Posted March 24, 200519 yr comment_458000 Link New York Post If we build it, the Super Bowl will come! The Jets' drive to put up a West Side stadium got a hugepush from NFL owners yesterday when they voted to bring th enation's most coveted single-day sports event to New York City in 2010 if the project gets done. Meeting in Hawaii, the owners agreed that New York would host the Super Bowl in five years if the West Side stadium is built in time for the Jets to play the 2009 football season there. "Today is a landmark day and the 2010 Super Bowl in the New York Sports and Convention Center will be a historic event," said jubilant Jets owner Woody Johnson, who had made an impassioned presentation to the league's owners before the vote. After the vote, Johnson immediately called Gov. Pataki with the news, and then followed with calls to Mayor Bloomberg, state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Pataki shared the decision with Jets fans and former football greats at the ESPN Zone in Times Square, predicting that Super Bowl XLIV ? that's 44 ? "will allow us to showcase the greatest event in the greatest city. Now we just have to get the stadium built." Jets president Jay Cross added: "When the NFL says it wants to bring its signature event to New York, that helps build momentum." The NFL's conditional approval had been expected. Earlier this year, the Jets won an exemption from a rule that bars teams from hosting a Super Bowl until it has played two seasons in a new stadium. NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has also been an outspoken supporter of a West Side stadium with a retractable roof. State and city officials estimate a Super Bowl in New York would generate $300 million in economic activity and $30 million in tax revenue. Bloomberg called the decision "an enormous vote of confidence" in plans to build a $1.7 billion stadium over the MTA rail yards. "Its unforgettable location, and unparalleled energy and spirit would make for an incredible Super Bowl experience," Bloomberg said. Among the fans and football legends welcoming the news at a party at the ESPN Zone was Dave Herman, a Jets lineman who played in the Super Bowl III upset victory over the Baltimore Colts in 1969. "As big as that game was, [it would have been] bigger if we had the opportunity to play it here," said Herman. "This is our home." The West Side stadium still has a number of hurdles to clear, including MTA sale of development rights over its rail yards. The Jets this week delivered a staggering $720 million bid for those rights. Jets rival Cablevision also bid, proposing housing, offices and a park for the site. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/26420-nyc-promised-super-bowl-in-2010-if/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 24, 200519 yr comment_458001 After playing at a stadium with another team for nearly their entire existence, the New York Jets may one day have a stadium of their own. In conjunction with New York City trying to land the 2012 Olympics, the Jets will probably get a new stadium if the city is awarded the Olympics. If built the stadium would have 75,000 seats, a retractable roof, and built on Manhattan's west side. It would incorporate sustainable design technology through the use of solar panels, wind turbines, and hydroelectric technology to supply energy to the stadium and to the surrounding city grid. As part of the continued redevelopment of the west side, the stadium would be built on a deck over the west side rail yards, adjacent to the historic Highline. It would have an extensive public plaza called the ?woodland wedge? on the 34th Street side. In addition, the facility would improve development around the Hudson River, creating a new sports entertainment district. All back of house facilities would be below-grade, and the stadium will be built of steel and recycled materials. The future Jets stadium is in its early stages and depends on whether New York City is awarded the Olympics. This stadium and the new one in Arizona sure are ugly. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/26420-nyc-promised-super-bowl-in-2010-if/?&do=findComment&comment=458001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 24, 200519 yr comment_458002 Its a retractable roof? That takes the fun out of a potential snow bowl. Plus, that stadium doesn't look that bad from the inside. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/26420-nyc-promised-super-bowl-in-2010-if/?&do=findComment&comment=458002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 24, 200519 yr comment_458003 Plus, that stadium doesn't look that bad from the inside. 719529[/snapback] Just like the New Solidier Field here. I guess the new thing is make the stadium look God awful on the outside, but rule all on the inside. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/26420-nyc-promised-super-bowl-in-2010-if/?&do=findComment&comment=458003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 24, 200519 yr comment_458004 I was wondering if it was going to be a dome, looks like it. Awesome. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/26420-nyc-promised-super-bowl-in-2010-if/?&do=findComment&comment=458004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 24, 200519 yr comment_458005 i would love that stadium if only for the use of renewable energy to power that bad boy. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/26420-nyc-promised-super-bowl-in-2010-if/?&do=findComment&comment=458005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 25, 200519 yr comment_458006 this is a little off topic but that stadium would also make a world class soccer stadium. IMO that stadium is not ugly at all Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/26420-nyc-promised-super-bowl-in-2010-if/?&do=findComment&comment=458006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 25, 200519 yr comment_458007 this is a little off topic but that stadium would also make a world class soccer stadium. IMO that stadium is not ugly at all 720015[/snapback] World Cup maybe? Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/26420-nyc-promised-super-bowl-in-2010-if/?&do=findComment&comment=458007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
March 25, 200519 yr comment_458008 Yeah, and it's a billion plus to build, 600 mil coming from the public. That thing will never be built. And I personally like Arizona's new stadium. Link to comment https://www.marlinsbaseball.com/topic/26420-nyc-promised-super-bowl-in-2010-if/?&do=findComment&comment=458008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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