Posted Sep 17, 2025, 4:46 PM
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https://gothamist.com/news/times-square-casino-bid-nixed-by-local-advisory-board
2 Manhattan casino bids are dead after advisory boards reject Avenir, Caesars Palace
By Arun Venugopal
Sep 17, 2025
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There won't be a casino in Times Square or Hudson Yards.
The committee tasked with reviewing a proposal by Caesars Palace rejected the bid Wednesday morning by a 4-2 vote. Another committee formed for the Avenir bid in Hudson Yards, likewise nixed the project.
"I believe casinos must clear a particularly high bar, requiring a uniquely strong degree of community buy-in before being sited in a neighborhood," said Councilmember Eric Bottcher, who controls one vote on the Caesars Palace Times Square Community Advisory Committee. "Despite extensive outreach by the applicants, that level of support has not materialized."
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The Avenir was a $7 billion proposal in Hudson Yards and included a 1,000 room hotel and 2,000 units of housing, including 500 affordable units. The proposal also called for 12 restaurants and a public art gallery. The company said in a release that the project would create 4,000 union construction jobs and another 5,500 permanent union jobs.
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