Bold Strokes
A regatta with six boathouses and a Sydney-style whitewater slalom course bring boating to run-down World's Fair sites. Arthur Ashe Stadium gets tennis. Legacy A much-needed environmental cleanup.

Hot Topic: The games could bring the city more than 600 new acres of parkland—most dramatically, two dredged and revived lakes in Flushing Meadowns-Corona Park. The Olympics would pick up the entire $200 million cleaning tab.