A jobs boon from a casino at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards? Experts aren’t betting on it.

Sunday, September 15, 2024 6:25 PM
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  • Arun Venugopal, Gothamist

When casino giant Wynn showed off plans for its Hudson Yards West casino proposal last month, it enlisted progressive heavyweights to make the case that the venture would be a jobs bonanza for poor and working-class New Yorkers. The endorsements were full-throated and infused with hope and promise.

Leaders from the NAACP, National Urban League and Win, New York City’s largest provider of family shelter and permanent supportive housing, were among the groups that said the proposal would bring significant career opportunities. Christine Quinn, the head of Win and a former City Council speaker, spoke of “thousands of jobs for homeless moms.”