Before that it was an ash dumping ground.) So what’s on the table - Metropolitan Park, named for the full name of the Mets - certainly isn’t a surprise.īut, when combined with the proposed soccer stadium also pitched for the area, Metropolitan Park will be a transformational development of one of the most desirable open areas in all of New York City. (Interesting trivia: the site has been used as a parking lot since the 1937 World’s Fair. Upgrading the underused parking lots at Citi Field was a goal for Cohen since he bought the team. We have the long-awaited Citi Field casino plan from New York Mets owner Steve Cohen: Metropolitan Park, which includes a new gaming facility developed with Hard Rock International, a hotel, food hall and a live music venue. By Kevin Reichard on Novemin Major-League Baseball