Mets owner Steve Cohen wants to build an $8 billion Metropolitan Park complex
But Democrat State Senator Jessica Ramos vehemently opposes the plan
Ramos says the casino would lead to ‘extraction of wealth’ from Corona, Queens
Democrat State Senator Jessica Ramos has blocked billionaire New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion casino development in her impoverished Big Apple district.
My neighbors work their butts off every f***ing day. We deserve the best. And we are constantly shortchanged at every level of government,’ Ramos, 38, told New York Magazine.
‘We’ve been desperate for economic development here. And our greatest hope is a f***ing casino?!’
Hedge fund heavyweight Cohen, 67, said his proposed 50-acre casino, hotel and music complex spanning the derelict space between the Mets’ Citi Field and Flushing Bay would generate $130 billion in economic impact over 30 years.
