"We built it like a hockey rink," Mr. Chodorow said.
At least five days of hard freezing, 14 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, is essential to start a rink, Mr. McLeman said.
Two weeks after their initial encounter at Wollman Rink, Mr. Burnett called Mr. Trump and pitched "The Apprentice," a reality TV show set in the business world.
"This is a large-scale Wollman's skating rink," Mr. Trump said, adding that he would like to build even more housing units than EnCap had envisioned.
"I mentioned one night that my son start playing lacrosse, and he came by my house the next day with his own stick and said, 'Here, give it to your son.' " At the rink, Mr. Palazzo's widow, Lisa, 43, sat next to her daughters.
"Pond skating is different from skating in rinks," Mr. Christie said recently.
Mr. Boyajian and Mr. Rink's design, named Sanctuary, grew from Mr. Boyajian's perception of the Trade Center arches as trees, and his notion that trees were the first room, the first form of shelter.
Mr. Rink talked recently about his home.
Like Weill, Mr. Rink had no romantic illusions.
The dancing by Ms. Parr and Mr. Rink was also admirable.
Like Mr. Rink, she is a superb dancer.
