The New York State Assembly has overwhelmingly approved legislation that would allow Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International to transform 50 acres of Citi Field parking lot into Metropolitan Park, an $8 billion entertainment complex anchored by a casino.
On Tuesday, lawmakers voted 134-11 in favor of a parkland alienation bill that would reclassify the parking lot—currently designated as public parkland—into commercial property. The reclassification is a critical step toward advancing the ambitious development proposal, which sits adjacent to Citi Field in Queens.
