New York senator nears decision that could make or break Queens casino proposal

New York senator nears decision that could make or break Queens casino proposal

Article brief provided by Queens Daily Eagle
  • Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle
February 13, 2024 7:57 PM

State Senator Jessica Ramos said this week that she’s nearly ready to decide whether or not she’ll support New York Mets owner Steve Cohen in his bid to build a casino and entertainment complex on Citi Field’s parking lot.

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Ramos, who held her third and potentially final town hall on Cohen’s $8 billion casino pitch on Wednesday, has the power to make or break the project, which would be built on a tract of city-owned land technically designated as parkland.

In order for the project to be built on the lot, Ramos, and her Assembly counterpart Jeff Aubry, would have to introduce a bill in Albany allowing Cohen to forgo the land’s designation.