Crains picks up the Poll story..
jake · 2004-04-01
Crains picks up the Poll story..
http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/politics/wire/ny-bc-ny--quinnipiacpoll0401apr01,0,4204645.story?coll=ny-nycpolitics-wire
http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/politics/wire/ny-bc-ny--quinnipiacpoll0401apr01,0,4204645.story?coll=ny-nycpolitics-wire
jake · 2004-04-01
New Yorkers oppose Jets stadium: poll A majority of New York City voters oppose using tax dollars to finance a new Jets stadium on Manhattan's West Side, according to a new poll. Respondents to a Quinnipiac University survey say they oppose by 60% to 30% using their taxes to build the stadium. If the tax revenue comes from new office and apartment buildings in the area, the dissent eases, to 53% versus 38%. The respondents were split 45%-45% on whether the stadium can be constructed using only new taxes from the neighborhood. Opposition to the stadium, even with the tax increment financing, is strongest in Manhattan, at 60% to 34%. Voters support by 85% to 7% the extension of the No. 7 subway line and by 80% to 12% the expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, but only if their taxes aren't raised. A majority of voters, or 58%, say it's not likely that the added business taxes in the area will cover all the development plans. In Brooklyn, respondents oppose 59% to 35% using tax money for a new Nets arena. If tax dollars are taken out of the equation, those surveyed support the arena by 75% to 19%. Brooklyn voters support the no-tax arena by a 71%-23% majority. From March 23 to 29, Quinnipiac surveyed 1,159 New York City registered voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.9%. Copyright 2004, Crain Communications, IncCrains picks up the Poll story..
http://www.crainsny.com/news.cms?newsId=7672