The Wollman and Lasker rinks will not be closed after all, with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suddenly folding to pressure to keep the ice rinks. Wollman Rink and Lasker Rink, which both have Trump ties, were scheduled to close at the end of the day Sunday, February 22, 2021. Wollman Rink on Saturday. Eric Trump, executive vice … Coach Malik Garvin, director of Ice Hockey in Harlem, said he hadn’t slept in two days because he was stressing about the closing of Wollman Rink. Advertisement Wollman Rink and Lasker Rink in Central Park are operated by the Trump Organization and will close at the end of the day Sunday. Mayor Bill de Blasio decreed last week that the Wollman Rink in Central Park, which ordinarily stays open through April, would be closing this weekend. It was on Sunday that the encounter with Cini was recorded on video. Mayor Bill de Blasio has terminated city’s contracts with the Trump Organization, including the one to run Wollman Rink in Central Park. The small rink … During the city’s financial crisis in the 1970s, Wollman Rink — like much of Central Park — fell into disrepair. Indeed, it was a success, albeit a very minor one. The smaller Lasker Rink has been running in the park since 1966. The Wollman and Lasker rinks will not be closed after all, with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suddenly folding to pressure to keep the ice rinks . The Wollman Rink first opened in 1950 and was renovated by Trump after several years of being closed in the 1980s. Various groups have pushed for the city to cut all ties with the Trump organization and the city moved against the organization last month on the contracts. As a result, Wollman Rink and Lasker Rink will close after Sunday’s sessions, CBS News and the New York Post reported. The move follows the city's termination of its contract with the Trump Organization, which has operated the rink … Central Park’s Wollman Rink and Lasker Rink will close after Sunday’s skating sessions, according to the Trump Organization, which operates both rinks. Wollman Rink and Lasker Rink rinks were expected to close after Sunday’s sessions, but de Blasio’s office said they would remain open. The organization’s contract was expected to end in April, but Mayor de Blasio decided to terminate it early after the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Mayor Bill di Blasio has ordered the closure of the two ice rinks in Central Park, the Wollman Park and Lasker Rink.The mayor’s staff clearly wanted to the reason for the closure to be clear and public.