The New York State Gaming Commission officially approved the license for Steve Cohen’s Metropolitan Park casino next to Citi Field. The Gaming Facility Location Board recommended on December 1 that Hard Rock at Metropolitan Park receive a license from the Gaming Commission, leaving the awardee one final test of passing a “character and fitness test” from the Gaming Commission....
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...
One of the first questions many Mets fans have about the proposed Metropolitan Park project is simple. Where will I park? The $8 billion project is planned to cover 50 acres of asphalt parking lots around Citi Field. Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International submitted a 366-page preliminary proposal Tuesday that answers that question, with renderings of three multi-level parking structures that...
Steve Cohen has something to celebrate. A community advisory council voted Tuesday to approve a gambling license for his $8 billion Metropolitan Park proposal, sending the project to a state board for final approval. The committee approved the casino with a 6-0 vote. The project, which would dramatically change 50 acres of asphalt parking lots next to Citi Field, faces competition from three...
Updated Post: June 28 at 11:03 AM Steve Cohen and his team have officially submitted an application to the New York Gaming Facility Location Board for one of three downstate gaming licenses. “This is a major milestone in our efforts to bring Metropolitan Park to life,” Steve Cohen said in a statement. The Hard Rock Casino is the centerpiece of the $8 billion development project,...
Steve Cohen’s plans to develop land around Citi Field take another big step Sunday. Cohen, alongside state senator John Liu, hard rock international chairman Jim Allen, and Waterfront Alliance President and CEO Cortney Koenig Worall, will meet in Flushing Sunday, March 30, at 12:00 PM to introduce the Parkland Alienation bill, according to Katie Honan of the City. The bill is utilized for...
Mets fans will have plenty of new experiences at Citi Field in 2023. On the diamond, Justin Verlander, David Robertson, and Kodai Senga (among others) will be on display. Around the stadium, there will be new food options, a gigantic scoreboard, and new banners. Looking beyond the 2023 season, however, fans may have additional entertainment options available on the grounds of what is now the...
The next big addition to Queens might not be a baseball superstar. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is trying to bring a casino next to Citi Field says the New York Post. Last week it was announced by city officials that a $780 million mixed-used development project, including a new stadium for the New York City Football Club, a hotel, and 2,500 units of affordable housing is coming to the area....
A new soccer stadium will join Citi Field and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, according to The New York Times. The 25,000-seat stadium, which will be the home of the MLS team NYCFC, is set to be built across the street from the right field foul pole at Citi Field. The $780 million stadium, which is scheduled to open in 2027, is the focal point of a new 23-acre...
