[MLS SPOTLIGHT: New York expansion] How big is soccer in New York City? The construction of an MLS stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is one of a handful
of projects on a special list Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office is hoping to push through before his term ends in 14 months, according to New York Post
sources.
The Post reported that six projects have been selected to be pushed
through " at lightning speed." The so-called "legacy list" also includes:
-- Midtown East rezoning;
-- Staten Island Ferris wheel;
-- U.S. Tennis Association expansion of the
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center;
-- Cornell’s Applied Sciences campus on Roosevelt Island; and
-- Kingsbridge Armory development in The Bronx.
A city official
told the Post all other land-use proposals are getting ignored so as not to interfere with getting the six projects finished.
Ted Westervelt
