# YONKERS | MGM Empire City Casino **URL:** \ **Category:** Proposed\ **Created:** [August 23, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860 "2025-08-23T02:13:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/1 "2025-08-23T02:13:38Z")
Yonkers and MGM’s Empire City Proposal ![IMG_5021](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/5/f5b0149cb25dbc8d9004f81df1d8a15cf831273b.jpeg) Before ![IMG_5022](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/1/6182de10281f5f6188358c8176e16237e1e33857.jpeg) After ![IMG_5030](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/a/5a3032276818443d1bd436cdfc5dd0e809e475e4.jpeg) ![IMG_5029](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/e/fe41016a78d6ee1cc8b95160761d0126140d4eda.jpeg) ![IMG_5028](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/3/53d5a45a8d650a7dcb5e7a4da9246392c053a65a.jpeg) ![IMG_5026](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/4/844957f89c5f4e6abdd374aacbd8f8f3c1f1c0c7.jpeg) ![IMG_5027](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/d/0dddbf51f2511696f41fdabb8d54963a3a377acc.jpeg) ![IMG_5025](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/b/6b1f50df3ca7a493581602a8c549b372cd6c7aff.jpeg) ![IMG_5024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/d/cd73ed93fc43ad14a674198239c31e132761677c.jpeg) Exterior Changes ![IMG_5031](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/1/715ca043be1f1fc1d37a2056ee240a03b68d464b.jpeg) Steakhouse restaurant ![IMG_5035](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/c/fc6dfc327ba47fcf4b8ce9e2a719980cc72fa19f.jpeg) Noodles restaurant ![IMG_5034](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/b/0bd4f6eb9d8f76f45bd0b15f3fe855b25738e6de.jpeg) Foot court ![IMG_5033](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/e/be5bbd1ca626a1f93ec9c3203d7390a751287b8e.jpeg) Sports Bar ![IMG_5032](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/8/a88eafac7eab4e2c4f724ab292830a3171e084b0.jpeg) Italian restaurant ![IMG_5037](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/f/0ffc3e8fe000bb4f7dd55fc165d6eab945aeb366.jpeg) ![IMG_5039](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/1/a14e9d32462673f63ceac44328c1223fd12362ba.jpeg) ![IMG_5038](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/7/275219923d7036cd3e70510c9b3e6d5d1bd4706a.jpeg) Interior Gaming and Sportsbook floor ![IMG_5040](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/d/8dd5ae46ae1b3c97611cc1344ed00ac10e0c744e.jpeg) ![IMG_5042](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/9/7952ecaa07a590f967812124612426ceaa1890de.jpeg) ![IMG_5043](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/7/97639f8f65d8e893a2794870aee6e6f683e8dabe.jpeg) ![IMG_5044](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/c/ac9d0cbc6243cd3de0d3a129222af9a0292d4296.jpeg) ![IMG_5049](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/1/4166f91260761de61e57e83b2f78354818c07a07.jpeg) ![IMG_5048](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/8/08b719831ac154005f997da40d2766cc0fe03184.jpeg) ![IMG_5047](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/6/c6b774ab3e39bbf6f7971eceb13de00f6101ef65.jpeg) ![IMG_5046](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/8/480cf9bf3196e25793519136a728cc60c500de97.jpeg) Theater and Entertainment venue ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/2 "2025-08-23T02:15:15Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/6/96786ebeae22daf41a73009876b2205517b020a3.jpeg "MGM Empire City Meeting: Applicant Presentation – August 7, 2025") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCVhmOMnIZg) ---
**Author:** ![ophizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e36b37/32.png) [@ophizer](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ophizer)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/3 "2025-08-23T06:11:58Z")
who asked for this 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Rangerparks1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/65b543/32.png) [@Rangerparks1](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Rangerparks1)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/5 "2025-08-23T19:11:32Z")
awful auto centric development. Hope this doesn’t get picked ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/6 "2025-08-23T19:37:45Z")
I mean what did you expect? It’s right by thurway and surrounded by three different parkways. The majority of people who go travel by car or bus. ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/7 "2025-08-23T19:41:20Z")
Also, from a realistic standpoint, this has to be one of the ones that get chosen. It would be unfair to the city of Yonkers if all three downstate casinos were in NYC. There would be no way they can compete with that. ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/8 "2025-08-23T22:52:48Z")
But isn’t it already a casino? Why are they competing for a license is what confuses me. ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/9 "2025-08-23T23:20:45Z")
It’s a racino, not a full gaming casino. Empire City only has slot machines, electric table games, and race horses. They need a license before they can become a full casino. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/10 "2025-08-24T01:05:03Z")
> [@Nickfloyo](#): > > It would be unfair to the city of Yonkers if all three downstate casinos were in NYC. There would be no way they can compete with that. Who cares??? I didn’t realize one of the requirements was to be fair. It was to maximize benefit. The only reason that anyone is even having this discussion is because the racino is already there. There is zero actual reason to give Yonkers a license over NYC lol. ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/11 "2025-08-24T02:25:26Z")
Yonkers should get that license. With the racino already in place, this gives it a head start, community ties, and a proven infrastructure that only one other casino contender can claim. The existing setup maximizes benefit by building on what’s already working, which is drawing steady revenue and jobs to a city that needs the boost. Concentrating all three casinos in NYC would oversaturate the market and drowns out Yonkers’ potential. Fairness demands giving it a shot to thrive, not just handing everything to the city. ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/12 "2025-09-07T07:00:03Z")
> **[Yonkers casino plans big expansion if it wins state license. Why it could...](https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2025/09/05/yonkers-ny-empire-city-casino-big-expansion-plans-if-wins-license/85962062007/?gnt-cfr=1&gnt-djm=1)** > > Empire City Casino is competing for a license to become a full casino and plans a big expansion and new concert hall if gets OK to add manned games. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/13 "2025-09-08T23:19:45Z")
> **[Yonkers casino plans big expansion if it wins state license. Why it could...](https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2025/09/05/yonkers-ny-empire-city-casino-big-expansion-plans-if-wins-license/85962062007/)** > > Empire City Casino is competing for a license to become a full casino and plans a big expansion and new concert hall if gets OK to add manned games. ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/yonkers-mgm-empire-city-casino/24860/14 "2025-09-17T19:01:59Z")
The vote on whether this proposal moves forward is on the 25th.