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
Developers behind “The Coney,” a proposed $3 billion casino on Coney Island, have pledged a $200 million community trust fund in a bid to gain support for the project. The announcement comes as the casino proposal faces scrutiny ahead of public hearings. The fund, if approved, will be managed by a
Residents both for and against a proposal for a casino in Coney Island, Brooklyn expressed their passion at the local Y Thursday night.“The casino would be a complete abomination and the ruin of the entire Coney Island,” Adam Rinn, artistic director at Coney Island USA, said.But Augustine Quiles own
“The Coney,” the casino seeking approval in the People’s Playground, will create a $200 million community trust fund to support the area if it’s approved, the development team announced on Thursday.A board of local stakeholders, who would determine how the money would be used, would oversee the trus
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