"We ran it beautifully for decades and we plan on doing so again," Ron Lieberman, executive vice president of the Trump Org, told The Post Wednesday, just a week after the former president won back the White House. "It makes so much sense for us to come back. No one is in a better position to run the rink than us," he said. "It's natural for us to step back in."
After de Blasio forced the company out amid outrage over the Capitol riot, Wollman Park Partners - a not-for-profit joint venture between Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which owns the New Jersey Devils hockey team; Related Companies and Equinox - stepped in and has operated the rink since.
The City Department of Parks and Recreation recently put out a request for proposals to run the rink for 20 years once the current contract expires Oct. 31, 2026. Lieberman said there aren't conflicts that would prevent the Trump Org from bidding for the Wollman concession, given that it operated the rink before when Trump was president from 2017 to 2020.
The Parks Department agreed. "Any entity may submit a proposal," an agency spokesperson said when asked about the Trump Org's coming bid.
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