"There will be no casino in Manhattan after a local screening board on Monday declined to back a proposal on the borough's East Side near the United Nations. In a meeting lasting less than nine minutes, the Community Advisory Committee voted 4-2 to oppose a bid headed by the Soloviev Group and Mohegan Sun that called for a casino, entertainment complex, affordable housing units and waterfront park along FDR Drive between 38th and 41st streets."
"A negative vote by the panel effectively terminates the project, blocking it from being considered by the state board that will determine license winners in December. All three Manhattan projects - East Side, West Side and Times Square - now have been squashed by local screening panels, as many insiders and casino lobbyists had predicted. This leaves five competitors: in Yonkers, Ferry Point (Bronx), Citi Field (Queens), Aqueduct Racetrack (Queens) and Coney Island (Brooklyn)."
A Community Advisory Committee meeting lasting under nine minutes produced a 4-2 vote to oppose the Soloviev Group and Mohegan Sun proposal for a casino, entertainment complex, affordable housing and a waterfront park along FDR Drive between 38th and 41st streets. The negative vote effectively ends the project and prevents state licensing consideration in December. All three Manhattan proposals were rejected by local screening panels, leaving five competing sites in Yonkers, Ferry Point (Bronx), Citi Field (Queens), Aqueduct Racetrack (Queens) and Coney Island (Brooklyn). Local elected officials cited concerns about congestion, public safety and quality of life.
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