1. Motivation and Legacy of the Games To develop this comprehensive plan for NYC to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the New York Olympic Organizing Committee (NYOOC) looked into the deep well of New York’s creativity. We addressed the needs of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Olympic Movement through our comprehensive plan. Today’s New York City is home pulsing residents, sports and recreation; restaurants, and art and culture. New York is home to five spectacular boroughs, all uniting as one to make New York City something special. How to capture the essence of NYC? It is not bricks and mortar. It is a city in constant ferment and reinvention. It is forever new, forever exciting, and forever glamorous — always embracing innovation, technology, creativity, and growth. More than 200 languages are spoken and every community is present. People are born here and more people arrive, émigrés and immigrants, all imbued with optimism and knowing that anything is possible. It is a city of dreams. The city has always been characterized by its beautiful skyline, and thriving green parks. The NYC2028 bid builds on these unique traits, creating a plan that continues and accelerates this evolution. New York City is the essence of America as the land of opportunity. In New York City, every athlete will win. We look to host the Olympic Games from July 28th to August 13th. We chose these dates because this is when the traffic in NYC is at the lowest point of the year and there are less people in the city. New York City is a sports town, home of two MLS teams, two NBA teams, two NFL teams, two MLB teams, three NHL teams, and home to one of the grand slams of tennis. The United States has earned 2,400 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Even though NYC has never hosted an Olympic Games, Lake Placid, NY has hosted two successful Winter Olympics.
2. Venue Plan Our venue plan will create a spectacular experience for athletes, visitors, New Yorkers, and the Olympic family. We utilized the many landmarks that New York has to offer, such as, Central Park, the skyline, and the harbor. Clusters include the Olympic Park in Queens, Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, Riverfront cluster in the Bronx and northern Manhattan, and the Central cluster in Manhattan. We envision the athlete’s village on the shore of the East River, offering captivating views of Manhattan. Venue Olympic park Olympic stadium aquatics center water polo arena NYC convention center Olympic village east river arena flushing meadows Billie jean tennis center
sport
capacity
status, legacy
Veledrome archery complex
track cycling archery
Yankee stadium NYCFC stadium Wien stadium 369 armory lacrosse center central zone central park arena Madison square garden road cycling finish marathon finish triathlon stadium destination venues MetLife stadium Brooklyn bridge park Brooklyn bridge park Barclays center
baseball football hockey boxing lacrosse
50,000 25,000 17,000 7,000 7,500
existing built regardless existing existing temporary
cricket basketball, boxing road cycling marathon triathlon
10,000 18,200 1,300 2,500 3,000
temporary existing temporary temporary temporary
football rowing white water rafting basketball, artistic gymnastics
82,500 12,500 10,000 18,100
existing temporary temporary existing
track and field, ceremonies swimming, diving, sync swim water polo see list
85,000 permanent, NY jets or giants 17,500 permanent, community faculty 5,000 temporary built regardless
beach volleyball
16,500 temporary
tennis
22 courts
existing
7,000 permanent, community faculty 4,000 temporary
cosmos stadium fresh kills park IZOD center pier 40 stadium Coney island arena Richmond county ballpark NY shooting center prudential center red bull arena Yale bowl NJIT arena
football, rugby mountain biking volleyball BMX sailing softball
20,000 2,000 19,000 5,500 5,000 7,150
existing temporary existing temporary temporary existing
shooting handball football football fencing
3,500 18,700 25,200 68,500 3,500
permanent, NYPD training center existing existing existing built regardless
When New York City hosts the Olympics in 2028, the Olympic Village will be along the banks of the East River. This venue will create draw dropping views of the skyline. Currently this piece of land are parking lots and abandoned warehouses. Using its location, athletes will be able to use high speed ferries to go to venue to venue, or travel across the Queens- Boro Bridge into Manhattan to experience New York culture. Around the corner from the village is a subway station that can take them to Manhattan or across Queens. Welcome ceremonies will take place prior to the opening ceremony to make every athlete welcome. The village also offers live sites so athletes can cheer on fellow athletes as they compete. The village offers world-class training facilities, shops, and lounges. After the games, the village offers affordable housing for generations of New Yorker’s and for communities to thrive around it.
3. Politics and Finance The United States of America is a republic with a president and a legislative branch. Within the legislative are two houses of Congress. The next presidential election is in 2016. The president elected then will not be president in 2028 due to two four year terms. The next congressional election will be in 2018. The majority of the government see the Olympics as a profitable situation, when new figures come in, it is unlikely this will change. Since New York’s plan is to use only private investments, political and public support is high for the games in NYC. Currently, the GDP of the US is $17.7 trillion, first in the
world. New York City is the financial center of the United States, last year the city made a GMP of 1.55 trillion dollars.
4. Weather During the Games The average temperature in New York City during the July to August corridor is around 78 degrees Fahrenheit and 25.6 Celsius. The average precipitation during this time is 3.9 inches. The average wind speed is 10.68 mph.
5. Public Transportation For the majority of international visitors and athletes, the NYC2028 experience will start at either the JFK, LaGuardia airport, or Newark airport. Today NYC’s Subway system operates 34 physical rail lines, with 5,465,034 average weekday commuters. The number 7 line is currently being extended to the west side of Manhattan, this is the largest extension of a subway line in NYC in over 50 years. The subway covers over 656 miles in New York. Complemented by Amtrak’s intercity services, rail travel across New York City, the North East, and beyond will be convenient and accessible. Finally, New York is home to 13,605 famous yellow and black taxi cabs, 7,990 of which are hybrid vehicles. Buses are also available fo people who wish to. The newest member of the NYC Transportation system are the Citi Bikes. Bike specific lanes were designed for these. Ferries are a very accessible way to get around NYC. Staten Island Ferry and the Water Taxi are among the most convenient. From JFK
12.2 miles to Olympic Park 17.8 miles to Times Square (City Center)
From LaGuardia
4.6 miles to Olympic Park 9 miles to Times Square
From Newark Liberty
18.4 miles to Olympic Park 13.5 miles to Times Square
6. Accommodation From The Plaza to the Ritz Carlton, NYC is home to some of the most beautiful hotels in the world including The Plaza. In 2013, the hotel occupancy was 88%. There a total of 248 hotels in NYC. 32,000 people are working in these 70,000 hotel rooms. Totally there are 114 hotels in Midtown area. There are 75 in Times Square area and 39 in Midtown East Side. In the Olympic Park, the media apartments will be located there. We designed the media apartments so that it could also be used as an observation deck for visitors. The observation deck will offer captivating views of the most famous skyline in the world.
These apartments will offer quick excess to the subway and the ferry to get around the city. Athletes will also use ferries to get around the city considering the majority of venues are in close proximity to the water
7. Ticketing, Marketing, and Ceremonies For spectators, an app will be created so that ticketholders can purchase tickets on their phones and show the code when they get to the stadium. Spectators will also be able to buy tickets at the stadiums, online, and located places around the city as usual. New York City plans on promoting nation and worldwide. Including inspiring commercials, billboards, and a torch relay reaching Hawaii for the first time. We also plan to have the torch stop in Mexico City and Montreal. NYC’s slogan is to ‘Dream Big’. Within New York are big buildings, big parks, and bug sports fans. As for ceremonies, we plan on tackling the culture in many different ways. Opening Ceremony:
Colonialism in NY American Revolution Industrial Revolution American dream starting in New York WW2 moment of silence Civil Rights movement 9/11 tribute Cauldron rises out of the ground
For the closing ceremony, we plan on going on a journey through American music starting from Frank Sinatra with “New York, New York”. With Michael Jackson and multiple performances Involving 80s rock. Now to present times, Beyoncé and Jay-Z will be preforming. Others Include Rhianna, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, and others.
8. An Amazing Games in an Amazing City New York City is a world-class city. New York offers the Olympics a second home. A home where every athlete will find a neighborhood to call home. Home to the United Nations, New York offers something that no other city can offer. When the games take place in New York, very neighborhood will have home field advantage, there will be no strangers, and NYC will be in an Olympic state of mind. When athletes compete in New York in 2028, they will run faster, jump higher, and throw stronger.