Strike three, Manhattan's out.

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) overseeing the Freedom Plaza casino proposal rejected the $11 billion East Side development on Monday — slamming the door shut on the third and final bid for a full Vegas-style casino in Manhattan.

The six-member panel voted 4–2 against advancing the project, with only the representatives appointed by Mayor Eric Adams (Jennifer Sta. Ines) and Gov. Kathy Hochul (Nichols Silbersack) in support. The vote outcome mirrors the fate of other now-defunct Manhattan casino proposals in Hell’s Kitchen and Times Square.

Those voting no on Freedom Plaza included Sandra McKee, the chair and representative of Senator Kristen Gonzalez; Reshma Patel, representing Assembly Member Harvey Epstein; Celeste Royo, appointed by Borough Presi

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