Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has what can be called a good problem on his hands.
There is a significant possibility that Queens could be the host of the epicenter of casino gaming in downstate New York. Richards was on the Community Advisory Committees (CAC) that voted to forward the applications of Resorts World and Metropolitan Park to the New York State Gaming Commission’s Gaming Facility Location Board (GFLB).
The two Queens-based proposals are among three finalists for up to three $500 million casino licenses the state agency could award. It is a stark turnaround for the borough, which was rocked by two harrowing events in the last decade-plus in Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
