Council candidate praises Cuomo’s Coney Island casino snub
Coney Island isn’t going to become the next Atlantic City after all. After much talk about the possibility, Governor Cuomo’s plan to bring casino gambling to New York State doesn’t include turning Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk into the boardwalk of Atlantic City. And that’s just fine with John Lisyanskiy, a candidate for the City Council seat in that community.
Lisyanskiy, a City Council analyst for who is running for the Democratic Party’s nomination in the 47th Council District to replace term-limited Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr. (D-Coney Island-Bensonhurst), said he wouldn’t want to bet the house on a casino in Coney Island. He said he’s pleased Cuomo is putting the gambling dens upstate.
“Governor Cuomo’s pledge that no casinos are built in New York City for the next five years shows his commitment to protecting our neighborhoods,” Lisyanskiy said. “As a community we truly came together with one voice to ensure that our objections to a Coney Island casino were heard,” he said.