1 ] The rink is open for ice skating from late October to early April.
Real estate developer Donald Trump took over management of the Wollman Rink in 1987 and renovated it after prior renovation plans were repeatedly delayed. [47] The New York Zoological Society, which signed an agreement with the city to take over management of the Central Park Zoo in 1980, [48] closed the zoo in 1983 for renovation.
The Trump Organization, a prominent New York City conglomerate owned by Donald Trump that also operated the nearby Wollman Rink, was selected as the new tenant. In return for a lease until 2020, Trump promised to invest $400,000 in renovations over ten years and pay a yearly lease that started at $250,000 and scaled up to $325,000.
Donald Trump's firm is making a comeback bid to run the Wollman ice skating rink in Central Park again -- just a week after winning back the presidency, The Post has learned.
Central Park’s Wollman Rink opened for the winter season under new management on Sunday.
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Following the city's termination of all contracts with the Trump Organization in early 2021, CAI took over the operations of the nearby Central Park Carousel and plans were made to transform Wollman rink's warm season into other activities operated by other concessions. [5] Albert Zamperla died in November 2022. [6]
In the mid-1980s, the store received a new name, 32 Mott Street General Store, and in 2003, it closed in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, The New York Times reported.