"Although the dream of the NYSCC will not be realized under current conditions, the reality of New York's convention industry remains the same," Cross writes. "If our city is to major conventions, we must build a state-of-the-art plenary hall where tens of thousands can assemble under one roof and hear a keynote address."

The Jets are pursuing two options: remaining in New Jersey and constructing a stadium in Queens. A Jets spokesperson tells GlobeSt.com that the team "expects that a decision will be made about either location in the next few months."

The Hell's Kitchen/Hudson Yards Alliance, a coalition of West Side elected officials and community leaders, released its own development plan for the area. "The final defeat of the stadium is a major victory not only for the West Side community, but also for the dozens of community and civic organizations, hundreds of protesters, and millions of New Yorkers who opposed spending more than $1 billion in taxpayer money on a football stadium," says a spokesperson for the Alliance.

The effort prioritizes residential development including affordable housing and proposes keeping density on the rail yards instead of shifting it elsewhere in the neighborhood. This means a total of approximately 12.5 to 15 million sf of development on the yards. Open space is also a key element. A spokesperson for the Regional Plan Association says the "death of the stadium was just a formality at this point." The RPA plans to work with organizations such as the Alliance "to pursue the best possible outcome for the area."

The $2-billion plan for the NYSCC was not approved by the Public Authorities Control Board in June. The project would have called for a multi-purpose facility that would also double as a 75,000-seat stadium and an 180,000-sf exhibit hall.

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