Trump Rink in Central Park.
The city tried to get rink open for 6 years. Trump did it in 3 months.
The rink was closed in 1980 for an announced 2 1/2 years of renovations. When the problem-plagued [Unions squabbling] work was not completed by the city by 1986, Donald Trump persuaded Mayor Ed Koch to let him complete the work and he completed the renovations in three months to have it open by the end of the year. Koch initially objected to Trump's proposal when Trump offered to pay for the renovations himself with the stipulation that he be allowed to run the venue and an adjacent restaurant and use the profits to recoup his costs. Public pressure prompted Mayor Koch to reverse his position.
