Here we go Field Operations Mets owner Steve Cohen’s quest to land a casino has paid off, as Cohen and Hard Rock International were awarded a N.Y. downstate casino license by the NYS Gaming Facility Location Board on Monday. The $8.1B Metropolitan Park project adjacent to Citi Field is projected to be finished in June 2030. Metropolitan Park, on 50 acres of Citi Field parking lots, will include a Hard Rock Hotel with a casino, sportsbook, restaurants, bars, a 5,650-seat music venue and a Taste of Queens Food Hall. It will also create 25 acres of public green space, 23,000 union jobs, $1B in community benefits and infrastructure improvements including a revamped, ADA-accessible 7-line train station. N.Y. casino license awarded to Steve Cohen, Hard Rock https://share.google/LKItdgV82C2wiY2Fn