Adding Value An Olympics would blend the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and a rare chance to build.
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Saddle Up
Equestrian events are a sort of games within the Games. Built on
former landfill, Staten Island's equestrian center would have stables,
training areas, and nearby hotels. (No need for horses to take the subway.)
See an interactive map of a possible 2012 NYC!
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Ready, Aim . . .
A dilapidated police rifle range would get a $58 million
face-lift for Olympic shooting. Overlooking Long Island Sound, the Pelham
Bay Shooting Center would go back to the NYPD after the games.
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Rapids Ahead
Queens has great Indian food, sure, but can you
whitewater-canoe? The run-down Fountain of the Planets, built for the 1964
World's Fair, could become a national center for training and racing.



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