Community groups rally against Mets owner Steve Cohen's planned Metropolitan Park casino in Corona
Community groups in Corona, Queens, are protesting the planned $8 billion casino next to Citi Field, citing concerns over gambling addiction and a lack of community benefit.Summary
Community groups in Corona, Queens, rallied against the planned opening of an $8 billion casino slated to be built next to Citi Field. The protest, held on Saturday, emphasized concerns that the casino would create gambling addictions and that the complex would not "serve community needs." Mets owner Steve Cohen is the main developer of the Metropolitan Park casino. The project's team responded by reiterating that the project has been reviewed rigorously. The New York Gaming Facility Location Board voted in December 2025 to recommend licenses to operate three casinos in New York City, including Metropolitan Park. This comes shortly after Resort World's Casino completed its expansion into a full-scale casino in April, following years of operating a racino at the Aqueduct Racetrack in southeast Queens.
(Source：Abc7 New York)