Comments on: For $200,000 a year, a subway station name

By: Joel Epstein

Joel Epstein — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:58:08 +0000

I disagree. Hate advertising as much as the next guy but mass transit is not getting built and upgraded, even in NYC, as quickly as it needs to be. Why not take the cash if it serves the greater good? Just don’t give the system away for free… be agrressive in cutting the best deals for the transit agency. Here’s my perspective from Lalaland where we have a long way to go before we have an adequate subway and light rail network.

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By: Taking a lesson in station naming rights from Chicago :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:41:54 +0000

[...] after being rebuffed by the Mets and Citi over a station naming rights deal in Queens, the MTA secured an annual payment from Barclays to append a corporate moniker to the Atlantic Ave./Pacific St. stop. The Barclays Center will one [...]

By: Paul Hanson

Paul Hanson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:21:48 +0000

I think you people are thinking way too small here.

Naming rights for stations? Come on.

Let’s sell the naming rights for the lines…

JetBlue Rockaway Line

ING Culver Local

Twizzlers Broadway/7 Av Express

By: In Chicago, private money to renovate a station :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:17:59 +0000

[...] few months ago, the MTA unveiled the details of its first subway station naming rights contract. For $200,000 a year over 20 years, Barclays will attach its name to the Atlantic Ave./Pacific St. [...]

By: Dubai Gets A Metro » INFRASTRUCTURIST

Dubai Gets A Metro » INFRASTRUCTURIST — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:07:45 +0000

[...] balance sheets of so many transit authorities and municipalities across the US, they may prove a trendsetter in that decision as in so many [...]

By: THE CITY FIX: Exploring Sustainable Solutions to the Problems of Urban Mobility » Blog Archive » Don’t Sell Subway Station Naming Rights

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:21:13 +0000

[...] news is a few days old, but I think it’s really fascinating that New York is considering selling partial naming rights to the Atlantic/Pacific station, the second busiest station in Brooklyn. The Times article on the [...]

By: Times kinda sorta supports naming rights deal :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:25:57 +0000

[...] days ago, I helped break the story of the MTA’s first naming rights contract. To recap: As part of the Atlantic Yards deal with Bruce Ratner, the MTA will receive $4 million [...]

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:44:59 +0000

I think the Astros play in Minute Maid park at this moment.

By: rhywun

rhywun — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:34:58 +0000

Ugh, gross. Also, sports teams are just as ephemeral as the multinationals who buy their stadiums’ naming rights.

By: Kai

Kai — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:28:45 +0000

With no deal it would probably have been “Atlantic/Pacific – Nets*” in the fashion of Citifield.

*Or whatever the team will end up being called.