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September 25, 2006
No real winners in sport facility fights
Metro NY
By Jason Notte
To some, the facilities are an economic boon that can bring jobs and improved quality of life to their respective areas. For others, the buildings will seem like scars left by the deep, angry wounds opened by their construction.
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These battles end up being much like the sports themselves — in the end, someone has to lose. For the competing sides in this conflict, however, there is no next season — no “wait ‘til next year.” When the stakes are no less than people’s homes and livelihoods, losing isn’t an option — and the wounds suffered don’t heal in the off-season.
Documentary filmmaker, Jevon Roush, observes:
“Grassroots organizations that sprung up [around the West Side Stadium] were very fortunate to have Cablevision behind them,” Roush said. “That the organizations in Brooklyn don’t have that is surprising... considering that given the state of the Knicks, we’ll all be Nets fans if they move in.”
NoLandGrab: Roush is discounting the likelihood that once the NBA franchise owners voted to approve the Nets' move to Brooklyn, the owners of the Knicks are prohibited by their NBA franchise agreement from fighting the move.
Posted by lumi at September 25, 2006 6:17 AM