NEW JERSEY (East Rutherford): New Meadowlands Stadium

[Seat24inNJ]

JETS AND GIANTS UNVEIL NEW STADIUM DESIGN, BREAK GROUND ON PROJECT

STATE-OF-THE-ART-FACILITY TO INCLUDE UNIQUE LOUVERED EXTERIOR;
ENHANCED FAN AMENITIES; IMPROVED PARKING AND TRANSIT

NEW FACILITY TO BE LARGEST PRIVATELY-FUNDED STADIUM IN US HISTORY

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., September 5, 2007 - The owners of the New York Giants and the New York Jets officially broke ground today on the first stadium in history designed to be the permanent home of two NFL franchises. The $1.3 billion stadium—privately financed by Jets Development LLC and Giant Stadium LLC in a 50-50 joint venture—is scheduled for completion for the 2010 football season. It will seat 82,500 fans per game and host 20 NFL games per season, more than any other NFL stadium in the nation. It will also host numerous other events ranging from college football to international soccer, concerts and more.

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, State Senate President Richard Codey, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority Chairman Carl Goldberg and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Jets Chairman and CEO Woody Johnson, Giants President and CEO John Mara and Giants Chairman and Executive Vice President Steve Tisch to unveil the design and sign a steel beam to kick off major construction. Dozens of additional public officials and special guests were also on hand for the ceremony, which was emceed by NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen.

The new facility will boast improved parking and transit options, enhanced tailgating opportunities, a new plaza radiating from the stadium filled with fan-centric activities, an intimate seating bowl, and cutting edge sound and signage. The 2.1 million square foot facility, which occupies 40 acres, is designed to be the most innovative and memorable spectator environment in professional sports.

The sleek profile of the technologically advanced new stadium will transform its look game-to-game to reflect the color, spirit and heritage of each home team. The outward appearance of the stadium’s eight-level aluminum louvered exterior will be illuminated by the colors and iconic imagery of the team playing that day. This imagery will be projected on the spectacular Great Wall, a huge (40x400-foot) frieze of panels visible through the louvers as well as on 2,500 high-definition displays throughout the stadium plus, 18,000 square feet of video display and league-high, four jumbo video boards in the bowl.

"Ensuring that the stadium would feel like home to both teams and both groups of fans was our goal and also one of the biggest challenges in the design of the stadium. With a unique combination of design elements, both teams will now be at home at the epicenter of football in a setting unmatched anywhere in the country," said Giants Chairman and Executive Vice President Steve Tisch. "Our ability to transform the building overnight also extends to meet the needs not only of each team on game day but can become a neutral building on non-game days."

Jets chairman and CEO Woody Johnson said, "Every aspect of a Sunday at the stadium will be radically different before fans even step foot inside. Improved highway access and redesigned parking lots will make the trip to the Meadowlands more efficient. A brand new rail facility will also provide fans a quick and convenient travel alternative. Once at the stadium, fans will enjoy enhanced tailgating opportunities and a new plaza filled with activities for fans of all ages."

Giants president and chief executive officer John Mara said, "The design of stadium and the seating bowl allows our fans the continued intimate feel of the current Giants Stadium, a characteristic that our players and fans love. Just like it is now for our fans, the open sightlines throughout will be enhanced by the four spectacular video screens in each corner. In addition, cutting edge sound systems, digital boards and electronic signage will work together to form an experience where everything has its place. The live experience will be unmatched anywhere in the NFL."

"We may dig up only a symbolic amount of dirt at today’s groundbreaking but this event actually represents a massive mobilization of resources, time, and energy," Governor Corzine said. "For me, this new stadium exemplifies the very best in public-private partnerships. The Jets, the Giants, and the State of New Jersey have developed a genuinely collaborative relationship to create the flagship stadium of the National Football League. This relationship is unique in the annals of the NFL and will create the best total fan experience in the league—bar none. Moreover, the combination of the new stadium and the extraordinary Xanadu entertainment and retail complex here will form the most distinctive, enjoyable, and exceptional family destination—right here in New Jersey."

"The stadium is a huge investment in the future of the Meadowlands and will anchor its overall revitalization," added State Senate President Richard Codey. "This world-class facility will be a beacon for the metropolitan region, attracting people for all types of events and providing fans with something to cheer about. New Jersey deserves nothing less."

"We are proud to call the Giants and Jets our home teams, today, and for years to come," said Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts. "But the Meadowlands won’t only be an attraction on game days; it will serve as a year round destination for the entire tri-state area because of a brand new rail facility right in the heart of the Meadowlands Complex."

"It has been a pleasure to observe both franchises work together as true partners," said NJSEA Chairman Carl Goldberg. "Today’s announcement against the backdrop of construction on the new stadium is a testament to the joint vision of both teams to create a venue that will showcase the very best of the NFL and will complement Xanadu and the entire Meadowlands Complex."

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, "This partnership between the Jets and Giants is unique not only for the NFL but in all of sports. A 100% privately financed stadium by two teams is unprecedented. Given the attention to detail that the ownership and their front office teams are putting into this stadium, it promises to be a first-class facility for Giants and Jets fans and a showcase for the NFL."

360 Architects, led by George Heinlein, is the design architect for the project and EwingCole is the architect of record. The world-renowned design team also includes wayfinding and fan experience designer Bruce Mau of Bruce Mau Design as well as interior designer David Rockwell of The Rockwell Group. Construction of the project is led by Skanska AB. The owners’ representative is Tishman Lehrer.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW STADIUM

Approaching the Stadium

Newly configured parking lots and easier access to parking through improved traffic patterns will make for smoother and shorter rides to and from the stadium. Access lanes into the Meadowlands will nearly triple from 16 to more than 40.

For maximum efficiency the parking lots will provide more than 27,500 spaces and will radiate from the stadium with more direct, easier access through road circulation improvements, the introduction of inner and middle loop road systems and dedicated areas for permit and non-permit parking.

But driving won’t be the only way to get to the stadium. A brand new rail facility will drop fans right at the front door giving thousands of patrons a quick, convenient travel alternative. Fans can travel to the new stadium via the rail link from New York’s Penn Station or Newark’s Penn Station in under 20 minutes. Plus, Metro North and other regional rail carriers are working on a one-seat ride to the new stadium.

Tailgating and the Plaza

Before and after the game there will be a whole new set of reasons to arrive early and stay late.

A 300,000 square-foot outdoor plaza will surround the entire stadium--filled with fan-centric activities and concessions including merchandise, new food and beverage options, restroom facilities and pre-game entertainment. From the biggest and best barbecue you’ll ever see to interactive games that pit you against your favorite NFL players - there will be something fun for fans of all ages.

Also planned for the future are new tailgating zones that will be linked to the stadium through pedestrian connections and offering fans ever-more ways to enjoy the hours before kick-off.

Inside the Stadium

A 400-foot-long and 40-foot-high Great Wall featuring brightly colored branding images of each team will serve as the grand entrance for game-day patrons.

Once inside the stadium, fans will encounter a dozen 16x9-foot, high-definition video displays spread throughout the seven concourses and the outside Plaza. Team stores will house 15,000 square feet of merchandise. Sponsor areas will occupy another 20,000 square feet of themed activities. Restaurants and bars will be spread around the building’s interior. The two main concourses will expand in to sizes ranging from 35-feet-wide to 70-feet-wide to accommodate fans as they enter, leave or congregate. Concession stands and restrooms will be located throughout the stadium.

When fans reach their seats, they will find a bowl design that strives to maintain the intimate feel of the current Giants Stadium, with front row seating only 46 feet from the field’s sidelines, uncompromised sightlines and unrestricted views for punts and to the scoreboards. A special field-level club between the 40-yard lines will provide fans even closer views of the gridiron and play host to post-game press conferences. Cutting edge sound systems, digital boards and electronic signage as well as massive 40x130 foot LED video screens in each of the four stadium corners will keep fans inspired by the best action and information.



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[NYguy]

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Looks even more in the wilderness than it really is, but at least there'll be rail access.

[NYguy]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/sports/football/05stadium.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin

Kaleidoscope of Colors Coming to New Stadium

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The Jets’ and Giants’ new stadium will have 82,500 seats and an array of modern amenities.

By RICHARD SANDOMIR
September 5, 2007

The new stadium the Jets and the Giants are scheduled to occupy in 2010 will be distinguished by an outer skin of aluminum louvers and by interior lighting that will switch colors depending on which team is playing at home.

The changing colors — green for the Jets, blue for the Giants — reflect each team’s desire to individualize the look of the 82,500-seat stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The teams’ current home, Giants Stadium, opened in 1976, but the Jets have long felt like a second-class tenant there since arriving in 1984. The louvers in the new stadium, which are arranged in various densities, may also reflect the teams’ colors.

Although construction has been going on at the site north and east of Giants Stadium since April, groundbreaking on the $1.3 billion stadium will take place today, with officials from both teams; the N.F.L., including Commissioner Roger Goodell; and the state expected to attend.

It is the newest local sports project after decades without construction: the Devils’ Newark arena will open next month; the Mets and the Yankees are building ballparks that are expected to open in 2009; construction of the Red Bulls’ stadium is underway in Harrison, N.J.; and the Nets still anticipate building an arena near downtown Brooklyn.

Since Giants Stadium opened, 22 stadiums have opened in the N.F.L., including the new Soldier Field, which involved building a new stadium inside the exterior of the old one.

Eight facilities are older than Giants Stadium. One of them, the Dallas Cowboys’ Texas Stadium, is to be replaced by a $1 billion facility in 2009. Another, Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., had a $295 million modernization that was completed without compromising its essence in 2003.

According to renderings of the Jets-Giants stadium obtained by The New York Times, giant red pylons at the north and east entrances will display videos of each team, depending on which one is playing.

A signature feature of the stadium — which will be built in the shape of a rounded rectangle — will be the massive Great Wall that will be partly visible through the louvers at the main entrance.

The wall will be 400 feet long and 40 feet high, showing panels of images that will rotate between photographic murals of the Giants and Jets on game days and different pictures for concerts and other events.

Inside, four 40-by-130-foot scoreboards will hang from each corner of the upper deck.

The sight lines will be similar to those at Giants Stadium, which seats a little over 80,000, but in some cases seats will be farther away because the new facility will have more than double the square footage. The stadium complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and it will have four restaurants, nearly double the current 117 luxury suites, and 9,200 club seats, two club lounges, wider concourses and at least one hall of fame.

Just outside the stadium is the location for a railway station — which connects the Meadowlands to the Pascack Valley Line of New Jersey Transit — that is expected to be completed in 2009. The addition of the rail station is similar to the plan to bring a Metro-North stop to the new Yankee Stadium.

There will be numerous tailgating zones, and myriad options to buy food and merchandise in the plaza that will ring the stadium.

The Giants and the Jets are the only N.F.L. teams to share a stadium, but there was never a guarantee that they would build the new one together. For a time, the teams were on parallel tracks to the future.

The Giants planned to renovate Giants Stadium at a cost of $750 million. Meanwhile, the Jets stood fast to a $2.2 billion proposal to construct a stadium on the West Side of Manhattan that would have been an extension of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and the main Olympic stadium if New York City had won the bid to play host to the 2012 Summer Games.

The Jets’ politically sensitive plan was attacked by Cablevision, owner of nearby Madison Square Garden, and was eventually spurned by the Public Authorities Control Board.

In September 2005, the teams signed an agreement to jointly develop the stadium in New Jersey, which was then estimated to cost $800 million.

The $1.3 billion cost to finance construction of the new stadium has the teams considering whether to require season-ticket holders to buy one-time personal seat licenses. The teams have already obtained a loan of $300 million from the league’s G-3 stadium financing program that must be repaid over 15 years from club seat revenues.

[dallasbrink]

hahaha, that video said it would be the first stadium with 4 video boards, are the not counting the 2 60 yard long video boards and the 2 40x120 video boards that will be suspended above the field of the cowboys new stadium?

Jeez, you new yorkers are funny.

[Seat24inNJ]

Atleast we arent little girls that have to play in a dome! OH no its to cold outside, .........Never fear, close the roof. Bunch of women!

[dallasbrink]

The new cowboys stadium can turn into an open air stadium. Also its a dome because we are looking at the big picture, just not NFL football. We will be a regular stop for the Super Bowl (revenue New York WISHES it could get) Final Four, The NCAA National BCS championship and NBA All Star Games. And if playing in the open air makes you so good then why do the 2 new york teams..um whats the word..suck right now?

[Seat24inNJ]

They dont WISH to have it dumbass because they declined to build the roof!! And you know why?? Because they have to much integrity and listened to the fans. The fans dont want a roof because the sanctity of the game is thrown off course when you put a roof on top of a football stadium. You can have your super bowls and NCAA tournament once every 7years. You still Live in Dallas.

Enjoy sitting in a stadium thats closed 85% of the time because NFL rules strictly stipulate, if theres any threat of rain, snow, sleet or any sort of weather that will impede the play of the game, the roof MUST be closed the whole game.
There goes your look towards the sky.

Awww seems Mr. Jones has sold his soul once again just for a quick buck and you all will be paying out of the wazoo for a stadium in the middle of no where. Enjoy!

[Peanut]

Yea i never understood the reasoning behind building a dome. If you practice outside play outside, take advantage of the weather. Its hot in Dallas, take advantage of that, condition your players.

In syracuse we have the Carrier dome which is insane IMO. The weather sucks in Central New York, The players practice outside, so why not play outside? Fans may enjoy a dome but i gaurentee you they will enjoy a winning team more.

[dallasbrink]

Jealousy becomes you. I do live in Dallas, u should see the woman down here in the summer, hot! Ncaa tournaments and Super bowls dont have to be 7 years apart idiot, and even though we can only host the Super bowl every 7 years, thats a $60 Million cash boost we get in those 2 weeks that new york will never see.

Sanctity of the game? This coming from New Yorkers, listen pall, until your state produces some of the greatest football players in the country, then keep your mouth shut about the sanctity o the game.

[dallasbrink]

Im sorry, my mom told me not to criticize the lesser NFL franchises.

[Peanut]

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[dallasbrink]

HAHAHA
BRILLIANT
our state dish is chili to
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man, i love it. is that a real ad or is this something someone made up?

[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10072007/news/regionalnews/the_high_end_zone.htm

THE HIGH-END ZONE
INSIDE NEW JET-GIANT SKYBOXES

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SNEAK PEEK: The Commissioner's Club lounge at the planned stadium (above) will be available only to suite owners and feature a massive window overlooking the field, plasma TVs and a fireplace.

By ANGELA MONTEFINISE
October 7, 2007

Talk about a sweet spot. How's this for a perch to watch the Jets and Giants today?

Keep dreaming - it'll be two more seasons before this swanky clubhouse for luxury-suite loungers is slated to open in the teams' new $1.3 billion stadium. With a massive floor-to-ceiling window facing the field, plush couches, hardwood floors, a fireplace and snacks prepared by celebrity chefs, it's tough to beat.

The Commissioner's Club - complete with massive plasma TVs showing the game and individual plasma screens hooked up to the Internet - will be accessible to owners of 20 select luxury suites and their visitors.

The stadium will sport 175 suites in total, and 50 have already been sold. They are being offered first to the current 117 suite owners at Giants Stadium.

The best suites will go for more than $1 million. They start at $270,000.

"The response has really been overwhelming," said Mark Bingham, the stadium's vice president of premium partnerships.

The suites were designed by famed architect David Rockwell and will feature modern furnishings, indoor and outdoor seating, huge windows facing the field, Wi-Fi capability, wet bars and five plasma TV screens, all with DirecTV access.

"Fans can watch, not only the Jets or Giants game, but all other relevant games on at that time," Bingham said.

The suites will come with full waitress service and parking spots adjacent to the stadium. Some include cooking facilities so the food can be prepared in the room. Celebrity chefs will be available for personal appearances.

Buyers get their suites for all Jets and Giants home games - 16 games every year.

While the new stadium sells off its suites, it's still looking for a name.

"They are still speaking to potential naming-rights partners," a spokeswoman said.

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[dallasbrink]

Looks like one of those old Rockies Cigar lounges. To conservative for a NFL stadium.

[Seat24inNJ]

Looks like one of those old Rockies Cigar lounges. To conservative for a NFL stadium.

Nah its really not. Its to conservative cause its giants stadium. If Billy Bob Jones bult it, it'd be the most spectacular design in the world. It's the commissioners box dummy. It's supposed to be luxurious. Oh right but by Texas standards to luxurious = not football standard. Stupid.

[dallasbrink]

Nah its really not. Its to conservative cause its giants stadium. If Billy Bob Jones bult it, it'd be the most spectacular design in the world. It's the commissioners box dummy. It's supposed to be luxurious. Oh right but by Texas standards to luxurious = not football standard. Stupid.

Luxurious is field level box suites with the players field entrance going threw one of the most expensive suites. but thats just how we do things in Texas.

[NYguy]

thats just how we do things in Texas.

In Texas.

[dallasbrink]

yep, In Texas

[dallasbrink]

you see, i know what your saying about why does this Texas boy care about this stadium.. well maybe its because if your going to claim to be the best City in the world then i think u should try and build the Greatest stadium in the world for your 2 football teams.

Just a thought though.

[Seat24inNJ]

Yes your right. I was wondering why a texas boy cares about the meadowlands so much. But in all seriousness, as a Giants fan that I am, I dont want that spaceship that your boy Jones wants. It looks great dont get me wrong, but its way to big for a football stadium. I like my stadiums to be smaller and compact and the fans right on top of the action. Giants Stadium was built with this in mind and the new one will be as well and i'm happy with that fact.

"yall" can have all the greatest amenities in the world, and it might be the most glamorous in the USA, but i'll take my compact Giants Stadium any day. We all know Cowboys fans are extremely quiet inside the stadium anyways, so it doesnt really matter where you play.

Cheers to your new home

[NYRY85]

you see, i know what your saying about why does this Texas boy care about this stadium.. well maybe its because if your going to claim to be the best City in the world then i think u should try and build the Greatest stadium in the world for your 2 football teams.

Just a thought though.

This is a baseball town, and our two baseball teams are enough.

I understand its the other way around in Texas. Football is Texas.

[dallasbrink]

Yes your right. I was wondering why a texas boy cares about the meadowlands so much. But in all seriousness, as a Giants fan that I am, I dont want that spaceship that your boy Jones wants. It looks great dont get me wrong, but its way to big for a football stadium. I like my stadiums to be smaller and compact and the fans right on top of the action. Giants Stadium was built with this in mind and the new one will be as well and i'm happy with that fact.

"yall" can have all the greatest amenities in the world, and it might be the most glamorous in the USA, but i'll take my compact Giants Stadium any day. We all know Cowboys fans are extremely quiet inside the stadium anyways, so it doesnt really matter where you play.

Cheers to your new home

The new cowboys stadium still brings you closer to the field no matter where u sit. Over-lapping bowls like in older stadiums. Also when you have a GIANT 60 yard long HDtightontron to look hanging over the field....man, i dont think there is a bad seat in this big stadium. And ive bean to the meadowlands....what a miserable patch of earth, also you New Yarkers are deaf from the non stop noise you hear 24/7, since when do u know what loud really is?

[dallasbrink]

Im going to knock it off
this is a pretty bad ass stadium and i understand that the game of football should be played outside and not indoors and i think New York (New Jersey) has a nice one here.

Also i just noticed this. The top where it says New Meadowlands Stadium that that is a feature they have taken from Yankees Stadium, isnt it?

[PhillyRising]

...and in the end...Lincoln Financial Field will still look cooler than that big aluminum box in the Swamp and Jerruh's Spaceship Playhouse...and it's located in the city...not some suburb!

;) :D

[Evergrey]

I hate watching games on tv that take place in the nasty Meadowlands... I'm already dreading Pittsburgh's game vs. the Jets in New Jersey

[dallasbrink]

...and in the end...Lincoln Financial Field will still look cooler than that big aluminum box in the Swamp and Jerruh's Spaceship Playhouse...and it's located in the city...not some suburb!

;) :D

Isnt the Linc already outdated?
If i had to choose between the Linc and the New Meadow, id choose meadow all the way. Philadelphia is THE WORST CITY IN AMERICA. you guys wouldn't know sportsman ship if it hit in the face over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

[NYguy]

Wow.

[hoosier]

Could a mod ban this Texas-sized asshole please?

[dallasbrink]

I like this stadium, what makes me such an ass hole?

[2-TOWERS]

hey, They Are Both Great Stadiums, 2 Of The Best In The Nfl......

[jammin]

Could a mod ban this Texas-sized asshole please?

Dude..personal attacks are cause for banning as well. So far "Fuck you" and "ass hole" have been posted several times. Will everyone grow up and leave it with 2-Towers comments.

[dallasbrink]

I like this stadium, it will be a great addition to the NFL, i just like to start shit sometime. Its fun for me.

Hoosier just doesn't like me and has been calling me asshole in every thread on here.

[ardecila]

Not knocking the interior (which is awesome) but why do the Giants want to build a stadium that looks like an oversized suburban office building from the outside?

[PhillyRising]

Isnt the Linc already outdated?
If i had to choose between the Linc and the New Meadow, id choose meadow all the way. Philadelphia is THE WORST CITY IN AMERICA. you guys wouldn't know sportsman ship if it hit in the face over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

The irony of your post is you talking about sportsmanship when all you do is insult everything that isn't Dallas.

I'd even bet that you've never been to Philadelphia.

[dallasbrink]

The irony of your post is you talking about sportsmanship when all you do is insult everything that isn't Dallas.

I'd even bet that you've never been to Philadelphia.

spent a week ther ein the Summer of 02, u guys do not like anyone from dallas, i said i was from another state just to keep from getting jumped.

Love Always sunny in Phily, funny funny funny show

Now that that one guys said it, the exterior does have some office building qualities. Still a nice stadium.

[FeFO]

Amazing stadium, congratulations:tup:

I invite you to choose your favourite stadium in this thread: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=139413

[njbeliever777]

im actually happy that the giants, jets are getting a new stadium. but to be honest i really dont like the look of tihs. with the money they are spending i dont think that its a good looking stadium. it doesnt do anything for me. especially with such a futuristic mega-mall going next to it, its going to look bland.

[NYguy]

http://animalnewyork.com/news/2008/07/new-meadowlands-stadium-will-b.php

New Meadowlands Stadium Will Be Inundated With LCD's

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In a technological move that will serve advertisers and ticket holders with shitty seats alike, a company has announced that it will be installing a visual sensory overload of LCD's in the new Meadowlands Stadium for the Jets and Giants—scheduled to open in 2010.

The 28 large-screen displays will be located on both the inside and outside of the stadium and will somehow make games more futuristic according to Giants President and CEO John Mara, “This Daktronics video system will provide New York Jets’ and New York Giants’ fans with a truly 21st century game day experience. From the moment they enter the New Meadowlands Stadium for the 2010 football season, fans will experience a state-of-the-art system that includes more than 40,000 square feet of high resolution LED technology.” This includes four massive 103 feet by 30 feet video screens in each of the stadium's corners.

The sheer mass of video displays will reportedly be great for NFL enthusiasts, allowing for oversized branding that will, according to the press release, "maximize excitement and entertainment for their fans." How noble!

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[dunbrine47]

And you have the ugly Xandouce in the cormer:yuck: :yuck: .

[njbeliever777]

hopefully that thing gets better. so far no so good haha

[NYguy]

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[nomarandlee]

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[NYC4Life]

Does not appear much different than the existing Giants Stadium.

[2-TOWERS]

It Does Look The Same But You Can See It Will Be Bigger, And Have First Class Suites Etc, It Is Just Too Bad The It Was Not A Dome Staduim, Like Dallas, And The Fact That The Giants And Jets Will Be Sharing This Should Have Blown Dallas Away, Dont Get Me Wrong This Will Be A State Of The Art Facility, But With 2 Teams This Should Have Been What Yankee Staduim Is To The Mlb .

[Seat24inNJ]

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[sohel]

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, State Senate President Richard Codey, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority Chairman Carl Goldberg and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Jets Chairman and CEO Woody Johnson, Giants President and CEO John Mara and Giants Chairman and Executive Vice President Steve Tisch to unveil the design and sign a steel beam to kick off major construction. Dozens of additional public officials and special guests were also on hand for the ceremony, which was emceed by NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen.

[JSsocal]

^^^ That was from 2007, unless there's something I missed. :shrug:
Take a look at the photos to see all the progress

[sammyg]

It Does Look The Same But You Can See It Will Be Bigger, And Have First Class Suites Etc,

So basically it's about the same, but with more of the expensive seats and less of the cheap ones...

[Crawford]

So basically it's about the same, but with more of the expensive seats and less of the cheap ones...

Uh, no, it isn't remotely similar. What are the similarities?

The new stadium is the most expensive stadium ever built.

[theWatusi]

sorry if I missed it, but are there any pictures of the new NJT station at the Meadowlands?

[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03112009/news/regionalnews/giants__jets_are_beaming_159002.htm

GIANTS, JETS ARE BEAMING

March 11, 2009

They're moving closer to the goal line.

The final steel beam has been put in place at the new Giants' and Jets' stadium in the New Jersey Meadowlands.

Owners of both teams autographed the beam before it was hoisted up to top off the stadium yesterday.

Construction on the $1.6 billion facility began in the summer of 2007.

The Giants and Jets, who co-own it, will play there beginning in 2010.

The new stadium will seat 82,000 fans and feature amenities such as wider concourses, more restrooms and easier access than at the current stadium next door.

It will also feature about 2,000 video screens.

The old Giants Stadium will be torn down next year.

[philvia]

sorry if I missed it, but are there any pictures of the new NJT station at the Meadowlands?

was wondering about that also

[KVNBKLYN]

sorry if I missed it, but are there any pictures of the new NJT station at the Meadowlands?

Here are some photos: http://www.railfanwindow.com/blog/2009/03/meadowlands-rail-station-coming-along-but-when-will-it-be-done/

And a diagram of proposed service: http://www.railfanwindow.com/blog/2009/03/meadowlands-giants-jets-train-service-details/

[genop]

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[TXLove]

great updates....makes the old stadium look small!!!!!

[genop]

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these pics were taken on 4-07-09

[NYguy]

http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/4627484.php

They're working on the new home of the Giants and Jets football teams. Check out these photographs of taken over the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ by by Tom Kaminski in Chopper 880 on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.


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[Seat24inNJ]

was wondering about that also



Okay so an update on the Rail Station at the Meadowlands. By Chance I just happen to be driving by the stadium on my way to work today and it is done. It's all lit up and it looks fantastic in the background of the stadium. I saw a commuter train go thru there testing it out.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/07/giants_stadium_rail_trips_from.html

[spwelan]

from this week driving on rt 3
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www.shawnpwhelan.com

[Orion1]

Uh, no, it isn't remotely similar. What are the similarities?

The new stadium is the most expensive stadium ever built.


I believe the new Cowboys stadium is priced in the same range.

[Yo Na]

Does anyone have any updates on the naming rights of the new stadium?...would be pretty cool if JetBlue got the naming rights, get it? Jet...Blue. :D

[Seat24inNJ]

The naming rights thing could be a long way off. I mean the Cowboys just literally opened their stadium and they dont have one yet. The Giants are about 8 months away from opening theres to any sort of events.

And in this economic climate, they'll try and wait it out for the best deal.

[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07212009/news/regionalnews/train_to_games_180527.htm

TRAIN TO GAMES

By AMANDA MELILLO and TOM NAMAKO
July 21, 2009

Giant and Jet fans can now avoid game-day gridlock on the way to the gridiron.

A new NJ Transit Meadowlands line from Hoboken and Secaucus to the stadium will open next week, and officials hope it will help fans do an end-around past perpetually clogged roads on game days.

The will run every 10 minutes starting three hours before game time and every 10 minutes after the final gun for two hours.

[Seat24inNJ]

sorry if I missed it, but are there any pictures of the new NJT station at the Meadowlands?


NJMC.Wordpress.com



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[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/new_train_takes_football_fans_from_GkRnBL8MWgAvwJc7UEticL

New train takes football fans from NY to NJ

ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 16, 2009

It turns out you CAN get there from here -- but it takes a while.

Former Jets wide receiver Wayne Chrebet will help Metro-North Railroad kick off its experimental service to Jets and Giants football games at the Meadowlands.

Chrebet will greet fans in Larchmont, N.Y., on Sunday morning. Then he and the railroad's president will take the train from Westchester County to New Jersey.

The train starts in Connecticut, and also stops in Rye, N.Y.

NJ Transit provides part of the service.

The 86-mile run from New Haven to Secaucus, N.J., takes about 2 1/2 hours.

The adult fare is $22.50 from Rye. The fare for children, ages 5 to 11, is $1.50.

[NYguy]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2009/12/17/2009-12-17_jets_giants_will_submit_proposal.html

Jets, Giants will bid to host 2014 Super Bowl at new stadium

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BY Gary Myers
December 17th 2009


The day figures to be frigid, and there might be snow plus a good chance of wind, but the sales pitch of the Giants and Jets as they attempt to acquire the 2014 Super Bowl for their new $1.7 billion stadium is that some of the greatest games in NFL history have been played in cold weather.

"Why not this one?" Giants co-owner John Mara said yesterday.

The league's Super Bowl advisory committee gave preliminary approval to the Giants and Jets to bid on Super Bowl XLVIII after it agreed to waive the standard requirements of 50-degree weather or a climate-controlled indoor stadium. A preliminary proposal is due April 1 with the secret-ballot vote by the owners scheduled for a May 24-26 meeting in Dallas.

Three other cities are expected to make a bid for the 2014 game. Sources say that Miami, which hosts this season's game on Feb. 7, and Glendale, Ariz., are two of them. The other is either Houston or Tampa. The NFL has had three Super Bowls in cold-weather cities - two in Detroit, one in Minnesota - but never outdoors.

Although commissioner Roger Goodell was not involved in the committee's decision, he was on the conference call for its discussion. "I think Roger feels good about it," Jets owner Woody Johnson said.

In a statement, the teams' stadium company framed the bid as a "unique, once-only circumstance based on the opportunity to celebrate the new stadium and the great heritage and history of the NFL in the New York region." There had been talk of putting a Super Bowl at Giants Stadium after 9/11, but that never gained momentum. The Jets had been conditionally awarded this season's game if they were able to complete the West Side stadium project, but obviously that never came to fruition.

Mara said he has spoken to owners who "showed and expressed their support of it. Whether it is enough or not, I don't know. The league has demonstrated we have great football games in cold weather, even in ridiculously cold weather like in Green Bay. Why not play the Super Bowl in it?"

The question is whether the owners will approve playing the Super Bowl in cold weather and whether that will be fair to the fans. Why would the NFL want to put its signature game in what would not necessarily be ideal conditions? "For the same reason 15 million people choose to live in New York," Johnson said.

The Super Bowl was played in a downpour three years ago in Miami. And the NFC title game between the Packers and Giants in Green Bay two years ago took place in a minus-23 wind chill.

"I think we have a good chance," Mara said. "I don't want to jinx us, but it's not going to be any colder than it was in Green Bay. That was as good a game as you will ever see. The positives far outweigh the negatives."

[Owlhorn]

I have nothing against this overpriced stadium, but Championship football needs to be played in a neutral environment. Not hot or cold.

[NYC4Life]

The Super Bowl needs to be hosted in stadiums other than the typicals we see every year. The NFL season is held mostly in the fall and early winter, so why have a rule where its biggest game is only played in a southern warmer climate? Makes no sense.

[hammersklavier]

The Super Bowl needs to be hosted in stadiums other than the typicals we see every year. The NFL season is held mostly in the fall and early winter, so why have a rule where its biggest game is only played in a southern warmer climate? Makes no sense.
I agree. The Florida and California stadiums have a bunch of Super Bowls, but that there can't be one at some of the most iconic football palaces--Soldier Field or Lambeau Field? Unbelievable...

[2-TOWERS]

This Would Be A Great Place For A Superbowl...

[JSsocal]

Just a question...
Will they be able to implode Giants stadium, since they are in New Jersey and not New York, or is the new stadium simply too close to implode the old one?

[Seat24inNJ]

I think they will be able to. Back about 10 years ago when Heinz Field went up it was about as far from 3 rivers as the new meadowlands stadium is from Giants Stadium.. and they imploded 3 rivers.


Theres no reason to take apart Giants Stadium piece by piece like Yankee. Let it go out in a blaze of glory.

[jamesinclair]

The Super Bowl needs to be hosted in stadiums other than the typicals we see every year. The NFL season is held mostly in the fall and early winter, so why have a rule where its biggest game is only played in a southern warmer climate? Makes no sense.

Yeah, its a pretty dumb rule.

[NYC4Life]

Just a question...
Will they be able to implode Giants stadium, since they are in New Jersey and not New York, or is the new stadium simply too close to implode the old one?

Memorabilia from Giants Stadium will be up for sale. There's no reason to believe the stadium will be imploded.

[Biff]

Just a question...
Will they be able to implode Giants stadium, since they are in New Jersey and not New York, or is the new stadium simply too close to implode the old one?


In watching the last Jets game on TV, they remarked that the old Giants Stadium cannot be imploded as the proximity to the new Meadowlands was too close.

[Nexis4Jersey]

In watching the last Jets game on TV, they remarked that the old Giants Stadium cannot be imploded as the proximity to the new Meadowlands was too close.
It can be , if you do it right , but it will be costly. I beleave NJT has plans injunction with the Meadowlands corporation or whatever they are called , to build a Transit JCT station on the site of the old stadium. Which will be need when Xanadu opens. NJT has plans to Extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Network to the Meadowlands via Secacuse form the North Bergen Terminal.

[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/commissioner_calls_new_york_super_cqsb9HgyuMWLeTM2M2n9bP

Commissioner calls New York Super Bowl 'interesting'

February 5, 2010

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the prospect of a potentially cold-weather Super Bowl at the new Giants Stadium in 2014 is “interesting” to him.

Goodell adds that there would be real benefits if the owners chose to award that game to the new stadium.

He says being exposed to the elements isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

“There are real benefits to the league considering this,” he said. “Playing in the elements is central to the way the game of football is played. I think being able to do that and celebrate the game of football in the No. 1 market could have tremendous benefits.”

The Giants and Jets want to bring the Super Bowl to their new 82,500-seat stadium in East Rutherford in what most certainly would be a chilly NFL title game. The $1.6 billion stadium set to open later this year does not have a retractable roof or a dome.

[mr.John]

Can someone explain why the three new stadiums Yankee, Mets, Giants/jets have no roofs...New York's climate isn't exactly the greatest in the U.S.( hot muggy summers, plus the fall and winter can get very uncomfortable)

[Crawford]

Can someone explain why the three new stadiums Yankee, Mets, Giants/jets have no roofs...New York's climate isn't exactly the greatest in the U.S.( hot muggy summers, plus the fall and winter can get very uncomfortable)

The Giants/Jets initially planned a retractable roof (for the Super Bowl and other events), but decided against it because of cost considerations, and becuase they decided they didn't need a dome to compete for the Super Bowl (because of the attractiveness of the market).

In addition, the Giants owners (Mara family) had some misgivings of a roof, since they believed that football should always be played in the elements. The Jets owners (Johnson & Johnson family) originally preferred a retractable roof.

As for the Yankees and Mets, both stadia were to get retractable roofs under Giuliani, who included full funding for both roofs in the city budget.

What happened?

9-11 occured, which radically altered budget priorities, and Bloomberg was elected. Bloomberg was against taxpayer funding of stadia, and eliminated funding for the roofs.

Giuliani budgeted $250 million each for the new stadia, which would have paid for the roofs and about half the cost of the stadia. Bloomberg eliminated all stadium funding, and only offered surrounding infrastructure improvements (new train stations, parking garages, outside landscaping, etc.)

The Giants/Jets stadium was funded much the same. Not a penny of govt. expenditures for the stadium itself, but the State paid for a new train station and new highway exit.

[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/nflblitz/nyc_super_bowl_looking_likely_0JH1npBP48M0EhTdTjHO6N

NYC runaway favorite for 2014 Super Bowl

February 26, 2010
By BART HUBBUCH

INDIANAPOLIS -- A snowy Super Bowl right in Manhattan's back yard now looks like a done deal.

Arizona's reported decision this morning to pull out of the running for the 2014 Super Bowl appears to make New York the runaway favorite to host the game. That's because Tampa and South Florida -- which held the past two Super Bowls -- are the only other bidders.

The 2014 Super Bowl is scheduled to be awarded at the NFL's owners meetings in Orlando next month.

The idea of hosting a game at the new, open-air Giants/Jets complex at the Meadowlands picked up steam earlier this year when the owners waived the game's weather requirement.

Commissioner Roger Goodell also publicly praised the concept of a New York Super Bowl during the run-up to this year's game.

[NYC4Life]

So sick of always seeing the game being played in Florida or Arizona.The time has come for NY and NJ to host. Hopefully, this will be the start of premiere NFL venues such as Lambeau and Soldier Field to host in the near future as well.

[Fusey]

I always thought the weather requirement was a bit silly -- and I lived in San Diego for a couple of Super Bowls. Spread the love around like the MLB or NBA all-star games.

[NYguy]

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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2010/03/14/2010-03-14_coin_flip_or_no_nfl_says_no_call_yet_on_whether_giants_or_jets_will_play_in_mead.html


The Jets want to use a coin to determine which New York football team gets to play in the new Meadowlands stadium first.

Maybe boxing gloves would be a better choice.

The Giants and Jets might need them to settle their latest dispute, because the equal partners in the new $1.7 billion stadium are at odds over who will play host to first regular-season game there in September. The NFL is aware that both teams want the game badly, according to a league source, and have been unable to settle the dispute on their own.

On Saturday night, the Jets announced on their Web site that the NFL had approved their plan to settle the issue with a coin flip.


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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/2010/03/15/2010-03-15_giants_win_secret_coin_toss_to_play_first_game_in_new_meadowlands_stadium.html

Giants win secret coin toss to play first game in New Meadowlands Stadium

BY Gary Myers
March 15th 2010

The Giants have emerged with the first victory at the New Meadowlands Stadium, having won the honor of hosting the regular-season opener in September, the Daily News has learned.

Sources told the News that the Jets, who split the cost of the $1.7 billion state-of-art digs, were informed by the NFL on Monday that the Giants had won a secret coin toss conducted by the league.

Sources said Jets owner Woody Johnson was "outraged" - not because the Jets lost but because no team representatives were present.

The Jets played in Giants Stadium for 26 seasons, but felt they never had a real home. They opened on the road in 19 of those seasons.

The Jets presumably will be at home the second week of the season.

Both teams will play at the new stadium in the preseason, including their annual game against each other.

[NYC4Life]

Now down to see who gets the first win (or loss).

[NYguy]

One of those rare days when the Daily News and Post have the exact same headlines (front or back) though the Post's version is not online...

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NY Post

[NYguy]

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/jets_giants_open_stadium_together_MFjvP24yRNUWKgmtX12B8I

Jets, Giants will open stadium together with preseason game

POST STAFF REPORT
March 31, 2010

The only coin flip will decide who gets the ball first.

The Jets and Giants will play each other in the first NFL game at the New Meadowlands Stadium, a preseason contest on Monday, Aug. 16.

The teams meet annually in the preseason, usually in the third of the four games. However, as co-tenants in their new $1.6 billion stadium, they will open their preseason schedules against each other.

The Jets will be the home team, and the game will be televised by ESPN.

The Giants won a private coin flip held by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell earlier this month, getting the honor of the first regular-season home game on Sunday Sept. 12. The Jets play at the new stadium the next night.

At the time, Jets owner Woody Johnson was upset that the decision was made with neither team present.

"We rejected a process in which neither team was present," Johnson said in a statement on March 15. "The League departed from our time-honored tradition and declined the opportunity to set the matter straight with a transparent process."

Of the teams playing back to back to open the regular season, Goodell said, "After extensive discussions with both teams, we have come up with what we believe is a unique approach for celebrating the opening of the new Meadowlands Stadium."

Goodell said both teams "felt passionately for their fans about being the first to play at home on the opening weekend of the regular season and could not agree on how to resolve the issue."

The Jets and Giants have met in the preseason for 42 consecutive years, alternating as the home team when both played in Giants Stadium.

[NYguy]

http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/ny-to-host-2014-super-bowl-complete-coverage-1.1949046

NY area to host 2014 Super Bowl

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In the weeks leading up to Tuesday's vote to award the 2014 Super Bowl, the Giants and Jets used the slogan "Make Some History" to push for the first NFL title game in the metropolitan area.

History has been made. The Super Bowl is coming to the Big Apple.

"I'm very excited about this," Jets owner Woody Johnson said. "I was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. To be a Jersey boy and bring something this big to New Jersey and the New York region is a tremendous thing for all the people that live in our area."

For the first time ever, league owners have approved a Super Bowl to be played in an outdoor stadium in a northern city. The New York/New Jersey bid topped competing bids from Tampa and South Florida to earn the right to host the 2014 Super Bowl at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

"In 2014, the world's biggest game will take place on the world's biggest stage," said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a prepared statement after the announcement was made. "We're the city that hosted 'the greatest game ever played' more than 50 years ago, and we'll be ready for Super Bowl XLVIII. Our restaurants, stores and hotels will be ready. Our pubs, cafes and attractions will be ready. And if it snows? We'll be ready for that too. This isn't beach volleyball. . . it's football!)"

Since no city could get 24 votes during the process, it took four rounds of voting to determine the winner.

Miami (South Florida) was eliminated on the second vote, leaving the last two votes with New York/New Jersey going against Tampa. New York/New Jersey didn't get the necessary 24 votes on the third vote. On the fourth vote, a simply majority (17 votes) won it for New York/New Jersey.

[NYguy]

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