"The second and final hearing of the Bally's Community Advisory Council (CAC) on Sept. 9 saw an overwhelming majority in support of the company's proposal to build a casino-hotel complex in Ferry Point Park, amid major disruptions that required the committee to call for NYPD assistance. More than 50 members of the public and three elected officials spoke at the American Turners club in Throggs Neck, and the yeas outnumbered nays by at least five to one."
"Yet opposition was fierce, especially from Republican Council Member Kristy Marmorato, who represents the East Bronx community where the proposed casino would be sited. Bally's bid for one of three New York City-area casino licenses to be doled out by the state by the end of 2025 appears to have run up against opposition in its proposed immediate neighborhood while receiving wider support elsewhere in the borough."
"Among Bronx council members and other elected officials, including Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Assembly Members Michael Benedetto and Yudelka Tapia, who also represent the East Bronx, Marmorato has stood alone in opposition. Bally's Casino 'will fundamentally alter life,' Marmorato says In return for the proposed $4 billion casino, hotel and entertainment complex, Bally's has promised more than $600 million in ongoing investments in local infrastructure, schools, roadways, nonprofit organizations and more in its bid for the largest private development project in borough history."
A Sept. 9 Bally's Community Advisory Council hearing produced an overwhelming majority supporting a proposed $4 billion casino-hotel-entertainment complex at Ferry Point Park, amid disruptions that required NYPD assistance. More than 50 members of the public and three elected officials spoke; yeas outnumbered nays by at least five to one. Local opposition centered on Republican Council Member Kristy Marmorato, who represents the East Bronx and warned the project would fundamentally alter life. Other Bronx elected officials, including Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Assembly Members Michael Benedetto and Yudelka Tapia, did not join Marmorato in opposition. Bally's pledged over $600 million in ongoing local investments. The CAC's six appointed members must reach a two-thirds vote by Sept. 30 for Bally's to remain under consideration.
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