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Mets owner Steve Cohen invited Queens residents to Citi Field on Saturday to seek their input on the future of the neighborhood - with an eye toward bidding for one of three New York City casino licenses. For three hours, Cohen held court and mingled with about 450 baseball fans, neighbors and community activists to talk about turning the environs…

A downstate casino license in New York seems to be the ace of spades for developers, with five groups having made their plans known to compete for only three available licenses. However, the details of each project will depend upon a request for proposals expected to be issued by the New York State Gaming Commission before Jan. 6. Until then,…

EDITORS' NOTE: The location of CitiField, home of the Nets, was solicited by Robert Moses, the architect famous for car-centric urban development and design around the New York metropolitan area and contiguous states. Since the last midcentury and post-war fruition of personal automobiles - quintessential to the suburban lifestyle - the Queens…

MLB's New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is reportedly ramping up efforts to secure one of three commercial casino licenses that have been made available for downstate NY. The businessman has been described as seeking to gain support from Mayor Eric Adams and Queens officials for his plans to partner with a casino operator. New York Post that Cohen is…

NY Mets owner Steve Cohen isn't letting off the gas in his attempt to score a casino near Citi Field. While the Mets' front office focuses on MLB's pending trade deadline, Cohen's lobbyists continue to pursue a casino in Willets Point. Over the years, redevelopment of Willets Point, Citi Field's neighborhood, has been elusive. Meanwhile, New York…

He's swinging for the fences - and hoping for a jackpot. While his Mets look to shore up their ranks ahead of the trade deadline, owner Steve Cohen is at the same time angling to secure one of the three downstate commercial casino licenses, dispatching close associates to cozy up to Mayor Eric Adams and Queens officials. Sources told The Post that…