Resorts World New York City (RWNYC) aims to become the state’s largest fully integrated resort. The company has presented a business plan to the six-person Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for approval.
The $5.5 billion proposal would transform the 73-acre Aqueduct site into the single-largest entertainment hub with a 5.6 million-square-foot integrated resort, allowing for 6,000 slot machines, 800 gaming tables, 2,000 hotel rooms, a 7,000-seat arena, more than 7,000 parking spaces, more than 30 food and beverage outlets, a spa and more than a dozen acres of community greenspace.
In addition, the entertainment hub, which will create up to 24,000 jobs, could be open as early as July 2026. All land-use approvals have the green light, and the company is ready to start construction the day it receives a license.
“We’re proud to have grown with the Queens community for nearly 15 years. What the Community Advisory Committee heard today was a vision for a transformative project that will be a game-changer for this borough, the city, and the state,” said Robert DeSalvio, President of Genting Americas East.
“Since Resorts World was granted operations of the Aqueduct site in 2010, we have sought to be a neighbour that Queens deserves, providing 1,000 good union jobs, invested millions of dollars into our neighbours, and built everlasting bonds with the community.
“But we also made them a promise to do more in every sense of the term, and today’s proposal lays out just how we will.”
Moreover, Resorts World New York City is the single largest employer of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO. Jobs at RWNYC feature full benefits and salaries averaging $80,000 for over 1,000 team members.
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