And then there were four. Metropolitan Park, an ambitious $8 billion proposal for an entertainment complex anchored by a casino adjacent to Citi Field, has received unanimous approval from a Community Advisory Committee (CAC), allowing the project to move toward the final hurdle in the race to obtain one of three coveted downstate gaming licenses.
The project, which represents a joint venture by Cohen and Hard Rock International, would transform 50 acres of Citi Field parking lot into a sprawling casino complex featuring a 25-acre public park, new shops and restaurants, a Taste of Queens food hall, and a full-scale redevelopment of the Mets-Willets Point subway station, along with improvements to roads and bike paths.
The proposal also features a Hard Rock resort and casino, a key revenue-generating component of the project.
