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Resorts World New York City set to return to full operating hours
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Resorts World New York City
announced its return to full-time operating
LIC Partnership to host 16th annual real estate breakfast panel
BY QNS STAFF
Queens will convene a panel that showcases
place from 9 to 10:30 a.m., will be moderated
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current projects and real estate leaders
by LIC BID Chair David Brause,
@QNS
across Long Island City, one of the
the president of Brause Realty Inc. Th e
most unique real estate landscapes in New
fi rm owns the iconic JetBlue building in
Th e Long Island City Partnership will
York City.
Queens Plaza and a host of other buildings
host its 16th annual real estate breakfast
Tickets, which run for $25, can be purchased
in the neighborhood.
virtually on Tuesday, April 13.
at longislandcityqueens.com.
Th e following real estate leaders will be
Th e leading real estate event in western
Th e panel conversation, which will take
guests on the panel:
Alissa Bersin, the managing director of
retail listing and sales for New York City
at Tishman Speyer. Th e fi rm is behind
two of the largest projects in the neighborhood’s
history, including Jacx and the
1,800-unit Jackson Park.
Tracy Capune, a vice president at
Kaufman Astoria Studios and chair of the
Kaufman Arts District. Capune will share
two projects – the ON Stage building,
which will have sound stages and offi ce
space for Apple TV+ and Innovation
QNS, which will create over two acres of
public open space alongside offi ce, retail,
residential and community facility space.
Andrew J. Chung, the CEO of Innovo
Property group, which has two major
projects in LIC, including Th e Bridge and
the former Fresh Direct site, which will
serve as a new large scale industrial/lastmile
distribution facility.
Gretchen Werwaiss, a partner at
Werwaiss Properties, which owns around
1 million square feet in 75 buildings in
and around LIC.
Sponsors include Boyce Technologies,
Con Edison, JetBlue, Modern Spaces,
Ravel Hotel, Resorts World New York City,
Rockrose, Tishman Speyer, Verizon, Kramer
Levin, Rise Light & Power, Vayner, Fisher
Brothers, Innovo Property Group, Kaufman
Astoria Studios, Silvercup Studios, Plaxall,
Related, TF Cornerstone, Vorea, Werwaiss
Properties and many others.
Th e Queens Courier is the media
sponsor for the annual breakfast.
To become a sponsor, visit longisland
cityqueens.com.
hours at its South Ozone Park location
beginning Monday, April 5.
Th e city’s only casino will be open from
9 a.m. to 5 a.m. daily, off ering gambling
and entertainment to more than 10 million
guests annually before the COVID-
19 pandemic.
Resorts World Catskills is also returning
to regular operating hours.
“We are thrilled to off er our full-time
hours so guests can stay close to home
and our team members can return to
work,” Resorts World New York City
Chief Marketing Offi cer Darlene Monzo
said. “Together we can contribute to New
York state’s economic recovery.”
Th e casino has generated more than
$3 billion for the state’s education system
since opening in 2011. Governor Andrew
Cuomo said the venue would be able to
return to full-time operating hours with
strict safety protocols.
“New Yorkers have done an extraordinary
job — we fl attened the curve in a
way that no expert thought was possible,”
Cuomo said. “We’ve made the determination
that we can safely reopen casinos
with enhanced air fi ltration and strict safety
protocols including mandatory masks
and social distancing. Th is is good news
and the right next step in our data-driven,
phased reopening which is working.”
Th e Resorts World New York City food
court operates under staggered hours to
allow guests to play and dine at the venue
safely.
Photo via Getty Images
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Resorts World New York City announces its South Ozone Park casino returns to full-time operating hours beginning April 5.
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