{"id":509642,"date":"2022-11-13T20:22:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T17:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/times-square-casino-faces-long-odds-as-powerful-broadway-group-rips-plan\/"},"modified":"2022-11-13T20:22:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T17:22:03","slug":"times-square-casino-faces-long-odds-as-powerful-broadway-group-rips-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/times-square-casino-faces-long-odds-as-powerful-broadway-group-rips-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Times Square casino faces long odds as powerful Broadway group rips plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412b9a749ba\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a412b9a749ba\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/times-square-casino-faces-long-odds-as-powerful-broadway-group-rips-plan\/#%E2%80%9CTimes_Square_casino_faces_long_odds_as_powerful_Broadway_group_rips_plan%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Times Square casino faces long odds as powerful Broadway group rips plan&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTimes_Square_casino_faces_long_odds_as_powerful_Broadway_group_rips_plan%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Times Square casino faces long odds as powerful Broadway group rips plan&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-cuozzo.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Steve Cuozzo\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-cuozzo.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-cuozzo.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The\u00a0Shubert Organization strongly reaffirmed Broadway theater owners\u2019 opposition to SL Green\u2019s and Caesars Entertainment\u2019s controversial proposal to bring a casino to Times Square.<\/p>\n<p>Although\u00a0the Broadway League, which represents theater owners and producers, slammed the proposal announced last month as \u201cdetrimental\u201d to the city and to Times Square,\u00a0a number of influential voices\u00a0came forward to endorse it. Among them: Actors Equity, former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton (who devised a safety plan for the area with SL Green) and the owners of local restaurants including Carmine\u2019s, Virgil\u2019s and Junior\u2019s Cheesecake.<\/p>\n<p>Some Times Square-watchers cited their support as showing cracks in the anti-casino ranks. But the Broadway League remains the district\u2019s most influential single force, and Shubert is the largest theater-owner.<\/p>\n<p>During a podcast last week hosted by CBRE senior economic\u00a0advisor Spencer Levy, Shubert real estate VP Julio Peterson reiterated the League\u2019s view that the plan to create a\u00a0casino inside SL Green\u2019s 1515 Broadway office tower would be \u201cdisruptive to theatergoers, and we don\u2019t think it\u2019s the best thing for our district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peterson said he didn\u2019t object to having a major casino in the city, but only to putting it in Times Square. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we have to protect it and not get lost in sort of the im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te gratification . . . and not think of long-term solutions and\u00a0sustainability for Broadway,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-363.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24637446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-363.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-363.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-363.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-363.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>A Broadway Group rep said the plan to create a casino inside SL Green\u2019s 1515 Broadway office tower would be \u201cdisruptive to theatergoers.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anne Wermiel\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SL Green CEO Marc Holliday, in announcing the partnership bid with Caesars, touted it as a \u201crallying point for Times Square to have\u00a0a catalyst of something very positive\u201d to reverse some recent \u201cdegradation\u201d in the area, as well as to pump billions of additional tax revenue to the city and state. <\/p>\n<p>His company\u00a0is said to believe that the \u201cCrossroads of the World\u201d faces trouble not only from crime upticks, but also from less noticed trends such as reduced office occupancy and the gradual replacement of national retailers by fast-food outlets.<\/p>\n<p>However, SL Green is keeping the lid on the specifics of its\u00a0proposal until the end of the year \u2014 such as how the casino\u00a0would be fitted inside, and how many floors it would have, at 1515 Broadway, a 54-story tower that\u2019s home to Paramount Global\u2019s headquarters and to the Minskoff Theater where \u201cThe Lion King\u201d is playing. <\/p>\n<p>No one at publicly traded SL Green would comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-366.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24637447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-366.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-366.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-366.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>SL Green CEO Marc Holliday said the proposed casino could be a \u201crallying point for Times Square.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But a source said the company was considering a \u201cboutique, high-end gaming facility\u201d that would include a five-star hotel, retail, food stations, special signage and \u201cexperiential <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>\u201d to broadcast into Times Square.<\/p>\n<p>Where to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rove a casino in the five boroughs is up to the state, which is expected to issue a formal request for proposals by the end of the year and choose one\u00a0of them in 2023. Among other hopefuls, Related Companies earlier announced a partnership with Wynn Resorts to build a casino at Hudson Yards.<\/p>\n<p>The proposals will be submitted to a six-person panel of city and state officials. The blessings of at least four panel members\u00a0are required for any of the plans to move to the state\u2019s siting panel, which will select a location.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-364.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The proposed casino would be housed in a 54-story tower at 1515 Broadway.\" class=\"wp-image-24637770\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-364.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-364.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-364.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-364.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/times-square-casino-364.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>The proposed casino would be housed in a 54-story tower at 1515 Broadway.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But even after that, the city will have a say\u00a0in plans for the chosen location \u2014 probably including\u00a0environmental, traffic-pattern and land-use reviews.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 15, City Planning Commission chairman Dan Garodnick is\u00a0to discuss Times Square\u2019s future \u2014 and the city\u2019s role in it \u2014 at a Broadway Association forum, which I will moderate\u00a0on Tuesday at\u00a0Bond 45.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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