{"id":2710,"date":"2025-04-30T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opiniao-publica24-7.com\/?p=2710"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:41:37","slug":"steve-cohens-8bn-nyc-casino-on-track-to-overcome-zoning-issue-with-senate-bill-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/opiniao-publica24-7.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/steve-cohens-8bn-nyc-casino-on-track-to-overcome-zoning-issue-with-senate-bill-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Cohen\u2019s $8bn NYC Casino on Track to Overcome Zoning Issue With Senate Bill Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Steve Cohen has faced stiff opposition to his $8bn Citi Field casino project, with local Senator Jessica Ramos blocking his attempts to rezone parkland for commercial usage due to concerns about the impact on the local community.<\/p>\n

The billionaire is now bypassing this major hurdle by getting Senator John Liu, whose jurisdiction contains just a small fraction of the proposed casino, to introduce a rezoning bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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state Senate committee voted 4-3 on Tuesday in favor of approving the bill<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A state Senate committee voted 4-3 on Tuesday in favor of approving the bill. The full Senate and Assembly still need to approve the measure, and then Governor Kathy Hochul needs to sign it into law.<\/p>\n

The 50-acre site is currently a parking lot for the New York Mets\u2019 ballpark and the Flushing Meadow Corona Park.<\/p>\n

Cohen will still need to fight off some strong competition for one of three available downstate New York casino licenses, including a Times Square casino involving Caesars Entertainment and two existing slot parlors run by MGM Resorts International and Genting.<\/p>\n

Some operators have waved the white flag in recent weeks, with Saks Fifth Avenue<\/a> and Las Vegas Sands deciding to no longer pursue one of the permits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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