A community advisory committee on Monday rejected a proposal to build a casino on Coney Island, ending a bid that project friends and foes argued would have fundamentally transformed the Brooklyn amusement park district.

The 4-2 vote against the Coney project made it the latest casino bid to be struck down by community advisory committees. In recent weeks, committees have voted against bids in Manhattan by similar margins, with only appointees to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams voting in favor of the proposals.

“Coney Island really makes up part of the soul of New York and especially for the working people of this city, it’s an irreplaceable treasure,” said Marissa Solomon, a committee member appointed by Assemblymember Alec Brook-Krasny, who voted against the project and helped l

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