Civic leaders from northeast and central Queens have organized to oppose Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plan to build a casino or other commercial structures on 50 acres of public parkland surrounding Citi Field. Their opposition comes days before Cohen holds a “visioning session,” which is expected to draw hundreds to Citi Field on Jan. 7, just as the state’s Gaming Facilities Location Board announced they would begin accepting applications for three downstate casino licenses.
The civics have been coalescing against Cohen’s future plans since he made no mention of a casino and instead referred to an “entertainment” venue on “50 acres of vacant asphalt,” in a Dec. 19 press release announcing the visioning session.
“We believe that Steve Cohen is trying to create a perception of public support for a vague concept of an ‘entertainment venue’ — but that he may later misrepresent that as support for a casino to be built on the parkland,” Bayside community activist Jena Lanzetta said. “He’s soliciting public opinion, without disclosing that his plans impact public parkland, or that his true ambition is a casino. We will expose such deceptions every step of the way.”
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Let's Go Mets !
Some clown there dressed like he just escaped from a museum. Must be some kind of Bolshevik.
Donkey Poodle was a clown, known as phony Tony, Full of crap from his baloney
I see Tony Avella in there, desperately trying to appear relevant...
That Can't Be Current, That Appears to Be Joe Ardizzone in the Minuteman outfit. Joe died in 2016...
@Anon Re: Joe
Queens Chronicle put that on their article.
My 3 wishes would be:
1. Bowling Alley
2. Ice Skating ring in the winter and roller skating ring in the spring & Summer.
3. Billiard Hall (pool tables), (Ping Pong Tables) (Air Hockey) (Foosball Tables)
My wish is a giant multi tier parking lot to pacify car totalitarians.
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