Queens residents opposed to billionaire Steve Cohen's planned casino next to Citi Field have filed a lawsuit seeking to revoke the project's gaming license.
The casino foes charge that public hearings held before approval of the $8 billion Metropolitan Park project violated the state's open meetings law. And they say the New York State Gaming Commission failed to consider the moral character of Mets owner Cohen and his fellow applicants, which they're required to do before awarding a gaming license.
"We urge the court to do the job the Gaming Commission has failed [to do]. Listen to the people and reverse the casino license," said Bernadette McCrann, a Flushing resident and one of the plaintiffs, at a press conference outside of State Supreme Court in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday.