Looks like we’ve got our final four contenders for the three downstate casino licenses. On Tuesday, a community advisory committee voted six to zero in favor of Metropolitan Park, Steve Cohen’s $8 billion bid to put a casino next to Citi Field. (“While the Mets may not make the playoffs, I think we can consider this a home run,” per Queens borough president Donovan Richards — ha.) Cohen now joins Bally’s in the Bronx, MGM Empire City in Yonkers, and Resorts World in Queens as the last proposals standing…
The Bally’s proposal, which passed its own community advisory committee vote on Monday, would build a 3 million-square-foot gambling and entertainment complex next to its Ferry Point golf course.
