Jay Z Casino Bid Denied

Last year rapper Jay Z was accused of trying to bribe a tenant organizer in an effort to win a bid to build a casino in Times Square [click here if you missed that].

Jay Z's casino group bid has been denied...

From The NY Post

A state board on Wednesday rejected the Times Square casino bid from rapper Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and other companies.

The gaming facility proposal for 1515 Broadway, also involving Caesars’ Entertainment and SL Green Realty, was struck down by the six-member state community advisory committee in a 4-2 vote.

“Go run and hide,” SL Green CEO Marc Holliday railed afterward at the four members who voted against the bid. “You have to live with that history forever.”

The nay votes came from representatives for Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, state Sen. Liz Krueger, Assemblyman Tony Simone and Councilman Erik Bottcher.

Appointees of Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams voted aye.

The rejection marked a victory for the Broadway League of theater owners, which spearheaded opposition with Manhattan West Side residents via the No Times Square Casino Coalition.