The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency approved a hearing to negotiate an economic development incentive package for a $40 million expansion of the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway that is expected to create 179 construction jobs and 100 permanent jobs.
If an agreement is reached, the new expansion would protect the raceway’s competitiveness with Aqueduct by creating a new 60,000-sq-ft east wing with 30,000 sq ft to be used for new gaming space including 400 new gaming tables and 350 Video Lottery Terminal machines, 20,000 sq ft of new food and beverage space and 10,000 sq ft of office and storage space, as well as mechanical rooms.