11-04-2002, 06:16 PM
Quote:our popularity amognst the rest of the world will cause us to lose.....
Well, the next vote (international) isn't for another 3 years or so, and one reason NY won the american nomination was because of 9/11.- that won't be as big a factor then.
One big question is how the financing will work. The Stadium is supposed to be partially paid by NY Jets, the housing in LIC is supposed to have private financing.
While traffic will be a nightmare it does lead to a lot of potential money; not only will local spending on facilities spur the local economy, Olympics bring in more tourists than other events, and building of stadium will help future bids for Super Bowl, Final 4, more political conventions, etc.