Summary

THE FOXWOODS CASINO IN CONNECTICUT STARTS ITS NEW FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND, AND THE MOVE IS PITTING TWO TOWNS AGAINST EACH OTHER.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 180503
Story Slug CASINO FERRY CONTROVERSY (3/2/2000)
Location GLEN COVE, NEW YORK
Format VOSOT
Date 3/2/2000
Archive Time 1:03:57
TRT 1:04
Supers Glen Cove, NY Nicholas Distasio, Passenger
Video Description BOAT ON RIVER, SEEN THROUGH TREES, CU OF BOAT CRUISING SLOWLY. DISTASIO SOT,
Description THE FOXWOODS CASINO IN CONNECTICUT STARTS ITS NEW FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND, AND THE MOVE IS PITTING TWO TOWNS AGAINST EACH OTHER.
Script Story Information IN A MONTH OR TWO NEW YORKERS WILL BE ABLE TO RIDE A FERRY FROM GLEN COVE IN LONG ISLAND TO THE FOXWOODS CASINO IN CONNECTICUT. AND THAT FERRY RIDE, HAS TWO LONG ISLAND COMMUNITIES AT LOGGERHEADS. THE FERRY WILL DOCK IN THE TOWN OF GLEN COVE, WHICH STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE PROJECT, BELIEVING IT WILL BRING MONEY AND JOBS TO THE AREA, AS WELL AS REVITALIZING THE WATERFRONT. BUT ONE TOWN OVER IS SEA CLIFF, WHICH IS STRONGLY AGAINST THE PLAN. SEA CLIFF RESIDENTS BELIEVE THE FERRY WILL CAUSE MAJOR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND PROMOTE GAMBLING. AS WELL, THE PEOPLE COMING INTO THE AREA WILL SIMPLY HOP ON THE FERRY AND LEAVE, TAKING THEIR MONEY WITH THEM.
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Keywords

FERRY
GAMBLING
TRAFFIC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FOXWOODS CASINO
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