De Blasio seemingly supports the idea of casinos in NYC

Mayor Bill de Blasio seemingly cracked the door open to a possible casino in the Big Apple on Tuesday, just hours after it emerged that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was floating the proposal as a way to patch the state’s budget.

Hizzoner’s remarks came amid fierce private pushback to Cuomo’s proposal from top Manhattan state lawmakers, who have fiercely opposed the gaming industry’s bid to bring full-fledged gambling to normally bustling Midtown. “I think the Legislature is being very smart about this,” de Blasio said during his daily press conference at City Hall. “They clearly value local land use decision-making and the rights of localities to have a say.”