It was the fourth such “visioning session” to be hosted by Cohen and his new group, Queens Future – the first three sessions were not publicly announced and a spokesperson for Cohen declined to share the names of the people and organizations in attendance.Īround a dozen stations were set up around the rotunda of the Piazza 31 Club, a private section of Citi Field that overlooks the stadium’s parking lots and the 7 train subway station. Over the weekend, around 450 Queens residents, civic leaders and elected officials took a rare January trip to the ballpark to share their thoughts on what they want to see built on the tract of land. The hedge fund-billionaire’s eyes are instead fixed on the parking lot that surrounds Citi Field, a 50-acre stretch of city-owned land leased to the ball club but designated as parkland. Steve Cohen, the owner of the Queens club, is dreaming too – but not about baseball. For fans of the New York Mets, the off-season is a time to dream of an improbable break from decades of mediocrity.

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