Community Board 13’s Land Use Committee dealt a blow to the proposed Coney Island casino on Wednesday night, as it voted to deny developers’ application to alter land use restrictions to make way for the facility.
After a heated two-hour meeting, the committee voted 7-2 against the application, with one abstention. The full board will vote on the proposal on Jan. 22.
To build the massive gaming facility, the team behind “The Coney,” headed by local developer Thor Equities, wants to close — or “demap” — a portion of Bowery Street and purchase air rights along West 12th Street and Stillwell Avenue, as well as raise a portion of Stillwell Avenue.
