Harsh words and maybe a harsh reality for Mets owner Steve Cohen.

"I am going to continue to be responsive to the will of my neighbors first and foremost. That's who I work for. I don't work for a billionaire,” Sen. Jessica Ramos said on Tuesday.

Ramos may be single-handedly upending the billionaire’s pursuit of a gaming license and casino development in Queens, dealing a big setback to the project on Tuesday by announcing her opposition to a casino in her district.

“I think it’s a sad state of affairs when casinos are the premiere economic development idea in our state,” she said.

Cohen wants to build a massive casino development, known as Metropolitan Park, in the large parking lot area surrounding Citi Field.

He is one of about 11 applicants competing for three gaming licenses the state is expected to issue next year. But to do that, he first needs to get the state legislature’s approval to use the land for a casino development because it is technically parkland.

The Cohen team had been pushing for Ramos to introduce and support legislation to allow the development to move forward.

On Tuesday, Ramos, after months of ruminating, rejected the idea.

“I would be surprised and frankly offended if someone would try to go around me and what the people in my district wish,” Ramos said.

In response, a spokesperson for the project said, “while we respect Senator Ramos’s point of view, the state never intended any one person to have the ability to single-handedly stop or approve a gaming project. We have over a year and multiple pathways to secure the required approvals." 

“They start their statement by saying they respect my position,” Ramos said. “Well, respecting my position would be to end their casino bid and to start working with us for the real future of that parcel of land.”

The other elected officials in the area do support the proposal, including Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.

“I am not in Steve Cohen’s pocket by any means, but I do understand mathematics, right?” Richards said. “And 25,000 jobs could have really, and could really change the lives of many of these residents who are really just doing survival work.”