YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — It’s one of the biggest business deals ever in the city of Yonkers. A major player in the gaming industry is buying Empire City Casino and Yonkers Raceway. READ MORE: Long Island Jewish Medical Center Marks 1-Year Anniversary Of 1st COVID-19 Patient With Ceremony Honoring Health Care Workers, Patients Experts say MGM Resorts International is placing a bet on expanded Las Vegas-style gaming, just 15 miles north of Times Square, CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported Tuesday. A look inside Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway. (Photo: CBS2) The biggest name in Vegas is making a move on Yonkers. MGM Resorts is cutting a deal worth $850 million to purchase the casino and raceway. “Twenty years ago, it was a sleepy harness track with very little future,” said John Sabini of Sabini, Crowley & Associates, LLC. MORE : U.S. Supreme Court Gives States Go-Ahead To Legalize Sports Betting A gaming expert, Sabini says the future could be golden, … [Read more...] about MGM Resorts International To Buy Empire City Casino, Yonkers Raceway For $850 Million
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Metro Denver expects another 12,000 apartments to come on the market in 2018
Are apartment developers hitting the accelerator as a cliff of demand approaches or are they simply trying to keep up in a housing market that continues to defy expectations ? Metro Denver should see another 12,000 apartments come on the market in 2018, continuing a long and unprecedented streak of multi-family construction, said Greg Willett, chief economist with RealPage, a real estate technology and analytics firm. Builders delivered 10,854 new apartments in metro Denver last year, and tenants soaked up 10,201 of them, keeping the occupancy rate stable at 94.3 percent, according to RealPage. RealPage estimates apartment rents in metro Denver rose 3.2 percent in 2017, the 15th-fastest gain in the country and ahead of the U.S. gain of 2.5 percent. The company puts the typical monthly rent at $1,404 in metro Denver. The new supply should keep landlords and managers busy attracting tenants and also dampen any rent spikes. “It could be tough for property owners and … [Read more...] about Metro Denver expects another 12,000 apartments to come on the market in 2018
Table Games At Empire City Casino? Many Leaders In Westchester County, Bronx Say Now Is Time To Go For It
YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Business leaders in Westchester County and the Bronx are going all-in on full casino gambling at Empire City . Adding table games to the mix of video terminals will require action in Albany, where the governor, who often holds all the cards, now has a weakened hand , CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported Thursday. Yonkers is anxious to dig out of the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact. It is celebrating the conversion of the old Sears store into a Target supercenter, creating dozens of jobs. FLASHBACK : MGM Resorts International To Buy Empire City Casino, Yonkers Raceway For $850 Million So you can imagine the buzz at the proposed addition of table games at MGM Empire City, which would create a Las Vegas-style casino and several thousand additional jobs. “There is talk by the owners that they’re gonna put a convention center and a hotel there,” Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said. “It would mean more money to help with a lot of different … [Read more...] about Table Games At Empire City Casino? Many Leaders In Westchester County, Bronx Say Now Is Time To Go For It
Orange County Continues To See Drop In COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Cases
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Orange County health officials reported 50 additional COVID-19 fatalities Thursday as hospitalizations and case counts continued to decline. Officials also announced 602 coronavirus cases on Thursday. The newly reported numbers brought the county’s death toll to 3,249 and the caseload to 235,310. READ MORE: New COVID Vaccine Site Opening At USC Campus, City Working To Get Doses To Homebound Residents People walk at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in a parking lot for Disneyland Resort on January 13, 2021 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Of the deaths reported Thursday, two were skilled nursing facility residents, bringing the total to 852 and six were assisted living facility residents, totaling 356 since the pandemic began. The number of coronavirus patients in hospitals in Orange County continued its downward trend, dropping from 1,298 Wednesday to 1,238 on Thursday. Meanwhile, the number of patients in intensive … [Read more...] about Orange County Continues To See Drop In COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Cases
Cuomo relaxes some NY COVID restrictions with one-shot J&J vaccines set to arrive
close Video Texas, Mississippi business owners react to coronavirus restrictions being lifted La Boutique Excentrique owner Wylea Brown and Half Shell Oyster House owner Kevin Fish on the impact of reopenings. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will relax some of the state’s limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings as officials prepare to receive the first shipments of the new Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine , which they hope will dramatically speed efforts to inoculate New Yorkers . The scandal-rocked governor announced the tweaks to the Empire State’s social distancing regulations as he made his first public remarks since two more women came forward with detailed allegations of unwanted advances from Cuomo — all of which unfolded as his administration continues to battle questions about how its policy directives exacerbated the COVID outbreaks in nursing homes last spring. "The light at the end of the tunnel is in sight, but we can’t stop … [Read more...] about Cuomo relaxes some NY COVID restrictions with one-shot J&J vaccines set to arrive