An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Casinos”
Coney Island Has a Bit of Everything. Does It Need a Casino?
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2022
A developer is seeking one of three new casino licenses for Coney Island, hoping to sell the project as a way to revitalize the Brooklyn neighborhood. Source: New York Times
Smoking and Gambling Go ‘Hand in Hand.’ But Maybe Not for Long.
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2022
The Atlantic City casinos are the last large refuge for smokers in the Northeast. Cigarettes were prohibited during the worst of the pandemic, and now there is a push to make the ban permanent. Source: New York Times
Where Could a Casino Be Built in New York City? What We Know
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
Three gambling licenses for downstate New York are up for grabs. Here’s what has been proposed so far, where the casinos might be located and who gets to decide. Source: New York Times
Would a Casino Be Good for Times Square?
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
The Broadway League opposes a proposal to open a Caesars Palace in the area, but developers are trying to line up restaurants and unions to lobby for it. Source: New York Times
Times Square May Get One of the Few Spectacles It Lacks: A Casino
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2022
The battle to win a New York City casino license has heated up in Manhattan, with real estate and gambling giants offering competing proposals for Times Square and Hudson Yards. Source: New York Times
Related Companies and Wynn to Bid for New Casino in Midtown Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2022
The companies want to put the casino on the western half of the Hudson Yards, which remains undeveloped. Source: New York Times
Adams Confidant, Timothy Pearson, Leaves Casino Company
By Gotham Rex on August 14, 2022
Timothy Pearson, a retired police inspector, was collecting a pension and working for Mayor Eric Adams while also holding the casino post. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Raises $850,000 for Re-election in 2025
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams has traveled across the country to court donors, receiving contributions from casino and sports betting executives. Source: New York Times
Hochul Has Raised $34 Million So Far. Her Goal May Be Double That.
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s fund-raising pace could make her run for a full term the most expensive campaign ever for governor of New York. Source: New York Times
Did This High-Rise Get an Architect’s Seal of Approval?
By Gotham Rex on June 13, 2022
A retired architect lent his license to approve plans for a Hudson Yards building. But he says he never actually reviewed them. Source: New York Times
If New York City Gets Las Vegas-Style Casinos, What Else Will It Get?
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2022
Whether casinos deliver on their long-term economic promises has long been debated. Evidence from other cities suggests they rarely do. Source: New York Times
5 Things to Know About NYC-Area Casinos That May Be Coming
By Gotham Rex on May 2, 2022
Yonkers, Queens and maybe Manhattan: The sites for three new casinos have not yet been set in stone. Source: New York Times
What’s in New York’s Budget: Casinos, Bail Laws and Drinks to Go
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2022
New York’s agreement on a $220 billion state budget includes a raft of nonfiscal measures, including a three-year window to resume the legal sale of to-go drinks. Source: New York Times
New York Is About to Blow Its Budget Deadline. Here’s Why.
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2022
Contentious social issues, such as revising the state’s bail law, have delayed passage of what is expected to be largest budget in the state’s history. Source: New York Times