NEW YORK — With skating season kicking off at Central Park’s two rinks, those returning to the ice may notice a lot less of something that was conspicuous in the past: President Donald Trump’s name.
In recent weeks, though, the company made a significant change, removing the Trump name quietly and without explanation. A representative of the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday night. Executives have said in the past that public opinion of the president had not affected the company’s business.
“The Trump organization notified us in late August that they planned to change the on-rink branding,” said Crystal Howard, a Parks Department spokeswoman. Levine was among a number of officials who supported a move by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to examine whether the legal troubles of Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen would provide grounds for canceling the Trump Organization’s contracts with the city. Levine said on Tuesday that effort appeared to have stalled.
The company’s rink operations in New York have also experienced a decline in revenue since Trump took office, according to the most recent financial figures from the Parks Department.