Olympic City, N.Y.

Here's the Story
This is not a story about how the streets could be paved with gold (medalists, that is, chain-smoking Eurotrash tourists, imperious camera crews, and potentially the worst pop-kitsch deluge since Lionel Richie crooned "All Night Long" in Los Angeles in 1984. (read the story behind the 2012 plans)
Before & After

•	3 spots ripe for change
What Think?
•	Do we want the olympics here?
•	What do you think of the proposals?

Playing Robert Moses, building an archipelago of glittering facilities, and reimagining the city are, for many, the best Olympic sports. A map of our possible future.

By Robert Kolker

Map by Bryan Christie