According to the Quinnipiac University Poll 57 per cent of respondents opposed the city’s plan to build a $1.4 billion stadium on the far west side of Manhattan, which would house the New York Jets and anchor the city’s bid for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Only 38 per cent said the stadium should be built.
But if the stadium were to generate enough revenue to pay of the $600 million in funding to be contributed by the city and state, respondents said they would support its construction by a 54 to 41 per cent margin. If the contribution was not earned back, opposition to the stadium climbed to 78 per cent, compared with 19 per cent in favour.
Sixty four per cent of New Yorkers believed the stadium was “very” or “somewhat” likely to be built whatever the level of public support compared with 29 per cent who said its construction was “not too likely” or “not likely at all”.
The poll surveyed 1,119 New York City registered voters from July 12-18, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
