Community board says Wynn NYC project ‘should not be happening, period’

Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:29 PM
Photo:  Related Companies and Wynn Resorts (courtesy)
  • Grant Lucas, PlayNY

Related Companies firmly believes in its Wynn New York City proposal.

The development group calls the project “a catalyst” for Hudson Yards, “the single largest investment ever to be made in the local communities of Chelsea, Hudson Yards, Hell’s Kitchen and the entire West Side.” All of it, from the casino to a recreational area to residential and office spaces, is designed “to enhance the neighborhood and maximize benefit to residents and the surrounding community.”

Yet the biggest key to becoming a serious contender for one of the three downstate NY casino licenses is community support. And it doesn’t seem to have captured that just yet.