Thursday, April 20, 2023

Some in Coney Island doesn’t want a Casino

 


It looks like a lot of folks in different areas of  NYC don’t want a casino in its backyard. Coney Island is against it. A lot of folks in Willets Point are against it. Even folks out on Long Island at the Nassau Coliseum are against it.

From the NY Daily News

This project is a travesty,” one speaker fumed. “Please leave us alone!” another remarked. “You can’t come in and give a vague promise of jobs,” said a third.
Many expressed skepticism of developers’ promises of jobs and other economic benefits at the forum, which was hosted by Community Board 13 at a restaurant a stone’s throw from the famous Brooklyn boardwalk.
Not a single member of the public expressed outright support for the plan.

Read More Here 

Where do you think the casinos end up? Remember there are three licenses up for grabs.

No comments:

Post a Comment