TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — As New Yorkers, a lot of us actively avoid Times Square. But a new poll of registered voters who live in and around Times Square shows a majority don’t want a new casino to be built. Tulchin Research surveyed four hundred registered voters, and 71% are against the idea. Only […]
the part of it that will be a casino is currently a sports complex. it s not visible from the road. it is a go carte track, a pool hall and video arcade. arthel: sir, there s a more target audience. of course a casino would bring a ride range of folks there, in fact, more folks to the area and that s what the folks are saying, this would induce crime in the area and traffic problems and just all sorts of problems there. what do you say to that? i say that s totally false. there have been numerous studies and numerous casino locations that have unequivocally unequiv coably there will be no crime. it increases the economy. arthel: i understand your point, sir. let me get mr. gatener in here, the county