Mayor Bloomberg offered his two cents (25 cents?) on Mets COO Jeff Wilpon's revelation that he was talking to Islanders owner Charles Wang about relocating the hockey franchise to Queens: "I haven’t talked to the Wilpons yet. I will. I don’t know whether it’s just the owner or the team negotiating, using us as a negotiating ploy out on Long Island." The Mets did release a statement saying they spoke to the Isles and MLS "about building a sports/entertainment facility near Citi Field" but the NY Times reports, "Such a facility is not part of the city’s plan to redevelop the nearby 62-acre Willets Point industrial property." Yet.
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