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The SportsProf has a nice piece about the proposed football stadium in New York City.

New Yorkers who want this project to happen should be careful what they wish for. Do they really need this monument? Does it really make a difference that the Jets play in New York City to anyone other than the Jets? Doesn’t it matter more to NYC that businesses still find it an attractive place to keep and create jobs? Doesn’t it matter more that public structures that can do a lot of good — such as the school system — get more attention, not less?

I agree that stadiums should not be at the top of the list of items to be funded by public money, but at the same time I’ve seen first hand the effect the building the Tampa Bay Lightning play in has had on downtown Tampa. The biggest concern I have for the NYC proposal is that there is a great deal of public housing in and around the proposed area and I wonder where those people would end up.

UPDATE: I just found this site, Field of Schemes. They are pretty much dedicated to discussion about frachises, stadiums, and cities. Today’s post is about the NYC hearings.

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