At a press conference yesterday, Nawal el Moutawakel, the Moroccan chairwoman of the evaluation panel said, "It is important to have the stadium. All the cities are aware of this. They gave us all assurances. He [Bloomberg] is a winner and his team is a winning team." She was also very pleased with the visit, saying, "The bid committee must be congratulated on the quality of its candidature, of the quality of its presentations and its teamwork and professionalism." more ›

The most brilliant thing about yesterday's photo op, besides the Brooklyn Bridge of course, is that it was staged on Veteran's Day, a school holiday. That's how you get throngs of kids to wave little NYC 2012 flags. And how does Bob Beamon run with torch-like the bid in his hand? Doesn't it get all crumply with the running and stuff? more ›

Embattled Brooklyn apartment dwellers have taken their fight against the proposed site of the new arena for the "Brooklyn Nets" all the way to Athens. A group called Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn unveiled a banner on one of the endangered apartments which reads "Dr. Rogge and the International Olympic Committee, Please Don't Destroy Our Homes." If New York City is awarded the Olympic Games in 2012, the proposed basketball arena would be used to house the gymnastics competition. Local residents hope that by appealing to the International Olympic Committee, a new space for the arena can be found where the current populace won’t be forced to give up their apartments via eminent domain. more ›

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Despite the score, the game was actually close...until the 3rd inning when the Expos scored 7 runs and batted around. That's Ugly and the Mets had no alibi. If you're looking for some positive aspects of the game (there were some, but Gothamist had to look long and hard at the box score), you would be happy to know that Richard Hidalgo had two home runs and David Wight hit his first career homer. It ends about there. more ›

Who better to have an opinion on the Olympic proposal than someone that went through the Olympic process with another city and is a transportation and municipal consultant by day. Hatch feels that the proposed stadium for the Jets, which would also be Olympic Stadium is too far from the Olympic Village. Additionally, he feels that the plan for the Olympics could harm the recovery of lower Manhattan. more ›

All is well in the sports universe again (argue amongst yourself if they were ever well with the Yankees), for Cracker Jack has returned to Yankee Stadium. Cracker Jack was replaced for Crunch 'n Munch last month, but after fan complaints, the Yankees decided to change their mind. Yankees COO, Lonn Trost said, "The fans have spoken." Nice to see the fans still have a voice. Cracker Jack is sold in all Major League ballparks except two, the SkyDome and Olympic Stadium, both in Canada. It would have been a travesty if Yankee Stadium remained on that list. more ›