"NEW YORK - There will be no casino in Manhattan after a community panel rejected a proposed Mohegan Sun resort near the United Nations headquarters. The Freedom Plaza development, which also called for hotels, retail, dining, entertainment and housing, was denied by a state-commissioned community advisory committee on a 4-2 vote Monday. Committee members, who were appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and other local politicians, cast their votes with barely any discussion, other than to thank the applicants for their time and responsiveness."
"In a last minute bid to gain local support, the developers announced over the weekend they would commit to making the more than 1,000 residential units proposed for the project permanently affordable. They had earlier proposed other community investments, such as a museum dedicated to democracy, a community center, a daycare and acres of public open space. Michael Hershman, CEO of the Soloviev Group that was the lead developer on the more than $11 billion project, said their vision would have "revitalized" Midtown East."
A state-appointed community advisory committee denied the Freedom Plaza proposal by a 4-2 vote, preventing a Mohegan Sun casino-resort near the United Nations. The mixed-use plan included hotels, retail, dining, entertainment, housing and more than 1,000 residential units. Developers pledged to make the residential units permanently affordable and proposed additional community investments such as a democracy museum, community center, daycare and acres of public open space. The project spanned more than six acres from 38th to 41st Street with a reported cost exceeding $11 billion. Two other Manhattan casino proposals were recently rejected; five proposals remain competing for up to three licenses.
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