Jan. 24, 2025 By Athena Dawson Resorts World New York City (RWNYC) unveiled its plans for the future of gaming in Queens at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Jan 23. The ceremony at the RWNYC grand lobby unveiled the Experience Center, an innovative pavilion designed to showcase its transformative $5 billion redevelopment vision. Dozens…
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Sen. Ramos delivers potential death blow to Mets owner’s dream of a casino alongside Citi Field
May. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry
State Senator Jessica Ramos dealt a serious blow Tuesday to New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s dream of building a massive casino and entertainment complex on the parking lot adjoining Citi Field where Shea Stadium once stood.
Mets owner Steve Cohen’s Metropolitan Park plan commits over $1B in community benefits if casino gets green light from state
Feb. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry Before presenting the details of the $8 billion Metropolitan Park proposal at a town hall meeting at the New York Hall of Science Thursday night, a representative of New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International held a briefing at Terrace on the Park, where they outlined…
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Hard Rock International CEO pitches Metropolitan Park opportunity with Queens business community
Jan. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry As New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International look to build support for a plan to redevelop a 50-acre parking lot to the west of Citi Field into “Metropolitan Park“—which would consist of a casino, an entertainment complex, hotels and 20-acres of park space—Hard Rock hosted job and info sessions earlier this month at the New York Hall of Science in Corona and at The Queensboro restaurant in Jackson Heights. More than 250 small business owners, community-based groups and workforce development organizations participated in the sessions to learn about job opportunities…
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Rolling the dice: A closer look at the 10 contenders seeking lucrative New York casino licenses
Mar. 8, 2023 amNewYork Metro staff This story was reported by Timothy Bolger, Ben Brachfeld, Jada Camille, Aidan Graham, Carlotta Mohamed, Dean Moses, Bill Parry, Aliya Schneider, Robbie Sequeira and Ethan Stark-Miller. It was edited by Christian Murray and Robert Pozarycki. New Yorkers are bearing witness to a World Series of Poker-style showdown featuring…
Flushing community members rally against plan to build casino near Citi Field
Mar. 6, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed About 50 to 60 community members rallied outside on the steps of Flushing Public Library on Friday, March 3, voicing their opposition to Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plans to build a potential casino near Citi Field. Members of Flushing for Equitable Development and Urban Planning (FED UP) Coalition members,…
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