Failure To Build NY Stadium Reflects Disturbing Post 9/11 Trend

The vote to axe plans for a West Side stadium only the latest indication that New Yorkers may be facing a 'culture of inertia'.

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June 9, 2005, 9:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"The death of the West Side stadium underscores the excruciatingly difficult process that almost every ambitious civic project in New York City faces from inception, calling into question whether anyone can build big in New York anymore."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

Read the full story: West Side Stadium, Another Big Idea Brought Down by Politics

Tuesday, June 7, 2005 in The New York Times

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