White Papers: Stakeholders

Stakeholder	Executive	Main Purpose	Area/Jurisdiction	View on redevelopment
City of New York http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us	Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor	City's physical and socioeconomic infrastructure; facilitating business growth.	Zoning authority; creation/maintenance of much of city infrastructure.	Wants high-intensity commercial development, including a stadium, and other facilities for 2012 Summer Olympics.
State of New York http://www.state.ny.us	George Pataki, Governor	Regional physical and socioeconomic infrastructure; facilitating business growth.	MTA (Caemmerer Rail Yards, NYCTA, Metro North, and LIRR) and Javits Convention Center.	Wants high-intensity commercial development, including the expansion of the Javits Convention Center.
Manhattan Borough President http://www.cvirginiafields.com	Virginia Fields, President	Lobbies for borough needs in city budget process. Controls small budget for Manhattan projects and programs.	Reviews all major public and private land use proposals in the borough, although does not have power of final approval.	Wants mixed-use development. Generally opposed to stadium.
Community Board 4	Catherine Gray, Chairwoman	Represents interests of residents of Community District 4 in issues of city planning.	Generally, 14^th Street to 59^th Street and 8^th Avenue to Hudson River. Includes Clinton, Chelsea, and study area.	Opposed to high-intensity commercial, including stadium. Wants mixed-use development.
Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Assoc. http://www.hellskitchen.net	Leni Schwendinger and Meta Brunzema, spokespersons	Advocacy group for the preservation of neighborhood housing and aesthetics.	Generally, 42^nd Street to 59^th Street and 8^th Avenue to 12^th Avenue.	Opposed to high-intensity commercial, including stadium. Wants mixed-use development.
Clinton Special District Coalition	John B. Fisher, President	Advocacy group for the preservation of housing in Clinton Special District.	Generally, 41^st Street to 46^th Street and 8^th Avenue to 11^th Avenue	Opposed to high-intensity commercial, including stadium. Wants mixed-use development.
Municipal Arts Society http://www.mas.org	Philip K. Howard, Chairman	Non-profit group advocating historic preservation as well as open, human-scale development in NYC.	Lobbies for preservation and "excellence in design" of NYC neighborhoods and buildings.	Wants mixed-use development. Opposed to a stadium.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey http://www.panynj.gov	Robert E. Boyle, Executive Director	Responsible for Bus Terminal, Lincoln Tunnel, and its approaches	42^nd & 8^th Avenue, Lincoln Tunnel, and Dyer Avenue	Developing high-rise commercial tower over PA Bus Terminal.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us	E. Virgil Conway, Chairman	Responsible for NYCTA, Metro North, and LIRR properties and infrastructure.	Penn Station, Caemmerer Rail Yards, associated rail lines.	Moving Penn Station to Farley Building, investigating options for more direct regional transportation connections.
Madison Square Garden http://www.thegarden.com	Cablevision Systems Corporation, Owner	Sports facility development	Currently at 34^th & 7^th Avenue, may relocate to far West Side.	Supportive of commercial development, wants city to build transportation infrastructure.
New York Jets http://www.newyorkjets.com	Robert Wood Johnson IV, Owner	Sports facility development	Currently play at Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands in NJ. Lease runs out in 2008.	Willing to allow stadium use by Javits Center. Supportive of commercial development, wants city to build transportation infrastructure.
New York Yankees http://www.yankees.com	George Steinbrenner III, Principal Owner	Sports facility development	161^st Street in the Bronx.	Gave up on plans to relocate to far West Side. Will renovate existing stadium.
NYC2012 http://www.nyc2012.com	Alex Garvin, Commissioner	Development of Olympic-related facilities and infrastructure.	Proposing development of many sites in NYC, including far West Side.	Wants Olympic stadium and park over rail yards. High-intensity commercial development is requisite part of financing plan.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center http://www.javitscenter.com	Robert E. Boyle, Chairman	Expansion of current facility to accommodate larger shows.	34^th to 39^th Streets between 11^th and 12^th Avenues.	Wants expansion north to 42^nd Street and development of high-intensity commercial in surrounding area. Does not want joint-use stadium.
R.E. Board of New York – industry trade association http://www.rebny.com	Steven Spinola, President	Encourage development of commercial and residential real property	N/A	Would like to see the Olympics, as it would spur infrastructure and real estate development.
Current commercial tenants	N/A	Consists mostly of manufacturing or industrial activity. Roughly 45,000 employees.	Generally west of 9^th Avenue.	Fear displacement by commercial development.

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