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Originally Posted by Sly
Are the fashion show events outside?
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Some are in heated tents and most are inside venues. The Superbowl Boulevard set up on Broadway, open since Monday has a lot of stuff inside heated tents - except for the extra point try (with regulation goal posts and the toboggan run.
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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
fashion week (7 days) | Super Bowl (1 night)
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It's just that they kept promoting it as a full week of events - like Media Day on Tuesday, etc. I think the majority of people going to the game will get here on Friday and make it a 3-day weekend.
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Originally Posted by DukeSkywalker
This pleases me very much. I hate that the NJ giants & jets are called the ny giants etc. fuck New York. Maybe goodell will realize that it's time to rename the teams. People are lodging in nj and probably west as the PA border for cheap. Who would want to stay in New York for a 1000 a night. NYC is not even a football town. I thought it was until I went to real football towns.
I'm sure the weather isn't helping, but when you look at your itinerary & everything is in nj, fuck ny.
Ds
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I think you're right - the corporate high rollers will stay in NYC, but the rest are staying on the Jersey side. Hell, both teams are staying in Jersey City. And being a 4th generation Jersey Cityan, nothing pisses me off more than having teams playing here, enjoying tax relief and not recognizing the proper zip code.
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Originally Posted by kane
Just a few thoughts.
1. This isn't a marquee match up.
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HUGE factor. If New England or Baltimore were in it, it would be huge. If the Jets (yeah, right) or Giants were in it, it would be historic.
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2. It is all about the weather. When you go to the Super Bowl many people go for at least a few days leading up to the game and check out the events.
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Roger Goodell said the theme of this year's Super Bowl is "Embrace the Cold". Huge miscalculation on his part.
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3. Add in the hotel costs, food, transportation and everything else that is likely jacked up because of the Super Bowl and it is a pretty major expense.
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And that would be strike three. Some hotels blacked out this week, holding on to empty rooms figuring demand would be high and they could get a real premium. Now they're sitting on empty rooms, trying to dump them at discounted prices.
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Originally Posted by _Richard_
ur comparing and industry that is 'get up and go', to one that consumes mostly in front of the TV?
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I kept hearing: 400,000 people are going to descend upon NYC - they said it would be like dropping Miami in the middle of Manhattan. To say they grossly overestimated attendance would be an understatement.
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Originally Posted by scuba steve
do you have your medallion?
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Originally Posted by JFK
Do you own the license for it, or lease it ?
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I bought my medallion in June 2002 for $275,000. Paid off the 10-year note in 2012. Went to college, worked my ass off in the corporate world, but became a millionaire driving a cab. Go figure.