Casinos in Queens and Bronx move a step closer to approval
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Two developers proposing to build casinos in Queens cleared the penultimate hurdle on Monday, getting approval from a board tasked with evaluating their bids.
Roll the dice in Queens! Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said he’s “confident” and “bullish” that two local bidders — Mets owner Steve Cohen-Hard Rock
Queens just got dealt a winning hand.The state Gaming Facility Location Board has greenlit all three remaining applicants for full-scale downstate casino licenses: Resorts World New York City in South
As many as three downstate full casino licenses could be awarded when the New York Gaming Facility Location Board meets in Manhattan on Monday. The board’s Dec. 1 marks the end of a long, two-year campaign to bring full casino gambling — including lucrative table games such as blackjack,
In a unanimous vote on Monday, New York’s Gaming Facility Location Board approved all three remaining bids for downstate casino licences at a public meeting held at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan.
Its real name is the “Bronx-Whitestone Bridge,” but most people simply refer to the span by the Queens neighborhood it touches. (i.e. “Traffic is steady on the Whitestone.”) Inaugurated by Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia on April 29, 1939, this ...