Mets owner Steve Cohen unveils $8B casino plan in new ‘Metropolitan Park’
Mets owner Steve Cohen has revealed fresh renderings of his proposed lavish new entertainment complex around Citi Field in Queens.
Cohen, the billionaire hedge fund manager who purchased the Mets in 2020, has joined Hard Rock Entertainment in trying to covert a Citi Field parking lot into aThe proposed entertainment playground would offer 20 acres of green space, 5 acres of athletic fields and playgrounds and access to Flushing Bay and Flushing-Corona Park.
The plan also looks to improve mass transit, road networks and parking and projects 15,000 permanent and construction jobs in the coming years.Post reporters attend Mets game wearing Trump MAGA hat and pro-Kamala gear – here’s how they were treated at Citi Fieldwhose district includes Willets Point and the neighborhoods around it — to use the land as a casino entertainment complex. It is currently zoned as park land.
Under current law, state officials can issue up to three new casino licenses in the downstate region, including New York City.Cohen still needs to get the state legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul to pass a law allowing commercial development at the site. He also needs to nab one of the three casino licenses up for grab.
Developers and casino operators have joined forces with proposals to build a casino in Times Square, Hudson Yards, Coney Island and possibly Ferry Point in The Bronx, where gaming operator Bally’s replaced the Trump Organization as operator of the golf course.See All ColumnistsThe plan also proposes 20 acres of green space, 5 acres of athletic fields and playgrounds and access to Flushing Bay, and Flushing-Corona Park.Cohen still needs to get the state legislature and Gov.
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