Mets owner Steve Cohen officially submitted his plan to bring a casino and entertainment complex to Citi Field’s parking lot to the city for review this week.
Read MoreAfter nearly a year of playing her cards close to her chest, Queens State Senator Jessica Ramos dropped her poker face Tuesday and announced that she won’t support New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s bid to bring a casino to Citi Field.
Read MoreA trio of lawmakers this week upped the peer pressure on State Senator Jessica Ramos to open the door for Mets owner Steve Cohen to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex in Corona.
Read MoreA Queens state senator last week proposed a bill that would speed up the state’s process for handing out a trio of casino licenses expected to hit New York City and its surrounding area next year.
Read MoreNearly 69 percent of respondents to a new, “unscientific” survey from State Senator Jessica Ramos said they didn’t want a casino built in their neighborhood as Mets owner Steve Cohen continues his bid to bring one to Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read MoreThere were two sets of varying expectations resting on the shoulders of the New York Mets and their owner as the team kicked off its 2024 baseball season in Queens on Friday.
Read MoreA change to the city's zoning rules aimed at easing the path for developers hoping to build a casino in New York City was approved by the the City Planning Commission on Wednesday. The rule, which city officials say is vital to ensuring at least one state issued casino license makes it to the five boroughs, now heads to the City Council for final approval.
Read MoreThe owners of Resorts World New York City in Southeast Queens unveiled their proposal for a massive casino expansion and entertainment complex on Thursday, marking the latest proposal soon to be officially submitted to the state’s Gaming Commission and the second planned for Queens.
Read MoreState Senator Jessica Ramos said this week that she’s nearly ready to decide whether or not she’ll support New York Mets owner Steve Cohen in his bid to build a casino and entertainment complex on Citi Field’s parking lot.
Read MoreIt was marsh first. Since then, it’s been a hideout for Black Americans seeking freedom along the Underground Railroad, a dump and a lot of different parking lots. As Mets owner Steve Cohen bids to build a casino on Citi Field’s parking lot, take a look at the complicated history of the land he hopes to build it on.
Read More“We are convinced that Metropolitan Park is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for our area of Queens.”
Read MoreClimate and community advocates over the weekend unveiled a plan to bring a park to the city-owned land currently being used as Citi Field’s parking lot. The plan was pitched as an alternative to Mets owner Steve Cohen’s proposal to bring a casino and entertainment complex to the lot the city has designated as parkland but has never been used as such.
Read MoreThe second phase of the development of Willets Point took another step in its long road to city approval this week, appearing before the commissioners of the City Planning Commission on Wednesday.
Read MoreWestern Queens was quite literally split over Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to bring a casino to Citi Field’s parking lot during a town hall hosted by State Senator Jessica Ramos.
Read MoreNearly a year after Steve Cohen first began asking Queens residents what they want to see built on the 50-acre parking lot surrounding Citi Field, the Mets owner on Tuesday unveiled his long-expected $8 billion proposal to bring a casino and entertainment complex to the far corner of Northwest Queens.
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