Over three hundred people packed Villa Barone in Throggs Neck to see the vote on ULURP(s) C250085MMX, C250093PPX, and C250086ZMX for the Bally’s Hotel and Casino to be built on the former Trump Links Golf course now known as Bally's Links.
Dozens of union members some of who spoke in favor were on hand, but so were hundreds of local residents, a few who spoke against the Bally's Casino hotel proposal. Sixteen people in all spoke, ten in favor, six against. After he closed the public speaking section Community Board 10 Chair Joe Russo let the CEO of Bally's Soohyung Kim speak to the community board. Russo then was disappointed at the constant cheers and boos that he closed the meeting citing safety matters. The public was asked to leave with only elected official reps and the trio of media people (this reporter included) were allowed to stay in the closed room.
After the room was cleared the board one by one discussed the issue with board members saying the community is against the proposal and that they were with the community, and some had no comments. The few board members who spoke in favor of the Bally's resolution said what a great opportunity this would be for the area with all the jobs and economic growth. The end result was a 29 to 5 vote against the Bally's resolution
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