Civic Watch: Queens Casino Design, Ferry Point Park, 21 Elevators

The casino resort planned for the land next to Citi Field in Corona, Queens, goes before the city’s Public Design Commission on Monday, Nov. 16. The same meeting takes up a Ferry Point Park overhaul in the Bronx and a new Willets Point apartment building. Separately, NYCHA is looking for a contractor to rebuild 21 elevators in Coney Island.

Corona: The “Integrated Resort” at Metropolitan Park

Item 30623 on the commission’s agenda is the “construction of a gaming facility, resort, retail, and events complex.” The notice calls it the Integrated Resort, part of the master plan for Metropolitan Park (also labeled “Queens Future”).

The site is north of Roosevelt Avenue, between the Grand Central Parkway and Seaver Way, south of the World’s Fair Marina and adjacent to Citi Field, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

It is a public hearing, scheduled for about 9:35 a.m. The Economic Development Corporation and Parks Department are seeking preliminary and final design approval in a single session. That means the commission could sign off on the look of the whole complex in one sitting.

The agenda spans six community boards (3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9) and lists two hours for the item, which is a long slot by this commission’s standards.

Willets Point: Building 4

Item 30625, at about 12:25 p.m., is a mixed-use residential building, Building 4, at 126th Street and 38th Avenue. It also covers part of a plaza, as part of Phase II of Willets Point. This is a preliminary review.

On the consent agenda, which is approved without presentations, are granite blocks for the plaza and streetscape in Willets Point Phases I and IIA.

The Bronx: Ferry Point Park West

Item 30624, at about 11:35 a.m., is a rebuild of the western part of Ferry Point Park, west of the Hutchinson River Parkway and Schley Avenue. The plans include a playground, sports courts and waterfront walkways. This is a preliminary review.

Also on consent

Among the 19 consent items: Central Park’s Conservatory Water basin and Boathouse Terrace, a shade structure at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park and a rebuilt Edenwald Library in the Bronx with an addition.

Consent items are not presented. Anyone who wants to testify on one should notify commission staff as soon as possible.

Coney Island: 21 NYCHA elevators out to bid

NYCHA is seeking bids (RFQ No. 518113) to rehabilitate and modernize six elevators at Haber Houses, 13 at O’Dwyer Gardens and two at Coney Island I Site 8.

The work replaces machines, controls, cars, doors, communication systems and safety devices. The winning contractor also signs a separate deal to maintain the elevators during and after the work.

For residents, the key line is that the work will be phased “to maintain building operations,” with requirements meant to minimize service interruptions. The notice does not say how long any single elevator may be out.

Bids are due Dec. 16, 2026, at 11 a.m. The notice gives no cost estimate.

What the notices do not say

The design agenda gives no details on the casino complex’s size, height or operator. The NYCHA notice has no budget and no start date.

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