Cohen and others with ties to New Green Willets are playing the New York political machine game, ranking among the top donors to Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul — both Democrats. It\u2019s believed Hard Rock International is Cohen\u2019s partner of choice for the project.<\/p>\n
While the Schoen Cooperman Research polls confirmed support for the Queens’ casino effort, getting the go-ahead to develop Willets Point is another matter. Known in the area as the \u201cIron Triangle\u201d because of the former presence of numerous junkyards and scrap shops, the area has proven notoriously tough to develop. Various efforts to that effect have been attempted and faltered by political controversies.<\/p>\n
In November 2022, Mayor Adams announced a vision for Willets Point that’s anchored by 2,500 new affordable homes, the largest 100-percent affordable, new construction housing project in New York City in 40 years. The plan will also bring New York City\u2019s first soccer-specific stadium along with public open space, a hotel and neighborhood-serving, ground-floor retail shops that will create good-paying jobs for community residents,\u201d according to the New York Economic Development Council (NYEDC).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Currently, the third downstate casino license leader is believed to be Las Vegas Sands<\/a>, which is looking to bring a gaming venue to Uniondale on Long Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A majority of Queens residents support an effort to bring a casino hotel to the Citi Field area. But those numbers are to be taken with a grain of salt because polling was conducted on behalf of a group pushing to bring a gaming venue to the borough. Schoen Cooperman Research conducted the survey on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":208323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810,61],"tags":[81897,81898,81901],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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