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Quote: Originally Posted by spidertour02

True enough. As a New Yorker myself, I blame all the rich white guys that get to make these decisions. I mean, given the choice between "keep the enormous, partially-disused railyard" and "build a revenue-generating NFL stadium," they chose the partially-disused railyard. What the f*ck, man ... I mean seriously, look at this crap: (For the record, that round building near the upper-right-hand corner? That's Madison Square Garden, only a few blocks away.)

Wasn't that partly due to New York not getting the 2012 Olympics (that was the original premise for the stadium - with the Jets taking up residency afterwards), once that bid failed the economic argument for a significantly public funded stadium in Manhattan lessened and as such the new MetLife Stadium became the more viable option for the Jets.