American Football: Jets are set to build a new stadium

Jets are set to build there new stadium in manhattan's lower west side, on 33rd street between 11th and 12th avenue.

Is that a good thing? do they need a new stadium?

well nobody needs a new stadium, its a want factor this is going to be a start of the art stadium with a retactable rook and everything, its mainly to get the olympics to NYC in 2012

City and state officials announced a deal Thursday for a $1.4 billion stadium on Manhattan's West Side that would be home to the New York Jets and anchor New York's bid for the 2012 Olympics.

"We will have a home to bring the Jets back from New Jersey, and pro football back to New York City," Gov. George Pataki said in making the proposal official.

The Jets, who now play at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, have agreed to spend $800 million on the stadium, but the city and state would have to kick in $600 million for a deck over the existing rail yards, where the stadium is to be built, and a retractable roof that will allow the facility to be used for concerts and trade shows.

If New York gets the 2012 Olympics, the new stadium would be the site of opening and closing ceremonies, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Despite strong support from Bloomberg and Pataki, the plan faces major hurdles including an environmental review, zoning approvals and probably lawsuits by neighborhood activists.

"It's not a plan for our neighborhood, it's a plan for the Jets," said City Council member Christine Quinn, who represents the area. "We will fight until we defeat this ill-conceived plan for a stadium on the West Side."

The proposed stadium is part of the city's ambitious redevelopment plan for the far West Side, which also includes extending a subway line westward from Times Square.

The Jets currently share the Meadowlands with the New York Giants. Their lease expires in 2008.

Officials also announced plans to nearly double the size of the Jacob K. Javits Center next door at a cost of another $1.4 billion. The center and the stadium would together form a "convention corridor" stretching along 11th Avenue from 30th to 40th streets, officials said.

1.4 billion,thats a lot for a stadium,i guess it will be state of the art for that much!

Sounds like it's a good move for New York but what about New Jersey?