“It’s important that we create a level playing field for applicants within New York City so they can compete for this opportunity,” he said late last month.Ĭouncil Speaker Adrienne Adams has voiced her support for the amendment approval process, releasing a joint statement with Garodnick back in October. “Along with other city agencies, we will continue to offer expertise and guidance as relevant throughout the state licensing process, both to members of CACs (which includes the Mayor or a representative) once established and to policymakers and the public more broadly,” he said.ĭan Garodnick, director of the city planning agency, has said the amendment will help those looking to open in the city compete with proposals elsewhere downstate: The CAC will conduct its own public meetings, and then two-thirds of the members must approve the casino application in order for it to be considered by the state’s Gaming Facility Location Board.Ĭity Planning spokesperson Casey Berkovitz said in a statement to THE CITY that the amendment is “a more efficient use of city time and resources” because the agency will not have to process a rezoning application for each casino proposal. Kathy Hochul, the borough president and the local state senator, assemblymember and councilmember each picking one.

In New York City, each CAC will have six members, with Mayor Eric Adams, Gov.

The Planning Department’s case for doing away with ULURP for casino proposals is that it would duplicate the state’s review process, in which Community Advisory Committees (CAC) will be created for each casino proposal. “If I understand it right, the proposed amendment would leave out the professionals at city planning, too, which is nuts.” “The community is not at the table,” he said of the CAC process. Hell’s Kitchen resident David Korman railed against the idea via video conference on Wednesday, saying that ULURP was created to “democratize the planning process.”

“You literally are just giving away any opportunity for what has been fought for by city planning, but more importantly, has been fought for by each community.” People gamble inside the Resorts World casino at the Aqueduct Racetrack near JFK Airport, Jan. “Shame on city planning to abdicate everything to the state,” board member Delores Rubin said.

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