The Trump Organization, on Monday, Sued the City of New York, after it Ended its Contract for a Golf Course at Ferry Point Park.
In a Lawsuit filed in State Court in Manhattan, the Company alleged Wrongful Termination of the Contract in Mid-January, saying the City and Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) had "denounced President (Donald) Trump in the most inflammatory terms" and "incited others to terminate business with Trump-related entities" the Day after the Jan. 6th Riot. Pointing also to Comments de Blasio had made earlier in his Term in which he threated to End the City's Trump-related Contracts, the Company said in the Lawsuit that "Mayor de Blasio had a pre-existing, politically-based predisposition to terminate Trump-related contracts, and the City used the events of January 6, 2021 as a pretext to do so."
The Company had Operated the Bronx Golf Course since 2015.
A Spokesman for the City Law Department, said Monday, that "the actions of Mr. Trump to incite a deadly riot at the Capitol on January 6th caused a breach of the Ferry Point contract by eliminating options for hosting championship events and we will vigorously defend the City's decision to terminate the contract." "The City properly followed the termination process detailed in the contract and we look forward to selecting a new vendor for Ferry Point that will further the best interests of New Yorkers," the Spokesman said.
The Mayor's Spokesman, Bill Neidhardt, added on Twitter: "Donald Trump directly incited a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. You do that, and you lose the privilege of doing business with the City of New York. It's as simple as that." "But for our involvement, New Yorkers would still be looking at an environmental eyesore instead of a spectacular, world-class golf facility."
A Spokesperson for the Trump Organization maintained in a, Statement Monday evening, that "there can be no dispute that we are not just meeting, but exceeding our obligation to operate a first class, tournament quality daily fee golf course." "The City has no right to terminate our contract. Mayor de Blasio's actions are purely politically motivated, have no legal merit, and are yet another example of the mayor's efforts to advance his own partisan agenda and interfere with free enterprise," the spokesperson said.
New York City had joined a raft of Private Businesses when it moved, in January, to Terminate its Business Relationships with the Trump Organization, in response to Trump's actions on January 6th. They include: Two of his Banks ( Deutsche Bank and Signature Bank), Credit Card Processor Stripe, Shopify, and the PGA of America, which announced it was Pulling a Major Golf Tournament from One of Trump's Courses. Trump also lost Events at his Two Scotland Courses.
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