After the final public hearing on the proposed Avenir casino in Hell’s Kitchen, the Community Advisory Committee overseeing the project is now tasked with weighing two starkly different visions of the neighborhood’s future — one cast as a community in dire need of a “shot in the arm,” the other as a family-friendly enclave already choked with congestion that a casino would ruin.

The second hearing, held Monday night, marked a departure from the first, which took place on the afternoon of Aug. 28 and drew a mostly positive reception.

The later start time brought more local residents, many with sharper critiques and stronger opinions about the $ 7 billion development planned for West 41st Street and 11th Avenue that is one of eight bids competing for three downstate casino licenses that st

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