Don’t bet against the Queens casino plan just yet.
Mets owner Steve Cohen’s bid to build a casino near Citi Field cleared its latest hurdle Monday by signing a deal to make nice with the operators of the US Open after a bombshell lawsuit.
The Cohen-Hard Rock Metropolitan Park group vying for a coveted downstate casino license signed an agreement with Mayor Eric Adams’ administration that largely addressed concerns from the Tennis Association, whose lease bans or restricts other events in the area during the Open.
The deal respects the Tennis Association’s “superiority” rights for parking lot spaces and prohibitions on other competing events and activities from taking place on the neighboring lots — with the exceptions of Mets games at Citi Field — during the 23 days the US Open take

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