NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The Girl Scouts’ New York City chapter is looking at options to get out of its lease in the Trump Building on Wall Street, according to a Business Insider report.
According to the news outlet, the Girl Scouts of Greater New York is looking to break a 15-year lease early at the building controlled by Donald Trump’s family real estate firm. Girl Scouts officials tell Insider that the organization entered its lease in 2014.
Now, given President Trump’s recent actions before and after the riots at the U.S. Capitol Building, it appears Girl Scouts is looking to cut ties with the Trump family.
"As a matter of very high priority, our organization has been exploring options for getting out of the lease and the building," Meridith Maskara, the CEO of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York, said in a statement to the outlet. "We continue to investigate our options and work to find an office space that would best serve the girls of New York City."
Insider reports that the Girl Scouts attempt to ditch their office space is just the latest in a string of organizations seeking to cut ties with Trump and his organization.
On Wednesday, New York City also moved to end its contracts with the Trump Organization in the wake of the Capitol siege, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. The organization operated two ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park, as well at the city-owned Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx.
Despite their desire to break their lease, however, the Girl Scouts will likely face a lengthy legal battle to do so.
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