New York: Ahead of legislative vote, protest held on Long Island over $4B Sands casino plan

Sunday, May 21, 2023 10:38 PM
Photo: Las Vegas Sands Corporation (courtesy)/rendering of proposed casino-resort in Uniondale, NY
  • WCBS-TV

A rally was held Sunday on Long Island, protesting a $4 billion casino and resort planned at the Nassau Coliseum.

On Monday, legislators are expected to vote on transferring the land lease for the hub to the Sands.

On Sunday, constituents from across Nassau County gathered to urge legislators to vote no. They say the negative impacts of a casino far outweigh any revenue gains.

“That site should be redeveloped. It’s begging to be redeveloped. It should have been redeveloped a while ago. But a casino is the exact wrong thing to be putting at that site,” Westbury Mayor Peter I. Cavallaro said.