June 21, 2004
Jets vs. Javits: Who controls the space?
FoS correspondent Darren Dahl writes:
Another wrinkle still needs to be ironed out in the planning of the West Side New York Jets stadium: who gets to decide what happens with the 38 non-sports events planners expect to draw each year. [Editor's note: Yeah, right.] Newsday's Errol Cockfield details Jacob Javits Center Chairman Robert Boyle's concern over who will control what amounts to an extension of the convention center's space - him or the Jets. The central issue revolves around revenue sharing, and according to Jets' President Jay Cross, "a lot depends on who takes the risk."
According to a study funded by the folks at Madison Square Garden, the issue is somewhat moot: the study says that three similar facilities in Atlanta, Indianapolis, and St. Louis hosted an average of only 11 non-sports events last year.
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