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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Jun 19, 2014, 12:26 PM Jun 2014

Newburgh mayor: We’re poorer than the Catskills

Joseph Spector

It’s a battle of whose city is worse off.

As the struggling Catskills vie for a casino with the more affluent Orange County, Newburgh leaders are saying look no further than its city to find the worst poverty in the region.

Newburgh leaders are supporting a casino for the Orange County city near the Thruway. The casino is being pitched by the owners of the Saratoga Racetrack and Casino, who were unable to win support locally to turn its racino into a full-scale casino.

“Of all the communities facing economic struggle in the Catskill/Hudson Valley region, none face as daunting a challenge as Newburgh. With a population of 28,866, the City has a poverty rate of 27.9%, and struggles with chronic unemployment and high crime unrivaled in the region,” Mayor Judy Kennedy and Newburgh supervisor Gil Piaquadio said in a letter to the state Gaming Facility Location Board.


http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2014/06/19/newburgh-mayor-poorer-catskills/

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Newburgh mayor: We’re poorer than the Catskills (Original Post) hrmjustin Jun 2014 OP
Its like a feeding frenzy here... Historic NY Jun 2014 #1
I loath the idea of casinos and all these groups looking to cash in on them. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #2
Poor-mouthing has entrants spinning hrmjustin Jun 2014 #3

Historic NY

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1. Its like a feeding frenzy here...
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Thu Jun 19, 2014, 02:03 PM
Jun 2014

everyone pitching and pitching.....one operator has pitched casinos in three different towns...meanwhile Grossingers in Sullivan Co. lost out because Foxwoods backed out due to the frenzy here. This location isn't even in the city which will offer no amenities, its in the town.

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