State Senator Jessica Ramos has announced her opposition to a casino in Queens, impacting plans by Steven Cohen and HardRock. Ramos drafted a bill excluding the casino, focusing on a hotel, convention center, and park space. Mayor Adams supports casinos but emphasizes listening to constituents.
“After three town halls, a poll, a survey and I can't tell you how many conversations I've had around the district, I've concluded that the vast majority of our neighbors would not welcome a casino in our backyard,” said State Senator Jessica Ramos. More: https://t.co/9o93xetwpF https://t.co/NGBu7rqxt4
Plans Released For Coney Island Casino In New York: https://t.co/PQwZGEdIcv https://t.co/5KRabTamXu
"I just want casinos here," Mayor Adams says when asked about Senator Ramos opposing a casino as part of a bigger proposal near Citi Field. Adams says he's not putting his finger on the scale for one casino proposal or another & electeds should listen to their constituents. https://t.co/o621g6CSOh
Statement from @StevenACohen2’s team on today’s casino news - @jessicaramosqns announcing her opposition - “the state never intended any one person to have the ability to single-handedly stop or approve a gaming project” https://t.co/G4MJ7HUz7n
From @DRichardsQNS - “No one single elected official should be the sole arbiter of this $8 billion investment… so I strongly urge Governor Hochul and the State Senate to explore other avenues in order to bring the Metropolitan Park proposal to life...” https://t.co/fUMDp46Nx0
Extremely fun article on the super high-stakes fight over who gets to build a casino in NYC. Insane thing I learned: the shitty low-end slot machine casino at the Aqueduct Racetrack out by JFK is already the highest grossing US casino outside Vegas https://t.co/ChW4pMQQL7
Massive NYC downstate casino news https://t.co/clmuEiPy42
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
Big blow to @StevenACohen2 and @HardRock’s plan for a casino in Queens. @jessicaramosqns will oppose it https://t.co/ltpZmBlh3L
After much careful consideration, I have made a decision regarding parkland alienation in Corona for the purposes of a casino. My full statement: https://t.co/wQEidzhrJs
When I talked to Ramos for my @NYMag profile of Steve Cohen last year, she sounded very skeptical but willing to be convinced on Mets casino. If she can’t be turned around the plan is likely dead. Which would be a win for Related, which has its own mega-development in Willets https://t.co/9iFmRCyoCu
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