Trump Sells Rights To NYC Golf Course To Casino Giant

The Associated Press reports:

The Trump Organization has sold its right to operate a public golf course in the Bronx, city officials confirmed, offloading control of the publicly-owned property to a company that is seeking to build a casino in New York City. Bally’s Corporation, a gaming and entertainment company, will take over the job of running the 18-hole course, known as Trump Golf Links Ferry Point, according to a spokesperson for the city’s comptroller. The terms of the lease transfer were not immediately available.

The deal appeared to mark a resolution in the city’s battle to rid the course of its association with the former president, whose bold-faced name has for years greeted drivers passing the course on the Whitestone Bridge. News of the Trump Organization’s decision to voluntarily relinquish its operating rights drew cheers from some New York Democrats. In a statement, city Comptroller Brad Lander said he was “delighted that Trump’s name will no longer deface city parkland.”

Read the full article. The Bronx course hosted a Saudi-run tournament last year, drawing protests from 9/11 families. The NYC Council tried for years to end the deal with Trump, but last year the Parks Department judged that it would cost tens of millions to buy him out his contract. The Trump Organization had sued the city in 2021 when then-Mayor Bill DeBlasio attempted to end the 20-year lease.

The Trump Organization has sold its right to operate a public golf course in the Bronx, city officials confirmed, offloading control of the publicly-owned property to a company that is seeking to build a casino in New York City. https://t.co/4Ja5UpHbQ3

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