Mets Set On Jets Nyet

New York City's Olympic dreamers get themselves a new stadium site, just a subway ride away from the old one.

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June 15, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

"On Sunday, the mayor, NYC2012 officials and team owners announced that the Mets will build a new, privately funded stadium on a parking lot at Shea Stadium, with $180 million in city and state funding for infrastructure improvements. The new stadium is to be ready for the 2009 season; if the city is awarded the Olympics, the city and state will spend another $100 million to increase its seating capacity from 45,000 to 80,000.

...With a construction site on city-owned land, public-funding agreements in place and a motivated developer who will be able to proceed regardless of an IOC nod to New York City, the new stadium is a virtual shoo-in."

Thanks to Peter Slatin

FULL STORY: Mets Set On Jets Nyet

Monday, June 13, 2005 in The Slatin Report

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