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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.
New York City Parks Commissioner Henry Stern, right, and real estate mogul Donald Trump, lift shovels of cement to mark the start of concrete pouring in Central Park's Wollman Rink, on Sept. 10, 1986.
Victorian Gardens was a seasonal traditional-style amusement park that set up at Wollman Rink in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, from spring through fall each year. [ 1 ] Description
In 1987, as part of the agreement to keep operating Wollman Rink, the Trump Organization agreed to also take a concession for the Lasker Rink; they held the concessions until 1995. [197] In 2001, a Trump-owned subsidiary, Wollman Rink Operations LLC, won another concession to operate the rinks until April 30, 2021.