#De Blasio postures on Trump, skaters lose

#De Blasio postures on Trump, skaters lose

“#De Blasio postures on Trump, skaters lose” It turns out that ending the Trump Organization’s 35-year operatorship of Central Park’s iconic Wollman Rink isn’t free — and it’s the New Yorkers who use it who’ll pay the price. Wollman Park Partners, LLC (WPP) won the contract to renovate and operate the Wollman Rink over the…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021” The Issue: District Attorney Cy Vance’s indictment of Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg. Looks like Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance once again has his finger on the pulse of what keeps city residents up at night — taxation of fringe benefits extended to an employee of former…

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#Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice

#Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice

“#Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice” It’s a travesty, not a triumph: Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s long-running investigation (with New York Attorney General Letitia James) into the Trump Organization just produced … indictments for minor offenses that almost never bring criminal charges. But this is Donald Trump (well, his company), so normal…

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#Cy Vance’s Trump case is straight from a banana republic

#Cy Vance’s Trump case is straight from a banana republic

“#Cy Vance’s Trump case is straight from a banana republic” Donald Trump has long claimed that investigations of him are a partisan “witch hunt.” Manhattan DA Cy Vance seems determined to make Trump’s point for him by indicting the Trump Organization along with its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg. The 15-count indictment throws a kitchen…

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#New York AG reveals Trump Organization probe is now ‘criminal’

#New York AG reveals Trump Organization probe is now ‘criminal’

“#New York AG reveals Trump Organization probe is now ‘criminal’” New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation of the Trump Organization is criminal in nature, her office revealed Tuesday. James’ office had been conducting a civil investigation of former President Donald Trump’s company. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization…

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