The smaller Lasker Rink had already been set to close for renovations, the department said, as part of a $150 million rebuild also encompassing the Lasker Pool, but ground breaking was not slated to begin there until the spring, according to the Central Park Conservancy website.
Now go look into Trump and the Wollman Rink. Had it not been for Trump, the Wollman Rink would probably still be under construction by the city.
“Once upon a time there was an ice skating rink in Central Park that could no longer make ice. No one could figure out how to fix the skating rink. Years went by and millions of dollars were spent and still no ice. One day a white knight wearing a bright red tie showed up and said: ' Let there be ice!’ Four months later there was ice. When asked by the press why the people had been unable to fix the rink themselves the knight said 'they’re very nice people and I like them very much but they're all idiots!' And everyone lived happily ever after.”
I'll bet that the Lasker Rink and Pool will never open again.
“The city is saying in effect, ‘We don’t care if it destroys the skating season; we want you out now,'” Trump told The Post. “This is one of the only things that kids can do” for outdoor winter recreation, he noted.
“This is purely a political stunt that only hurts New Yorkers,” Trump said. “Instead of focusing on a dying city which everyone is leaving because of rising crime, high taxes, closed businesses and totally incompetent leadership, the mayor is painting signs in front of Trump Tower and destroying more jobs along with the only outdoor activity available to children during a pandemic. Why? To get back at a person who sits on the other side of the political aisle and now lives in Florida? Let’s cancel kids’ programs six weeks early, that will show Trump.”
Interestingly, there was a time when de Blasio was more blasé about these animal-rights concerns. In fact, when he had the chance as a City Council member to support legislation banishing NYC’s hansom cabs in 2007, he balked. Now, though, he leaves no doubt as to his position.
“We are going to quickly and aggressively move to make horse carriages no longer a part of the landscape in New York City,” de Blasio said. “They are not humane. They are not appropriate to the year 2014. It’s over.”
Records show that Steve Nislick, who co-founded the animal-rights group NYCLASS, has ponied up the maximum $4,950 for de Blasio’s campaign. Two other NYCLASS pals, Wendy and John Neu, have chipped in $9,900.
More importantly, the organization has spent $774,000 in ads against a key de Blasio Democratic rival, Christine Quinn.
But this is where it really gets interesting. Because it turns out that this Steve Nislick isn’t just another Greenpeace retread.
At issue here is an entity named Edison Properties, which is, real-estate writer Michael Gross reported in 2009, “a real estate development and management company” that just happens to have two businesses, “Manhattan Mini-Storage and Edison ParkFast — with multiple locations in the same Far West Midtown neighborhood as the stables where the Central Park horses are housed.”
Now, can you guess who is both the CEO of Edison and the man who conjured up the idea of replacing NYC’s horse-drawn carriages with electric cars?
They are truly hate filled
Petty democrats
"Trump has been impeached from operating the ice rink." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHhgGgGGGvxbcmcokcmsooooclever.
This is laughably petty.
“And then, we’ll CLOSE DOWN his ICE SKATING RINK!” (High pitched, evil laughter) “THAT WILL TEACH HIM!”
Another move that will backfire. Hockey families do not take kindly to having their ice taken away.
Now go look into Trump and the Wollman Rink. Had it not been for Trump, the Wollman Rink would probably still be under construction by the city.
I'll bet that the Lasker Rink and Pool will never open again.
That's exactly what I thought too. $150 million renovation is going to turn in $1.5 billion sinkhole, I mean slush fund.
So punish the kids because you're a petulant sissy douchebag.
Democrat logic at its best.
Looking into Trump and the Wollman Rink reminded me of this:
Is Bill de Blasio Trading Horses for Money?
Interestingly, there was a time when de Blasio was more blasé about these animal-rights concerns. In fact, when he had the chance as a City Council member to support legislation banishing NYC’s hansom cabs in 2007, he balked. Now, though, he leaves no doubt as to his position.
“We are going to quickly and aggressively move to make horse carriages no longer a part of the landscape in New York City,” de Blasio said. “They are not humane. They are not appropriate to the year 2014. It’s over.”