{"id":529588,"date":"2022-12-20T04:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T01:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-owner-steve-cohen-seeks-queens-input-while-eyeing-casino-bid\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T04:45:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T01:45:59","slug":"mets-owner-steve-cohen-seeks-queens-input-while-eyeing-casino-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-owner-steve-cohen-seeks-queens-input-while-eyeing-casino-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets owner Steve Cohen seeks Queens input while eyeing casino bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a21c90b7c604\" 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-6a21c90b7c604\" 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\/mets-owner-steve-cohen-seeks-queens-input-while-eyeing-casino-bid\/#%E2%80%9CMets_owner_Steve_Cohen_seeks_Queens_input_while_eyeing_casino_bid%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mets owner Steve Cohen seeks Queens input while eyeing casino bid&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMets_owner_Steve_Cohen_seeks_Queens_input_while_eyeing_casino_bid%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mets owner Steve Cohen seeks Queens input while eyeing casino bid&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Mets owner Steve Cohen wants input from locals in Queens about the future of the property around Citi Field as he eyes submitting a bid to open a casino near the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen announced Monday he\u2019ll be hosting a Jan. 7 public \u201cvisioning session\u201d at\u00a0Citi Field in Flushing to discuss ideas to \u201cre-imagine space\u201d around the ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor months, we have been listening to the local community who keeps telling us there is more they want from the area. Everyone agrees that the status quo isn\u2019t acceptable,\u201d\u00a0 Cohen said in a statement released Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to putting forward a vision for the area that will create a shared space that \u00a0people not only want to come to and enjoy, but can be proud of.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/steve-cohen-mets-owner-seaver.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Steven Cohen.\" class=\"wp-image-25067026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/steve-cohen-mets-owner-seaver.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/steve-cohen-mets-owner-seaver.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/steve-cohen-mets-owner-seaver.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mets owner Steven Cohen will solicit community input about the future of property around Citi Field as he eyes a casino bid next to the stadium. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The billionaire financier said he takes his civic responsibility seriously and is committed to creating a space where visitors and fans can have access to the waterfront, enjoy open space, listen to live music and have plenty of entertainment options to eat and drink. <\/p>\n<p>But the press release conspicuously makes no mention of a much-speculated casino bid. <\/p>\n<p>It says the area around Citi Field for too long has been \u201c50 acres of vacant asphalt and wasted opportunity\u201d that divides neighborhoods and cuts off access to the waterfront.<\/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\/12\/citi-field-exterior-view.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Citi Field.\" class=\"wp-image-25067085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/citi-field-exterior-view.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/citi-field-exterior-view.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/citi-field-exterior-view.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mets owner Steven Cohen is considering entertainment uses around the Mets Citi Field stadium, including a casino.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MLB Photos via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Things are looking up. Mayor Eric Adams also recently announced a planned 25,000-seat soccer stadium for the NYCFC team and a new housing development for Willets Point. <\/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\/12\/nycfc-queens-stadium-rendering.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Soccer Stadium, housing development, Willets Point.\" class=\"wp-image-25067127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nycfc-queens-stadium-rendering.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nycfc-queens-stadium-rendering.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nycfc-queens-stadium-rendering.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A new 25,000-seat soccer stadium and housing development has been proposed for Willets Point near the Mets\u2019 ballpark, Citi Field.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">S9 Architecture<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New York State next year will consider issuing three new casino licenses for the downstate region. Two could go to the existing slot \u201cracino\u201d slot parlors \u2014 Genting Resorts World at Aqueduct and MGM-Empire City at Yonkers \u2014 to expand and offer card table <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s. <\/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\/12\/willets-point-repair-shops.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Car lots, vacant lots near Citi Field.\" class=\"wp-image-25067251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/willets-point-repair-shops.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/willets-point-repair-shops.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/willets-point-repair-shops.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Car repair shops and vacant lots currently surround the Mets\u2019 ballpark, Citi Field.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Levine-Roberts\/Sipa USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cohen is one of the players considering a license, along with the Steve Ross-Related Companies\/Wynn Resorts expected bid for Hudson Yards; landlord SL Green\/Caesars Entertainment proposed casino for Times Square and a consortium\u2019s bid for a casino in Coney Island, whose partners include Legends, the entertainment firm partly owned by the Yankees and Thor Equities, Saratoga Casino Holdings and Chicksaw Nation.\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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