Casino Opponents Rally In Mineola

BY JANET BURNS jburns@antonmediagroup.com

Dozens rallied outside the Nassau County Legislature on Monday, March 20, to show their disapproval for the Las Vegas Sands casino bid ahead of a legislative meeting. The event was organized by Long Island Clean, Air, Water and Soil co-diretors Claudia Borecky and Dave Denenberg.

Speakers included Pastor Arthur Mackey Jr. of Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cathedral, in Roosevelt, and Chanda Washington, Associate to the President for Government and Community Affairs at Hofstra University.

“A casino would bring problems, not solutions,” said Washington. “Problems that expose this diverse suburban community to addiction, sex trafficking, traffic congestion, crime, environmental discrimination and economic harm to local businesses.”

The bid to turn the Nassau HUB into a casino and entertainment complex has met with mixed reactions from local residents and businesses so far this year.