February 22, 2005
Bloombergian math
With the International Olympic Committee in town to evaluate New York's bid for the 2012 Olympics, Mayor Michael Bloomberg pooh-poohed critics of his $1.7 billion stadium plan, which would serve both the Olympics and the Jets. "There are always a handful of people that don't want it," said the mayor yesterday. "There are a handful of people that don't want particular venues. ... But generally, New Yorkers really are supportive of doing things."
Bloomberg's statements came one day after yet another poll revealed that a majority of New Yorkers oppose the stadium. Or, as the mayor would put it, "don't care about America."
In other Jets stadium news, another bid has been placed for the West Side rail yards, this one worth $700 million, seven times what the Jets offered. The bid doesn't appear to be that serious, though - TransGas Energy Systems execs say they only placed it to call attention to their foiled efforts to get a power plant built in Brooklyn (the bid would be conditional on getting the plant approved), and they're not even sure what they'd do with the site if they obtained it.
Finally, for all you America-haters out there with a color printer and some wheatpaste, there's a new guerrilla ad campaign afoot.
Posted by: paul wiederecht at February 23, 2005 05:46 AM
