to abstain on the vote, thus denying the needed approval and scuttling the proposal. Asked if the stadium was dead, Silver answered, "It was never alive." Olympic decision Also on June 6, the International Olympic Committee released an evaluation of each city's bid, in which it noted that the New York City bid could not guarantee that the stadium would be available. With the defeat of the West Side Stadium plan, Mayor Bloomberg and the New York 2012 campaign shifted their focus to the construction of a new Mets ballpark, Citi Field, as the centerpiece to the Olympic bid, but the 2012 games were eventually awarded to London. Aftermath In reaction to the state representatives' decision to reject the stadium's funding, the NFL decided on August 11 to reopen the bidding for the game site of Super Bowl XLIV. The eventual winner was Sun Life Stadium. The proposed college football bowl game (now called the Pinstripe Bowl) is played annually at Yankee Stadium starting in December 2010. After the West Side Stadium proposal was rejected, the Jets entered into a 50/50 partnership with the Giants to build a new stadium in East Rutherford to replace Giants Stadium. The New Meadowlands Stadium (now MetLife Stadium) opened in 2010 and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. See also New York City mayoral election, 2005 where the proposed stadium was a crucial issue References External links A Stadium Story - Documentary Chronicling The Clash Over The West Side Stadium Kohn, Pederson, Fox: architects of the stadium List of stadium supporters "Jets and Rivals Increase Bids for Railyards" New York Times, March 22, 2005 "Gang greenbacks" New York Daily News, March 22, 2005 American football venues in New York City Hudson Yards, Manhattan New York Jets Sports venues in Manhattan Unbuilt buildings and structures in New York City Unbuilt stadiums in the United States