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Supporters and critics
of a plan to bring a casino to Coney Island confronted each other Monday
outside the second session of a public engagement meeting held by Brooklyn
Borough President Antonio Reynoso.

<a href="https://brooklyn.news12.com/coney-island-casino-bid-releases-project-name-renderings">News
12 reported</a> that The Coney would include a hotel, concert hall, convention
center and a casino. The location, between Cyclone Stadium and the aquarium, is
designed to be a community and citywide destination.

Critics said the
venture would invite more crime and traffic to the area.

News 12’s Mary-Lyn
Buckley was outside the meeting where both sides were chanting and arguing
their points.

News 12 reported that The Coney would include a hotel, concert hall, convention center and a casino. The location, between Cyclone Stadium and the aquarium, is designed to be a community and citywide destination.

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Supporters and critics of potential Coney Island casino confront each other outside engagement meeting

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To protests erupting tonight over talk of a casino coming to Coney Island, which residents rallied both for and against the idea. Yeah, jackpot for some but not for all news. 12 Mary Lynn Buckley at that rally ahead of a community meeting held by the Brooklyn Borough president. She joins us right now from Coney Island. Okay. Tensions boiled as Coney Island residents went and shared their thoughts over the idea of a casino coming to the neighborhood, dueling protests broke out just moments before a meeting scheduled with Brooklyn Borough president Antonio Reno. So discussing the Coney proposed project, it would bring casino hotel and an entertainment venue right to the Coney Island boardwalk and with it, new jobs which some today voice they want to see here. Recreational, bring life back to Coney Island. You know, this is supposed to be the world's greatest entertainment district, right. Let's make it even greater with the casino. Black and brown businesses have suffered tremendously. They were already suffering before the pandemic, but an opportunity to give them a boost and a shot in the arm is what this project seeks to do, but others couldn't disagree more with the thought of a casino coming to Coney Island. If you put a casino in the neighborhood, gambling addiction goes up, crime goes up. Coney Island is a family neighborhood telling us they want anything but a casino. What about a fish store? A bakery, a newspaper stand, like maybe building a recreation center that everybody can go into. You can see some of them with signs right here that are in favor of this casino. But then if we turn our camera further this way, you can see so many more against these casino plans with signs that say no, no, nobody has won any casino. No one has gotten the license and we don't get to dictate those outcomes. The state does that. What I want to do is make sure that the community gets an opportunity to say something. The governor's office is asking a lot of questions according to Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynaud. So, but ultimately, it will come down to the state to dictate the final outcome of this project in Coney Island. Mary Ellen Buckley News 12.

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