The design was created from polycarbonate panels and hundreds of thousands of copper, brass and stainless steel nails. The new interior decor features a giant contemporary art piece depicting New York City’s skyline. The new look will bring the people in, and the new amenities will keep them in.” “The glass entrance was created to invoke a great sense of arrival for our customers. “When you think of casinos, you think of dark and dull, which is exactly why we wanted to go in the exact opposite direction,” said Rooney. When the casino opened six years ago the space was already crowded, said Empire City Casino General Counsel Tim Rooney Jr., so all along the plan was to expand. The expansion has also accommodated 681 addtional gaming machines, bringing the casino’s total to 5,380. The expansion has created more than 100 construction jobs, and ultimately 200 permanent restaurant jobs when work is complete. The 66,000-square-foot expansion was designed by Studio V Architecture, and includes a 300-foot curved glass wall over 45 feet high, a 30,000-square-foot gaming floor and two new restaurants. A bar with 100 draft beers, tables with self-pouring taps, two vintage bowling lanes and more than 600 new machines, are just a few of the new additions gracing Yonkers’ casino.Įmpire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway is nearly complete with its $50 million expansion that began in July 2011.
