Overview

• A Community Advisory Committee voted 6-0 on Sept. 25 to approve Resorts World's $5.5 billion expansion in Queens, moving it to state review.
• Jay-Z’s Roc Nation–backed Times Square proposal was rejected by that neighborhood’s advisory panel in mid-September, halting its path forward.
• Nas told Rolling Stone that fans reviving his old feud with Jay-Z over the competing bids is just chatter he cannot control.
• Resorts World says it is targeting a July 2026 opening and plans a new 7,000-seat entertainment venue and a sports complex with Kenny “The Jet” Smith.
• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. celebrated the Queens approval with a jab at Jay-Z, even as the project still awaits New York State Gaming Commission approval.