Overview

• Bids span sites in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx and Yonkers, with proposed locations including Coney Island, Aqueduct Racetrack, Citi Field, Times Square and Ferry Point.
• Major operators Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands recently withdrew their downstate proposals, narrowing the field.
• Several developers are pairing casinos with large-scale mixed-use plans featuring thousands of housing units—nearly half affordable—along with public parks and cultural venues.
• Manhattan projects face stiff opposition from local leaders, Broadway groups and community organizations concerned about zoning and neighborhood impacts.
• Mohegan-Soloviev Group is currently the only bidder to have formally filed its “Freedom Plaza” application for Manhattan’s East Side.