T a vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ' ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁location ▁in ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Central ▁Park ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁protect able ▁interest ▁in ▁that ▁name ." ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁city ▁re - open ed ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁a ▁visitors ▁information ▁center ▁with ▁a ▁gift ▁shop ▁s elling ▁city - th emed ▁T - sh ir ts , ▁h ats ▁and ▁other ▁memor abil ia . ▁Street ▁vend ors ▁sold ▁food ▁outside . ▁The ▁glass - en closed ▁Cry stal ▁Room ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁expos ing ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁architecture . ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁real ▁estate ▁developer ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁said ▁he ▁obtained ▁an ▁agreement ▁from ▁the ▁union ▁employees ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁invest ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁restaurant , ▁including ▁re building ▁the ▁Cry stal ▁Room , ▁if ▁he ▁were ▁granted ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year ▁le ase . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁keep ▁the ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁name . ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁every ▁place ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁Trump ," ▁he ▁j oked . ▁ ▁Trump ▁had ▁renov ated ▁W oll man ▁R ink ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁after ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁repair ▁and ▁re open ▁it ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁Michael ▁Blo om berg ▁and ▁Central ▁Park