The list of people against a proposed Times Square casino is getting longer as more NYC organizations joined the opposition on Tuesday.
The list of people against a proposed Times Square casino is getting longer, with several prominent NYC organizations joining the opposition on Tuesday.announced that TDF , the National Organization for Women NYC and the Council of Chelsea Block Associations are now on board for saying “no” to a proposed casino from Caesarsin the coming years. Caesars, if awarded one of the licenses, would convert an existing office building at 1515 Broadway into a full-service, Vegas-style casino.
“At NOW NYC, my focus is protecting vulnerable people from harm and exploitation,” she said. “I know a casino on top of Times Square and in close proximity to the Port Authority Bus Terminal would be a magnet for human trafficking and the sex trade. I am proud to join the people who live in this community, know it best, and share that same concern.”
“Having Times Square be both the heart and home of Broadway, as well as a neighborhood and working community is really of primary importance,” Laks said. “We’re representing the interests of the businesses that are part of our coalition and the interests and concerns of the people who live here, as well as the tourists, who are really going to be the ones to bear the brunt of the impact.”
““New Yorkers and people from across the country and the world come to enjoy Times Square; our Broadway shows, the lights, the music, the restaurants, the streetscape,” she said. “What is the rationale to introduce an industry that could cannibalize the very essence of Times Square? Placing a casino in a unique, thriving commercial district like Times Square makes no sense.”
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