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.)

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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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