From QNS.com, sounds like Steve Cohen will hold some meetings to make you feel all invested in the development process, and then I imagine the powers that be will decide the best possible use of this land will be a casino, thanks for the input!! (And bad job by all the other sites just printing the release and not asking Qs.)
IMO they are laying the groundwork to get everyone used to the idea of a casino. Casino casino casino. You’re used to hearing about it now. Casino. It seems inevitable. Casino. Elite New York plays in ways you don’t get to. But hey, there’s a meeting. Casino.
Have you ever been to one of these meetings? Someone will suggest a bird sanctuary. The people behind the table will write it down. Casino. How about a skateboard park? Sure, great idea we will write that down. Casino. Someone will get the mic and start asking Steve about relief pitching, It’s all a big waste of time.
(Steve) Cohen announced the first of a series of public “visioning sessions” will be held at Citi Field on Saturday, Jan. 7, to get community feedback on how to re-imagine the 50 acres of parking around the stadium as an entertainment complex that could potentially house a casino.
“For months, we have been listening to the local community who keeps telling us there is more they want from the area,” Cohen said. “Everyone agrees that the status quo is unacceptable.” (via QNS.com)
Look at this graphic Queens Future provided…
Nice graphic You know what else it is, and thanks for using green….
50 ACRES OF PARKLAND.
In Matter of Avella v. City of New York, 2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 04383 (N.Y. June 6, 2017), the Court upheld a decision by the Appellate Division, First Department, blocking construction of the so-called “Willets West” project on Citi Field’s parking lot, where Shea Stadium once stood. The Court, relying on the public trust doctrine – a fixture of New York law for well more than a century – found that the proposed development had not been authorized by the New York State legislature and, therefore, could not move forward. The Court’s narrow reading of what the legislature had authorized – over the dissent of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore – suggests that in the future it might construe other legislative directives as narrowly when the public trust doctrine at issue. (via FarrelFritz.com)
also read this
The claim alleged that because the Willets West development was to be located on parkland, the public trust doctrine required direct legislative authorization, which had not been granted.[5]
The public trust doctrine holds that New York State parkland is dedicated to public use and is held, “in trust for that purpose”[6]; it can only be alienated and used for non-park purposes if expressly authorized by the State legislature.[7] (via GT Law)
You guys likely hated the idea of building on parkland when it was the Wilpons doing it. Don’t lose your convictions just because a baseball team signed some free agents. It’s parkland.
