There will not be a casino in Manhattan Freedom Plaza was the last remaining casino bid for Manhattan Five casino bids remain for three downstate New York licenses And then there were five remaining downstate New York casino bids. A rendering of Freedom Plaza, the two skyscrapers and development just to the left of the United Nations Headquarters, is pictured looking south from across the East River in New York City. Freedom Plaza was rejected by its Community Advisory Committee on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (Image: Freedom Plaza) On Monday morning, the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for the Freedom Plaza proposal, a more than $11 billion tender for an integrated resort casino on Manhattan’s East Side near the United Nations Headquarters, voted 4-2 against the scheme. It was the third 4-2 CAC vote against a downstate New York casino project following similar vote outcomes for Caesars Palace Times Square and The Avenir in Hell’s Kitchen. Freedom Plaza’s dismissal means there…Â Read More
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