It is said that politics is the art of the possible.
State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) may not have said those exact words when asked recently about Metropolitan Park in the parking lot at Citi Field — more specifically, the casino coming with it.
But his response appeared to capture the spirit of the thing.
Liu was taking questions from the floor Nov. 2 at the monthly meeting of Community Board 11 when member Sharon Chin asked him why he changed his position on the casino.
Chin was referring to Liu’s decision in March 2025 to introduce legislation to alienate more than 50 acres of the parking lot for the project, which was necessary under state law as the parcel is legally parkland belonging to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Assemblymember Larinda Hooks (D-Corona) advanced the companion bill.
