Across the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan residents are up in armsover proposals by the mayor and Olympic lobbying team NYC2012 for abig league sports stadium on West Side. The outer boroughs,however, are celebrating the progress on their minor leaguebaseball stadiums. The city says the teams are already generatingrevenue and with permanent homes, the potential is evengreater.

Mayor Giuliani joined Jeffrey and Fred Wilpon, owners of theMets, in congratulating Diffley on beating 7,000 other fans in ateam naming contest. This will be the first professional baseballteam in Brooklyn since the Brooklyn Dodgers defected to Los Angeles43 years ago. The Cyclones will be a Class A team in the NewYork-Pennsylvania Professional Baseball League.

The stadium's completion is expected in time for the start ofthe 2001 season. It's located at the former Steeplechase Park inConey Island at Surf Avenue and Reigelmann Boardwalk between West16th and 19th Streets. The stadium will seat 6,500 and totals869,452 sf. The city estimates approximately 700 jobs will becreated as 38 home games are played. An additional 240 jobs areexpected by staging 35 other events per year.