Around 200 people attended an “anti-casino” town hall in Flushing on Sunday, Oct. 19, to protest against the planned Metropolitan Park casino development adjacent to Citi Field and criticize state Sen. John Liu for introducing legislation in the state Senate that helped the development reach the final stage of a lengthy process to secure a downstate gaming license.
Liu introduced parkland alienation legislation in April to reclassify a Citi Field parking lot—currently designated as public parkland—into commercial property to facilitate the Metropolitan Park development.