Resorts World breaks ground on second phase of casino project
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Resorts World broke ground on all of the non-casino aspects of their expansion plan on Wednesday.
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Queens begins to imagine a new future for Aqueduct
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An entirely different type of starting gun was fired at Aqueduct Racetrack this week as the state began soliciting public feedback about what to do with the massive plot of state-owned land when it becomes empty later this year.
Read MoreQueens community board demands role in Aqueduct redevelopment plan
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The community board with jurisdiction over the 100-acre Aqueduct Racetrack site up for redevelopment wants a seat at the table as the state crafts a master plan that could entirely reshape a corner of Southern Queens.
Read MoreResorts World to open city’s first full-fledged casino next week
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The city’s first full-fledged casino will open next week at Resorts World in Southeast Queens, the result of a multi-year application and approval process that will soon lead to two casinos opening in the borough and a third on its doorstep.
Read MoreQueens get the jackpot?: Casinos in Queens and Bronx approved
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Three casino bidders, including two in Queens, were awarded a coveted casino license by the state on Monday in a move that has the potential to reshape the World’s Borough’s cultural and economic landscape.
Read MoreQueens’ two casino plans clear penultimate hurdle
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Two developers proposing to build casinos in Queens cleared the penultimate hurdle on Monday, getting approval from a board tasked with evaluating their bids.
Read MoreYonkers casino developers pull bid, increasing odds for Queens plans
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The chances of Queens one day being home to two casinos – and another right at its border – grew exponentially this week after MGM withdrew its bid to expand their racino into a casino in Yonkers.
Read MoreResorts World casino expansion approved by local committee
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Resorts World’s plan to put the nation’s largest casino in Southeast Queens cleared a major hurdle on Thursday following unanimous approval from the community advisory committee tasked with reviewing it.
Read MoreOdds improve for Queens’ casino bidders
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The odds keep getting better for the two Queens bidders hoping to score one of the three downstate casino licenses to be handed out by the state’s Gaming Commission at the end of the year.
Read MoreMetropolitan Park hearing ends abruptly after clash
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The final public hearing for Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to bring a casino to Northern Queens was ended abruptly on Tuesday by the state committee tasked with reviewing it after a clash between community members opposed to the project and the committee's top official.
Read MoreCommittee hears Queens’ thoughts on Cohen’s casino
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The committee tasked with making a recommendation on the fate of Steve Cohen’s Metropolitan Park casino plan to the state’s Gaming Commission held its first public hearing on Tuesday, as the downstate casino bidding process reaches the home stretch.
Read MoreCommunity all in on Resorts World casino plan
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Of the more than 40 speakers who testified before the community advisory committee for the Resorts World casino project on Wednesday, every single one spoke in favor of the Queens gaming company’s $5.5 billion proposal to become the largest casino in the United States.
Read MoreResorts World details new casino pitch, but plays some cards close to the chest
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Resorts World New York City unveiled a slew of new details about its plans to transform its South Queens “racino” into what would be the largest casino in the United States last week.
Read MoreHolding all the cards: Fate of Queens’ casino bidders rests with newly-appointed committees
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The local committees charged with reviewing bids from each of the developers hoping to snag one of the three downstate casino licenses up for grabs began to be formed this week, including the committees set to evaluate the two separate casino bids in Queens.
Read MoreWith casino bid on the horizon, Resorts World bets on housing
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Resorts World New York City anted up this week, announcing its plan to help build 50,000 units of workforce housing as it prepares its bid to score one of the three lucrative downstate casino licenses to soon be handed out by the state.
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