The Coney. Credit: Thor Equities

Brooklyn won’t be getting a casino any time soon, but the Bronx might. Hours apart on Monday, community advisory committees voted in favor of the Bally’s Bronx proposal and voted against The Coney, a $3.4 billion project from Thor Equities and the only Brooklyn bid.

The Bally’s Bronx at Ferry Point Park proposal was approved in a 5-1 vote by the neighborhood committee. The project, which includes a $4 billion casino, hotel, and entertainment complex at the golf course formerly owned by President Donald Trump’s company. The bid survived an earlier rejection by the City Council, a decision which Mayor Eric Adams vetoed .

The project required a two-thirds majority from the CAC, which is made up of local elected officials, to secure approval. Danielle Volp

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