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New York City FC Owners Still Hopeful On Queens Stadium, But Exploring Other Sites Too

05 / 22 / 13

The owners of MLS New York City FC are "still hopeful they can push through a stadium deal" at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, but also are "talking for the first time about abandoning that plan in search of a more politically feasible site in the city," according to Filip Bondy of the N.Y. ...

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