Natalie Migliore, WOR Reporter Interview

Mendte in the Morning sent Natalie Migliore out on the street to see what the people of NYC think about the proposal of a casino in Times Square.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now it's sevent ten wars Beat on the Street with
Natalie Migliori.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
So do people think that having a casino in Times
Square is a good idea? Well, that's why we have
Natalie Migliori with her Beat on the street. She asks them,
good morning, Natalie.

Speaker 3 (00:19):
Good morning Larry. New York State is considering several locations
for casinos across the Downstate area. After all, there are
eight proposals taking taking a gamble for these licenses, but
only three will make the final cut. I guess that
didn't land Larry the gamble.

Speaker 4 (00:40):
And I get it now, I get it.

Speaker 3 (00:44):
Yeah, And today's the day of the bidding deadline. One
proposal is garnering much attention, and maybe that's because of
its location, Times Square.

Speaker 5 (00:56):
I think there should only because it's the center of
the world, and people go to Vegas and people go
all over the place, and New York has the most
diverse population, and I think it'd be fun.

Speaker 6 (01:08):
I mean, it's Tomes Square, you know, it's so already like.

Speaker 5 (01:11):
A big casino.

Speaker 6 (01:12):
But I'm not opposed to I don't see what it
would hurt. Before I was born in the seventies, Toms
Square used to be a casino would only bring more
money to the city.

Speaker 5 (01:19):
So, I mean, and.

Speaker 6 (01:21):
If it's the kids that we're worried about, I don't
feel like primetime of casino life.

Speaker 5 (01:25):
Kids shouldn't be out here anyway, So what's it really hurting.
People are gonna have vices regardless.

Speaker 3 (01:30):
Yeah, the caveat to those two answers, Larry, one of
those guys is a tourist and the other just works
in the area. Right, So what do locals say? Do
locals want the casino now live there?

Speaker 5 (01:44):
Not at all?

Speaker 4 (01:45):
Too many people, so much going on that one more drama,
get more drama. It's horrible. It's a horrible idea. All
the things going on and run over here. It's not
a good thing. Not sick from nobody. Oh, I just
saw the story about that.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
I don't really have an opinion about it.

Speaker 6 (01:56):
No, because I think, of course, too much people the
gamble and not in control it. And it's just the
casino is gonna make the money, not the people. No,
this is going to bring the wrong crowd, be going
to be drinking, hanging out. It's not a good thing.

Speaker 3 (02:12):
So the Times Square project specifically is proposed by Jay
Z's company Rock Nation and developer sl Green, which is
vowing to use union labor during the construction process. So
unions are really on board with this. There was a
rally in Times Square yesterday kind of opposing. One was
for the project, the other was against it. Now there's

(02:32):
this idea floating around that putting a Caesar's palace specifically
in Times Square will help quote bring the area back,
But our New Yorker is convinced that it really needs
to come back. Does that need to happen?

Speaker 5 (02:44):
It's a crossware about the world.

Speaker 6 (02:45):
Is already popular already.

Speaker 7 (02:47):
I think there enough people that come here anyway.

Speaker 5 (02:49):
It's pretty crowded. If you hang out over the weekend,
it's a zoo.

Speaker 4 (02:52):
Not at all. It's not going nowhere. It's gonna be
the same way it is. The generation generation is gonna
be the same way.

Speaker 7 (02:58):
No. I think it's already thriving and on and popping.
It's always busy. A lot of people are always here
visiting from other you know, country city states. So I
think it's pretty it's doing pretty well.

Speaker 6 (03:08):
I don't know what more we expect from Times Square, honestly,
Like tourists come here and they look excited.

Speaker 5 (03:13):
So curious.

Speaker 3 (03:15):
Yeah, who cares as long as the tourist love it right, Larry,
But people have some tips. If Times Square wants to
make a so called come back, get all the.

Speaker 4 (03:24):
Homeless people out and you'll be all right. The way
everything is is too many homeless people around. It isn't
really looking dingy and Grammy still lives like the seventies.
Still I used to come here.

Speaker 6 (03:34):
I don't come here no more with thee the road
because they're hanging out the corner.

Speaker 4 (03:37):
So they should do something about them hanging out at
the corner. That's the first thing they should do.

Speaker 5 (03:40):
And figure it out from me.

Speaker 7 (03:42):
They got enough people here were Broadway and all the
other things going on that they don't need anything.

Speaker 4 (03:46):
Else, you know.

Speaker 5 (03:46):
I hate to say it. If you don't ever bring
Times Quite back in a different way, make it more
affordable for people.

Speaker 3 (03:51):
To live, and there you have it, Larry. Some projects
include building a casino near city Field on the Coney
Island board rock and write in huts and yards. We've
done stories about the casino and nuts and yards, and
there's another proposal for development in kid Spay. But we'll
find out what the state decides by this December. So
we'll really see what happened.

Speaker 2 (04:12):
You know, I've been I've been against casinos coming into
areas for the longest time, and I found out I
was wrong. Every time they come in, there's employment, it
increases the tax space, it increases people coming to the area.
So I don't think it's a bad idea to tell
you the truth. Actually, a lot of it makes sense.
And a lot of people get hired to work in
a casino. It means jobs as well. So we'll see.

(04:36):
I mean, I'm sure this is a topic you'll be
covering a lot. Natalie's going to be back Monday morning
at eight point fifty.

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