Mets owner Steve Cohen and his associates - who have good relations with Adams - have spoken to City Hall about potentially building a local casino, too, sources said. The site also is close to the Javits convention center. Sources familiar with the discussions said Hudson Yards has ample space to build a casino, along with the transportation infrastructure needed to get people to and from a gaming facility. “We’re exploring our options,” Related spokesman Jon Weinstein told The Post on Sunday. Related Companies Chairman Stephen Ross is a hefty donor to Hochul, the biggest player in the casino sweepstakes who oversees the state’s gambling regulators.Ī rep for Related Companies, the major developer of the West Side’s Hudson Yards, confirmed interest in building a casino in Manhattan.ģ Hudson Yards developer Related Companies is looking into a potential casino on the West Side. Officials from Related Companies have met with City Hall to discuss a proposal to build a casino over rail tracks on the far West Side.

Kathy Hochul and state officials, of their preliminary plans, sources said. Representatives with the developers and casinos have apprised Adams’ office, as well as Gov. Real-estate giants Related Companies in Hudson Yards and Vornado and SL Green in Times Square are interested in forming partnerships with casino behemoths such as Hard Rock, Sands and Wynn for local venues, industry and government sources said. The state Gaming Commission is authorized to issue up to three licenses in the Big Apple downstate region, and Mayor Eric Adams has said he wants at least two of the licenses given to the city.

Some of the other sites being eyed are Willets Point near the Mets Citi Field ballpark in Queens and Brooklyn’s Coney Island, according to sources familiar with the plans. New York City developers and gaming operators are putting their chips on the table in a frenzied bid for the right to open local casinos, including in Times Square and Hudson Yards, The Post has learned. Mets owner unveils $8B casino plan in new ‘Metropolitan Park’Ĭalifornia casino linked to tuberculosis cases, customers urged to get tested State judge blocks Nassau County lease for $4 billion Sands casino Adams’ admin proposes zoning changes to permit casinos in NYC

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