Major Victory for West Side Stadium
Thursday, June 02, 2005
New York, NY –
The contentious $2 billion stadium proposal, the key to New York's Olympic hopes in 2012, scored a major victory today, when a Manhattan judge ruled there were no irregularities in the bidding process that awarded the West Side rail yards to the New York Jets.
The decision comes at a key juncture for New York's Olympic organizers, since members of the International Olympic Committee will receive an evaluation of the city's bid on Monday.
Cablevision remains the most vocal opponent of the stadium, complaining that it would siphon off business from the nearby Madison Square Garden.
The stadium faces another possible challenge tomorrow, when the State Public Authorities Control Board may vote on funding, vital to the proposal.
State Senate majority leader Joseph Bruno, whose respresentative is one of three voting members on the board, said yesterday he remained pessimistic about approval at that session.
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