>> YOU SEE THERE, SHE’S CALLING
THE DROP IN MAJOR CRIMES TODAY. >>> IN A RACE TO OPEN A CASINO
IN NEW YORK CITY, HEATING UP.
THREE PRIZED LICENSES UP FOR
GRABS.
THERE ARE NEARLY A DOZEN BIDS.
THE LATEST PROPOSAL COME FROM CONEY ISLAND WHICH JOINS A LONG
LIST OF OTHER BIDS INCLUDING
FIVE IN MANHATTAN ALONG WITH THE BRONX AND QUEENS.
THE COMMUNITY IS TAKING A STAND.
ANDREW?
>> Reporter: RIGHT.
CITI FIELD WHERE THE METS OPEN
THEIR SEASON ABOUT A MONTH FROM
NOW.
IT IS THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE PARGO LOT WHERE THE METS OWNERS
ARE SAYING, THEY WANT
YEAR-ROURNLD ENTERTAINMENT.
THAT INCLUDES AN APPLICATION FOR
A GAMING LICENSE.
HE HAS A LOT OF COMPETITION OUT
THERE.
AS YOU INDICATED, THERE ARE OTHER PROJECTS IN THE BRONX, IN
MIDTOWN, AND NOW CONEY ISLAND.
NEW RENDERINGS OF A CASINO ON THE BOARDWALK AS CONEY ISLAND
TRIES TO BEAT THE ODDS AND WIN A GAMING LICENSE.
>> I’M INVOLVED BECAUSE I’VE
BEEN SCREAMING AND CRYING FOR
DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
>> Reporter: HE IS A FORMER CITY
COUNCILMEMBER WHO IS IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
AS THE TALLEST POLITICIAN.
NOW HE’S FACING THE TALL ORDER
OF EDGING OUT GIANT COMPETITION
FOR THE CITY’S FIRST CASINO
LICENSE. >> I WANT TO BE THE WORLD’S
TALLEST PROPONENT FOR CASINOS.
>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH
DOWNSTATE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THREE
CASINOS, MANY EXPECT YONKERS
RACEWAY AND AQUEDUCT TO WIN TWO.
THAT LEAVES ONE PRIZE AMONG
OTHER CONTENDERS, INCLUDING A PLAN TO BUILD A FERRIS WHEEL AT
THE U.N. AND ON THE ROOF OF SAX
FIFTH AVENUE.
AND A PLAN TO REMOVE THE TRUMP
NAME FROM TRUMP LINKS AND BUILD
A CASINO IN THE BRONX, AND A
PLAN FOR A HIGH RISE HOTEL AND
CASINO KNOWN AS CAESAR’S PALACE
TIMES SQUARE.
AND THERE IS A BID TO WIN A LICENSE.
GRASSROOTS GROUPS OPPOSED TO THE
METS OWNER’S WIDELY REPORTED
PLAN.
GATHERED AGAINST THE PROJECT IN FLUSHING TODAY.
>> THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR A BACK ROOM DEAL CASINO PROJECT
THAT TAKES AWAY PUBLIC PARKLAND
FOREVER.
>> Reporter: THE METS OWNER
STEVE COHEN SAID THEY’VE BEEN
LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEY’VE HELD SIX LISTENING
SESSIONS ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH
THE LAND HERE.
THEY SAY WHAT THE COMMUNITY
WANTS IS SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A PARKING LOT.
WE SHOULD GET CLARITY ON WHERE A CASINO GO BY LATE SPRING OR
EARLY SUMMER, RIGHT AROUND THE