Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Governor George E. Pataki and the New York Mets today unveiled the architectural and design plans for a new Mets ballpark.
The Mets expect to complete construction by Opening Day 2009, which will bring in a new era of amenities, sightlines and comfort for Mets fans, and visitors to the New York metropolitan area.
"We thank the Mets for taking on the financial responsibility of building, operating, and maintaining a new ballpark that will serve baseball fans throughout the City, and that will create more than 6,000 construction jobs and preserve the 1,000 full-time jobs currently at Shea while also generating tens of millions of dollars in incremental fiscal revenue for the City and State over the life of the new lease.” stated Bloomberg.
A 3-D virtual video tour as well as renderings and a comprehensive overview of the new Mets Ballpark are available at www.mets.com.
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