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Originally Posted by DCReid
Seems that they are waiting for a decision on the casino proposal. I wonder how they will proceed if they do not get the casino as they now say that the housing proponent of the previous proposal is no longer feasible.
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All of the city proposals that need to are currently running through the 7 month approvals process, which is really only beginning. (This follows the city's own approval of zoning to allow casinos at all). This is basically round two, and surviving this round (approval) only means you get to apply for the final round, the real approval which will be at state level, and be brought again before the various community boards. It's ridiculous to have this many rounds (the earlier casinos didn't need to since these will be state developments), but it's the way the governor wanted it. It's a real waste of everyone's time, on both sides.
But anyway, Related has an alternative plan that is supposedly basically for the ULURP (approvals) process. The real alternative is to simply try to phase in the buildings over time, which may or may not happen.