Tennis will live on at Grand Central Terminal, even if Donald Trump is bounced from the courts he’s operated there for nearly three decades.
Metro-North has told Trump that he has until May 31 to pack up his tennis club’s rackets and balls so that the commuter railroad can convert the cavernous space in the terminal’s tower into a new break room for train operators and conductors.
But the space, which soars three stories, is so large that railroad officials say they can divide it up with enough space left over for a new tennis club that could fetch five times the rent Trump has paid.
Under a deal signed 30 years ago with Metro-North’s predecessor, Conrail, Trump has paid roughly $95,000 a year in rent for the club, said Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders.
“It would be for substantially more than we get now,” said Anders, estimating the value of the space for a new tennis club at $500,000 a year.
Trump could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Under federal law, railroads must provide rest areas for crews that work swing shifts longer than 12 hours.