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De Blasio Reverses Decision To Close Trump-Operated Ice Rinks After Outraged New Yorkers Blast Him

Tim Pearce
De Blasio Reverses Decision To Close Trump-Operated Ice Rinks After Outraged New Yorkers Blast Him
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, reversed his decision to close two Central Park ice rinks weeks early on Sunday after angry New Yorkers slammed him.

De Blasio announced last month that the city is cutting ties with the Trump Organization because of its affiliation with former President Donald Trump. The mayor had planned for the rinks’ final day of the winter season to be on Sunday, weeks earlier than the rinks’ traditional close date in April.

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