NYC Olympic Stadium rejected

[wchutalkinboutwillis]

This isn't totally dead but it is now officially a long shot. This is only good news for the Bills.

[wchutalkinboutwillis]

Forgot the link:

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050607/1029935.asp

[Pride]

Sweet!

[Mr. Miyagi]

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

[THATHURMANATOR]

Great news.

[Michael82]

Woo Hoo! Great news! and once the IOC selects Paris as the next city for the 2012 Olympics, we will never have to hear about the terrible waste of money again. By the next time that NYC gets another chance, Bloomberg and Pataki will both be out of office, hopefully.

[DynaPaul]

Yeah, I was real happy to hear the news. One NYC newspaper had a headline saying something like "Albany we need you!" Ha, like us people in Albany are going to help those elitist "We're living in modern day Rome" asswipes. Especially since they suck our tax dollars and then sent their ****tiest citizens upstate when Giuliani "cleaned up the city".

I'm glad Joe Bruno and the others abstained and hence killed their NYC Colisseum dreaming.

[pleasesavedrew]

Sweet

[wchutalkinboutwillis]

I was surprised to hear the effort to build this Olympic stadium has been going on for 5 years. I love NYC but I love the Bills more. Rebuild the WTC first and worry about the rest later.
The New Jersey Star Ledger seems to think that NJ will now step it up to make it a joint deal again between the Jets and Giants. I'm not sure I understand because as of right now, I think the Giants are privately funding (750mm) the whole deal on the new Meadowlands stadium.

[Bill Brasky]

I've been rubbing it in everyone's face all week at work. I know there are many Jets fans that are pissed but they can share the new Giants stadium as proposed or else pay for the stadium yourself, or put it in Queens... otherwise:

SUCK IT NYC.

Now you know what it feels like to be on the backburner for once... and I'm sure they will throw a ****storm and blame upstate somehow... but in the meantime muuuwahahahahaha

[Mad Bomber]

I was ecstatic when I heard the news.

What a stupid idea that was. They were going to build a stadium in a place you can't get to by car on a "low" traffic day. I guess that doesn't matter, because they weren't going to build parking space anyway. No tailgating, unless you wanted to do it on the West Side Highway.

If they want a stadium in NYC, build it in Queens. Last I heard, Queens was still a part of NYC. That's where the Jets were from originally anyway.

[Bill Brasky]

I was ecstatic when I heard the news.

What a stupid idea that was. They were going to build a stadium in a place you can't get to by car on a "low" traffic day. I guess that doesn't matter, because they weren't going to build parking space anyway. No tailgating, unless you wanted to do it on the West Side Highway.

If they want a stadium in NYC, build it in Queens. Last I heard, Queens was still a part of NYC. That's where the Jets were from originally anyway.

Yeah, well they also wanted to build a new subway line that ran to the stadium... something they just negate to tell anyone. That adds onto the already $2+ billion.

I have no problem with the Jets building a new stadium, as long as they foot the majority of the bill and it is built in an accessible place for the fans. The West Side was the worst possible location... and spending $2 billion on a stadium alone, not counting all the other hidden costs, in addition to their "prime location" is absolutely absurd.

The whole concept of this stadium was a joke to begin with, and only few people actually support the stupid thing. I know many Jets fans that are even against it.

[Michael82]

Yeah, well they also wanted to build a new subway line that ran to the stadium... something they just negate to tell anyone. That adds onto the already $2+ billion.

I have no problem with the Jets building a new stadium, as long as they foot the majority of the bill and it is built in an accessible place for the fans. The West Side was the worst possible location... and spending $2 billion on a stadium alone, not counting all the other hidden costs, in addition to their "prime location" is absolutely absurd.

The whole concept of this stadium was a joke to begin with, and only few people actually support the stupid thing. I know many Jets fans that are even against it.

Great post, man!

[Voltron]

What is the last thing that the state spent 2 + Billion on in Hudson valley, Central NY, or Western NY that was not a prison???? Heck when has the state spent even 1% of that on any type of recreational building or park for anywhere past White Plains???


This state is going to hell in a hand basket and that suction sound you hear is coming from NYC as they drag us down the drain with them