Overview

• Bally’s Ferry Point proposal cleared its Community Advisory Committee 5–1, with Councilmember Kristy Marmorato’s appointee Danielle Volpe casting the lone no vote over traffic, pollution and community opposition concerns.
• With prior unanimous approvals for Resorts World at Aqueduct in Queens and MGM Empire City in Yonkers, three bids now move to state review as Thor Equities’ Coney Island plan was voted down 4–2 and all three Manhattan proposals were previously rejected.
• The final unresolved New York City application, Steve Cohen’s Metropolitan Park near Citi Field, faces its CAC vote on Tuesday, which could add another contender to the state-stage lineup.
• Bally’s $4 billion plan targets 16 acres at Ferry Point for a 500,000‑square‑foot gaming facility, a 500‑room hotel and a 2,000‑person event center within a larger 3‑million‑square‑foot complex.
• The Bronx bid was revived after Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a Council move that would have stalled it, and Bally’s has boosted community benefit pledges; the company paid $60 million for the site lease and would owe the Trump Organization $115 million if a license is granted.