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With Aqueduct Casino Off the Table, Alternative NYC Sites Considered

NEW YORK CITY-After Governor Cuomo announced that negotiations for a new casino and convention center in Eastern Queens have fallen through, Massey Knakal chairman Bob Knakal tells GlobeSt.com that the state should consider Governors Island.

By Jacqueline Hlavenka | Updated on June 04, 2012

NEW YORK CITY-After Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that a $4 billion plan for a new convention center and casino in Eastern Queens has fallen by the wayside, the city’s commercial real estate industry is weighing in about alternative locations within the five boroughs that could support casino gambling and new mixed-use development surrounding it.

“Basically, if you are going to allow casino gaming in New York City, it should be used as a carrot to lure private investment to create some beneficial public amenity space,” says Bob Knakal, chairman at Manhattan-based sales brokerage Massey Knakal Realty Services, who tells GlobeSt.com that Governors Island could emerge as a potential destination instead of the Aqueduct. “You’d create jobs, create much-needed infrastructure, public amenities, create additional tax revenue for the city – it is a complete win-win,” he says.

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