Metropolitan Park casino bid group signs agreement with city days after judge temporarily blocked deal

By Shane O’Brien Posted on November 17, 2025

The Steve Cohen-led group behind the Metropolitan Park casino bid said Monday that it successfully signed a pre-development agreement with the city over the use of the Citi Field parking lot just days after a USTA lawsuit prompted a Manhattan judge to temporarily block the deal.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Nancy Bannon granted the USTA a temporary injunction on Friday after the tennis body had filed a suit against the city, accusing the Adams Administration of violating the terms of the National Tennis Center’s 99-year lease in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park.

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