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Re: NY Mets decline to buy naming rights to Willets Pt station |
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Posted by Marc A. Rivlin on Thu Mar 12 13:55:01 2009, in response to Re: NY Mets decline to buy naming rights to Willets Pt station, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Mar 12 11:46:17 2009. This isn't black and white. There are a lot of attractions that are named for both nonprofit and for-profit corporations, and some have stations named for them, most don't. Times Square was Longacre Square until it was renamed for the Times Building in April 1904. Should NYT be paying the City? Should they have paid the IRT? Many public and private (nonprofit) universities are identified in station names. What about MSG? It is the attraction and there are signs in the stations, but they did not change the station names when it relocated (twice). On the other hand, the Museum of Natural History is in the station name, as as WTC and Rockefeller Center. "Lawrence Street" is now "Lawrence Street-Metrotech," right?My preference, something like "Flushing Meadows-Mets-Tennis," is not going to happen. If identifying the place as Willets Point-Mets works, I guess that is okay. If a conductor happens to mention CitiField, as much as I despise corporate naming, I wouldn't go crazy over it. |
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