Donald Trump is donating 436 acres in New York City's northern suburbs for a new state park that will be named for — you guessed it — Donald Trump.

The new Donald J. Trump State Park will comprise two separate areas along the Taconic State Parkway, near the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Fahnestock state parks. Trump and Gov. George Pataki announced the donation Wednesday from the sunny, wind-swept top of Indian Hill, which crowns the larger parcel — 282 acres of woods, meadow and wetland straddling Westchester and Putnam counties about 45 miles north of Manhattan.

"This is so beautiful," Trump said to his wife, Melania, when he arrived for the news conference. "Am I allowed to change my mind?"

When Trump, a billionaire developer and star of TV's "The Apprentice," was asked if he could put a price on the land, he said, "People have told me about $100 million." The 59-year-old real estate magnate bought the properties in the 1990s for $2 million and had considered projects including golf courses and a housing development.

Source: Yahoo; Thanks for the tip, Brian.

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Posted by Lawren at April 20, 2006 06:30 AM | Trackbacks (0)

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Actually, "consdier" is the wrong word. He tried to develop the land into golf parks but was thwarted by the local governments. So, he was sitting on all that taxable property and could not do anything with it. So, business wisdom said, give it up to the government for a tax write off.

Says: at April 20, 2006 08:38 AM

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