State Senator Jessica Ramos has officially announced her opposition to the proposed $8 billion casino and entertainment complex by Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock near Citi Field in Corona, Queens. Ramos stated she will not introduce legislation to alienate parkland for the casino project. Instead, she has drafted a bill that includes a hotel, convention center, and increased park space, but excludes a casino. The Mets organization has indicated that their plan, which includes financial benefits for the community, is contingent on obtaining a casino license. The opposition from Ramos puts Cohen's ambitious project in jeopardy unless another lawmaker steps in to support the necessary legislation.
A New York state senator is trying to stop a multi-billion dollar casino proposal next to Citi Field in Queens, but as @AliBaumanTV explains, developers vow to keep on fighting for it. https://t.co/Jn3c55VPk9
A state senator from Queens is saying "no deal" to a casino in her district. Jessica Ramos released a statement Tuesday saying she will not introduce legislation that would pave the way for the Metropolitan Park casino proposed by Mets owner Steve Cohen. https://t.co/Jn3c55VPk9
Sen. Jessica Ramos says Steve Cohen’s plotted casino isn’t in the cards, instead pitching alternative legislation for the Citi Field lot https://t.co/YdKWtSfi9C
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State Sen. Jessica Ramos delivers blow to Steve Cohen’s $8b Citi Field Queens casino plan “I will not introduce legislation to alienate parkland in Corona for the purposes of a casino,” Ramos said in a statement. https://t.co/yevI6xCq4Q
Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex next to Citi Field has been dealt a blow by a Queens state senator https://t.co/E9M9iR14Ai via @bpolitics @nahmias @ZachReports
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Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex next to Citi Field has been dealt a blow by a Queens state senator https://t.co/FthGKrzsFb
Steve Cohen’s $8B casino in jeopardy as senator refuses to back crucial bill https://t.co/ONB4QAvu8w
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The bill Sen Ramos says she’s drafted doesn’t include a casino at all, instead a hotel, convention center and double the park space. The Mets said they can do their plan and $$$ for community ONLY if they get casino license https://t.co/6L071ycmf8
State Sen. Jessica Ramos announces she’s against a casino plan adjacent to Citi Field in Queens https://t.co/CwM7z8IeuR
Jessica Ramos is a clear NO on the Citi Field casino, @NoahShachtman reports. The bid is dead, unless Team Cohen can get somebody *else* to pass a parkland alienation bill. https://t.co/zmJ1C11YdR https://t.co/lEaESdVxhQ
State Senator Jessica Ramos’s mind is 100 percent made up on billionaire Steve Cohen's bid to remake Citi Field into a resort and casino. She’s making her formal opposition known right here in these lines you’re reading. Read the full story here: https://t.co/wbz21UobG3
.@jessicaramosqns makes her parkland alienation bill for Citi Field casino plans official in @NYMag — no. “The people who are here, they’re hoping to build generational wealth. And I just don’t see how a casino helps us meet that goal.” https://t.co/st9yPctjb6