State lawmakers are weighing whether to fast-track a move to allow three new casinos in the New York City area, as part of this year’s budget negotiations.
Hochul and the leaders of the state senate and assembly are expected to hammer a deal that could see a casino for high rollers open atop Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
New Yorkers expressed concerns over plans to transform an Upper West Side building into housing for the homeless last month, during a town hall discussing the multimillion-dollar project.