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Apr 6, 2006 11:57 am US/Eastern
New Mets Stadium Design Unveiled
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Shea Stadium (file photo)
The New York Mets are scheduled to release architectural plans for a new stadium in Flushing. The ballpark would have fewer seats, more luxury boxes and a new name, as yet to be decided but undoubtedly reflecting a corporate sponsor.
The announcement follows by a day a vote by the City Council to move forward with a new stadium for the Yankees over in The Bronx.
Yankee Stadium Plan Clears Major HurdleDespite strong Bronx community opposition, the City Council voted Wednesday to approve a design for a new $800 million Yankee Stadium that includes the takeover of a nearby city park and a street.
The full council voted 44-3 with two exemptions. A vote earlier Wednesday by a subcommittee approved eminent domain to obtain the city parkland -- at the center of community opposition in recent weeks. The panel also approved construction of four new parking garages, and the takeover of a city street.
Check Out WCBSTV.Com's Special Report On The New Yankee StadiumNext week, the council's finance committee is expected to OK approval for the bonds to pay for construction of the new ballpark, which is expected to open in 2009.
The new stadium would replace McCombs Dam Park, the loss of which has united the Bronx neighborhood in opposition.
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