New York state senator says Mets owner’s $8 billion casino bid could win OK despite her opposition

Monday, April 21, 2025 3:36 PM
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  • Carl Campanile, New York Post

A state senator who opposes a bill that would boost billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen’s bid to open a casino complex next to CitiField in her district admits the measure may pass despite her.

“I don’t know if I have the power to block that legislation,” said Jessica Ramos, a Queens pol running in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, to The Post.

Cohen has teamed up with gaming operator Hard Rock on the bid, which is vying for one of three casino licenses to be awarded by year’s end by the state Gaming Commission.