Early Addition: Is Adams going to give Trump his Central Park ice rink back?
March 17, 2025, 10:31 a.m.
Because City Hall took an unusual step to give the Trump Org a shot at reclaiming Wollman Rink, here are your early links: Lower East Sider wants quiet, West Villagers also want quiet, SeltzerFest and more.
Good Monday morning in New York City, where an affordable three-bedroom apartment is extremely hard to find.
Here's what else is happening:
- Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's campaign said he raised more than $840,000 over the last two months, with about 16,000 donors chipping in.
- The City reports that the Adams administration recently ignored a $120 million offer from the Central Park Conservancy to take over Wollman Rink and instead put out a call for a new operator, opening the door for the Trump Organization to get the rink back.
- One Lower East Side woman who really seems to dislike like the sights and sounds of bar culture may have ultimately been responsible for getting the entire City Council to vote to shut down a popular sidewalk dining setup.
- West Village residents with a similar desire for quiet are trying to kill plans for a private padel club in the neighborhood.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a 10-person team dedicated to proactively finding out which pieces in the collection don't rightfully belong to the museum.
- Congrats to the St. John's men's basketball team for winning the Big East conference championship for the first time in 25 years.
- Hoboken's old Beaux Arts ferry terminal, which was built in 1907 and fell into disrepair decades ago, is slated to become an event space.
- SeltzerFest looks like it was a good time.