{"id":418,"date":"2025-04-30T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.masteringphsyics.com\/?p=418"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:13:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:13:42","slug":"steve-cohens-8bn-nyc-casino-on-track-to-overcome-zoning-issue-with-senate-bill-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.masteringphsyics.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":"<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\/2025\/04\/30\/steve-cohens-8bn-nyc-casino-on-track-to-overcome-zoning-issue-with-senate-bill-progress\/\">Steve Cohen\u2019s $8bn NYC Casino on Track to Overcome Zoning Issue With Senate Bill Progress<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\">Vegas Slots Online News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\"><\/div>\n<p>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<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\/2025\/04\/01\/new-york-senator-proposes-bill-to-rezone-land-for-steve-cohens-citi-field-casino\/\">introduce a rezoning bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>state Senate committee voted 4-3 on Tuesday in favor of approving the bill<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>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<p>The 50-acre site is currently a parking lot for the New York Mets\u2019 ballpark and the Flushing Meadow Corona Park.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Some operators have waved the white flag in recent weeks, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\/2025\/04\/11\/saks-fifth-avenue-withdraws-its-proposal-for-a-downstate-ny-casino-license\/\">Saks Fifth Avenue<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\/2025\/04\/24\/las-vegas-sands-withdraws-from-new-york-casino-race-due-to-igaming-uncertainty\/\">Las Vegas Sands deciding to no longer pursue one of the permits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\/2025\/04\/30\/steve-cohens-8bn-nyc-casino-on-track-to-overcome-zoning-issue-with-senate-bill-progress\/\">Steve Cohen\u2019s $8bn NYC Casino on Track to Overcome Zoning Issue With Senate Bill Progress<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\">Vegas Slots Online News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The post Steve Cohen\u2019s $8bn NYC Casino on Track to Overcome Zoning Issue With Senate Bill Progress appeared first on Vegas Slots Online News. 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