06.11.2025 City Council narrowly bets on Bally’s home rule message, going against local member
The bid for a casino in the Bronx will live to fight another day. The New York City Council narrowly granted a local approval needed for the state Legislature to allow a casino to be built on parkland at Ferry Point in the Bronx, where the Bally’s Corp. is vying for a license.
But to do it, the City Council voted against the local member in the district, Council Member Kristy Marmorato, who sharply criticized the efforts of Bally’s in the process.
The vote of the full council, which landed 32 votes in favor, 12 votes against and seven abstentions, crossed party lines, with multiple progressive Democrats abstaining and one Republican voting in favor of it.