It seems the City Council won’t seek to override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of its vote to prevent a Bronx rezoning to allow a proposed Bally’s Casino in Ferry Point Park — which is a pretty damning tell of the true priorities of the council’s progressive majority.
Much as it loves to override the mayor, the council can’t be bothered to fight to protect a Republican district.
The mayor wants the site to remain an option for an outer-borough casino — though how siting a new gambling mecca outside Manhattan makes any sense is a real head-scratcher: Is putting it in the shadow of the Whitestone Bridge supposed to appeal to Long Islanders?
Ballys Corporation rendering of vision of Golf and Entertainment complex in the Bronx. Bally's Corporation
Or is the relatively isolated site meant t