The Metropolitan Park Advisory Committee will host two public hearings in September on the proposal to license a casino in what now is the parking lot at Citi Field.

The casino is the anchor of the Metropolitan Park plan, an $8 billion entertainment and recreation venue backed by a coalition led by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International, Inc.

The group is seeking one of three downstate casino licenses that the New York State Gaming Commission is expected to award by the end of this year.

Among the other suitors for a license is Genting, the owner of Resorts World NYC in South Ozone Park [see separate story in some editions or at qchron.com ].

Both hearings will be at Borough Hall on Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. The first will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sep

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