Mastodawn

THE CITY Jul 26, 2023

Criticism is mounting of City Hall’s ambition to erect a 34,000-seat stadium in Van Cortlandt Park to host four matches in about as many days as part of the International Cricket Council T-20 World Cup next June.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/7/26/23807825/t20-world-cup-cricket-van-cortlandt-park

Skepticism Builds About City Hall Push for Giant Cricket Stadium in The Bronx

The administration is hoping to get a 34,000-seat stadium hosting World Cup matches in Van Cortlandt Park next June, but parkgoers aren’t sold and time is running short.

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MollyNYC

@THECITY

My forebears didn’t play #cricket, so the game is a mystery to me.

But this city is home to great populations whose families came from India, from Pakistan, from Jamaica—and you see kids in those neighborhoods carrying cricket bats all the time.

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