Mayor Adams on Citi Field Casino to be built on Parkland: We are really pushing the use of public space

Wow I wonder how Steve Cohen, who may have given $1.5 million to Mayor Adams campaign feels about this.

In light of the controversy about a possible casino in the Citi Field parking lot, which is parkland and part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, constituents asked about “the importance of public lands for public use and how that model is going to be used in the redevelopment of the Willets Point area.”

“We are really pushing the use of public space … I think that’s so important to determine how that space is going to be used,” Adams said. “The more open space we have, the more public space, the more parks … the more we hear from you in utilizing these spaces, I believe it creates the right environment for our city.” (via Queens Chronicle)