Gov. Kathy Hochul will go to bat for Mets owner Steve Cohen – one of the Democrat’s biggest donors – to help revive the billionaire’s all-but-dead bid for a coveted New York City casino license, The Post has learned.
Hochul plans to introduce legislation in the 2025 state budget that would broaden the permitted uses of city parkland for a gambling complex, a source close to the situation told The Post.
State lawmakers have tried to thwart Cohen and others from moving forward with their billion-dollar projects, citing concerns over the loss of public land to private ventures.
“The Governor is going to try to get all the land use issues for the casino license bids rolled into the budget,” the source, who is close to one of Cohen’s rival bidders, told The Post.
