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New York & Tri-State  + Midtown New York  + Hospitality  |  September 22, 2025
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

Advisory Committee Votes Down Last Remaining Manhattan Casino Proposal

The last remaining proposal to build a casino in Manhattan was voted down Monday by the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) overseeing the $11.2-billion Freedom Plaza bid, according to published reports. Further, four of the six CAC members overseeing a proposal to build a casino in Coney Island signaled that they would give a thumbs-down to the project at a yet-to-be-scheduled final vote.

In a statement issued Monday, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and others commended the Freedom Plaza CAC for conducting “an inclusive, transparent, and collaborative process” and said they looked forward to working with the Soloviev Group to activate the Freedom Plaza site, near United Nations headquarters, for permanent affordable housing. The Soloviev-led Freedom Plaza development team had offered late last week to make all the housing at the project affordable.

If the Coney project is voted down, that would leave two New York City contenders–one each in the Bronx and Queens–for the three downstate casino licenses that New York State plans to award.

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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