(Triathlon) Olympic Park (Queens) Olympic Stadium (moved due to refusal of West Side Stadium) Flushing-Meadows Corona Regatta Center (Canoe/Kayak and Rowing) USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (Tennis) Fountain of the planets at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (Canoe Slalom) Water Polo Center(Water Polo) Archery Stadium near the backdrop of the Unisphere Breezy Point Marina (Sailing, Marathon Start) Olympic Riverfront (Bronx) 369th Regiment Armory (Boxing Preliminaries, One Gymnastics Event) Yankee Stadium (Baseball) Robert K. Kraft Field at Columbia University (Field Hockey Tournament) Pelham Bay Shooting and Pentathlon Center Queensbridge Athletic Center (Badminton, Cycling) Elsewhere in the metropolitan area Brooklyn Barclays Center (Gymnastics, Basketball Preliminaries/Finals) Williamsburg Waterfront Center (Aquatics, Beach Volleyball) Staten Island Temporary BMX Stadium Greenbelt Equestrian Center (also the Olympic Horse Village) Fresh Kills Park (Mountain Biking) Fort Wadsworth (Road Cycling) Richmond County Bank Ballpark (Softball) Long Island Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Handball) New Jersey Meadowlands Arena (Indoor Volleyball) Giants Stadium (Football Preliminaries) Elsewhere in the United States (football preliminaries) Gillette Stadium (Boston) Yale Bowl (New Haven) Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) FedExField (Washington, DC) West Side Stadium An Olympic Stadium on the West Side of Manhattan had been part of NYC2012's plan since 2000, when the organization's blueprint for the Games was formally unveiled to the public. Host to Opening and Closing Ceremonies and Athletics competitions, the West Side Stadium would have sat adjacent to the Jacob Javits Convention Center, host to six Olympic sports, Olympic Square Park, and a new 40+ story office tower that would have housed Olympic broadcasters in 2012. The Stadium's construction was scheduled to proceed regardless of whether New York was awarded the 2012 Olympic Games. The project was to be paid for by the New York Jets ($800 million), New York City ($300 million for infrastructure), and New York State ($300 million for the retractable roof). According to the project's promoters, the building's retractable roof, unnecessary for football, would make the stadium a flexible, multi-purpose facility. It would provide a long-term boost to New York's economy and would jump-start the development of Manhattan's Far West Side. Local civic groups concerned with congestion and a changing neighborhood had long opposed its construction, and it historically had low citywide approval ratings. The project managed to stay largely out of the media and public spotlight until early 2004 when Cablevision released its first round of advertising against the Stadium. As the owner of Madison Square Garden, which