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musicradio77 · 08-31-2005, 11:07 PM

From the Daily News:

Jets declare game over on West Side stadium

BY MICHAEL SAUL
DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU

The West Side Stadium is officially dead.
The Jets will pull the plug today on their proposal to build a $1.9 billion stadium on Manhattan's far West Side, ending a five-year, $50 million-plus odyssey for the controversial site.

The team is expected today to notify the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that it will not go forward with the purchase of the agency's railyards just south of the Javits Center, sources familiar with the team's decision said yesterday.

The Jets are now exploring the possibility of partnering with the Giants to build a new stadium in the Meadowlands. They also are considering a potential site in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.

Team owner Woody Johnson spent several hours at the Queens site last week, sources told the Daily News.

The team's withdrawal from the West Side marks a victory for Cablevision, which spent more than a year waging an aggressive multimillion-dollar campaign to scuttle the project because company executives considered the stadium a threat to its premier Manhattan venue, Madison Square Garden.

MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow has said the agency planned to reopen the property for competitive bidding. MTA officials also said they may invest $350 million of its $833 million surplus to build a deck above the yards - making it more attractive for developers.

The MTA has yet to make a decision on that proposal.

In March, the MTA unanimously voted to award the property to the Jets. Two months later, an obscure state panel rejected the project.

A Jets spokesman declined to comment, saying the team would convey its decision to the MTA today and release a public statement.

dlemond · 09-07-2005, 11:36 AM

Thank God it didn't go through.

Great tailgating over at those overpriced Manhattan restaurants, huh?

Talk about bleeding the fans dry, that stadium would have started a trend that would have sucked out the life and legacy of pro football games.

08-31-2005, 11:07 PM	#1
musicradio77 Disney Expert Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 14, 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 6,475	Jets declare game over on West Side stadium From the Daily News: Jets declare game over on West Side stadium BY MICHAEL SAUL DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU The West Side Stadium is officially dead. The Jets will pull the plug today on their proposal to build a $1.9 billion stadium on Manhattan's far West Side, ending a five-year, $50 million-plus odyssey for the controversial site. The team is expected today to notify the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that it will not go forward with the purchase of the agency's railyards just south of the Javits Center, sources familiar with the team's decision said yesterday. The Jets are now exploring the possibility of partnering with the Giants to build a new stadium in the Meadowlands. They also are considering a potential site in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. Team owner Woody Johnson spent several hours at the Queens site last week, sources told the Daily News. The team's withdrawal from the West Side marks a victory for Cablevision, which spent more than a year waging an aggressive multimillion-dollar campaign to scuttle the project because company executives considered the stadium a threat to its premier Manhattan venue, Madison Square Garden. MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow has said the agency planned to reopen the property for competitive bidding. MTA officials also said they may invest $350 million of its $833 million surplus to build a deck above the yards - making it more attractive for developers. The MTA has yet to make a decision on that proposal. In March, the MTA unanimously voted to award the property to the Jets. Two months later, an obscure state panel rejected the project. A Jets spokesman declined to comment, saying the team would convey its decision to the MTA today and release a public statement.
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09-07-2005, 11:36 AM	#2
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	Thank God it didn't go through. Great tailgating over at those overpriced Manhattan restaurants, huh? Talk about bleeding the fans dry, that stadium would have started a trend that would have sucked out the life and legacy of pro football games.