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Metropolitan Park casino team unveils plan for 450-unit affordable housing complex in Corona

Renderings for a new affordable housing development in Corona proposed by the team behind Metropolitan Park.

Apr. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The team behind the proposed $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino project has announced a new partnership aiming to create hundreds of long-term affordable housing in Corona. Queens Future, an LLC formed as part of Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International’s push for the Metropolitan Park casino…

Sen. Liu and Mets owner Cohen outline $8B plan for Flushing Skypark and new pedestrian bridge as part of Metropolitan Park project

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Mar. 31, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon and QNS News Team New York State Senator John Liu hailed an ambitious park project near Citi Field as a “home run” for Queens on Sunday, announcing plans to introduce legislation that would clear the way for the Metropolitan Park casino development. The proposed project would transform the…

City Council votes overwhelmingly in favor of $8B Metropolitan Park casino zoning changes

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Mar. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The City Council has voted overwhelmingly in favor of modifications to zoning regulations for the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino development adjacent to Citi Field in Flushing. The City Council voted 41-2 in favor of the proposal, a planned development by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock…

Flushing’s Metropolitan Park casino proposal gets City Planning Commission green light

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Feb. 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The City Planning Commission has voted in favor of modifications to zoning regulations for the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino development adjacent to Citi Field in Flushing. The proposal, a planned development by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock Entertainment, would convert a 50-acre…

Queens BP Donovan Richards recommends conditional approval of $8 billion Metropolitan Park proposal

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Dec. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has recommended conditional approval of the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park development adjacent to Citi Field, citing the proposal’s potential positive impact on the local community. Richards announced his conditional approval of the Metropolitan Park proposal Monday, stating that casinos do not often…

Queens CB 3 approves zoning changes for $8 billion Metropolitan Park development amid heated debate

Michael Sullivan, chief of staff to Steve Cohen, delivers a Metropolitan Park presentation to CB 3 on Thursday night. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Nov. 25, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Community Board 3 voted overwhelmingly to approve modifications to zoning regulations for the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park development at a fiery monthly meeting at Queens Public Library (QPL) Langston Hughes Thursday night. More than 100 people crowded into the auditorium at QPL Langston Hughes at 100-01…

Mets owner Steve Cohen unveils renderings of Citi Field casino and park proposal in Queens

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Sep. 22, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Mets owner Steve Cohen has unveiled detailed new renderings of his proposed Metropolitan Park complex near Queens’ Citi Field — which would house a new casino as well as parks, restaurants, and shopping areas — even as the project faces rough political headwinds. Cohen, the billionaire hedge fund…

Mets owners award more than $112M to LaGuardia Community College to establish Cohen Career Collective on LIC campus

Mar. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation has awarded a grant of $116.2 million to LaGuardia Community College to create a new state-of-the-art workforce training center at its Long Island City campus. The 160,000-square-foot Cohen Career Collective facility will ensure economic mobility for New Yorkers while providing skilled workers for… Read more »