Bronx CB10 to weigh Ferry Point Park redesign tied to Bally's casino

Bronx Community Board 10 members are set Thursday to weigh in on a roughly $160 million makeover of Ferry Point Park — playgrounds, landscaping, athletic fields and flood protections wrapped around the site of Bally's planned casino, Gothamist reported.

The park work is part of the community package Bally's has pledged while advancing a roughly $4 billion casino-resort on the waterfront, alongside the golf course once leased by the Trump Organization. Bally's has since bought that property for more than $150 million, Gothamist wrote.

What the redesign shows

Landscape firm Hargreaves Jones presented plans to the board's parks committee last week. Gothamist said the design draws on resident input and includes inland sites facing Throggs Neck plus waterfront parcels. Inland ideas include tennis and pickleball courts, upgrades to basketball and baseball, shaded lounge areas and new landscaping. Waterfront proposals include three new soccer fields, a scenic overlook, paved East River trails and a playground with a roughly 20-foot slide, splash pad and climbing structures.

Architect Megan Esopenko told the committee the large detention basin on the flood-plain site could shrink to about a fifth of its current size while still meeting requirements, and that earth would be raised up to 10 feet in places to sit above the flood line, Gothamist reported. NYC Ferry would keep using the park as a landing.

Casino license and community worries

The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board selected Bally's Bronx for licensure on Dec. 1, 2025, and the Gaming Commission approved a commercial casino license on Dec. 15, 2025, according to the state's Gaming Facility Location Board site. The official page lists the site at Ferry Point / 450 Hutchinson Parkway. Gothamist noted Bally's is one of three newly licensed downstate casinos, with Hard Rock near Citi Field and an expansion at Resorts World Aqueduct also underway.

NYC Parks Bronx borough commissioner Jessenia Aponte said in a statement that "this park belongs to the community" and that residents' wish for a safe gathering place is reflected in the design, Gothamist reported. Some community members have already raised concerns about limited public transit from the Bronx and about how casino amenities mix with parkland. Board members' role is advisory.

Bally's chair Soo Kim said in a statement cited by Gothamist that the project remains on schedule after earlier investor warnings about financing. The gambling complex is described as a multi-million-square-foot resort with thousands of gaming machines and a 2,000-person event center.