Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano says he was “stunned” after MGM Empire City in Yonkers suddenly withdrew its application for one of three state gaming licenses available in the downstate region on Tuesday.

Spano made the comments during an appearance on “Mornings On 1” Wednesday.

“You really don’t have to be all that intelligent to really look at this and say, ‘Something's up,’” Spano said.

He noted that the city had been working with MGM for multiple years and was blindsided by the decision to withdraw their application for an expanded casino at the final hour.

“We have had moments where we've been able to kind of work with them, change things, massage things, go back to the leaders and see how we can make this all work for the taxpayers of New York and we were stunned, because here we wer

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