Communities from Flushing to Corona to East Elmhurst are in the 95th percentile for toxic air quality and proximity to traffic. Our neighbors have been flooded in their homes, our waterways are soaked in sewage and our local park is one of the most prone to flooding in NYC.

This is not the time to sit back and enable a 50-acre, public park land grab. 'There are no two ways about it,' said Rebecca Pryor, Executive Director of the Guardians of Flushing Bay, 'privatizing 50 acres of public parkland in the middle of low and middle income communities of color is environmental injustice. We urge everyone to join us in not only rejecting the racist casino plans but in protecting our community- our residents, small businesses and jobs- and demanding development that helps Flushing thrive,' said Sarah Ahn, the Flushing Workers Center. This is not about whether or not we like to gamble, it is about whether or not we sit silent and let someone come in and get more people hooked to gambling, destroy families, and bring only more problems to Flushing. 'Flushing Workers Center is happy to join others in speaking out against the treatment of our community and to unequivocally say no to a casino at Willets Point. They also want to protect 50 acres of public parkland. Concerned residents say, casinos 'siphon off money from local communities, while residents-like many in Flushing-are struggling with rent and the soaring cost of living.'

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