The City Planning Commission has voted in favor of modifications to zoning regulations for the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino development adjacent to Citi Field in Flushing.The proposal, a planned development by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock Entertainment, would convert
Residents of Queens on Thursday get to weigh in on Metropolitan Park, a sprawling entertainment complex and casino eyed for property neighboring Citi Field.Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who backs the project, is hosting a public hearing on the proposed development at 9:30 a.m. Thursday
All five Queens community boards tasked with reviewing the proposed Metropolitan Park development, an $8 billion project led by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen, have approved the plan, signaling broad community support for transforming 50 acres of Citi Field's parking lot into a casino, hotel, and e
Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to bring a casino to Western Queens was overwhelmingly approved by all five community boards charged with reviewing the proposal under the city’s land use review process.It was a minor but telling step for the controversial $8 billion proposal, which would bring a casin
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