“New York state “can and should rename the park” currently named for former President Donald Trump.”
Sandy Galef
N.Y. State Assembly member. a letter. Claim dated 14 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisIt's complicated
What PolitiFact found
When Trump donated the land for the park in 2006, his lawyers sent the Parks Department a letter with instructions on naming it after him. Whether this constitutes a binding agreement is now in dispute.
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In short
Sandy Galef (N.Y. State Assembly member) made this claim around 14 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 March 2021, 56 days later. Its rating was “It's complicated”.
Where the claim appeared
- nyassembly.govhttps://nyassembly.gov/mem/Sandy-Galef/story/95012
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