New York City will move to End its Contracts with the Trump Organization under a Resolution to be Introduced Thursday by Manhattan Councilman Mark Levine (D-7th District). “If New York City isn’t good enough for you to live in, then it’s not good enough for you to run businesses in. We want you out now!” the Dem said of Trump, who recently Changed his Legal Residence from Manhattan to Palm Beach, Florida.

The Non-Binding Resolution calls on Mayor de Blasio Not to Renew the Trump Organization’s Four Contracts with the City and cites a Litany of Grievances, from alleged Constitutional Violations to a recent State Attorney General Investigation finding Trump Misused his charitable Foundation.

“It’s just a matter of profound offense to most New Yorkers that our city has given four lucrative Parks (Department) concessions to the Trump Organization. The Trump Organization is a company that is deeply entangled in a criminal conspiracy and there is ample precedent for Parks concession contracts being cancelled on such grounds,” Levine said.

At Wollman Rink in New York's Central Park, Skaters may Notice something Missing from the Park's Two Ice Rinks this Winter, President Trump's Name. The Trump Organization currently Operates the Rinks but the Park removed the Trump Name from the Outer Boards, the Skate Rental Counters, and elsewhere in the Park.

Levine’s Resolution states that the Trump Organization’s Contracts to Run Two Skating Rinks and a Carousel at Central Park, along with the Trump Golf Links in the Bronx, mark a Violation of the Constitution, which Bars the President from getting Money or other “Emoluments” from either U.S. or Foreign Governments.

The Resolution cites an Analysis from the Constitutional Accountability Center saying, “business contracts that predate a President’s term in office that result in the President receiving profits beyond the President’s fixed income may conflict with the Domestic Emoluments Clause.”

With other Emoluments Cases in Courts, Levine said this Case is “even stronger when it’s business with a government entity” — namely, the City’s Parks Department.

Trump’s Contracts to run the Central Park sites are up for Renewal in 2021, Levine said. The sweetheart City Deal for Trump’s Money-Losing Bronx Golf Course runs through 2032.

New Yorker Residents have prompted the Trump Organization to Remove its Name from a Number of its Properties and Projects.

Mayor de Blasio Administration’s recent efforts to End the City’s Four Contracts went nowhere, and Parks Department Lawyers told Levine there was No way to Cancel the Deals outright. “We still dispute that,” the Councilman said. “But as 2021 approaches, that question becomes less relevant and our fight has to be that we just don’t renew these.”

He pointed to the City’s 2007 move to End a Contract with a Vendor at a Golf Course in Marine Park, Queens, based on Allegations the Vendor was Mobbed-Up, as a Precedent for Nixing Trump Deals.

“It is unfortunate that anyone sees the need to make this political,” Eric Trump said in a Statement. “For over 20 years, The Trump Organization has been a partner of New York City and has saved many iconic assets, such as Wollman Rink and Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, which were deeply distressed and in sad financial ruin. Under our leadership, those assets have become the pride and joy of our great city. We are honored to be partnered with the city, and we will continue to do an outstanding job. We look forward to making New York proud for many years to come."

Councilwomen Margaret Chin (D-1st District) and Carlina Rivera (D-2nd District), are Co-Sponsoring the Resolution.










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