GlobeSt.com UPDATE: Jets Won't Proceed With West Side Stadium Contract

NEW YORK CITY-As anticipated, the New York Jets have formally ended their bid for a West Side stadium. Team president Jay Cross sent a letter to MTA chairman Peter Kalikow informing him that the team will not pursue a contract for development rights for the John T. Caemmerer West Side Rail Yards which would have served as home to the New York Sports and Convention Center.

“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.”