Flushing is on track to get its casino. Monday marked a monumental step towards Steve Cohen’s dream to build a metropolis around Citi Field. The Gaming Facility Location Board met at the CUNY Graduate Center in Midtown on Monday and recommended that Metropolitan Park receive a gaming license. The decision allows for Cohen and the Hard Rock group to apply to the Gaming Commission of New...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ biggest free agent acquisition thus far was made last night with the signing of Devin Williams, first reported by Will Sammon of The Athletic. The deal is for three years, $50 million, with a six million dollar signing bonus, and $15 million being deferred in increments of five million, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Williams appears to be the first of...
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According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, the New York Mets are in agreement with reliever Devin Williams on a three-year contract. Williams’ deal is worth $50 million, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Passan reports that the deal is a straightforward three-year pact: no options or opt-outs. Williams receives a $6 million bonus to be paid out over the three years of his deal, per Jon...
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ESPN baseball reporter Jeff Passan warmed up the hot stove Monday and had the Mets involved in free agent rumors for Kyle Tucker, Kyle Schwarber, Cody Bellinger and Framber Valdez. He also has Jeff McNeil likely on the way out via trade. Passan said Schwarber, the 32-year-old designated hitter, who hit 56 homers and drove in 132 while finishing second in MVP voting, “might be the likeliest...
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Steve Cohen is going to build it. He hopes many will come. On Monday, the New York State Gambling Facility Location Board met at the Proshansky Auditorium at CUNY Graduate Center in Midtown Manhattan to vote on who would be granted gambling licenses. The board recommended a gaming license for the Cohen and Hard Rock International’s $8 billion Metropolitan Park project. The board also voted...
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