A rendering of the proposed restaurant and catering facility.
A Park Purpose? For the past four years opponents have been battling Donald Trump's attempts to build a $40 million, 1500, seat high-end restaurant and banquet/catering facility on State Parkland in Jones Beach. With prices ranging from $200 to $500 per plate, Trump calls it "the finest restaurant, catering/wedding facility anywhere in the world." Long Island Catering Hall.com boasts, "As the guests arrive, they are personally greeted by the Concierge and offered chilled champagne with fresh seasonal berries. Trump on the Ocean is an exclusive location for special events. Leaving nothing to be desired is the motto of the venue. "
New York State would own the restaurant at the end of the 40-year lease. The facility was supposed to open this past Summer but has been mired in a sea of litigation. Ron Lieberman, former head of concessions for the Parks Department, is now the vice president of special projects for Trump Organization, and is working on the project. - Geoffrey Croft
Long Island
After four years of trying to replace a landmark restaurant at Jones Beach with what he calls "the finest dining and banquet facility in the world," Donald Trump is seething mad, according to the New York Daily News.
Since 2006, Trump has run into community opposition to "Trump on the Ocean."
The prospective site on Jones Beach of 'Trump on the Ocean.' Since 2006, Donald Trump has run into legal battles and public criticism of the project. (Photo: Slattery for NY Daily News)
While he won a court fight last month to build a basement even though the facility is located in a flood zone, more legal battles loom.
"I was going to build a magnificent building on the boardwalk that would have made Robert Moses envious and proud," Trump told The Associated Press. "It would have been the best building in the entire state parks system."
The main point of contention is the size and scope of the project, which has ballooned to 76,000 square feet from 46,000. It would be built at the site of a 1930s restaurant at Jones Beach State Park. The park was conceived by legendary urban planner Robert Moses.
"I was going to build a magnificent building on the boardwalk that would have made Robert Moses envious and proud," Trump told The Associated Press. "It would have been the best building in the entire state parks system."
The main point of contention is the size and scope of the project, which has ballooned to 76,000 square feet from 46,000. It would be built at the site of a 1930s restaurant at Jones Beach State Park. The park was conceived by legendary urban planner Robert Moses.
Donald Trump announces his project, 'Trump on the Ocean, ' in 2006. (Photo: Slattery for NY Daily News)
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Donald Trump seething mad after continued opposition to boardwalk restaurant 'Trump on the Ocean'
New York Daily News - October 18 2010 - By Jane H. Furse
Our Jones Beach - Stop The Trump Project
Donald Trump seething mad after continued opposition to boardwalk restaurant 'Trump on the Ocean'
New York Daily News - October 18 2010 - By Jane H. Furse
Our Jones Beach - Stop The Trump Project
Long Island Business News - August 11, 2009 - By Claude Solnik
Trump On The Ocean (website)
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