The Public Hearing for this is happening today and can be livestreamed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu0amGxQJBNtd1YlTFETTqQ
It's a packed agenda, so gonna be a long one and the NYCFC portion is likely to be a bit later.
The Public Hearing for this is happening today and can be livestreamed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu0amGxQJBNtd1YlTFETTqQ
Willets Point part of the hearing going on nowThe Public Hearing for this is happening today and can be livestreamed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu0amGxQJBNtd1YlTFETTqQ
It's a packed agenda, so gonna be a long one and the NYCFC portion is likely to be a bit later.
Of course they haven't come to a deal yet. Thanks Cohen.
I agree with Brian's gloss:Of course they haven't come to a deal yet. Thanks Cohen.
what does it mean realistically for us?
what does it mean realistically for us?
IMO it's a game of chicken that Cohen can't win because his rope has less slack.:
He is 1 of 11 bidders for 3 casino licenses.
His bid, plus the Bronx golf course, face legal obstacles other bids don't face because they sit on NYC parkland.
If he doesn't get enabling legislation before the Albany session break in June, he probably can't get it until next January.
But casino bids and other intermediate steps in the casino bid process are likely to move forward before next January, and his bid is crippled if he hasn't cleared those hurdles. As the anonymous quote says "not a death knell but certainly a body blow."
Plus he needs a positive City Council vote before the Albany vote can happen. Few politicians seem to be strongly supporting his bid, in part because he's an easy target of scorn (rich, rulebreaking so and so) and partly because the neighborhood probably figures a baseball stadium, soccer stadium and tennis center - plus the other promised iron triangle development - are enough.
He can force the NYCFC project to proceed with a decidedly inferior parking solution (patchwork neighborhood garages) but he can't stop it outright because it is still a solution that meets code.
If the (probably) March vote approves Phase 2 with the stadium, Cohen loses most of his leverage that comes from the parking dispute. He could still refuse a deal out of spite, but wouldn't get much out of it otherwise.
Excellent summary!IMO it's a game of chicken that Cohen can't win because his rope has less slack.:
He is 1 of 11 bidders for 3 casino licenses.
His bid, plus the Bronx golf course, face legal obstacles other bids don't face because they sit on NYC parkland.
If he doesn't get enabling legislation before the Albany session break in June, he probably can't get it until next January.
But casino bids and other intermediate steps in the casino bid process are likely to move forward before next January, and his bid is crippled if he hasn't cleared those hurdles. As the anonymous quote says "not a death knell but certainly a body blow."
Plus he needs a positive City Council vote before the Albany vote can happen. Few politicians seem to be strongly supporting his bid, in part because he's an easy target of scorn (rich, rulebreaking so and so) and partly because the neighborhood probably figures a baseball stadium, soccer stadium and tennis center - plus the other promised iron triangle development - are enough.
He can force the NYCFC project to proceed with a decidedly inferior parking solution (patchwork neighborhood garages) but he can't stop it outright because it is still a solution that meets code.
If the (probably) March vote approves Phase 2 with the stadium, Cohen loses most of his leverage that comes from the parking dispute. He could still refuse a deal out of spite, but wouldn't get much out of it otherwise.
That's helpful. I'll be kind of shocked if any Manhattan proposal wins, though it should be the most valuable in theory at least. Assuming the article is right that Yonkers and Aqueduct are the first 2, which makes some sense, then I'd place the favorites in order as Nassau, Bally Bronx, Cohen, and Coney Island.Scroll down to the end of the article to see a map of the 11 bid locations for the 3 available downstate licenses.
New York City rolls the dice on casino bids in 2024
From state legislative chambers to community board meeting halls, the contest for coveted casino licenses is heating up in the coming year.gothamist.com
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Any ideas what might the stadium sponsor might be?