Mega-wealthy real estate mogul, reality TV star and onetime presidential hopeful Donald Trump will soon be doing business in the Bronx, as the city has chosen his company to run a 222-acre golf course at Ferry Point Park East.
The Trump Organization was granted a 20-year licensing agreement from the city for the operation of what the city is saying will be the “only tournament-quality course in New York City,” complete with clubhouse, snack bar, comfort station, and driving range. Trump has pledged to pay at least $10 million towards the building of the clubhouse, which the city predicts will create 100 new construction jobs.
According to the Parks Department, the golf course should be open to the public by 2014. Ferry Point Park East, a large swath of parkland just south of St. Raymond’s Cemetery near Throgs Neck, is also being developed to include a “community park with playgrounds and ballfields, and a waterfront park with rambling trails and scenic overlooks.”
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Hi Mr.Trump I am a retired Police Off. and lived right down the block from the golf course you will be building, I own a small limousine business in the Throggs Neck area.I would love to see if I Can work within the golf course maybe doing the transpotantion for you and your guest.Please give me a chance to show you some idea’s I have. Thank – you and Hope to hear from you soon. Respectfully Michael Ferrantino