Queens Councilman Francisco Moya endorsed Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to build an $8 billion casino complex next to Citi Field — but state Sen. Jessica Ramos, another influential political player who can make or break the project, is not on board.

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“I wholeheartedly believe that Metropolitan Park is in Queens’ and New York City’s best interest,” Moya who represents the communities around Flushing Meadow Park and Willets Point said in a statement Thursday — referring to the name of Cohen’s proposed gaming center, hotel, and music venue.

For Cohen’s casino project to succeed, he needs the state Legislature to approve a law to reconvert the lots around Citi Field designated as park land since the World’s Fair was for commercial use — something Ramos has not agreed to do.